The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-16
MAINE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY.
The Annual Meeting Held Last Evening"
The History of the Work of the Year.

The annual meeting of the Maine
Genealogical society was held last evening
at their room in the Baxter building.
Hon. M. +. King. presided Willard #.
Hicks, treasurer of the society, submitted
his annual report. The invested fund is
$1,000; paid out during the year, 1856. So !:
cash on hand 1907. II. The auditing COM
mittee reported and the report of the
treasurer was received, accepted and
placed on file
Mr.. Thompson submitted very inter-
esting report of his work as librarian.
The number Of volumes in the library
January 10Th, 1895. was 9Os; received during
the year by gift, 70; by purchase, so; now
in the library. 1925; pamphlets on hand
January 10th. 1895, 551; received during
the year by gift, 21a; by purchase, II now
in the library, 574; value of the books,
$3.50; insurance, $500. The library has
recently received a large number of
family histories.
Mr.. Thompson said, in answer to q
question from the floor, that there have
been published SO far nearly, If not quite,
5000 family histories, and while several
different histories have been published of
the same family in some instances they
relate to at least $500 American families,
and probably nearly as many more books
are now in preparation. Mr.. Thompson
described the index system he has intro
duced, and which is found OF great use
to those who go to the library for infor-
nation.
d.. Meserve moved, and Mr.. Glldden
seconded vote of thanks to Mr. Ihomp-
son for his faithful work as librarian, and
President King spoke earnestly Of the in
valuable services of Mr.. Thompson and
Mr.. Hicks to the society. The president
spoke of the publication of the probate
records Of Lincoln county by the society.
Charles Irving Riggs and Samuel SWEET
Boyden, were elected active members OF
tho society.
A committee consisting OF Messrs.
Glidden. Ogden and Watson, was ap-
pointed to present list of officers, and
they reported the following:
President-Hon NJ. F. King.
| Vice President-Dr A. K. P. Meserye,
| Treasurer-M. F. Hicks.
| Seoretary-F. o. Conant.
| Librarian-JOsephP p. Thompson.
Rev. Charles T. Ogden, cast the vote OF
the society for the above officers, and they
were elected. President Ki.g returned
thanks for the honor again accorded him.
Joseph M. Glidden of Newcastle, presi
dent of the Lincoln County Historical
society, and new member of the society
was introduced by President King, who
spoke of the first meeting Of the society
over which President Gliddsn presides.
President Glidden spoke of 'sths infant
society of Lincoln county," and expressed
belief that it would pay the members OF
the Maine Genealogical society to attend
the next field day of his Organization.
He spoke Of the great value of the recent.
ly published records of Lincoln county,
for which he returned thanks to the
society Of which he said it gave him great
pleasure to become an active member.
Rev. Charles T. Ogden, spoke in an in
teresting way of the work of the
| librarian, who is The said' the active force
of the society. Mr. Ogden said that the
society is saving much valuable historical
material that otherwise might be for
gotten and lost At the close of his re-
| marks the society adjourned.