Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society

For this meeting of the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society, Reference & Special Collections Librarian Sharon Pietryka will explain some of the basics of arranging, describing, and storing family history materials so future generations can know what and where they are. Listeners will hopefully take what they have learned and apply it to […]

For this meeting of the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society, Marlene Groves, leader of the Maine Genealogical Society's vital record transcription project and author or co-author of twenty-eight MGS Special Publications, will share some of her expertise on reading and transcribing handwritten documents. All are welcome to attend! Light refreshments to follow.

During this month's meeting of the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society, group member Debbie Littlefield Bird will demonstrate how to use Family Tree Maker, a popular genealogy software program. All are welcome! Light refreshments to follow.

At this month's meeting of the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society, Kevin Johnson, Photo Archivist at the Penobscot Marine Museum, will give an overview of photographic processes—such as albumen, gelatin, glass plates, film, and Daguerreotypes—as well as information about caring for and preserving photographs. All are welcome! Light refreshments to follow.  

For this month's meeting of the Wawenoc Chapter of the Maine Genealogical Society, we will be sharing stories of our ancestors! Who is your favorite ancestor? Famous? Notorious? Who inspired you to start your genealogical research? Think about who you would choose and be ready to share. Feel free to bring pictures, charts, newspaper clippings, […]

Ted Steele, genealogist and past President of the St. Louis Genealogical Society, will use case studies to demonstrate how, after you have constructed your family tree, you can use a multitude of sources to discover who your ancestors were and what they did during their lifetimes.   All are welcome! Light refreshments will be served.