Readfield Historical Society & Museum Information
READFIELD,
MAINE
SOME OLD READFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
NEWSLETTERS
that include historical information
Spring
~ Summer 1999
Fall
~ Winter 1999~2000
Spring
~ Summer 2000
Fall
~ Winter 2000~2001
Spring
~ Summer 2001
Fall
~ Winter 2001 / 2002
Spring
~ Summer 2002
Fall
2002 ~ Winter 2003
Spring
~ Summer 2003
See the newsletters for an "early settler series"
HISTORICAL
RESEARCH
* Readfield town records are complete all the way back to the time of incorporation
in 1791. At the time of the United States Bicentenial in 1776 an Old Records
Committee was appointed by our town officers. Committee members proceeded
to pour over all old town records for 10 years during which time they created
a file for each resident up to the year 1900. As a result, file cards which
are located at Readfield Historical
Society include information such as:
School District # residents lived in
Church affiliation
Town offices held
Place of burial
Vital Statistics (births, deaths, marriages)
There is also have genealogical information shared by descendants of
several old Readfield families.
SEE
A SAMPLE OF RHS PICTURE COLLECTION
Additional Information that can be found at RHS include:
* Scrapbooks of Readfield related news articles and obituaries contain
information as far back as the early 20th century. The scrapbooks are available
for research or your enjoyment, and are continually updated. Each scrapbook
is indexed making research a much easier task.
* Many, many old pictures from Readfield schools, businesses, families,
clubs and organizations are available for viewing.
* Research has been done on some of the old homes in Readfield. We welcome
additions to this store of information. Research on the house you
are interested in may already be available upon request.
* Interested in where your ancestors lived or where they are buried?
Tours of our town with a member of the Society may be arranged by appointment.
The Readfield Historical Society
appreciates donations
given by those who benefit from
research.
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1997
Dale Potter Clark