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2863Purchase of two islands off Mt. Desert Island by Sutton and Somes
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Bar Island
  • Other, Boat building
  • Other, Flax
  • Other, Golnar
  • Other, Loyalists
  • Other, Polly, a sloop
  • Other, Robinson Island
  • Other, Seaville
  • Other, Squatters
  • Other, Sutton Island
  • Other, Tinker Island
  • Other, Tinker Island Fishing Company
  • nd
Purchase of two islands off Mt. Desert Island by Sutton and Somes
Item:
  • 2863   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.71.3
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Bar Island
  • Other, Boat building
  • Other, Flax
  • Other, Golnar
  • Other, Loyalists
  • Other, Polly, a sloop
  • Other, Robinson Island
  • Other, Seaville
  • Other, Squatters
  • Other, Sutton Island
  • Other, Tinker Island
  • Other, Tinker Island Fishing Company
Date:
  • nd
Description:
Recounting of possible reasons that Somes and Sutton bought small islands rather than Mount Desert Island. Sutton Island also known as Lancaster Island; early residents of Mt. Desert; Indians who met early settlers. 100 pounds for scalps of male Indians over 12 quoting or paraphrasing sources: George Street's History of MDI, Otis Sawtelle, Rev. George Paine. Discusses island Houses between 1807-and 1924; 1972 picture of Tinker and Bar Islands. Tinker Island also known as Robinson or Robison's Island; Source of history from Bangor Historical Magazine. History of John Robinson. History of Tinker family and island, also Daws family Small clip regarding growing flax. [show more]
2752"he cannot explain the mysterious skill . . . ." and Ralph Stanley: Maker of Friendship Sloops and Fiddles
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Boat building
  • Other, Violins
  • LaRue Spiker writing for the Ellsworth American and the Bar Harbor Times
"he cannot explain the mysterious skill . . . ." and Ralph Stanley: Maker of Friendship Sloops and Fiddles
Item:
  • 2752   
Object ID:
  • 1997.1083.a-b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Boat building
  • Other, Violins
Creator:
  • LaRue Spiker writing for the Ellsworth American and the Bar Harbor Times
Collection:
  • LaRue Spiker Collection
Description:
Two articles profile boat builder Ralph Stanley of Southwest Harbor. A full page article with photographs entitled, ". . . he cannot explain the mysterious skill in finger, eye and palm that creates a pattern for a boat" describes his work in Southwest Harbor building and restoring boats for fishermen and sailors. The other article extends over two pages and includes a photograph of Stanley. That article "Ralph Stanley: Maker of Friendship Sloops and Fiddles" discusses Stanley's violin making. Previously archived as 012.fic.047.22 [show more]