"John Stanley (1735-1783) was born to Sans Stanley I and Mary Charder at Marblehead, Massachusetts. John married Marguerite LeCrox on February 5, 1756 in Marblehead. John Stanley died on May 7, 1783 on Little Cranberry Island, Maine. John’s brother, Sans Stanley II (1729-1791), was born on April 24, 1729 to Sans Stanley and Mary Charder at Marblehead, Massachusetts. Sans married Margaret Homan on September 22, 1748 at Marblehead. Sans Stanley died in 1791 at Cranberry Isles, Maine. The Stanley families of the Mt. Desert area descend from these two brothers. The daughters of John Leonard Stanley descend from Sans Stanley II (1729-1791). Left to Right: Lennie Stanley (1890-1979) - Mrs. Hayden Serena Winslow Stanley (1882-1977) - Mrs. Leslie W. Fernald and Mrs. Clarence Hadlock Spurling Vilda E. Stanley (1886-) - Mrs. Winthrop F. Higgins and Mrs. Arthur S. Rowe The daughters of John Leonard Stanley and Martha Elva (Robbins) Stanley were all born at Center, Seal Cove, Maine. Lennie taught at the Center School."
Description: "John Stanley (1735-1783) was born to Sans Stanley I and Mary Charder at Marblehead, Massachusetts. John married Marguerite LeCrox on February 5, 1756 in Marblehead. John Stanley died on May 7, 1783 on Little Cranberry Island, Maine. John’s brother, Sans Stanley II (1729-1791), was born on April 24, 1729 to Sans Stanley and Mary Charder at Marblehead, Massachusetts. Sans married Margaret Homan on September 22, 1748 at Marblehead. Sans Stanley died in 1791 at Cranberry Isles, Maine. The Stanley families of the Mt. Desert area descend from these two brothers. The daughters of John Leonard Stanley descend from Sans Stanley II (1729-1791). Left to Right: Lennie Stanley (1890-1979) - Mrs. Hayden Serena Winslow Stanley (1882-1977) - Mrs. Leslie W. Fernald and Mrs. Clarence Hadlock Spurling Vilda E. Stanley (1886-) - Mrs. Winthrop F. Higgins and Mrs. Arthur S. Rowe The daughters of John Leonard Stanley and Martha Elva (Robbins) Stanley were all born at Center, Seal Cove, Maine. Lennie taught at the Center School." [show more]
Nellie Carroll Thornton descended from early settlers of Southwest Harbor and was related, in one way or another, to practically all of her neighbors. She inherited her aunt Mary Ann Carroll’s notes for a planned history of the town. Nellie was the author of the SWH social column in the Bar Harbor Times from c. 1921 until c. 1958. She combined her notes from the Times with those from Mary Ann and a good deal of scholarship to produce a very complete history of the town, full of opinion, local mythology and history. She was an astute observer and made a laudable effort to distinguish mythology from history. She left the town she loved its most valuable gift. Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton (Nellie C. Thornton) was originally published by Merrill & Webber Company in 1938. It was reproduced in 1988 by the Southwest Harbor Public Library and digitized in 2010.
Description: Nellie Carroll Thornton descended from early settlers of Southwest Harbor and was related, in one way or another, to practically all of her neighbors. She inherited her aunt Mary Ann Carroll’s notes for a planned history of the town. Nellie was the author of the SWH social column in the Bar Harbor Times from c. 1921 until c. 1958. She combined her notes from the Times with those from Mary Ann and a good deal of scholarship to produce a very complete history of the town, full of opinion, local mythology and history. She was an astute observer and made a laudable effort to distinguish mythology from history. She left the town she loved its most valuable gift. Traditions and records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton (Nellie C. Thornton) was originally published by Merrill & Webber Company in 1938. It was reproduced in 1988 by the Southwest Harbor Public Library and digitized in 2010. [show more]
Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company at the Manset Yard during April - June 1938 Owned by Dexter Lewis This item has construction photos including pouring/laying of the keel and stepping the mast, and sea trial photos.
Description: Built by Henry R. Hinckley Company at the Manset Yard during April - June 1938 Owned by Dexter Lewis This item has construction photos including pouring/laying of the keel and stepping the mast, and sea trial photos.
Castle in Maine Mournful Relic of Mining Boom: Two Aging Sisters and 20 Cats Dwell in Unfinished Manor of the 1870s. Also known as Austin's Castle. The Pueblo Indicator, Pueblo, Colorado July 17, 1937
Description: Castle in Maine Mournful Relic of Mining Boom: Two Aging Sisters and 20 Cats Dwell in Unfinished Manor of the 1870s. Also known as Austin's Castle. The Pueblo Indicator, Pueblo, Colorado July 17, 1937