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| 11967 | Ralph Merrill Grindle Working on a Lobster Boat |
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| 16261 | Harvesting Ice at Chris's Pond |
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| 16262 | Harvesting Ice at Chris's Pond |
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| 16741 | Rebecca Carroll's Dolls |
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| A collection of photographs taken of three rag dolls that Rebecca Carroll made for her granddaughters. | 
Description: A collection of photographs taken of three rag dolls that Rebecca Carroll made for her granddaughters. | ||||
| 10590 | Mess Hall at Great Pond CCC Camp |
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| 13699 | Group Photos of Southwest Harbor High School Students |
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| 3524 | Gilley - Irene R. (Gilley) Dunbar (1911-1940) |
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| Irene R. Gilley (1911-1940) was a great-great-great-granddaughter of William Gilley (1746-1839).According to historian Ralph Warren Stanley, Irene’s funeral at the Methodist Church on Wesley Avenue in Southwest Harbor was well attended. The church, built in 1888, apparently needed repair. The floor dropped 6” during service. That day may have been the last day the church was used. – 05/28/2014 | 
Description: Irene R. Gilley (1911-1940) was a great-great-great-granddaughter of William Gilley (1746-1839).According to historian Ralph Warren Stanley, Irene’s funeral at the Methodist Church on Wesley Avenue in Southwest Harbor was well attended. The church, built in 1888, apparently needed repair. The floor dropped 6” during service. That day may have been the last day the church was used. – 05/28/2014 | ||||
| 3525 | Dunbar - Linwood N. Dunbar (1904-1942) |
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| 3562 | Carroll - Nellie Rebecca (Carroll) Thornton (1871-1958) |
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| Nellie is remembered with love and gratitude by generations of Southwest Harbor and Mount Desert Island residents, genealogists and historians from here and "from away" for her 1938 book, popularly known as, "Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor," a complete and detailed record of the history of the people and places in the town of her birth. Besides writing the definitive history of Southwest Harbor and its inhabitants she was wrote the social notes for the town that appeared in the Bar Harbor Times for many years and was an active library volunteer. She was also an enthusiastic photographer who documented the activities of her large family. She made photograph albums for many family members, many of whom have shared her photographs with the Southwest Harbor Public Library. Archivists credit all of the photographs in her albums to her as she took or planned most of them. Those not taken by her were photographed by unnamed family members. | 
Description: Nellie is remembered with love and gratitude by generations of Southwest Harbor and Mount Desert Island residents, genealogists and historians from here and "from away" for her 1938 book, popularly known as, "Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor," a complete and detailed record of the history of the people and places in the town of her birth. Besides writing the definitive history of Southwest Harbor and its inhabitants she was wrote the social notes for the town that appeared in the Bar Harbor Times for many years and was an active library volunteer. She was also an enthusiastic photographer who documented the activities of her large family. She made photograph albums for many family members, many of whom have shared her photographs with the Southwest Harbor Public Library. Archivists credit all of the photographs in her albums to her as she took or planned most of them. Those not taken by her were photographed by unnamed family members. [show more] | |||
| 3687 | Stanley - Ralph Warren Stanley (1929-2021) |
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| 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. | ||||
| 13950 | Dix - Celestia Gertrude (Dix) Robinson (1875-1961) aka Lessie |
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| 14419 | Stanley - John Lenzey Stanley (1841-1922) |
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| John Lenzey was the son of Peter and Sarah (Newman) Stanley). He married Mary Elizabeth Whitmore on January 5, 1870. They had 4 children: Isaac Foster (b. Dec 1, 1870), Everett George (B. Sept 1, 1874), Fred Lenzey (1876-1880), and Nellie May (b. Sept 28, 1878). J.L. Stanley owned the J.L. Stanley Fishery. He also started a cold storage business, Southwest Harbor Cold Storage Company, in 1907. Along with several other men, he started the Tinkers Island Fish Company. | 
Description: John Lenzey was the son of Peter and Sarah (Newman) Stanley). He married Mary Elizabeth Whitmore on January 5, 1870. They had 4 children: Isaac Foster (b. Dec 1, 1870), Everett George (B. Sept 1, 1874), Fred Lenzey (1876-1880), and Nellie May (b. Sept 28, 1878). J.L. Stanley owned the J.L. Stanley Fishery. He also started a cold storage business, Southwest Harbor Cold Storage Company, in 1907. Along with several other men, he started the Tinkers Island Fish Company. [show more] | ||||
| 3452 | Clement - Chester Eben Clement (1881-1937) |
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| 13370 | Clark - Seth Higgins Clark (1816-1896) |
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| 13535 | Whitmore - Abigail (Whitmore) Robinson (1829-1906) aka Argo |
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| Abigail Whitmore was born on October 26, 1829 to James and Rebecca (Stanley) Whitmore in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Abigail married James E. Robonson (1824-1881), son of Smith and Hannah (Moore) Robinson, in 1848. Abigail “Argo” (Whitmore) Robinson died on May 8, 1906 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. | 
Description: Abigail Whitmore was born on October 26, 1829 to James and Rebecca (Stanley) Whitmore in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Abigail married James E. Robonson (1824-1881), son of Smith and Hannah (Moore) Robinson, in 1848. Abigail “Argo” (Whitmore) Robinson died on May 8, 1906 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. | ||||
| 13536 | Robinson - James E. Robinson (1824-1881) |
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| James E. Robinson (1824-1881) was born on May 11, 1824 to Smith Robinson and Hannah (Moore) Robinson in Tremont, Maine. James married Abigail “Argo” Whitmore (1829-1906), daughter of James and Rebecca (Stanley) Whitmore, in 1848. James E. Robinson died on January 15, 1881 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. | 
Description: James E. Robinson (1824-1881) was born on May 11, 1824 to Smith Robinson and Hannah (Moore) Robinson in Tremont, Maine. James married Abigail “Argo” Whitmore (1829-1906), daughter of James and Rebecca (Stanley) Whitmore, in 1848. James E. Robinson died on January 15, 1881 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. | ||||
| 13541 | Robinson - Ina Caroline (Robinson) Lawler (1865-1959) aka Cad |
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| Ina Caroline Robinson was born to James E. and Abigail (Whitmore) Robinson on August 23, 1865 in Tremont, Maine. She graduated from the Castine Normal School and became the first female elementary school principal in the state of Maine. She married Allen Jacob Lawler (1863-1933), son of William and Elizabeth Cook Lawler, on December 29, 1889. Caroline Robinson Lawler died on January 23, 1959 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Caroline Robinson Lawler was an active supporter of the Southwest Harbor Public Library during its early years. She was Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees in 1925. Caroline Lawler, an early secretary/treasurer of the library, was once observed not taking notes during a trustees' meeting. When asked why, she replied, "I will, when there's something worth saying." | 
Description: Ina Caroline Robinson was born to James E. and Abigail (Whitmore) Robinson on August 23, 1865 in Tremont, Maine. She graduated from the Castine Normal School and became the first female elementary school principal in the state of Maine. She married Allen Jacob Lawler (1863-1933), son of William and Elizabeth Cook Lawler, on December 29, 1889. Caroline Robinson Lawler died on January 23, 1959 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Caroline Robinson Lawler was an active supporter of the Southwest Harbor Public Library during its early years. She was Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Trustees in 1925. Caroline Lawler, an early secretary/treasurer of the library, was once observed not taking notes during a trustees' meeting. When asked why, she replied, "I will, when there's something worth saying." [show more] | ||||
| 13567 | Thurston - Eugene Shubal Thurston (1881-1961) |
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| Eugene Shubal Thurston Sr. (1881-1961) was born on January 30, 1881 to Charles Dix Thurston and Elizabeth “Lizzie” E. (Moulden) Thurston in Tremont, Maine. Eugene married first Alice May Orr (1883-1944), daughter of Alonzo A. Orr and Mary J. (Seavey) Orr of Lincoln, Maine, on May 9, 1903 in Eden, Maine. Angus M. MacDonald performed the ceremony. Eugene married second Flora Olive Davis (1901-1982), daughter of Leamon T. Davis and Agnes F. (Joyce) Davis on September 19, 1948 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Eugene S. Thurston died on April 21, 1961 at Staten Island, New York. When Eugene registered for the draft in 1918 he was a jeweler. Eugene was the proprietor of "E.S. Thurston Jewellry Store" in the first Odd Fellows Building at 357 Main Street in 1914. "The store of Eugene S. Thurston, Southwest Harbor, Me., recently suffered a loss of $800 through fire. This loss was covered by insurance. Mr. Thurston is no longer in business." – The Jewellers’ Circular, May 3, 1922. The store would have been lost in the March 27, 1922 Southwest Harbor Fire that destroyed much of the business district. In 1919 he was a picture framer and listed in the Maine Register. Eugene Shubal Thurston Sr. (1881-1961) was Postmaster in Southwest Harbor [known at that time as South West Harbor] from December 22, 1921 to April 25, 1934. In 1940 he was an inspector for the Liquor Commission. | 
Description: Eugene Shubal Thurston Sr. (1881-1961) was born on January 30, 1881 to Charles Dix Thurston and Elizabeth “Lizzie” E. (Moulden) Thurston in Tremont, Maine. Eugene married first Alice May Orr (1883-1944), daughter of Alonzo A. Orr and Mary J. (Seavey) Orr of Lincoln, Maine, on May 9, 1903 in Eden, Maine. Angus M. MacDonald performed the ceremony. Eugene married second Flora Olive Davis (1901-1982), daughter of Leamon T. Davis and Agnes F. (Joyce) Davis on September 19, 1948 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Eugene S. Thurston died on April 21, 1961 at Staten Island, New York. When Eugene registered for the draft in 1918 he was a jeweler. Eugene was the proprietor of "E.S. Thurston Jewellry Store" in the first Odd Fellows Building at 357 Main Street in 1914. "The store of Eugene S. Thurston, Southwest Harbor, Me., recently suffered a loss of $800 through fire. This loss was covered by insurance. Mr. Thurston is no longer in business." – The Jewellers’ Circular, May 3, 1922. The store would have been lost in the March 27, 1922 Southwest Harbor Fire that destroyed much of the business district. In 1919 he was a picture framer and listed in the Maine Register. Eugene Shubal Thurston Sr. (1881-1961) was Postmaster in Southwest Harbor [known at that time as South West Harbor] from December 22, 1921 to April 25, 1934. In 1940 he was an inspector for the Liquor Commission. [show more] | ||||
| 13592 | Fuller - George Ripley Fuller (1857-1937) |
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| 13605 | Mayo - Simeon Holden Mayo (1867-1933) aka Sim |
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| 13607 | Clark - Grace Darling (Clark) Pease (1848-1917) |
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| Grace Darling Clark was born to Seth Higgins and Lucy Ward Clark in Tremont, Maine, in 1848. Grace married widower Jesse H. Pease, son of Seba and Mary C. Pease, on September 3, 1877, in Tremont, Maine. Jesse H. Pease was born in 1836 and died in 1901 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Grace Darling Clark Pease died in 1917 in Belfast, Maine. | 
Description: Grace Darling Clark was born to Seth Higgins and Lucy Ward Clark in Tremont, Maine, in 1848. Grace married widower Jesse H. Pease, son of Seba and Mary C. Pease, on September 3, 1877, in Tremont, Maine. Jesse H. Pease was born in 1836 and died in 1901 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Grace Darling Clark Pease died in 1917 in Belfast, Maine. | ||||
| 13609 | Pease - Captain Jesse H. Pease (1836-1901) |
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| 13656 | Robinson - Adoniram Judson Robinson (1834-1912) |
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| Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson was Ralph Warren Stanley's great grandfather. Ralph grew up in Adoniram's house and his first boat building workshop was behind that house. | 
Description: Captain Adoniram Judson Robinson was Ralph Warren Stanley's great grandfather. Ralph grew up in Adoniram's house and his first boat building workshop was behind that house. | |||
| 3721 | Walls - Franze Earl Walls (1890-1964) |
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| Franze Earl Walls was born on April 22, 1890 to John Andrew Walls and Elmira S. (Lurvey) Walls in Tremont (Southwest Harbor), Maine. Franze married Rena M. Donnell (1891-1985), daughter of Henry A. Donnell and Lillian B. (Libby) Donnell, on April 11, 1912. Franze Earl Walls died on December 13, 1964 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. | 
Description: Franze Earl Walls was born on April 22, 1890 to John Andrew Walls and Elmira S. (Lurvey) Walls in Tremont (Southwest Harbor), Maine. Franze married Rena M. Donnell (1891-1985), daughter of Henry A. Donnell and Lillian B. (Libby) Donnell, on April 11, 1912. Franze Earl Walls died on December 13, 1964 in Southwest Harbor, Maine. | ||||
| 12950 | Young - Charles Morris Young (1869-1964) |
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