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Nelson - Carl Nelson. "The Heartiest of Season's Greetings"
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Carl Nelson
  • 1969-12
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Nelson - Carl Nelson. "The Heartiest of Season's Greetings"
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
A letter from Carl Nelson updating his friends on his new home on Cranberry island. This letter says " I have retired and moved from Boston to this island of unique design located just off the coast of Mt. Desert Island, Maine." He goes on about how tranquil and relaxing he finds the island and his deer neighbors. He ends the note with " In excellent health I am looking forward to retirement as a very exciting adventure." He notes his new address at the bottom of the card. This card looks as though it was a mass send to his friends and acquaintances to be updated on his new life and address. [show more]
Nelson - Carl Nelson correspondence with a woman named Martha.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Carl Nelson
  • 1966
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Description:
Three letters from Carl Nelson to his friend Martha. In the first letter he is writing and just catching up with her about a mutual friend they had passing. In the second letter he is writing Martha thanking her for a jar of relish that she had sent him. In the top right corner he drew a picture of the jar that she sent. The letter starts by saying "How I can tell you how good the relish really is." He continues to write about how much he enjoyed the relish and how good it was. In the third letter he begins by saying " Dear 'Dickerson'" which is the name of Martha's relish mentioned in the second letter. In this letter he adds more praises on Martha's relish and other friendly writing. [show more]
Lindon "Tud" Bunker and Michael J. (Mickey) Macfarlan
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • 1965
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Lindon "Tud" Bunker and Michael J. (Mickey) Macfarlan
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Lindon Bunker (with unusual cigarette) and Michael J. (Mickey) Macfarlan (with pipe) in suits. Mid-late 1960s.
Miscellaneous correspondence
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Places
  • 1965
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Miscellaneous correspondence
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Miscellaneous correspondence re: GCI genealogy (Rice, Spurling, Hamor, Hardy Harwood, Stanley, Wedge, Alley, and Bunker genealogy October 1965. A= Letter from Paul Pattew(sp?) June 26, 1961 to Doctor Macfarlan. B= List of questions for Ethel October 16, 1965, with her answers. C= letter from Ethel October 1965
Douglas Macfarlan Research and manuscript
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • People
  • Places
  • 1961
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Douglas Macfarlan Research and manuscript
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Green notebook of Douglas Macfarlan (Michael J. "Mickey" Macfarlan's’ father) research labelled "William Bingham’s Maine Lands with biographical notes on Bingham, John Black, Col. Cobb, Baring Bros., Ashburton, Genl James Swagt [sp?]. Notebook also contains A= typewritten copy of Downeast Magazine 1966 Bingham Estate. B=Three seemingly unrelated newspaper clippings. C= An envelope with documents “The Engagement between the “Constitution” and the “Guerriere” Aug 19, 1812 (six pages) with transcription and a copy of "general orders (four pages) with note "turn this envelope up and over to get the ins. copy.” And D = A title page and lengthy manuscript: “Voyages of Discovery of the North Atlantic Coast by Douglas Macfarlan” with red Viking ship picture. [show more]
Douglas and Donald Macfarlan doctors
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Literary, Article
  • People
  • 1961
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Douglas and Donald Macfarlan doctors
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Douglas and Donald Macfarlan, cover page from Philadelphia Medicine, A Century of Service, Volume 57, No. 22, June 2, 1961. Caption: "The red brick building at 1805 Chestnut Street has been a doctor’s office for ninety-one years. Malcom Macfarlan (1841-1921), a young Scottish immigrant, graduate of Yale and regimental medical officer with the 6th Maine Cavalry in the Alabama campaign (Civil War), came to Philadelphia with his bride, set up his office on Chestnut Street and proceeded to raise a family. Malcom’s two braw bairns, Donald, now 76, and Douglas, now 74, are shown on our cover this week examining the certificate of appreciation given each of them on May 10, 1961 by admiring fellow-practioners. They, with thirty-five other kindred spirits (see page 675), were honored for having practiced medicine in Philadelphia for fifty long years." (Douglas Macfarlan was Michael J. Macfarlan's father shown with his brother Donald. The Macfarlans purchased the historic Preble house on GCI from Louise Marr.) [show more]
Slides ca. 1940, 1960-70s from Towns family
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Places
  • 1960
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Slides ca. 1940, 1960-70s from Towns family
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photos. Collection of 48 slides from ca. 1960-70s (one slide from 1940s) including aerial photographs of Great Cranberry Island and events concerning the Towns family. Aerial photographs ca. 1968 probably taken by Bob Hylander. Events and people include: Preble Cove, GCI houses, Beal and Bunker dock, Hamor House and restaurant, Polly Bunker and gift shop, George Savage and Ruth Haydock on motor scooter, Bloom concert, school house, Doc Haydock and George Savage with the Lollipop skiff, Norma Bunker with turkeys, Dorothy Dot Towns, Red Macallister with VW Bug, Leona Macallister, Cranberry Cove Restaurant, John Lawrence. This collection is in addition to the 223 Towns family slides catalogued as: 2013.243.1941. (All slides have been scanned and identified. See c:....2014>photos>etc.) [show more]
Charles Rice rowing
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1960
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Charles Rice rowing
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Image, printed for exhibit. Charles Rice rowing up to the town dock sometime in the 1960s
Letter from Horace Bunker to Frances [Spurling?]
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • 1960
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Letter from Horace Bunker to Frances [Spurling?]
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from Horace Edgar Bunker (age 94) to his cousin Frances (Spurling?) written in 1960, transcribed; their grandmother was Abigail Cobb Hadlock Preble. He relates Spurling/Bunker/Preble family genealogy
Loading the mail boat ferry
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Clipping
  • Businesses, Ferry Service
  • Organizations, Civic
  • People
  • Vessels, Merchant Vessel, Ferry
  • 1963
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Loading the mail boat ferry
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Wilfred Bunker (about age 43) receives cargo on stern of the Island Queen. "Mail Route - Men at Southwest Harbor load mail for delivery at Cranberry Island and Islesford." Photo shows the mail boat at the Lower Town Dock in Southwest Harbor. Photo for newspaper by L. Spiker. The Island Queen was built in 1963. Beal & Bunker moved operations to Northeast Harbor in 1972.
Chamberlin - Clarence Wilson Chamberlin Certificate of Birth.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Certificate
  • People
  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
  • 1967-11-30
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Chamberlin - Clarence Wilson Chamberlin Certificate of Birth.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Birth Certificate for Clarence Chamberlin. Born on August 31, 1903 to Charles and Maude Chamberlin. The certificate was issued 64 years after the birth of Clarence's birth.
"Mainer Gets Command In Mediterranean Area."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • People
  • Fred Humiston
  • 1965-01-01
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • In Copyright
"Mainer Gets Command In Mediterranean Area."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
"Mainer Gets Command In Mediterranean Area." Part 192 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." Like other stories in this series this one follows the journey of Edward Preble through the Navy. This article talks about a sick Preble following out his orders despite his illness. Preble ended up being too sick by the mission arrived and he was asked to relieved, he ended up being granted leave and bought a house. This article ends by saying "Few in power, from Jefferson on down, realized that the stern Portlander would be the Father of our modern navy. [show more]
"Preble Planning Direct Action Against Pirates."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • People
  • Fred Humiston
  • 1965-01-01
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • In Copyright
"Preble Planning Direct Action Against Pirates."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
"Preble Planning Direct Action Against Pirates." Part 193 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." Like the other parts of this series this article tells a story about Edward Preble and his journey with the Navy. This article ends by saying "Preble was precise and these young men were inclined to think of him as a tyrant, but a tyrant who would fight was acceptable to them."
"Preble's Violent Temper At Times Broke Loose."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • People
  • Fred Humiston
  • 1965-01-01
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • In Copyright
"Preble's Violent Temper At Times Broke Loose."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
"Preble's Violent Temper At Times Broke Loose." Part 188 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." Like all of the other articles in this series it follows a small tell of Edward Preble. This article talks about the stories that led to Preble becoming a rather cold man. It also shares the story of him getting added to a smaller force of Warships.
"Raid On Enemy Ship Is Highly Successful."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • People
  • Fred Humiston
  • 1965-01-01
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • In Copyright
"Raid On Enemy Ship Is Highly Successful."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
"Raid On Enemy Ship Is Highly Successful." Part 187 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This story tells of a Edward Preble being sent to prison where he contracted typhus and was dying until he was saved a family friend. The story goes on to tell about how Preble saved prisoners off of a British War Ship
"Edward Turns Tables On That Terrible Turk!"
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • People
  • Fred Humiston
  • 1965-01-01
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • In Copyright
"Edward Turns Tables On That Terrible Turk!"
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
"Edward Turns Tables On That Terrible Turk!" Part 183 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This story starts off by telling a brief story of Edward Preble saying he was the "Father of the Navy," and "He was born to the sea: salt was in his blood." The article then shifts to Edwards father Jebediah Preble, saying that he was a humorous man who was known for his practical jokes. The rest of the article consists of a story about Edward branding a turk. [show more]
"Promotion To Captain Keeps Preble In Navy."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • People
  • Fred Humiston
  • 1965-01-01
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • In Copyright
"Promotion To Captain Keeps Preble In Navy."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
"Promotion To Captain Keeps Preble in the Navy." Part 191 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This article tells the story about Lieutenant Edward Preble getting promoted to a captain. After his promotion Preble was commanded to take a ship to the east indies, and then return with other sailors. It says that the ship hit some troubles with the sails, but since Preble was a better sailor he was able to handle the trouble. The article ends with telling the readers about how Preble and eight other sailors got sick on the ride home, but Preble was not able to fully recover from it. [show more]
"Lure Of Life At Sea attracts Edward Preble."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • People
  • Fred Humiston
  • 1965-01-01
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • In Copyright
"Lure Of Life At Sea attracts Edward Preble."
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
"Lure Of Life At Sea attracts Edward Preble." Part 184 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This story starts off talking about Edward Prebles father and his love for practical jokes. This article tells the story about how Edward was always meant to be a seaman. The article ends by saying " 'One voyage aboard a privateer will cure him of any notion of making the sea his profession.' He couldn't have been more wrong." [show more]
Port Hole Restaurant 1960
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • Businesses, Restaurant Business
  • People
  • 1960
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Port Hole Restaurant 1960
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo, Port Hole Restaurant, Beal & Bunker Dock, June 1960- Leona McAllister
Gaile Colby with family and friends
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1969
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Gaile Colby with family and friends
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo of Gaile Colby ca. with family and friends c. 1969: l-r are Gaile, Lauren Gray (friend of family), Royal (Tinker) Colby, and in front l-r are Rhonda and Blair Colby.
Photos (color slides) of winter on GCI, hunting, field burning, ice fishing 1960s
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places
  • 1963
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Collection of slides from Mickey Macfarlan. Box A= Winter 1965, Ice fishing with Wilfred at Molassas Pond in Eastbrook Maine. Box B= 1966 snow scenes, Philmore Petersen and Red boat building, Keith Wedge shoveling, Russell Wedge, Preble House in snow. Box C= 1967 Red blueberry plants, winter ice in cove, field burning, Bob LaHotan, deer hunting, and Preble house 1965. (These may have been scanned previously; check NAS.)
Photos of GCI people and places
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Places
  • 1963
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Photos of GCI people and places
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection of photos from Mickey Macfarlan. A= an 8'x10' b&w print of John McDonald dancing with unk woman by Freeman cottage barn. McDonald summered for many years in what is now Robin Freeman's cottage across from the Preble/Macfarlan house. B= 8"x10" color print of Western Way bell buoy on cloudy day with mountains in background. C= Snapshot photos of Mickey Macfarlan clearing trees on his property perhaps 1963. D= Snapshot photos of Macfarlan house exterior perhaps 1963. E= several snapshot photos: Tud Bunker, Mickey Macfarlan with shotgun and one other person Feb 1969. Murch house in the snow 1986. GCI Town Dock in winter with mountains. Unk dock (perhaps Frenchboro) in summer. [show more]
Saddie Anna Harding
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • 1963
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Saddie Anna Harding
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo and Birth Registration Card- State of Maine- (the registration card was inside of the photo jacket). Saddie Anna Harding, born October 17, 1879, birthplace Cranberry Isles, Maine-registration card is dated December 12, 1963
Paul Peterson and Hazel (Stanley) Peterson
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • 1965
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Paul Peterson and Hazel (Stanley) Peterson
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Photo, Paul Peterson and Hazel "Brooke" "Snooks" (Stanley) Peterson-1965. Beal and Bunker Speedboat "Rogue"
Envelope to Mrs. Doris P. McSorley
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
  • 1960
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Envelope to Mrs. Doris P. McSorley
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Envelope addressed to 'Mrs. Doris P. McSorley', with letterhead from the State of Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Board. Stamped January 27th, 1960, in Hartford, CT.