The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. – William Shakespeare
This Month column has two separate parts. Both stem from requests for help from people at the annual Maine Genealogical Society Meeting held in Brewer, Maine. Thelma Brooks question on
Labor Day has come and gone, fall must be here. The temperatures fluctuate so much, some days are like summer, others like late fall. Just like we prepare our homes
Recently a friend and I walked through a cemetery in Wallagrass where many of her relatives are buried. Labbe is a family name and probably one of the simplest French
Summer is gone, but we have some beautiful fall weather yet. You can walk cemeteries, as it may not be too hot which it can be unsafe at times. I
Is everyone as busy as I am this summer? From what I hear I think so. Before I went to the Genealogy Fair in Augusta I got to do some
Research at the Northern Maine Fair First I need to thank Jay for talking to Sarah Brooks from Portage about genealogy and second for Sarah helping to bring Celia Beaulier
by Frances Heales There are three sorts of documents that are helpful in genealogy: Church records, Official Records and Family Records. My interest in family history was sparked by finding
This month’s column is part two of William and Anna Tibbetts research. I asked Jay if he has ever done a search for William Tibbetts using the federal census and
At this time the Aroostook County Civil War Veterans database is just about completed. What a major under-taking it has been! Doing varying amounts of research on soldiers were: Allen,