Harpswell
Genealogy
Also see our Genealogy Links and the
Calendar
During the
course of a year the Harpswell Historical Society receives many inquires
for genealogy information. In the past there has been very little to
offer them. In anticipation of having a new home for the society at
Baileys Store, a genealogy group has been formed and is meeting at 4 PM
on the second Sunday of each month at the Orr's Island Library. Anyone
who has an interest in talking about and/or collecting information on
any of the old Harpswell families is welcome. We currently have
information on the following families and are looking for more.
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Alexander
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Merryman
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Sinnett
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Doyle
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Doughty
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Sylvester
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Wallis/Wallace
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Britt
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Holbrook
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Darling
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Dunning
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Linscott
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Johnson
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Prince
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Black
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Green
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Pinkham
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Webber
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Barnes
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Families
we are interested in include
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Bibber
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Orr
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Allen
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Curtis
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Hackett
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Stover
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Bailey
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We
also have a copy of the births, deaths and marriages from the town
reports 1888-2000 in both chronological order and in alphabetical order,
(copies of the alphabetical list is available for sale from the Society
for $19.75), burial lists for several of Harpswell's cemeteries, church
baptismal records for the 1700's and some Casco Bay Directories.
Additionally,
we are looking for copies of photographs of the older residents of
Harpswell, school yearbooks, school group photos, town reports, copies
of the family info in family bibles, old deeds, Casco Bay Directories
prior to 1950 and in general any material which might help a researcher
to identify an ancestor or a place of residence at a particular time. If
you do not wish to donate the original material to the society we will
carefully copy it for our genealogy reference library and return it to
you. All material which we collect will be stored in a locked glass
front bookcase and will be made available to researchers for study, but
these materials will not be removed from the premises.
When
the new Historical Society Museum and Archives is ready the collection
will be moved there and original documents will be stored in a climate
controlled vault when not being used.
If you have, or know of, any genealogical material
or are interested in attending a meeting, please contact Gerry York
833-5873, gyork@clinic.net or just show up at one of the meetings.
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