Friendship, Maine 

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Welcome to Friendship, Maine,

Old Meduncook Plantation

History

The area was first explored in 1605. The town of Warren, incorporated in 1776, originally included the modern territory of Friendship. It was known as Meduncook prior to 1807.

I am interested in information shedding light on a small stone fort on Martin's Point in Friendship. With fewer spruce trees it would have overlooked that entrance to Friendship harbor and the Pemaquid side of Muscongus Bay . To me it appears too small for guns, but might have been an observation point -- I have always suspected during the French and Indian Wars or the War of 1812.

It would stand to reason that there are many of these in the area, and others may have information about them or may be wondering about them as well. I was told by a family elder that there was once an article in Downeast Magazine about such small forts. My family has spent summers in Friendship for nearly a century, and this fort has always been there. My family refers to it as the "Indian Rock," suggesting that we'd considered it ancient from the first time any of us saw it.

This isn't a geneology question, but it might be of interest to others researching local history.

Peter Evans   PeterEvans@NewPowerTech.com

Features

Friendship lies between Muscongus Bay and the Friendship River. Cranberry, Long, Otter & Moss Islands are included in it's territoy and Franklin Island Light, one of Knox Counties fourteen lighthouses, is situated there.

Sources

For photocopies of local Birth, Marriage and Death records send $1. and an SASE to Friendship Town Clerk's Office, Friendship, ME 04547. 207-832-7644



Maine State Office of Vital Records is no longer offering free Vital Records look ups or $7. copies or $15. certified copies of it's birth, marriage and death certificates. Instead a non-certified copy is available for $25. and a certified copy for $60. An on line lookup is available during a 7 day trial period after which a year of look ups is available for $39. A credit card is required. If you cancel before the 7 days are up there is no charge.

Ancestry.com offers to get a certificate for you and adds a charge of 32.45 to the $60. Maine charges, or $92.45!



Maine State Archives OverviewMaine State Archives is still offering free Vital Records look ups or $7. copies or $15. certified copies of it's birth, marriage and death certificates. Mail to Maine State archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333

For births, 1892 to 1922:Maine State Archive Births, or write Maine State Archive, LMA building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084, 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 8:00-11:30 & 12:30-4:00, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For Marriages, 1892 to 1996 (except 1967 -1976): Maine State Archive Marriages, or writeMaine State Archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084. , 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 800-11:30 & 12:30-4:00, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For Deaths, 1960 to 2007: Maine State Archives Deaths or write Maine State Archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084. , 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 800-11:30 12:30 & 4:00, $7. copies or $15. certified.

For Deaths, 1923-1959: These are only available through the Maine State Office of Vital Records, 11 State House Station, 244 Water St., Augusta, ME 04333_0084. 888-664-9491, Hrs Mon-Fri 8-11:30 12:30-4, $25. a copy or $60. certified . A 3 yr. search. Check to Treasurer o the State of Maine and a long SASE

For Deaths, 1892 to 1922: No on line search. For a 5 year search, write Maine State Archives, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333_0084. 207-287-5795, Hrs Mon-Fri 8-11:30 12:30-4, $7. copies or $15. certified.



For Probate Records send $1. and a SASE and request a photocopy of the 'Petition for Distribution or Administration' or 'Account of Administration' , (whichever is available), for the deceased individual. (Addresses below)

For Deeds of Land send $1. and a SASE and request a photocopy of the record for that individual.

For either of these use the following addresses:

• For 1636-1760 write York County Clerk's Office, Alfred, ME 04002
• For 1760-1827 write Lincoln County Clerk's Office, Wiscasset, ME 04578
• For 1827-1860 write Waldo County Clerk's Office, Belfast, ME 04915
• For 1860-present write Knox County Clerk's Office, 62 Union St., Rockland, ME 04841
  Phone # 207-594-0422, Fax # 207-594-0446

Friendship Historical Society, Box 321, Martin's Point Road, Friendship, ME 04547, 207-832-4826

Friendship Historical Museum, Box 321, Martin's Point Road, Friendship, ME 04547, 207-832-4826 or 207-832-4818, Sun 2:-4:, M-S 1:-4: July 1 through Labor Day

Friendship Library, Harbor Rd., Friendship, ME 04547 207-832-5332

Friendship United Methodist Church Records, 1830s, 1840s

The Camden Area History Center has been renamed the Edward J. Walsh History Center, Heather Bilodeau, Director, and has been relocated to new quarters at the Camden Public Library. It is located on the 2nd Floor, 55 Main Street, Camden, ME 04843 and is open Monday-Saturday 9:30-4:00 and Tuesday evenings until 8:00. The phone is 207-236-3440.

Go to Camden Library, then click on 'History Center', then 'Search Our Collection' on the left hand side. This will take you to the interactive searchable database. Type in any search word (for example "Babb") and it will pop up all items associated with that term.



   Volunteers With Books   

To request a lookup from any of the references, click on the address of the owner and ask them politely. Please make your requests as specific as possible.

Reference	Author	Owner/Email
Friendship, ME Vital Statistics.	.	David C. Young
'Lawry of Friendship, Maine 1754 - 1982'	A. E. Sutton 1992	The Edward J. Walch History Center
'Records of Meduncook Plantation and Friendship,	Melville Bradford Cook c1965	The Edward J. Walch History Center
Knox County Directory, 1927	.	The Edward J. Walch History Center
Census Records	.	Ann Davis
A History of Friendship	Dr. Hahn's notes comp. by Carleson pub. Hist. Soc.	The Edward J. Walch History Center
'History of Old Broad Bay and Waldoboro' 1956 (has some Friendship families)	Jasper J. Stahl	The Edward J. Walch History Center
Islands of Maine series	Charles McLane	The Edward J. Walch History Center
'The Genealogy, History, and Alliances of the American House of DELANO 1621 to 1899', New York 1899 (contains a few Friendship Delano's and affiliated families to 1890)	Major Joel Andrew Delano	The Edward J. Walch History Center
'Maine Families in 1790'Vol. 1-6, one generation back and one forward	ed. by Gray and Anderson	Mary J. Coombs
'Maine and NH Families'	Walter Goodwin Davis	Mary J. Coombs
Friendship Census Records	.	Ann Davis



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