"Chris is on-point.
I woulld also suggest wading through the newspapers of the time, if they're digitized. You might come across articles referring to meetings - both for and against. "
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Abolitionists in Oxford County
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Hello! I am wondering if anyone might know where I could find information about abolitionists in Oxford County, especially Woodstock & Sumner. I'd be looking for association records, or church…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by TM Raymond Jun 11, 2020.
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"This is very useful - thank you!!"
"You can view some abolitionist petitions at Digital Maine, including one in this collection signed by women from Sumner and Hartford. I'm sure the National Archives has anti-slavery petitions from Maine towns that are not yet online."
Abolitionists in Oxford County
Hello! I am wondering if anyone might know where I could find information about abolitionists in Oxford County, especially Woodstock & Sumner. I'd be looking for association records, or church groups, meeting minutes that sort of thing.. anything, really, that might show names of those who were active in the movement.Thanks!!!See More
Mary P. Packard Gravestone
"Hello!I am wondering if anyone can tell me more about this woman - I have reason to believe that she was the older sister to my GGGGrandmother, Ann Maria Keene, of Sumner, Oxford Co.
2 specific questions:
1. What did the "P." stand for?…"
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- What Maine surnames are you researching?
- Keene, Smith, Tibbetts
- What locations in Maine are you researching?
- Keens in Oxford County, and the Smiths in Springfield-Lee area of Penobscot county
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Tibbetts in the Bath area.
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