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Item 82319

Rachel Field, Arthur Pederson, Cranberry Isles, 1935

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Digital image

Item 82300

Samuel Clark Sanford, Great Cranberry Island, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Photographic print

Item 82284

Jane Matilda Hadlock Sanford, Great Cranberry Island, ca. 1855

Contributed by: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Date: circa 1855 Location: Cranberry Isles Media: Ambrotype

Online Exhibits

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Preble House, Great Cranberry Island, ca. 1895

Great Cranberry Island's Preble House

The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.

Exhibit

Mary Mitchell Selmore, Pleasant Point, 1901

Holding up the Sky: Wabanaki people, culture, history, and art

Learn about Native diplomacy and obligation by exploring 13,000 years of Wabanaki residence in Maine through 17th century treaties, historic items, and contemporary artworks—from ash baskets to high fashion. Wabanaki voices contextualize present-day relevance and repercussions of 400 years of shared histories between Wabanakis and settlers to their region.

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Sgt. Nelson W. Jones, 3rd Maine Infantry, ca. 1862

This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War

For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.