Maine Genealogical Society
Officers 2024
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OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 2024
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Submission Guidelines for The Maine Genealogist
The editor will consider previously unpublished articles or source material pertaining to Maine families and genealogy. The material cannot be under consideration for publication elsewhere and must observe all copyright laws. Especially sought are well-documented family studies or instructional articles, both of which should emphasize problem-solving and research techniques. The editor reserves the right to edit any article submitted. Responsibility for the accuracy of printed information is with the submitter. Articles should not be reprinted without prior written permission from the author and the editor.
Articles for consideration in The Maine Genealogist should be sent to the editor: Joseph C. Anderson
Book Reviews: Books for review should include price, postage & handling costs, and the address for ordering. Send books for review to:
Joseph C. Anderson II
5337 Del Roy Drive
Dallas TX 75229-3016.
All books submitted become the property of MGS.
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Submission of Family Sketches
Maine Genealogical Society is now accepting families for the next volume.
Submissions of families may be made in any format, but please include as much of the following information listed below as possible. Please cite your sources and include photocopies of your sources with your submission.
- 1790 Census Information – as enumerated on the printed census including (a) name of the head-of-household, (b) page and column number, (c) household statistics, and (d) name of town and county of residence in 1790.
- Head of Household – name, place and date of birth, parents’ names (include documentation for the mother’s maiden name), place and date of death, place and date of marriage.
- Spouse(s) of Head of Household – name, place and date of birth, parents’ names (include documentation for the mother’s maiden name), place and date of death.
- Biographical Information on the Family – At least two or three sentences are requested, although longer accounts are acceptable. Information in this section might include occupations, places of residences, civil or military service, persons mentioned in probate or land records, discussion of research problems, and anything else of particular interest regarding the family.
- List of Children – with dates and places of birth, death and marriage; names of spouses with their dates and places of birth and death and names of parents (including documentation for the mothers’ maiden names).
It is recognized that all the facts listed above will not be found for every family. However, a conscientious effort should be made to locate as much of this information as is available in original (particularly deeds, probates and town vital records) and reliable published sources for the area and family in question.
Every fact must be cited to the source where the information is found. Primary sources should be sought wherever possible. Citations to primary sources should include the repository where the record was found, volume/page numbers, record numbers or file numbers as applicable. A manuscript or typescript source should state the repository where it is found and should be cited exactly as given in the card catalog including author, date, and page number. Published sources should include the author, the exact name of the book, date of publication, and page number. Please include photocopies of your sources with your submissions. See a sample in one of our more recent volumes for an example of the format, level of information, and documentation requested.
For more information, please write to the editor. Submissions of families may be sent directly to the editor. Receipt will be promptly acknowledged in writing.
Mail to: Joseph C. Anderson II, FASG, Editor, Maine Families in 1790 5337 Del Roy Drive Dallas TX 75229-3016
Standards for Sound Genealogical Research Always follow accepted standards for your genealogical research. We recommend a review of these standards as recommended by the National Genealogical Society.
Master Index
We have compiled an index of the Heads of Household for sketches included in Maine Families in 1790, volumes 1-12.
View the Master Index of Volumes 1-12
Addendum Index
Many of our 1790 volumes have an addendum at the end with known corrections or additions, often overlooked. We have created an Addendum Index to help easily locate these updated/enhanced sketches. Please take a moment to ensure you aren’t missing some new information on your family.
Announcements
***NEW***
Mark Your Calendar!
2024 Fall Conference, Saturday, September 14th
"Seeking Your Elusive Ancestors"
Jeff’s Catering, 15 Event Center Way, Brewer, ME 04412
featuring Staff from New England Historic Genealogical Society
David Allen Lambert and Melanie McComb
See Events tab for more information and registration
June 2024
Announcing Updated and Expanded Edition of the Littlefield Genealogy
Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 98
The Littlefield Genealogy: Descendants of Edmund Littlefield of Wells, Maine, Through Six Generations
Updated and Revised Edition
Compiled by Priscilla Eaton, FASG
The original edition of The Littlefield Genealogy was compiled by Priscilla Eaton and published by the Maine Genealogical Society in 2020. The book was highly acclaimed and was the recipient of the prestigious Donald Lines Jacobus Award from the American Society of Genealogists. This new and expanded edition includes one hundred pages of additional information on various branches of the family and incorporates additions and corrections contributed by readers.
The Maine Genealogist Retrospective (1994-2023)
This new 250-page softcover book looks back over the last thirty years of The Maine Genealogist. Containing a selection of twenty-five of the best problem-solving articles published in the journal over that time period, the authors show how they solved difficult brick-wall problems and offer useful techniques to readers for solving their own research enigmas. Each article is its own detective story, providing entertaining, stimulating and educational reading to genealogists of all levels.
August 2023
Announcing Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 96
Vital Records of Buxton, Maine
Compiled by Joseph Crook Anderson II, FASG
Buxton, Maine, originally one of the seven Narragansett Townships whose land was awarded to soldiers or descendants of soldiers who fought in the Narragansett War, was originally settled about 1740 and was incorporated in 1772 as Maine’s 25th town. This large volume contains all births, deaths, marriages, and marriage intentions recorded on the town books. With an enormous number of family records, this book is invaluable for York County research and for research on families that moved through Buxton to other places.
May 2023
Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication #95
Vital Records of Eddington, Maine
Compiled by Candy McMahan Perry
The town of Eddington, Maine, is situated in the southern portion of Penobscot County on the east side of the Penobscot River about five miles northeast of the city of Bangor, and was incorporated in 1811 as Maine’s 183rd town. This new resource contains all marriages, marriage intentions, tax assessments, as well as some births and deaths, recorded on the town books from as early as 1800 to as late as 1922.
April 2023
THE BRAGDON GENEALOGY
DESCENDANTS OF ARTHUR BRAGDON OF YORK, MAINE, THROUGH SEVEN GENERATIONS
by Priscilla Eaton, FASG
Arthur Bragdon was one of York, Maine’s first settlers and the progenitor of the Bragdon family in America. He was born in England around 1597 and arrived in Maine before January 1636. From his three sons and sixteen grandchildren, his many descendants spread throughout the state of Maine and states beyond. This comprehensive genealogy traces male-line descendants through the seventh generation and female lines for one generation. It includes hundreds of family sketches, with de-tailed biographical information, all meticulously documented.
Priscilla Eaton is the author of The Littlefield Genealogy (2020), which won the distinguished Donald Lines Jacobus Award from the American Society of Genealogists. She has published over forty articles in The Maine Genealogist, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The American Genealogist, The New Hampshire Genealogical Record, and The Genealogist. Many of these are multi-part investigations of complicated Maine and New Hampshire families. In 2022 she was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, an honor recognizing the exemplary quality of her published scholarship.
Priscilla Eaton Gumina Elected 172nd Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists
The Fellows of the American Society of Genealogists (FAGS) held their annual meeting on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Priscilla Eaton Gumina of Rochester, New York, was elected to the Society as its 172nd Fellow (“FAGS”).
Priscilla, who publishes under her maiden name of Priscilla Eaton, is well known to readers of The Maine Genealogist. For more than twenty years, she has published extensively and frequently, principally on Maine families, in the leading genealogical journals. In 2020, her magisterial two-volume work, The Littlefield Genealogy: Descendants of Edmund Littlefield of Wells, Maine, received the prestigious Donald Lines Jacobus Award from the FAGS. As a researcher and writer, she deftly solves knotty problems ranging from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. Moreover, she sets these genealogical analyses compellingly into well narrated historical and cultural contexts. Her genealogy is a joy to read.
In the near future, the Maine Genealogical Society will publish her second book, The Bragdon Genealogy: Descendants of Arthur Bragdon of York, Maine, Through Seven Generations.
Congratulations to Priscilla for this well-deserved and most distinguished honor.
The Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication #93
Funeral Records of the Burpee Funeral Home of Rockland, Maine, 1882-1903
Compiled by Marlene A. Groves, Edited by Cindy Perkins Beane
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This new publication contains information relating to the deaths of thousands of individuals in the Rockland area between 1882 and 1903.
The Maine Genealogical Society, Special Publication #92
Vital Records of Stetson, Maine
Compiled by: Julie Shepardson Brownie
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This new resource includes Births, Marriages, and Deaths ca 1800 to 1939, except for some years that do not appear to survive.
Maine Families in 1790 Volume 12
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Volume 12 of the Maine Families in 1790 series is the biggest yet. Crammed with 848 genealogy-packed pages, this volume treats 200 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 clear source citations. Conclusions drawn from circumstantial evidence, incomplete records, or conflicting sources are fully discussed within each family sketch.