1. Gladys Pelosi has notified me that the links to the Jackson cemeteries have been changed.  Please direct you attention to the cemetery page here: http://www.waldo.megenweb.org/cemetery8content.htm and scroll down to Jackson. Thanks for the update, Gladys  16 Aug 10
    

2. Please take a moment to welcome a new volunteer to our ranks.  Gail Sanborn has generously offered to share her times and talents to this site in regards to the great little town of Burnham.  She brings over thirty-eight years of  re- searching and collecting data for her town.  She will be a great boon for those who are delving into their family histories in Burnham.  Her e-mail address can be found on:
   http://www.waldo.megenweb.org/tlline8content.htm. 
   Thank you and welcome to our site, Gail.  16 Aug 10
    

3. After all of these years of maintaining the same e-mail address (and griping about those who haven't), I have been forced to change mine, but only because my server has changed.  My new address is very similar to the old.  You can now reach me at tombstone.tom@frontier.com.  Note that the only difference is in the ISP, not in my name.  I do hope that this doesn't cause anyone too much inconvenience.  16 Aug 10
    

4. It is reunion time again at the Maresh home:

   If you would like an invitation by mail, let me know, with your mailing address, and I'll send you a copy.  See you in August.  God bless, Isabel

   Calling All Friends and Relatives to the 2010 Maresh Backyard Reunion

   Hannan-Hannon, Morse, Boynton, Marriner, Lermond, Heal-Heald,

1. Isabel Morse Maresh has provided a history of the Jane Shepard Heal(d) of Lincolnville 20 July 10.  Thank you, Isabel.
    

2. There are three new inquiries for the month of July.  You may see them here.  If you see a family that you have knowledge of there, please help your fellow genealogist.  Thank you, Tom.   12 July 10
    

3. Isabel Morse Maresh has provided a history of the Greenlaw house in Northport, Maine. 10 July 10.  Thank you, Isabel.

Isabel Morse Maresh has provided a history of Belmont, Maine, part of Greene Plantation on 14 June 10.  Thank you, Isabel.

April '10

1. I have just been notified that Adell has changed her e-mail address on her Sayward query.  Please contact her if you have any information about her inquiry.  You may view it here  Thank you.  20 Apr 10

2. In the summer of 2009, Bev Winship undertook the task of updating my father's (Norman R. Elliott) cemetery records for Pleasant Hill Cemetery.  She has generously offered her findings to me for posting on the Waldo County USGenWeb site.  I have commenced posting those records on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery section of this site.  To follow my progress, please observe from  http://www.waldo.megenweb.org/cemetery8content.htm#FREEDOM  Thank you. Tom  18 Apr 10

3. I have posted seven new inquiries.  Please take a moment to look here.  Perhaps you can help a fellow genealogist with his/her quest for discovery.  Thank you! 
   15 Apr 10

4. There is new volunteer on the Waldo County USGenWeb site.  Her name is Polly Munson and she is willing to share her research on the Whitcomb Family of Thorndike. Her e-mail address can be found here.  Thank you, Polly, for sharing your research with us.  14 Apr 10

5. There is a new biography on site, courtesy of Isabel Morse Maresh.  This time, we get a peek into the life of John Odell Hannon of Liberty.  You may find this short biography here along with many others.  Thank you again, Isabel, for another outstanding article to grace the pages of this site.  12 Apr '10

February '10

1. Linda Clark has volunteered to share information from the extensive research that she done on has on James Miller of Searsmont and his descendants.  Thank you very much, Linda.  You may find her link on the families page. 6 Feb '10
    

2. There are eleven new inquiries as of 28 Feb '10.  You will find them on the new query page.  28 Feb '10

Isabel Morse Maresh has provided us a history of Julie Katherine Lermond  For more information please click on Julie Katherine (Lermond) Griffin.  Thank you, Isabel  3 Jan 10

Isabel Morse Maresh has provided us a history of Cora (McFarland) Vose-Morse  For more information please click on Cora (McFarland) Vose-Morse.  Thank you, Isabel  11 Nov 09

1. There are two new inquiries so far for October.  Please check them out on the New Queries page.  2 Oct 09
    
2. There two e-mail address changes on the Families page.   Richard Simmons, the volunteer for the Simmons family and Charity Delana, volunteer for the Grant and Curtis families.  If you have been or would like to contact either person, you will find the changes on the Families page.  Thank you.  2 Oct 09
    
3. Holly Peirce Azevedo has generously offered to share information with her families of Frankfort, namely the Peirce and Treat families.  She would like to correspond those of you who share the same ancestry or are researching these families.  As usual, you will find her e-mail address on the Families page.  Thank you, Holly, for your willingness to share and become part of our Waldo County family.  3 Oct 09
   
    

Richard Shibles has notified me that his e-mail address has changed.  If anyone is researching the Shibles family of Knox, Maine, please go to the Families page of this site for his new address.  Thank you and thank you, Richard for volunteering your research.  9 Jun 09
 

May '09

Sharon Davenport has graciously offered to volunteer to do look-ups for the Town of Waldo.  She is also a resident of Waldo.  Nothing beats living where your research is.  That is great.  Thank you, Sharon for your kindness and willingness to help out with this valuable cause.  You can find her listed with the Town of Waldo here.  13 May 09
 

Isabel Morse Maresh has added a new biography about her father, Amon Morse.  Included in this well written story are several pictures that may remind people of the way things were in Waldo County "back in the day..."  Please refer to the History section 8 May 09

Bill Wing has notified me that his e-mail has changed.  It is now wfwing@verizon.net  Please change this in any correspondence that you may have had with Bill.  Also, Bill is having some physical problems that have precluded him from promptly responding to any prolonged responses.  Have a quick and full recovery, Bill.  25 Apr 09
 

Mar '09

1. Skip Lowe just notified me that I had an incorrect e-mail address listed for him on our families page.  If you have any Waldo County Lowe family connections and would like to contact a person who has done a lot of research in that area please refer to the Families page and contact Skip.  15 Mar 09
    

2. We now have a volunteer for the Town of Lincolnville and the settlement of Ducktrap. (We also have Carol Mushero researching Ducktrap as part of Northport) Please welcome Connie Parker to our team.  She is well versed in Lincolnville Records and research.  Thank you, Connie, for joining in our efforts.  You can find Connie's e-mail on the Lookup page.  Tom 9 Mar 09
    

3. This an update for the Town of Burnham.  Kelly Huff's new e-mail address can be found on the timeline page of this site.  Take a moment to look at the vast amount of research she has posted on line.  Thanks, Tom.   5 Mar 09

Feb '09

1. There is a new article written by Isabel Morse, Reverend Jason Marriner.   Also, please take a moment to drop Isabel a note and let her know how much you appreciate all of the work she does.  Thanks,  Bill.  25 Feb 09
    

2. Linda Clark has provided us with an article on her grandfather Fred Royce Miller, Sr. of Searsmont.  Please take a moment to thank Linda for her effort.  20 Feb 09

1. There are new two articles relative to the history of Waldo County.  The first lists the Plantations that eventually formed the towns of Waldo County.  The second lists the Waldo County towns and the lands that were setoff from or that were annexed to form them.  Any questions please contact Bill. 28 Jan 09
    

2. There is a new article written by Isabel Morse, Lester Francis Morse.   Also, please take a moment to drop Isabel a note and let her know how much you appreciate all of the work she does.  Thanks,  Bill.  24 Jan 09
    

3. We have a new look-up volunteer for the town of Unity.  Bev Winship comes to us with an incredible amount of experience working with Unity historical documents and cemetery records.  We are fortunate to have her join our team.  You can find her e-mail address on the look-up volunteer page.  Welcome and thank you, Bev.  23 Jan 09
    

4. Welcome to the new, or shall I say, the new looking Waldo County USGenWeb site.  Please look around, search for your ancestors/relatives or ask for help through our queries.  We would appreciate your opinion or advice on the layout of the site.  Also, if you find a link that doesn't work or a word this is misspelled, we ask that you notify us.  20 Jan 09

Dec '09

1. There is a new article written by Isabel Morse, Merry Christmas from Bob and Isabel Maresh-2010.   Also, please take a moment to drop Isabel a note and let her know how much you appreciate all of the work she does.  Thanks,  Tom. 
    30 Dec 08
    

2. For those of you who may have been corresponding with Sandra Whitter, her e-mail has been changed.  You will find on the Waldo County Families page.  25 Dec 2008

Oct '08

1. June Lewis has notified me that her new e-mail address is juneml5@yahoo.com for those of you who may be researching or looking for a William Ford.  You will find her inquiry here . Thank you.  24 Oct 08

September '08

1. Slowly, but ever so surely I am getting things posted.  Some short biographies by Isabel Maresh, a new picture for the index page by Sandy Delano and very soon I'll post all of the inquiries that you have sent to me.  Have a pleasant September.  Tom  1 September 08
    

2. There are two new stories from Isabel that she wrote several months ago.  One is about Martin Overlock and the other is about the "Good Old Days" of Living in Belfast in the 1960s.  I hope that you enjoy them as much as I have.  Thank you Isabel for sharing your knowledge and talents with us.  1 September 08

Aug '08

It’s reunion time in Maine. The annual Backyard Reunion, in the Town of Belmont, Waldo County, Maine will be held in Saturday this year [previously been held on a Sunday], August 9, 2008, at the home of Bob and Isabel Morse Maresh. The event starts at midday. You are asked to bring a pot-luck dish of food for the table. Drinks, coffee, tea, potato salad, baked beans, plastic eating utensils, plates and cups are provided. Also bring a chair to sit on, and an item for the fun auction which is held each year to raise money for expenses. Unless it is pouring rain, the reunion will be held. We have multiple canopies and a deck on which the elder relatives can sit.

Also consider bringing family photos to be scanned, family history, scrapbooks, clippings which can be photocopied to add to the family data. If you have photos of previous reunions, we would also like to make copies of them. Bring an item for “Show and Tell”. Bring Gramma, Grampa, aunts, uncles and cousins by the dozens.

Come out and visit your relatives. If you don’t think that you are related, come anyway, and be adopted into a large collection of relatives. You’ll have a good time.

In 1994, a group of Hannan/Hannon relatives decided to hold a reunion of the descendants of John Odell Hannan. For many years, there were two reunions of Maine Hannans, each claiming no relation to the others. Research proved that they were all descended from the elusive John Odell Hannan. The event was held at Tranquility Grange Hall in Lincolnville. Descendants came from far and near, bringing their family data, carrying pot-luck dishes of delicious food, and having a very enjoyable time.

The next year a handful of Hannan/Hannon descendants met at Sheepscot Lodge in Palermo, Me. Because there was an expense in using the Lodge, the following reunions were held at the home of Bob & Isabel Morse Maresh in Belmont. Some years a large number attended, other years there were but a few.

For that reason, in 2001, the Morse line was invited, as many of the attendees were descended from both Hannan/Hannon and Morse. The Morses came “out of the woodwork”, as the saying goes. A Hannan descendant enjoys talking with the Morses, and they enjoy the competitive bidding against each other in the fun auction. In 2002, the Boyntons were added.

In 2004, with Maresh son, Peter, serving in Iraq, there was a Patriotic theme to the reunion. A Book of Veterans Remembrance and a large poster of photos of related veterans who had served in the Military in any war was put together.

Martin V. B. Hannan, his three brothers and their father all had served in the Civil War and returned, though some had wounds. The Book of Veterans Remembrance continues, if you have a Service photo to add. It had been said by a descendant that only ”hippies and draft dodgers” attended the reunion. We have several who served in World War II, receiving Purple Hearts. We have some who served in Korea, in a ‘Police action’, some in Viet Nam, and some who served when no active fighting was going on, but none the less were protecting our country, and our freedom to meet. We know of least one former “hippie” who is proud to be called that who attends.

Some of the Morse sisters, daughters of Fred G. Morse of Rockport, Me. were faithful attendants at the reunion. Evelyn (Morse) Hendrikson, who was ninety-six and her sister Leona (Morse) Wood, aged ninety-four entertained with tales of their life in Belmont and going to Greer’s Corner School nearly three-quarters of a century ago. Evelyn passed away in July of 2007.

In 2005, the Lermond descendants were invited, because of the ties to the family. In 2006, ninety-nine and a half-year-old Joseph Lermond and his family came from Nahant, Mass. His gentleness, historical memories and good humor was enjoyed by all who met him. He was so pleased to come back to the area of his father’s youth, and meet with other relatives, including his ninety-six-year-old first cousin, Margaret Robbins of Lincolnville. Joe passed away in the winter of 2007.

In 2007, the Marriner descendants were invited. We enjoyed a delightful family from Waldo, and their addition to the family history.

Also in 2007, Leona (Morse) Wood once again entertained with her keen memory, and her delicious cooking. Linwood Morse, a faithful attendee with his wife, Barbara, was present. Barbara is always ready to pitch in and help. As Linwood sat in his chair in the backyard, looking out across the field with the cattle grazing, he said, “This is a little bit of Heaven!” Linwood passed away in Dec. of 2007.

One of the Morse-Dean descendants and family arrive each year for the reunion, no matter where they have lived in the country. In 2007, they drove from Florida. The 2007 reunion brought an abundance of relatives, with well over one hundred attendees.

For several years we’ve had a descendant of the Heal/Heald family enjoying the reunion as a guest. She is related to many who are descendants of all of the stated names of relatives. It seems that we are related to a great many of the citizens of Waldo County in Maine.

It is interesting to see generation after generation play in and around the old apple tree in the backyard, another generation playing games, and getting together in another group, those eating under a canopy, and still others under a canopy bidding at the fun auction.

Each year we hold a fun auction and a 50-50 raffle to raise money for expenses. For the past two reunions, $100.each year has been donated to Greene Plantation Historical Society Museum Building Fund, an account started to eventually find a home for the thirty years historical and genealogical research and artifacts, gathered by Isabel Morse Maresh.

Many of the descendants look forward to attending the annual reunion. You don’t have to be related to attend. After all, we’re all related to each other in one family or another. Come out, eat, laugh, tell tall tales and make memories of your own.

SHIBLES FAMILY REUNION

Shibles Family Reunion is scheduled for Saturday Aug. 16 and Sunday the 17 in the IOOF Hall in Warren, located at the junction of U.S. Rt. 1 and ME Rt. 90 in Warren.  Registration, coffee and conversation from 9 AM Sat. Light lunch at 11:30. Guided visits to Thomaston area Shibles Historic Sites in the afternoon, followed by Reunion Feast from 4:30 - 6:30.  At 6:30 a PowerPoint presentation on "Our Family Tree" by Jim Shibles.  Sunday morning 9 - 12 is an optional genealogy workshop.  Afternoon is free to "pursue your own adventure".

Just NW of Andrew's lot you see the intersection of Rt. 1 and Camden Road, which is Me Rt 90.  In my view the Rt 1 icon is right over the intersection. This intersection is the site of the IOOF Hall where our reunion HQ will be. 

Enjoy       Richard Shibles    shibr@earthlink.net

Jan '08

There are fourteen new inquiries for the month of January 2008!  I believe that is close to a record.  Thank all of you for your input.  If anyone can these researchers, please take a moment to review  the new post here. 31 Jan 08

Dec 07'

There is two historical documents pertaining to the foundation of the Town of Belmont as submitted by Bill Wing.  They are the description of the boundaries  of the town and the petition for incorporation at dated 28 April 1813.  Thank you, Bill  17 Dec 07
 

June '07

1. The Thomas Family file has been painstakingly updated by Bill Wing.  Great job, Bill.   2 June 07
    

2. The Mark Perry inquiry has been updated in the new queries page.  Please look here if you have any Perry connections.  2 June 07
    

3. Great news!  There is a new volunteer for the City of Belfast.  Her name is Betsy Paradis and she is the reference/special collection librarian for the Belfast Free Library.  If anyone any questions regarding the City of Belfast, please contact her, gives her a thank you for joining us and ask your questions.  You can fin her e-mail listed with Belfast on this page.   23 Jun 07
    

May '07

1. Patty Marr has informed me that she is willing to share her time and talents regarding Blanchard and Marr Families of Searsport.  Have anyone with those names in your research?  Have any questions that might be solved through either of these lines?  Please write to Patty and thank her for sharing her time and knowledge before you inquire of these families.  You may find her address in the Families table under respective names mentioned.  Thank you, Patty.  19 May 07
    

2. We are starting the new inquiries for May.  As the longest journey begins with the first step, there is one new query that this moment with more on the way.  Thank you for your patience.  Tom 15 Apr 07
    

3. As of April 2007, Bill Wing has agreed to help me out with the maintenance of this web site.  He has already updated the links page which hadn't been touched for over ten years.   From 30 January 1997 until now, 27 April 2007!  Please take a moment to look at the page and to welcome him.  He is a good friend and a welcome relief for me.  Please examine the page and give Bill the complements and any suggestions for further link references.  He can be contacted here: 
   Bill Wing.  He is also the volunteer for the Town of Morrill.  26 April 07
    

4. We have added three more Waldo County families thanks to the generosity of an old friend of mine, Sandra Whittier.  Her families are the Lamson, Wood, Blethen of the Freedom, Knox, Palermo and Thorndike area.  If you have information or need information on any of these three families please go to the Families page to locate Sandra's e-mail address.  Thank you very much, Sandra.  28 Apr 07
    

5. Isabel Morse Maresh has provided a nice vignette about the Montville Meeting House located in the Halldale section of Montville.  Please take time to brush up on your local history. 25 Mar 07

April '07

1. As of April 2007, Bill Wing has agreed to help me out with the maintenance of this web site.  He has already updated the links page which hadn't been touched for over ten years.   From 30 January 1997 until now, 27 April 2007!  Please take a moment to look at the page and to welcome him.  He is a good friend and a welcome relief for me.  Please examine the page and give Bill the complements and any suggestions for further link references.  He can be contacted here: 
   Bill Wing.  He is also the volunteer for the Town of Morrill. 26 April 07

January '07

1. We now have the brief biographical sketches of Anthony Maresh of Russia and a very moving account of Isabel Morse Maresh's older sister, Janette Mary Morse, who died at a very early age.   I hope that you enjoy these vignettes as much as I do.  Please click on the links to read of the events in Isabel's ancestors lives.  26 Jan 07
    

2. There is a historical sketch of the Chenery Farm of Belmont located here.  Please take a few moments to look at it.  Genealogy is not all charts and tombstones.  It is about the people who work the land and run the villages that make this a great place to be from.  Again, thanks to Isabel Morse Maresh for her splendid article.  22 Jan 07
    

3. Continuing to look at the people, places and events of different Waldo County town, we have added a brief history of the Greer's Corner School in Belmont. You may see it by clicking on the Belmont link on either the history page or go directly to the article here.  23 Jan 07
    

December '06

The latest on the biographical page is the story of Ada Laura (Morse) Howard.  Please read about this woman of incredible dedication to raising a handicapped child in the face of adversity.  You can find her story by clicking on her name.  Thank you again, Isabel.  3 Dec 06

November '06

Newly added to the ever expanding biographical section of the Waldo County USGenWeb site are writings in the memories of Edward Burgess  and Austin Marriner.  The kind submitters are Joan (Burgess) Brown for Edward and Isabel Morse Maresh for Austin.  Thank you very much for bringing life into the names and numbers of our genealogies.  Tom Elliott 28 Nov 06
 

October '06

The Church history of Searsmont is now on site through the hard work and generosity of Isabel Morse Maresh.  If anyone has town histories or other vignettes about Waldo County occasions that you would be willing to share, I'd love to post them to this site.  Tom 19 Oct 06
 

September '06

Stephen Pattee has volunteered to be the point of contact for the Waldo County Pattee Family.  Anyone have any Pattee connections?  Ask Steve.  Thank you and welcome to the Waldo County GenWeb site, Steve.  27 Sep 06

There are seven new inquiries for the month of September 2006  27 Sep 06

I have just added the towns of Liberty and Montville to the 1859 collection of town maps.  That leaves only Thorndike and Winterport which, hopefully, will be done relatively soon.  11 Sep 06

Marguerite Witter has volunteered the point of contact person for anyone searching the Benjamin F. Webber family from the Weeks Mills area in Palermo or any other Webbers in Waldo County.  Be sure to contact her with any questions you might have.  2 Sep 06

For those of you with research in Monroe, Town Coordinator, Theo Stacey has informed me that her e-mail address has been changed.  It is also posted to her name on the town look-ups page.  Please adjust your address books accordingly.  Thank you  2 Sep 06
 

August 06

Please read about the ancestors and close relatives of Isabel Morse Maresh.  This week's installments include Jennie Marie (Levenseller) Morse; Annie (Marriner) Lermond and Elden Nathan Rowell.    30 Aug 06
 

The story of Mary Jane (O'Neil) Lermond has been added to the biography section by Isabel Morse Maresh.  10 Aug 06

Added the story of Gladys Nancy Hannan Maresh to the biographical section.  Another well written account by Isabel Morse Maresh 7 Aug 06

July 06

Millie Boynton Hannon's epic struggles with survival in 19th and 20th century Waldo County Maine are now available here, thanks to Isabel Morse Maresh 29 July 06

Copies of the 1859 Map of Waldo County by Kelsey and Davison are now available on line.  All town maps were posted except Liberty, Montville, Thorndike and Winterport.  Please look here for you town.  Happy hunting!  21 July 06

The story of Francis H. Levenseller has been added to the biographical section, courtesy of Isabel Morse Maresh.  16 July 2006 

May 06 

Linda Clark has generously offered to do look-ups in the publication, "Downeast Ancestry."  Her only stipulation is that she be furnished with as much information as possible.  For those of you who aren't familiar with "Downeast Ancestry" as I wasn't, Linda has provided the following description of that publication.  "... Downeast Ancestry was a bi-monthly genealogy newsletter  that was started in 1977 and continued through 1992.  These newsletters are such a treasure trove of information about Maine , Maine families and from whence they came. There is information on bibles, census records, town clerk records, early town records , old cemeteries and so on. These newsletters came out of Machias, Maine. Some Volumes have 50 plus pages in each issue. Many Volumes have many more pages plus each volume has a great index."  For inquires, please contact Linda Clark  28 May 06

January 06

There are eight new inquiries for the month of January.  Please check the New Queries page.  Thank you.  22 Jan 06

December 05

1. Thanks to the efforts of Sandy Delano, we now have a copy of the 1880 U. S. Census for Lincolnville available at this site.  Please look at the Lincolnville page for the specific data. 22 Dec 05
    

2. There are only five new inquiries this so far this month.  Please check the New Queries page.  Thank you. 16 Dec 05
    

3. Ellen Soloven-Smith has graciously volunteered to share her research on the descendants of Jonathan Pendleton.  Jonathan was an instigator of the population boom of Islesboro  (seventeen children born on Islesboro!)  Her e-mail address can be found on the Waldo County Families page.  Thank you Ellen and welcome to our community.  16 Dec 05
    

4. Sandy Delano, the Lincolnville volunteer and genealogist, par excellence, has submitted some pictures from his beautiful town.  Please take a moment to look at these magnificent photos. Thank you, Sandy.  16 Dec 05
    

5. Due to a job change, we will be losing our wonderful Belfast volunteer.  Susan Smith's last day will be 2 Dec 05.  I want to personally thank Susan for a job well done.  Her replacement will not be available until sometime in January 2006.  I will post the information when the time comes.  1 Dec 05
    

November 05

1. David Wolf has generously provided the records of Mt. Ephraim/Merrithew Cemetery in Searsport.  These can be seen on the Searsport cemetery page. 19 Nov 05.

October 05
 

1. David Sylvester, our volunteer for Palermo, Winterport, Frankfort and Prospect, has new addresses for the above mentioned towns plus a new e-mail address.  Please see the chart on the volunteer's page.  Thank you for the great work, David! 15 Oct 05
    

2. There is a new volunteer for the City of Belfast!  Please welcome Susan Smith.  Susan works in the genealogical department of the Bangor Public Library and has generously offered her time and talents to the Waldo Count USGenWeb site.  You will find her e-mail address on volunteer's page.  Thank you very much, Susan!  5 Oct 05
    

3. Please note that Sandy Delano has removed to Maine and subsequently changed his e-mail address.  Sandy is the volunteer for Lincolnville and has several reference books that he is willing to do look-ups in.  You will find is new address either on the Town Volunteer's page or the Bibliography page.   3 Oct 05

August - September 05

1. There are ten (10) new inquiries for the period of August and September.  23 Sept 05
2. Bill Wing has generously agreed to be the point of contact (volunteer) for the Town of Morrill.  Welcome to the team, Bill.  23 Sep 05.

May - June 05

1. There are fifteen new inquiries for the months of May and June 2005.  21 June 2005

April 05

1. Through the diligence of Laurel Coulter, there are now twelve Winterport cemeteries on line. 26 Apr 05
2. There are six new inquiries for the month of April 2005

March 05

1. I overlooked a vital piece of information from January.  My apologies, but I must list these deletions from the web site.  Sadly, I am in the process of removing a substantial number of families from the USGenWeb Waldo County families page.  This has been necessitated by the presence of invalid e-mail addresses.  If anyone had a family listed on this page and now discover that the name is missing it is because of a change in the contact address and I have no way of contacting those who originally volunteered to share their information.  I can see this as a simple oversight because I, too, changed my address when my original one was hijacked for other than honorable purposes.  If you were one of those who volunteered and would like to continue to share, please send me your new e-mail address and I will be more than happy to put your family back on the site.  The families page is located here.  The family names that I have had to remove are Bagley, Blethen, Bragdon, Brown, Dean(2) of Winterport, Doak, Eames, Fernald, Goodale/Goodell, Gushee, Hilt, Moses Hollis, Hopkins, Lamson, Miller, Richards, Rivers, Josiah Segar, Smith, Thomas, Waterhouse, Webb of Waldo, Whitaker and Wood.  19 Mar 05

2. There are ten new inquiries for the month of March 2005.

3. Please notice there is a new banner for this site in hopes of "spicing" things up.  This is courtesy of Rebecca Elliott-Akens.  Please bear with me as I experiment with the placement of the banner.  19 March 2005

February 05

There are five new queries for the month of February and it is only the second of the month!  Please take a moment to visit the query page to see if anyone has a connection with these new inquiries.  Thank you.  2 Feb 05

January 05

There are two new photos on line.  One of Maple Grove School students in Thorndike, Maine, ca 1900 with an almost complete list of students names.  Secondly, the 1930 girls basketball team from Searsport High School, 1930.  Can anyone add any names to the identities in these photos? 18 Jan 05

1. Now that we have 2004 behind us, I want to issue a proclamation of sorts.  I realize that I have been quite neglectful of my duties as the USGenWeb Waldo County Coordinator.  Therefore, I resolve that 2005 that I will make every effort to improve, add and correct the many areas of this site.  I must admit that 2004 started out with two, not just one, two people rear-ending my car and then to top it off I fell on the ice in my driveway.  I can, but refuse to use this and a couple of other medical issues as excuses for my failures and short comings.  I only ask that you, my faithful partners in this project, prod me into accomplishing the many goals that I would like to see here.  Also, it has become painfully aware to me that I cannot run this site alone so I have requested that a couple of people be added to help me with design, correspondence, thoughts and positive input and other various and sundry tasks that are required to make this the best site possible.  David Sylvester has agreed to be the list owner of mailing list, not to mention a valuable volunteer of several towns.  Also, my daughter, Rebecca, is my greatest encourager and very talented in artwork and design.  Probably most of the work that you see from her will be photos and layout of pages (my weakest points).  If anyone wants to contact either of them, please let me know and I will past it on. 

2. Also, there are many silent partners who help me constantly by answering inquiries, correcting my grammatical errors and most importantly, sharing innumerous hours of valuable research.  To all of you I can only say that your contributions) are vitally important to the success of this site.  If we were all local, I'd take each one of you out a steak dinner.  Thank you so very, very much.  Also, I want to thank each of you for tolerating my various disabilities and maladies.  My motto for 2005 is "Come alive in 2005, Tom."  If I find that my handicap is significantly interfering with my position as Waldo County Coordinator, I will not longer disappoint the fine people who visit here and deserve professional information and attractive design, I will not hesitate to step put of the way for someone much more qualified than I.  I am NOT resigning nor do I wish to, I just want to make all of you aware that you come first and should not be subjected to my procrastination.  Thank you all, each and every one of you.  You are a true blessing to me. 3 Jan 05

3. As of 31 Jan 05, there are seventeen new inquiries posted.   Please take a moment to visit the query page to see if anyone has a connection with these new inquiries.  Thank you.  31 Jan 05

4. There are two new photos on line.  One of Maple Grove School students in Thorndike, Maine, ca 1900 with an almost complete list of students names.  Secondly, the 1930 girls basketball team from Searsport High School, 1930.  Can anyone add any names to the identities in these photos? 18 Jan 05

5. Sadly, I am in the process of removing a substantial number of families from the USGenWeb Waldo County families page.  This has been necessitated by the presence of invalid e-mail addresses.  If anyone had a family listed on this page and now discover that the name is missing it is because of a change in the contact address and I have no way of contacting those who originally volunteered to share their information.  I can see this as a simple oversight because I, too, changed my address when my original one was hijacked for other than honorable purposes.  If you were one of those who volunteered and would like to continue to share, please send me your new e-mail address and I will be more than happy to put your family back on the site.  The families page is located here.  The family names that I have had to remove are Bagley, Blethen, Bragdon, Brown, Dean(2) of Winterport, Doak, Eames, Fernald, Goodale/Goodell, Gushee, Hilt, Moses Hollis, Hopkins, Lamson, Miller, Richards, Rivers, Josiah Segar, Smith, Thomas, Waterhouse, Webb of Waldo, Whitaker and Wood.  27 Jan 05

The cemetery records of East Knox Cemetery have been added to the Waldo County USGenWeb site thanks to Clayton D. Hutchins.  He copied., typed and formatted the records and then made them available to all of us.  Please take a moment  to thank him for all of his labors.  You will find him at the Sylvester Family Tree site.   Thank you very much, Hutch 27 Nov 04

October 04

There are twenty (20) new queries for the months of September - October.  Please take a moment to see if you can help your fellow genealogists in their quests. Thank you! 31 Oct 04

We have added two books to the Bibliography page.  The Length and Breadth of Maine by Attwood and the Dolof Family History by Henrietta Johnson. 12 Oct 04.

The Davistown (the towns of Montville & Liberty today) Museum link has been added to our site.  The link is http://www.davistownmuseum.org/.  11 Oct 04

There is a new web site for Palermo thanks to the efforts of David Sylvester.  You can locate the site by clicking on Towns/Lookups and selecting the Palermo link.  7 Oct 04

If anyone is interested, my youngest daughter thought that I should have a autobiographical page, just to let people know something about me.  I don't write about me, so the burden was place back on to her and it is now a biographical page, designed and written by her.  The tombstone in the picture is real, but it's not me buried under it, regardless of the color of my beard!  If you are interested, you can find this on the Biography page. 1 Oct 04

March 04

Burt Fuller has compiled an excellent genealogy of the Howard family of Montville. If you have relatives in Montville or Howard connections, please look at the Families page for the name Howard or go directly to the Howard page. 28 Mar 04

Please take note that Sandy Delano has volunteered to do look ups in several books and publications that he owns.  For a list of those books, please go to the bibliography page.  26 Mar 04

The contact person for the Colson family, Sheila, has informed me that she has a new e-mail address.  You can find it on the Waldo County Families.  5 Mar 04

February 04

Richard Simmons, contact genealogist for the Simmons family, has notified us that he has a new e-mail address.  Please direct your mouse to "The Simmons Family" on the Waldo County Families web page.  17 Feb 04

Laurel Coulter has sent me more cemetery data for Winterport.  So far, I have posted the Brown/Hurd, Chase Monument, Clements and Ellingwood Corner cemeteries. 11 Feb 04

June (Tower) McCormick, the Tower Family volunteer, has notified me of a new e-mail address.  You will find it on the Waldo County Families page.  4 Feb 04

January 04

Michael Alexander has volunteered to share information from his extensive research on the John Alexander, Sr. family.  If you have any questions regarding that family, please contact him.  You will find Michael's e-mail address on the Waldo County Families page.  Thank you very much, Michael, for your willingness to spend time and effort to the cause genealogical research in Waldo County, Maine.  16 Jan 04

Sharyn Herian has added another family name with which is willing to share any information she has discovered about.  She is willing to share her research on the Carpenter Family of Liberty, Maine with those who are interested.  Thank you so very much, Sharyn.  Her e-mail address is also on the Waldo County Families page, with the Carpenter and Knowlton Families of Liberty, Maine. 16 Jan 04

Betty Schmelz has sent me numerous 1790 U.S. census records, so please bear with me as I convert them and post them on line. 18 Dec 03

November 03

Wanda Patterson has volunteered to do look ups for the Town of Troy.  She has several families she is researching and has access to many sources in that area. Thank you  so much, Wanda, for joining the wonderful team of people who are dedicated sharing their time and knowledge of this great county.  Welcome to you and I hope that your experiences here are always positive. 6 Nov 03

Betty Schmelz has started submitting census information for display on this site.  She is finishing up a work that was started several years ago by my predecessor.  The first posting is Plantation No. 12, west of Machias in 1790.  Thank you very much, Betty.  19 Nov 03

September 03

Laurel Coulter continues to do invaluable cemetery cataloging.  Just posted is the Cole Cemetery in Winterport.  Thank you, Laurel 27 Sep 03 
Thank you very much, Laurel, for the recent additions to the Winterport Cemetery data. Thanks to Laurel, this site now has the cemetery records of the Grant - Littlefield and Perkins Cemeteries in Winterport. 7 Sep 03

There are three new Waldo County families added to our growing list  We now have forty-eight families on our Waldo County Families page.  Sherrie Hall is very willing to share her information in the Rose and Trim families of Islesboro.  Thank you, Sherrie! (6 Dec 02)

Chris Hines is actively researching the Bolan Family of Winterport and garnered considerable information.  His research has also led to Lomard and Pettingell families as they interconnect.  Thank you so much, Chris (6 Dec 02)

October 02:

1. Janet Hooke has offered to share her research on the Lincoln Family.  Please see the Waldo County Families page.  We now have forty-five families on our Waldo County Families page.  Thank you, Janet (18 Oct 02)

2. Scott Walker also is offering to share the information from his research on the Howes Family of Winterport and Frankfort.  Thank you, Scott (18 Oct 02)

3. There are nineteen new inquiries on the Waldo County web site.  Please go to
   Queries for Apr  - Oct 02 (19 Oct 02)

25 Sep 01:

1. WALDO COUNTY FAMILIES has two families available.  Susan Gagnon Wilson at hrw3@worldnet.att.net has kindly offered to share her information on the Rich Family of Thorndike and the Farwell Family of Unity. That brings the total number of families available for inquiry to twenty-nine.  
2. Margaret Carter now has a new e-mail address which is mebrawn@Yahoo.com.  She requests that if anyone has tried to reach her and not received a reply to please send the request again.   
3. David Sylvester has volunteered to do cemetery look-ups as time permits.  He is offering to go to specific cemeteries for the information, but has stipulated that it must be within his time frame because he travels throughout Waldo County for his employment.  If you have any questions or requests, please contact him at http://www.mdwsweb.com/genealogyaddresses/maineroots.gif.
4. Judy Perry, our volunteer for Thorndike and Unity has a new e-mail address.  It is kperry@metrocast.net

5. David Sylvester is also the new volunteer for Frankfort, Prospect and Winterport

6. As of 14 Sep 2001, there have been sixteen new inquiries posted.  Please check Queries