April 13, 1989 By Isabel Morse Maresh The history of the local area is fascinating to the researcher. Some of our area has been in three...

April 6, 1989 By Isabel Morse Maresh Luther Gray was born in 1781 in Peterborough, N.H. He came to Belmont — then called Greene...

January 28, 1989 By Isabel Morse Maresh The conditions under which the early German settlers came to Waldoboro were very harsh. They were...

January 19, 1989 By Isabel Morse Maresh In the winter of 1814 and 1815, when the British occupied Castine, Penobscot Bay froze over....

August 18, 1988 By Isabel Morse Maresh Methods of education have changed, but for those of us whose education was in a one-room...

July 7, 1988 By Isabel Morse Maresh Austin Marriner was born Sept. 26, 1846, a great-grandson of one of the first settlers in what is now...

August 11, 1988 By Isabel Morse Maresh The Chenery Farm, also called "The Pastures," of Belmont was owned by Horace Chenery. At the turn...

May 13, 1993 By Isabel Morse Maresh I am putting together a family history for my heirs. This one is not like the typical family...

December 24, 1992 By Isabel Morse Maresh Bob and I took a trip this week to the mountains which brought memories flooding back of our...

May 20, 1993 By Isabel Morse Maresh Today we think of our Irish immigrant ancestors to be a romantic lot, but their struggles were...

October 29, 1992 By Isabel Morse Maresh Today's mail from a correspondent brought some exciting news to a genealogical nut — evidence of...

May 17, 1990 By Isabel Morse Maresh Note: The spelling Marriner alternates with Mariner throughout because of changes over the years. The...

March 15, 1990 by Isabel Morse Maresh The hardships endured by many of our ancestors in their quest for freedoms cannot be imagined by...

December 21, 1989 By Isabel Morse Maresh Christmas is a mystical, magical time of year, and a time of miracles. Everyone has fond...

November 30, 1989 by Isabel Morse Maresh Much has been said and written about the economy of Maine, especially that of Waldo County in...

By Isabel Morse Maresh November 23, 1989 My father has gone Home after a lingering illness. We cannot wish him back to be with his loved...

August 24, 1989 by Isabel Morse Maresh The Lermond family of Scotch-Irish descent came to America from Londonderry, Ireland, with the...

by Isabel Morse Maresh BELFAST, Me. Aug. 26 _ “Who is the strongest man in town?” asked the correspondent of some workmen at noontime....