Family Ties, Genealogy, History

Your family may have a trove of writings

After 32 years of researching my family history, surely I’ve uncovered all the writing that has been done by my family, haven’t I? As a child, I started out reading Uncle Roddy’s “hunting … more

By Roxanne Moore Saucier
BDN Staff | 11/16/09 | 441 views

Kudos to towns that memorialize their veterans

Here’s to the many Maine towns and cities which have erected new veterans memorials in recent years. more

By Roxanne Moore Saucier
BDN Staff | 11/9/09 | 230 views

Descendant hopes to find Royal's Bible

Here’s a question that baffles me as much as it does Jeanne Scribner Domuret of Gulf Breeze, Fla. Where is the Isaac Royal family Bible? This is not a new question. It was current a century … more

By Roxanne Moore Saucier
BDN Staff | 11/2/09 | 485 views

‘Feet to the East’ a tradition in New England cemeteries

I didn’t remember the New England tradition of orienting graves so that the bodies are interred with their feet to the east, head to the west. (Yes, I’m going to visit some of the cemeteries … more

By Roxanne Moore Saucier
BDN Staff | 10/26/09 | 518 views

Mainer reprints Adams genealogy

John Adams married Sarah Fairbank on Sept. 24, 1713, and they had nine children born in Wrentham, Mass. A good many descendants of this pair moved to Maine, to communities such as Portland, … more

By Roxanne Moore Saucier
BDN Staff | 10/19/09 | 697 views

Hope society’s Web site offers grave listings

“Hope Historical Society — they have a lot on their Web site, including pictures of gravestones.” At least, that’s the gist of a very brief conversation I had with State Registrar Liz … more

By Roxanne Moore Saucier
BDN Staff | 10/12/09 | 395 views

History of Bridgewater, Mass., remains invaluable resource

Which genealogical resources stand the test of time? Certainly one of those is Nahum Mitchell’s “History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Including an … more

By Roxanne Moore Saucier
BDN Staff | 10/5/09 | 499 views

Finnish heritage newsletter available

What is “Iltatahti?” It’s the newsletter of the Finnish Heritage House, located at 172 St. George Road, South Thomaston. more

By Roxanne Moore Saucier
BDN Staff | 9/28/09 | 467 views