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Thursday, June 18, 2015
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Vital Records of Woolwich, Maine now available EXCLUSIVELY through MGS!
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| Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication #71 Vital Records of Woolwich, Maine |
This book is available exclusively through the Maine Genealogical Society. As our first self-published publication, you can't find Vital Records of Woolwich, Maine anywhere else.
Unlike other MGS special publications, which we could only sell to members due to contractual obligations with our publisher, this new title is available, from our website, for anyone with an interest in their Woolwich ancestry. You do not need to be a member of MGS to purchase this title! As with our other titles, MGS members still receive a generous discount when identifying themselves as a member at checkout. In addition, as our first self-published work we were able to continue to bring you the same high quality standards of our previous books while keeping a lower price - and we are able to offer both a paperback and hardcover edition.
The town of Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County, Maine, on the east side of the Kennebec River. The early name of the town was Nequasset, the Indian name of a local pond. The first settlers were John Bateman and Edward Brown who resided there in 1638. They purchased from Robin Hood, an Indian chief, most of the territory now comprised by Woolwich.
The town was incorporated 23 August 1775 as the 32nd town in Maine. The population of the town increased slightly from the first census in 1790 when there were 787 residents to its high point in 1830 when there were 1,495 residents. Since then, it dropped each year to a low point in 1930 of 671 residents, rising in 1940 to 1,144 residents.
Vital Records of Woolwich includes Birth, Marriage, and Death records as transcribed from images of microfilms held at the Maine State Archives. Also included are town meeting and miscellaneous records of interest to genealogists as well as ear marks.
With over 650 pages of information, including an Every Name Index of more than 17,000 individuals, if you have families living in Woolwich prior to the 1890s, you're sure to find something of interest in this book.
If you would like to order a copy of Vital Records of Woolwich, Maine it is only available through the Maine Genealogical Society.
Purchases can be made through our online store using one of the following links:
Hardcover (*$49.95 for non MGS members/$39.95 for members)
http://tinyurl.com/nrozb2l
Paperback (*39.95 for non MGS members/$29.95 for members)
http://tinyurl.com/narozbd
*MGS membership is $25 per calendar year. In addition to superb discounts on publications and conferences, your MGS membership gets you a quarterly newsletter with information about genealogical events and MGS chapter news from across the State, our quarterly scholarly journal, The Maine Genealogist, and a number of other benefits. Consider joining MGS today and save on this and other upcoming publications. http://maineroots.org/index.php/about/membership/
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