In these interviews, Richard Carroll recollects his own childhood on the Carroll homestead as well as describes the Carroll family's journey from Ireland and their establishment in Southwest Harbor.
Description: In these interviews, Richard Carroll recollects his own childhood on the Carroll homestead as well as describes the Carroll family's journey from Ireland and their establishment in Southwest Harbor.
Anne Grulich was one of the most ardent supporters of the Digital Archive. As an archivist for the Great Cranberry Island Historical Society, she was one of the first to adopt the Digital Archive for her organization, and later worked hard to convince other organizations to adopt it as well. As one of the first users of the technology, she made numerous contributions to its development in the form of ideas for how to make it better. She was fierce in her efforts to see the Digital Archive succeed and deserves much credit for its eventual success. Anne was sweet, kind, and thoughtful and a pleasure to work with. Her obituary from the Mount Dessert Islander follows. Anne Grulich died on March 6, 2022, in Durango, Colo. She was born Jan. 24, 1954, the seventh of eight children, and grew up with her cheerful, active family in Crestwood, N.Y., and Greenwich, Conn. During her husband’s service in the Navy, Anne created happy homes for her own young family in Hawaii and Italy. She was a wonderful and loving mother to her sons, Luke and Andrew. Upon return to the States, the family eventually settled in Eastern Maryland, where Anne graduated, summa cum laude, with a degree in anthropology/archaeology from St Mary’s College, followed by an MA in American studies with material culture and museum studies certificates from the University of Maryland. Her subsequent work spanned a full spectrum of hands-on art and artifact processing to policy, planning, systems development, research, writing, education, communications and publications for museums and other collections in Maryland and New Mexico. Anne and her husband moved to Mount Desert Island in 2011. She enhanced the archives, coordinated grants, conducted research, designed exhibits and contributed to publications at the Cranberry Island Historical Society as well as consulting with other area organizations. She was deeply pleased to learn that the Cranberry Island Historical Society has named its archive in her honor. Anne and Gerald relocated to Durango, Colo., in 2020, where her bright and outgoing personality won her a host of new friends, and where the landscape allowed her to hike, bike and cross-country ski to her heart’s content. Anne was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at the end of January of this year. She died at her home in Durango. She is survived by her son Andrew, brothers Patrick Dowling and Bill Dowling, sister Margaret Wells and her husband, John, sister-in-law Barbara Meyers and numerous loving cousins. Her family and friends mourn her passing and miss her dearly.
Description: Anne Grulich was one of the most ardent supporters of the Digital Archive. As an archivist for the Great Cranberry Island Historical Society, she was one of the first to adopt the Digital Archive for her organization, and later worked hard to convince other organizations to adopt it as well. As one of the first users of the technology, she made numerous contributions to its development in the form of ideas for how to make it better. She was fierce in her efforts to see the Digital Archive succeed and deserves much credit for its eventual success. Anne was sweet, kind, and thoughtful and a pleasure to work with. Her obituary from the Mount Dessert Islander follows. Anne Grulich died on March 6, 2022, in Durango, Colo. She was born Jan. 24, 1954, the seventh of eight children, and grew up with her cheerful, active family in Crestwood, N.Y., and Greenwich, Conn. During her husband’s service in the Navy, Anne created happy homes for her own young family in Hawaii and Italy. She was a wonderful and loving mother to her sons, Luke and Andrew. Upon return to the States, the family eventually settled in Eastern Maryland, where Anne graduated, summa cum laude, with a degree in anthropology/archaeology from St Mary’s College, followed by an MA in American studies with material culture and museum studies certificates from the University of Maryland. Her subsequent work spanned a full spectrum of hands-on art and artifact processing to policy, planning, systems development, research, writing, education, communications and publications for museums and other collections in Maryland and New Mexico. Anne and her husband moved to Mount Desert Island in 2011. She enhanced the archives, coordinated grants, conducted research, designed exhibits and contributed to publications at the Cranberry Island Historical Society as well as consulting with other area organizations. She was deeply pleased to learn that the Cranberry Island Historical Society has named its archive in her honor. Anne and Gerald relocated to Durango, Colo., in 2020, where her bright and outgoing personality won her a host of new friends, and where the landscape allowed her to hike, bike and cross-country ski to her heart’s content. Anne was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at the end of January of this year. She died at her home in Durango. She is survived by her son Andrew, brothers Patrick Dowling and Bill Dowling, sister Margaret Wells and her husband, John, sister-in-law Barbara Meyers and numerous loving cousins. Her family and friends mourn her passing and miss her dearly. [show more]
Uncle Jimmy - Pa Jim - or Jimmy, William Doane Stanley, was well known at Southwest Harbor and the Cranberry Isles during his life and has become a legend in the area thanks to the stories told of his adventures by his great nephew, Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-),
Description: Uncle Jimmy - Pa Jim - or Jimmy, William Doane Stanley, was well known at Southwest Harbor and the Cranberry Isles during his life and has become a legend in the area thanks to the stories told of his adventures by his great nephew, Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-),
Richard Lewis Stanley was born on March 14, 1962 to Ralph Warren Stanley and Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Richard grew up in his father’s boat shop and began to help him build boats when he was very young. Richard’s name started appearing as a builder in 1983 when he helped to father build the 28-foot schooner, “Equinox” given to Mystic Seaport. Richard grew up to be a fine boat builder. “He’s a better boat builder than I am.” Ralph told Charlotte Morrill in 2010.
Description: Richard Lewis Stanley was born on March 14, 1962 to Ralph Warren Stanley and Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Richard grew up in his father’s boat shop and began to help him build boats when he was very young. Richard’s name started appearing as a builder in 1983 when he helped to father build the 28-foot schooner, “Equinox” given to Mystic Seaport. Richard grew up to be a fine boat builder. “He’s a better boat builder than I am.” Ralph told Charlotte Morrill in 2010. [show more]
Ralph Stanley, boat builder, sailor, raconteur, genealogist, historian, musician, violin maker and beloved mentor to all who share these interests, has been recognized by the government of the United States, the State of Maine and the citizens of Southwest Harbor as a veritable Living Treasure.
Description: Ralph Stanley, boat builder, sailor, raconteur, genealogist, historian, musician, violin maker and beloved mentor to all who share these interests, has been recognized by the government of the United States, the State of Maine and the citizens of Southwest Harbor as a veritable Living Treasure.
Back Row – Left to Right: Myrna Elisabeth Fahey (1933-1973) Walter John Norwood (1933-) Ben Worcester Long (1935-2001) Middle Row – Left to Right: Betty F. (Rice) King (1934-) Melvin Dana Phillips (1931-2011) Ann M. (Moore) Rich (1932-1984) Nancy Dunbar Bulger (1935-2004), later Mrs. Richard H. Bulger Galen S. Wilson (1931-1996) Teacher - Marion (Waterman) Meyer (1921-), later John Austin Meyer Front Row – Left to Right: Billy Ray Griffin (1931-2008) Vance Robert Frost (1930-) Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes (1931-2014) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Barbara A. (Kenney) Moser (1930-), later Mrs. Earl R. Moser Jr.
Description: Back Row – Left to Right: Myrna Elisabeth Fahey (1933-1973) Walter John Norwood (1933-) Ben Worcester Long (1935-2001) Middle Row – Left to Right: Betty F. (Rice) King (1934-) Melvin Dana Phillips (1931-2011) Ann M. (Moore) Rich (1932-1984) Nancy Dunbar Bulger (1935-2004), later Mrs. Richard H. Bulger Galen S. Wilson (1931-1996) Teacher - Marion (Waterman) Meyer (1921-), later John Austin Meyer Front Row – Left to Right: Billy Ray Griffin (1931-2008) Vance Robert Frost (1930-) Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes (1931-2014) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Barbara A. (Kenney) Moser (1930-), later Mrs. Earl R. Moser Jr. [show more]
Back Row – Left to Right: Lawrence Eaton Sinclair (1930-) Jean (Boomer) Emerson (1930-), later Mrs. Charles W. Emerson Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes (1931-2014) Edith (Worcester) Radcliffe (1930-), later Mrs. Lester H. Radcliffe Jr. Clarence Herbert LaCount (1930-2001) Pemetic School Principal – Carroll B. Ronco (1914-2003) Front Row – Left to Right: Richard E. Allen (1930-) William Thomas Searls II (1930-1951) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Vance Robert Frost (1930-)
Description: Back Row – Left to Right: Lawrence Eaton Sinclair (1930-) Jean (Boomer) Emerson (1930-), later Mrs. Charles W. Emerson Ruth Celestia (Stanley) Holmes (1931-2014) Edith (Worcester) Radcliffe (1930-), later Mrs. Lester H. Radcliffe Jr. Clarence Herbert LaCount (1930-2001) Pemetic School Principal – Carroll B. Ronco (1914-2003) Front Row – Left to Right: Richard E. Allen (1930-) William Thomas Searls II (1930-1951) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Vance Robert Frost (1930-) [show more]
Left to Right: Dudman - Richard Beebe Dudman (1918-) Sloane - Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918-) Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Two unknown workmen
Description: Left to Right: Dudman - Richard Beebe Dudman (1918-) Sloane - Helen R. (Sloane) Dudman (1918-) Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Two unknown workmen
Left to Right: Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Bruce Noble Morang (1930-1993) Marcia (Vannah) Morang, Mrs. Bruce Noble Morang "Bruce and Marcia Morang were presented with a half-model I made as an award at the Friendship Sloop Society annual meeting in 1992." - “Ralph Stanley : Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder” by Craig S. Milner and Ralph W. Stanley, published by Down East Books, Camden, Maine 2004, p. 117.
Description: Left to Right: Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Bruce Noble Morang (1930-1993) Marcia (Vannah) Morang, Mrs. Bruce Noble Morang "Bruce and Marcia Morang were presented with a half-model I made as an award at the Friendship Sloop Society annual meeting in 1992." - “Ralph Stanley : Tales of a Maine Boatbuilder” by Craig S. Milner and Ralph W. Stanley, published by Down East Books, Camden, Maine 2004, p. 117.
Left to Right: First Lady Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (1947-) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Governor John Elias Baldacci of Maine (1955-) On September 28, 1999 the Folk & Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts recognized Ralph W. Stanley as a Master Artist “who has contributed to the shaping of our artistic traditions and to preserving the cultural diversity of the United States” and gave him a National Heritage Fellowship at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. attended by First Lady Hillary Clinton.
Description: Left to Right: First Lady Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (1947-) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Governor John Elias Baldacci of Maine (1955-) On September 28, 1999 the Folk & Traditional Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts recognized Ralph W. Stanley as a Master Artist “who has contributed to the shaping of our artistic traditions and to preserving the cultural diversity of the United States” and gave him a National Heritage Fellowship at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. attended by First Lady Hillary Clinton. [show more]
The lobster yacht at the end of the dock is the “Sarah Holloway” built in 2004-2005 for Tom Chappell, founder of “Toms of Maine.” She was designed by Ralph Warren Stanley and his son, Edward Warren Stanley, and built by Ralph’s son Richard Lewis Stanley. “Sarah Holloway” is 36’ and has a 465 HP Yanmar diesel.
Description: The lobster yacht at the end of the dock is the “Sarah Holloway” built in 2004-2005 for Tom Chappell, founder of “Toms of Maine.” She was designed by Ralph Warren Stanley and his son, Edward Warren Stanley, and built by Ralph’s son Richard Lewis Stanley. “Sarah Holloway” is 36’ and has a 465 HP Yanmar diesel.
Back Row - Left to Right: Nadine Marie Stanley – born June 18, 1957 - Mrs. Timothy Wayne Goodwin Margery Ann Stanley – born June 21, 1959 - Mrs. Robert Lee Rankin Richard Lewis Stanley – born March 14, 1962 Edward Warren Stanley – born November 15, 1963 Front Row - Left to Right: Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley, Mrs. Ralph Warren Stanley (1933-) This photograph was taken at Demuro's Top of the Hill Restaurant, 1 Main Street (Route 102), Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Description: Back Row - Left to Right: Nadine Marie Stanley – born June 18, 1957 - Mrs. Timothy Wayne Goodwin Margery Ann Stanley – born June 21, 1959 - Mrs. Robert Lee Rankin Richard Lewis Stanley – born March 14, 1962 Edward Warren Stanley – born November 15, 1963 Front Row - Left to Right: Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley, Mrs. Ralph Warren Stanley (1933-) This photograph was taken at Demuro's Top of the Hill Restaurant, 1 Main Street (Route 102), Southwest Harbor, Maine. [show more]
Left to Right: Floyd Clayson Farley (1915-1990) - tenor banjo, guitar and mandolin Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) - fiddle and piano - holding his Spurling Violin Ruth J. (Gortner) Grierson, Mrs. Stanley O. Grierson - piano and fiddle Clarence G. Gott (1918-1981) - fiddle - not a regular member of the group Frederick M. Black (1926-1999) - guitar and vocals
Description: Left to Right: Floyd Clayson Farley (1915-1990) - tenor banjo, guitar and mandolin Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) - fiddle and piano - holding his Spurling Violin Ruth J. (Gortner) Grierson, Mrs. Stanley O. Grierson - piano and fiddle Clarence G. Gott (1918-1981) - fiddle - not a regular member of the group Frederick M. Black (1926-1999) - guitar and vocals
Aboard Seven Girls, Ralph's Lobster Boat Left to Right: Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Linscott - Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley (1933-) Peacor – Robert Warren Peacor (1928-) Ralph Warren Stanley and Robert Warren Peacor are Second Cousins as they share a great-grandfather: Dix - John Dix (1829-1910).
Description: Aboard Seven Girls, Ralph's Lobster Boat Left to Right: Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Linscott - Marion Louise (Linscott) Stanley (1933-) Peacor – Robert Warren Peacor (1928-) Ralph Warren Stanley and Robert Warren Peacor are Second Cousins as they share a great-grandfather: Dix - John Dix (1829-1910).
Back Row - Left to Right: Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) - fiddle and piano - holding his Spurling Violin Farley - Floyd Clayson Farley (1915-1990) - tenor banjo, guitar and mandolin Gott - Clarence G. Gott (1918-1981) - fiddle - not a regular member of the group Stanley - Richard Lewis Stanley (1962-) - son of Ralph Stanley - washtub base Front Row - Left to Right: Black - Frederick M. Black (1926-1999) - guitar and vocals Gortner - Ruth J. (Gortner) Grierson - piano and fiddle
Description: Back Row - Left to Right: Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) - fiddle and piano - holding his Spurling Violin Farley - Floyd Clayson Farley (1915-1990) - tenor banjo, guitar and mandolin Gott - Clarence G. Gott (1918-1981) - fiddle - not a regular member of the group Stanley - Richard Lewis Stanley (1962-) - son of Ralph Stanley - washtub base Front Row - Left to Right: Black - Frederick M. Black (1926-1999) - guitar and vocals Gortner - Ruth J. (Gortner) Grierson - piano and fiddle [show more]
Ruth Celestia Stanley (1931-2014) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Barbara I. Somes (1925-2010) The house visible just above Barbara Somes’ left shoulder was Dr. Joseph Dana Phillips’ house
Description: Ruth Celestia Stanley (1931-2014) Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) Barbara I. Somes (1925-2010) The house visible just above Barbara Somes’ left shoulder was Dr. Joseph Dana Phillips’ house