Genealogy Event: Genealogy across Generations

Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Intergenerational Project Designed for an adult (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, etc) with one or two children aged 6-10, this introduction to family history includes two simple crafts and encouragement for the whole family to enjoy…

Free

Genealogy Event: My DNA Results Arrived…Now What?

Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Basic techniques for using your DNA results in family history research. Examples will be from ancestry.com tests, but theory and skills can be applied to other testing companies, too.  2nd floor Genealogy section.

Free

Genealogy Event: Research in the Eastern Townships of Quebec

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Are your ancestors from the south-eastern part of Quebec? This region was predominately settled by Irish, Scottish, Loyalist, and American immigrants and the architecture, language, and surnames reflect that history. Learn about resources for researching…

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Genealogy: Gleaning from Census Records: US, CAN, UK, & IRE

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

This session presented by Kathleen Maclachlan will emphasize the detailed information that careful research can uncover in census documents.  Discussion will include alternatives to casually importing “hints” to your family tree, techniques for finding missing…

Free

Genealogy: Family Bible Records – Finding, Using, Preserving

Porter Hall 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

This presentation by Kathleen Maclachlan focuses on how to search for family Bible records online and in other repositories and how to use those records in your family history research.  Resource sheets will be distributed…

Free

GENEALOGY ROUNDTABLE – Tales from the Kitchen

Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

This is an opportunity to share discoveries and remember stories from your ancestors’ kitchens – recipes, tools, traditions, feasts!  Participants have many options for sharing during this roundtable event: Bring a story.  Bring a document,…

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Traveling Back to our Ancestors’ Neighborhoods

Library – 2nd Floor Genealogy 184 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME, United States

Genealogist Kathleen Maclachlan will recount the details of researching and planning to visit four areas in Ireland and Scotland where her ancestors and her husband’s ancestors lived and the surprises which the trip held.  She…

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