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Maine Genealogical Society Home Publications & MGS Store Special Collections & MGS Store The Maine Genealogical Society has a collection of nearly 70 titles that have been published by the Society as part of our Special Collection series through our publisher, Picton Press. MGS Members can purchase these publications at a substantial discount off the retail price. To shop, select a category from the list to the left to begin browsing our various collection, or if you are looking to see if we have a particular title in stock, you can use the search feature of this page to find the title you are looking for. Click here to browse our current catalog of Special Publications on one page. Maine Families in 1790 The goal of the Maine Families in 1790 series is to document all of the families living in Maine at the time of the 1790 census. To date ten volumes have been published and these document nearly 2,500 families living in Maine in 1790. Learn more about Maine Families in 1790. The Maine Genealogist

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Writing Tools MGS: ME Families in 1790 The goal of the Maine Families in 1790 series is to document all of the families living in Maine at the time of the 1790 census. The intent is to establish these families through accurate and well-documented summaries, providing a basis for further research. To date ten volumes have been published and these document nearly 2,500 families living in Maine in 1790. Not only has Maine Families in 1790 become one of the first sources to consult for Maine genealogical research, it has also allowed researchers to get in touch with the other persons working on the same families since the names of all submitters are published. Maine Families in 1790 is a project in which ALL Maine genealogists are encouraged are participate and share information. Maine Genealogical Society is now accepting families for Volume 11. Submissions of families may be made in any format, but please include as much of the following information listed below as possible. 2. 3. 4. 5. Mail to: Joseph C. Master Index

Fairtrade / Get clued up / Campaign / Home - CAFOD What is Fairtrade?Fairtrade is a simple way to make a difference by thinking carefully about our everyday choices. It’s about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability and fair terms of trade for small-scale farmers. Farmers and producers in the developing world – and some closer to home – are often the ones who bear the costs and risks of trade, while global companies make the profits. Fairtrade products such as cocoa, sugar, fruit, cotton and thousands of other top quality goods have been bought by companies for sustainable prices. Why does CAFOD support Fairtrade? We believe we are all part of the global food system - which means we have the power to change it. Speak out for a fairer food system>>> What is Fairtrade Fortnight? It’s an ideal chance to look at what’s on our plates and think more carefully about the food we buy and who produces it. Find out more about the most recent Fairtrade Fortnight>>>

Modes of persuasion The modes of persuasion are devices in rhetoric that classify the speaker's appeal to the audience. They are: ethos, pathos, and logos. Aristotle's On Rhetoric describes the modes of persuasion thus: Persuasion is clearly a sort of demonstration, since we are most fully persuaded when we consider a thing to have been demonstrated. Of the modes of persuasion furnished by the spoken word there are three kinds. [...] Persuasion is achieved by the speaker's personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. [...] Ethos[edit] Ethos (plural: ethe) is an appeal to the authority or credibility of the presenter. By being a notable figure in the field in question, such as a college professor or an executive of a company whose business is that of the subject.By having a vested interest in a matter, such as the person being related to the subject in question.By using impressive logos that shows to the audience that the speaker is knowledgeable on the topic. Pathos[edit]

Genealogical Books of ME New Books are in red highlight Other books available on request Written by Joseph Whipple and published in Bangor, Maine by Peter Edes 1916 102 pages- Contents: Acadie, Providence of Maine, District of Maine boundries, Territory, Climate, Face of the Country Soil, Growth, Productions, domestic and Native animals, birds, fish, minerals, manufactures,exports and Imports, Rivers, Alphabetical listing of all Maine Towns with date of incorporation and counties they are in. Reproduction- 8 ½ x 11 spiral bound book-$25.00 Transcribed from the original town records of Albion, Maine by Maureen Calnan Names: Abbott, Adams, Austin, Ayer, Bailey, Baker, Barton, Bessey, Bethel, Billings, Bolland, Braqckett, Bradstreet, Bragg, Bran, Brant, Broad, Brookins, Brown, Burnell, Burrill, Buxton,Bythe, Chalmers, Clark, Cole, Colley, Coombs, Crosby, Curtis, Damon, Danforth, Davis, Dexter, Doe, Donoho, Dow, Downs, Drake, Dudley, Ellis, Ewer, Fall, Alphabetical order.- $30.00 Written by John R. Stover, Sukeforth, St. Gov.

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EasyBib: Free Bibliography Generator - MLA, APA, Chicago citation styles Upper St. John River Valley Tools FamilySearch Wiki: ME From FamilySearch Wiki United States Maine Welcome to the Maine page,the Pine Tree State Portland Head Light Station, ME. Most unique genealogical features:British fisherman permanently settled Maine before the Pilgrims in 1620 Maine was part of Massachusetts until the 1820 Missouri Compromise[1] Numerous border, county, and name changes affected record keeping[1] Maine has the most uneven quality of vital town records of New England[2] Counties Click on the map below to go to a county page. Major Repositories Migration Routes Did you know? Maine was formed by glaciers in the Ice Age. Research Tools The Maine GenWeb Project provides county information about formation date, parent county, county seat, bibliography, cemeteries, census, churches, towns, history, look ups, obituaries, queries, repositories, surname registry, and many Internet links. Wiki articles describing these collections are found at: Obtain additional help Things you can do Below list some of the many tasks you can help with: i