Description: During his tenure as light keeper, Stephen Smallidge's family consisted of his wife, Catherine (Kimball), 4 daughters, Sarah, age 8, Ida, age 7, Augusta, age 4, and Adelma, age 2. Keeper's log for the lighthouse on Bear Island from January 1, 1877 to December 31, 1878, as recorded by Stephen Smallidge. Records the times of lighting and extinguishing, quantity of oil consumed, inches of wick expended, and remarks on the weather for each day of each month during the two-year period. Log also includes general accounts of supplies received at the lighthouse. People Mentioned: Catherine Kimball Smallidge, Sarah Smallidge, Ida Smallidge, Augusta Smallidge, Adelma Smallidge [show more]
Description: A compilation of film, photos, and audio oral histories created by Donna Wiegle, Swans Island Lighthouse , Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station.
Description: Bass Harbor Head Light from back of house looking over water. Path shoveled through snow. Spiker’s dog walks down path. Can not locate in Photo Album 02/01/2022
Description: 5 X 7 black and white photograph mounted on heavy cardboard of Baker’s Island Light House. People sitting/standing on ledge outside chain link fence.
Description: Oak grove draped in Spanish Moss Note-"Spanish Moss' in a live oak grove in Central Florida. It is not a parasite but manufactures its own food from air and rain using the host tree for support only. From the LaRue Spiker Nature Collection
Description: Swamp with trees draped with Spanish moss and a Sable Plam in the centre Note-1. These great trees draped with Spanish moss seem to dream a bit over the quiet brown waters of the swamp. Spanish moss is the most ubiquitous member of a large family of flowering plants embracing over 1600 species, most of which occur in Central and South America.Eight species are fairly common in southeastern US, most of them confined to the swamps and hammocks of peninsular Florida.Species native to this country are all epiphytic, including the Spanish Moss, and do not harm the trees on which they grow. Photo taken in the Little Corkscrew swamp near Ft. Meyers, Flrorida. 61/4 "wide by 5 3/4" deep gmc H.T. Feb 1959. REST OF NOTE ILLEGIBLE Spiker Nature Collection [show more]