Description: Photograph shows Wesley Staples, Jr., a young boy from Swans Island, standing on the deck of the Sunbeam and holding an umbrella. People Depicted: Wesley Staples Jr. Black and White Photographer: Edith Drury
Description: Negative shows Wesley Staples, Jr., a young boy from Swans Island, standing on the deck of the Sunbeam and holding an umbrella. Kodak People Depicted: Wesley Staples Jr. Black and White Photographer: Edith Drury
Description: This narrative self-interview by Wendell Hadlock provides Hadlock's memories of growing up on Islesford and of the Cranberry Isles group generally. Hadlock provides some second-hand information about the islands from the 19th century, but focuses primarily on the years from his birth in 1911-1960, when the document was written. The memoir discusses, among other subjects, general island life, social life, island schools, the coast guard station, summer visitors, and linguistics. People Mentioned: Warren A. Spurling, Robert Morse, Leona Sawyer, George Hadlock, Bill Hadlock, Bert Spurling, Nathan Stanley, Nettie Stanley, Gilbert Hadlock [show more]
Description: Slide depicts unidentified women seated in rows in a large room. One woman in the first row and what may be a man in the second row hold babies. Ektachrome Transparency Color
Description: Sigma Kappa (__) is a national sorority founded in 1874 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Since 1918, Sigma Kappa has supported the Maine Sea Coast Mission as one of its philanthropies. This booklet, created for the Sigma Kappa sorority Diamond Jubilee Convention in 1950, describes the history and purpose of the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society and includes photographs of the Society's boats, staff, and activities. People Mentioned: Alexander MacDonald, Angus MacDonald, Alexander Mackay-Smith, Mrs. Arthur Berry, Neal D. Bousfield, Thomas Heming, Alice Peasley, Thomas Searls, Edith Drury, Wilfred Grenfell [show more]
Description: Slide depicts five unidentified teen girls holding clipboards. Several unidentified teen boys can be seen sitting behind the girls. Ektachrome Color
Description: Photograph shows the choir of Swans Methodist Church on Swans Island during Easter. Anne Mathewson, wife of the church's minister, can be seen between the flowers in the front row. People Depicted: Anne Mathewson Black and White