At their November 24, 2008, meeting, Aroostook County Genealogical Society elected the following officers for a two-year term:
President: Ann Cushman
Vice-President: Dennis Prue
Secretary: Linda Zapatka
Treasurer: E. J. Bullard
Trustee Board Members: Theresa Nicholson, Frank Labbe & Ken Keaton
Congratulations to the new incoming slate of officers!
ACGS' quip of the month: Only a genealogist regards a step backwards as progress.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Taconnett Falls Chapter to hold its Annual Party
Snow in December caused the postponement of Taconnett's Annual Party. It has been rescheduled for January 18, 2009. Plan to attend and bring something to share with everyone. The group meets at its' Taconnett Genealogical Library located on Lithgow Street in Winslow.
Newly elected officers for 2009 include: Fred Clark, President; Kent Sinclair, Vice-President; Laton Edwards, Treasurer; and Barbara Gunvaldsen, Secretary.
A quick view of their upcoming meetings:
Feb 15 2009 - Thelma Brooks discusses census and genealogical research
Mar 15 2009 - Carolyn Browne discusses how to prepare for a Genie Search in Norway
Apr 19 2009 - Jan Weymouth discusses how to join the Mayflower Society and Carolyn Kelley discusses how to join the DAR
May 17 2009 - Cheryl Willis Patten discusses unexpected resources
To learn more, visit their website at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~metfcmgs/.
Newly elected officers for 2009 include: Fred Clark, President; Kent Sinclair, Vice-President; Laton Edwards, Treasurer; and Barbara Gunvaldsen, Secretary.
A quick view of their upcoming meetings:
Feb 15 2009 - Thelma Brooks discusses census and genealogical research
Mar 15 2009 - Carolyn Browne discusses how to prepare for a Genie Search in Norway
Apr 19 2009 - Jan Weymouth discusses how to join the Mayflower Society and Carolyn Kelley discusses how to join the DAR
May 17 2009 - Cheryl Willis Patten discusses unexpected resources
To learn more, visit their website at: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~metfcmgs/.
Memorial Service for Clayton Adams
A memorial service for Past-President Clayton Adams will be held on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant St., Brunswick.
A complete obituary may be found at: http://www.legacy.com/mainetoday-pressherald/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=122007584.
A complete obituary may be found at: http://www.legacy.com/mainetoday-pressherald/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=122007584.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Death of Clayton Rand Adams
We are saddened to report that Clayton Rand Adams passed away on December 20th, 2008. Clayton was a devoted genealogical researcher as well as one of the major forces behind the success of MGS, having served as President of the Society for many years. His commitment to MGS and his friendship will be greatly missed.
A brief inclusion in the Portland Press Herald indicates that full obituary and service details will follow.
http://www.legacy.com/mainetoday-pressherald/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=121749278
A brief inclusion in the Portland Press Herald indicates that full obituary and service details will follow.
http://www.legacy.com/mainetoday-pressherald/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=121749278
Sunday, November 30, 2008
William Whitaker of Gouldsboro
Looking for any information on William Whitaker. He marries Susanna Guptail Sept. 1770 in Gouldsboro, Maine. He resided Gouldboro and served in the Maine Volunteer Militia. in the Revolutionary War.
Questions: Where was William born? Where and when did he die? Children? I know he had a son George and a daughter Sarah. Did he also have another son Elisha? Trying to confirm this connection.
William's wife Susanna, what happened to her? Where and when did she die?
Thanks,
Bob Whitaker
E-Mail: robtwhit1@yahoo.com
Questions: Where was William born? Where and when did he die? Children? I know he had a son George and a daughter Sarah. Did he also have another son Elisha? Trying to confirm this connection.
William's wife Susanna, what happened to her? Where and when did she die?
Thanks,
Bob Whitaker
E-Mail: robtwhit1@yahoo.com
Query - James Whidden Jr.
Kent Palmer is interested in any information on a James Whidden Jr. born 1726 in Greenwood, NH. He was son of Capt James Whidden.
Thank you for any and all efforts.
C. Kent Palmer
E-Mail: cpalmer17@cox.net
Thank you for any and all efforts.
C. Kent Palmer
E-Mail: cpalmer17@cox.net
December Genealogical Events
Here's what is happening genealogically around the state for December:
December 6, 2008
Greater Portland Chapter of MGS
Winslow, Maine
Finding Healing in Family History with Angels of Austria
presented by Judy Faust
December 14, 2008
Pejepscot Genealogy Society
Brunswick, Maine
Christmas Party
at the Holden Frost House at the Highlands, Topsham, Maine
December 17, 2008
Penobscot County Genealogical Society
Bangor, Maine
Open Research Night with Holiday Refreshments
December 21, 2008
Taconnett Falls Chapter of MGS
Winslow, Maine
Christmas Party
We hope to see you at one of these events!
December 6, 2008
Greater Portland Chapter of MGS
Winslow, Maine
Finding Healing in Family History with Angels of Austria
presented by Judy Faust
December 14, 2008
Pejepscot Genealogy Society
Brunswick, Maine
Christmas Party
at the Holden Frost House at the Highlands, Topsham, Maine
December 17, 2008
Penobscot County Genealogical Society
Bangor, Maine
Open Research Night with Holiday Refreshments
December 21, 2008
Taconnett Falls Chapter of MGS
Winslow, Maine
Christmas Party
We hope to see you at one of these events!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Word from "The County
The Aroostook County Genealogicial Society will meet at their usual time 6:30 p.m. on November 24, 2008, at 111 High Street in Caribou.
This month's program is in two parts, the first part being the election of officers for 2009.
Part 2 is for individual members. It is a chance to ask that question about their genealogy that they need an answer for, but have been unwilling to ask or were just waiting for the right time to ask.
This month's program is in two parts, the first part being the election of officers for 2009.
Part 2 is for individual members. It is a chance to ask that question about their genealogy that they need an answer for, but have been unwilling to ask or were just waiting for the right time to ask.
The Maine Genealogist - November 2008
The November issue of The Maine Genealogist is hot of the press and should be in the mailbox of all our members.
This quarter's issued contains some great articles, as well as a complete index to Volume 30. Articles included:
Some Descendants of Robert Mills of York, Maine by Helen Schatvet Ullman, CG, FASG
From New Orleans to Bremerhaven: The Voyage, Cargo, and Crew of the Barque Nimrod, June - September 1841 by Kenneth W. Heger
Allen Family Bible Record: Robbinston, Maine contributed by Stephen L. Robbins
Barnabas Baker of Litchfield, Maine - Patriot or Loyalist? by Glenn D. Nasman
William Bassett Bible Records, Winslow, Maine & Record of the John Ward Family of Gorham, Maine, contributed by Leslie Dow Sanders
Portland, Maine, Marriage Intentions, Volume 4, 1814 - 1837, copied by Joseph C. Anderson II, FASG
The Maine Genealogist is published quarterly. For more information, visit our website at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~megs.
This quarter's issued contains some great articles, as well as a complete index to Volume 30. Articles included:
Some Descendants of Robert Mills of York, Maine by Helen Schatvet Ullman, CG, FASG
From New Orleans to Bremerhaven: The Voyage, Cargo, and Crew of the Barque Nimrod, June - September 1841 by Kenneth W. Heger
Allen Family Bible Record: Robbinston, Maine contributed by Stephen L. Robbins
Barnabas Baker of Litchfield, Maine - Patriot or Loyalist? by Glenn D. Nasman
William Bassett Bible Records, Winslow, Maine & Record of the John Ward Family of Gorham, Maine, contributed by Leslie Dow Sanders
Portland, Maine, Marriage Intentions, Volume 4, 1814 - 1837, copied by Joseph C. Anderson II, FASG
The Maine Genealogist is published quarterly. For more information, visit our website at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~megs.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Announcing Maine Families in 1790, Volume 10
Volume 10 of the Maine Families in 1790 series is the biggest yet. Crammed with 750 genealogy-packed pages, this volume treats 205 new families located throughout the District of Maine. Consistent with the previous volumes, all of the families have been thoroughly researched and edited, and all facts are meticulously documented with full source citations. Conclusions drawn from circumstantial evidence, incomplete records, or conflicting sources are fully discussed within each family sketch.
With this volume the total number of families treated in the series is now 2,676 (or nearly 16%) of all families living in Maine in 1790). The usefulness of these books for genealogical research cannot be overstated. The Maine Families in 1790 series is simply the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on families living in the state during the late-Colonial, Revolutionary War, Federalist, and early statehood periods of Maine's history.
Surnames of heads-of-household included in Volume 10 are:
Adams, Allen, Appleton, Austin, Bailey, Barton, Beard, Benjamin, Bennett, Berry, Blackwell, Blaisdell, Blish, Bonney, Boothby, Bosworth, Bowen, Bragg, Briggs, Brown, Came, Cammett, Campbell, Chapman, Clarke, Coolbroth, Conant, Cool, Crockett, Cummings, Cushman, Day, Deake, Delano, Delesdernier, Dexter, Dingley, Donnell, Drummond, Dunnell, Dyer, Eames, Elden, Emery, Eustis, Evans, Fenderson/Finlyason, Fish, Foster, Frink, Frost, Fuller, Getchell, Gibbs, Goodwin, Graffam, Gray, Green, Grinnell, Haley, Hamlin, Harnden, Harford/Hartford, Hathorn, Hayford, Haines/Haynes, Hilborn, Hoxie, Hussey, Jackson, Jennings, Jewell, Jordan, Kendall, Kimball, Kingsbury, Landers, Litchfield, Lord, Lovejoy, Lowell, Mains, Marston, Merrill, Milliken, Mills, Moore, Morse, Motherwell, Nurse/Nourse, Overlock, Paine, Parker, Partridge, Pelton, Perkins, Phinney, Pierce, Plummer, Preble, Pride, Rand, Reed, Ring, Robinson, Russ, Ryan, Sanford, Savage, Shaw, Sheldon, Skinner, Smith, Snell, Soule, Spaulding, Spring, Springer, Stackpole, Stinson, Sturtevant, Sylvester, Taylor, Thompson, Thwing, Tobey, Town(e), Trim, Tucker, Turner, Wade, Walker, Ware, Warren, White, Whitney, Whitten, Williams, Winter, Wyer, Young.
The Maine Genealogical Society has a limited number of volumes allocated to members at a reduced member price. Books may be preordered now. Expected February 2009.
Maine Families in 1790, Vol. 10. Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 58, xviii + 750 pp., 6"x9", every-name index, acid-free paper, Smyth sewn/case bound, $65.00 for MGS members, $75.00 for non-MGS members.
Order from Picton Press (on the web at www.pictonpress.com).
With this volume the total number of families treated in the series is now 2,676 (or nearly 16%) of all families living in Maine in 1790). The usefulness of these books for genealogical research cannot be overstated. The Maine Families in 1790 series is simply the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on families living in the state during the late-Colonial, Revolutionary War, Federalist, and early statehood periods of Maine's history.
Surnames of heads-of-household included in Volume 10 are:
Adams, Allen, Appleton, Austin, Bailey, Barton, Beard, Benjamin, Bennett, Berry, Blackwell, Blaisdell, Blish, Bonney, Boothby, Bosworth, Bowen, Bragg, Briggs, Brown, Came, Cammett, Campbell, Chapman, Clarke, Coolbroth, Conant, Cool, Crockett, Cummings, Cushman, Day, Deake, Delano, Delesdernier, Dexter, Dingley, Donnell, Drummond, Dunnell, Dyer, Eames, Elden, Emery, Eustis, Evans, Fenderson/Finlyason, Fish, Foster, Frink, Frost, Fuller, Getchell, Gibbs, Goodwin, Graffam, Gray, Green, Grinnell, Haley, Hamlin, Harnden, Harford/Hartford, Hathorn, Hayford, Haines/Haynes, Hilborn, Hoxie, Hussey, Jackson, Jennings, Jewell, Jordan, Kendall, Kimball, Kingsbury, Landers, Litchfield, Lord, Lovejoy, Lowell, Mains, Marston, Merrill, Milliken, Mills, Moore, Morse, Motherwell, Nurse/Nourse, Overlock, Paine, Parker, Partridge, Pelton, Perkins, Phinney, Pierce, Plummer, Preble, Pride, Rand, Reed, Ring, Robinson, Russ, Ryan, Sanford, Savage, Shaw, Sheldon, Skinner, Smith, Snell, Soule, Spaulding, Spring, Springer, Stackpole, Stinson, Sturtevant, Sylvester, Taylor, Thompson, Thwing, Tobey, Town(e), Trim, Tucker, Turner, Wade, Walker, Ware, Warren, White, Whitney, Whitten, Williams, Winter, Wyer, Young.
The Maine Genealogical Society has a limited number of volumes allocated to members at a reduced member price. Books may be preordered now. Expected February 2009.
Maine Families in 1790, Vol. 10. Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 58, xviii + 750 pp., 6"x9", every-name index, acid-free paper, Smyth sewn/case bound, $65.00 for MGS members, $75.00 for non-MGS members.
Order from Picton Press (on the web at www.pictonpress.com).
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