Papers, 1643-1945.

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Papers, 1643-1945.

Drafts of Libby's The Libby family in America, 1602-1881 (1882); correspondence and genealogical materials relating to the Libby family and many allied lines; materials concerning his activities with Maine Historical Society's publication of Maine province and court records (1928) and assistance with the compiliation of Genealogical dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire (1928); and other papers reflecting his legal practice, political activities, and genealogical services. Subjects include Scarborough, Me., history, streets and wharves of Portland, Me., Maine forts, and local taxation.

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Maine Historical Society

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Founded in 1822, the Maine Historical Society is the third oldest historical society in the United States.The Maine Genealogical Society merged its genealogical book collections with MHS in 1922 and ceased to exist. A new organization with the same name was established in 1976. From the description of Maine Historical Society records, 1723-2006. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71128359 ...

Libby family.

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Libby, Charles Thornton, 1861-1948

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Charles Thornton Libby of Yarmouth, Me., was a Harvard graduate and author in varied fields of economics and government; historian of the colonial period and genealogist who edited for the Maine Historical Society the Province and Court Records of Maine. From the description of Tracing the Libby family into the mists of tradition, 1910. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 712796614 Lawyer, genealogist, and local historian, of Portland, Me. Fro...