AUGUSTA — King Philip, the Mayflower, child-bearing, genealogists, extra-marital affairs, birth and death records, cousins, George Washington, gravestones, granite, and Henry David Thoreau are all on the agenda for the Kennebec Historical Society’s monthly lecture in May.
“Mysteries, Mistakes, and Surprises: Adventures in Maine Genealogy” is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at the Augusta City Center, 16 Cony St.
The speaker, Belfast resident Dana Murch, will talk about those topics and others in describing the mysteries, mistakes, and surprises he has found while doing genealogical research on the Murch family of Maine.
Murch was born in Caribou and grew up in Clinton. He retired in 2011 after a career as the dams and hydropower regulatory specialist at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and has been doing genealogy ever since.
He is a 13th generation Mainer and multiple Mayflower descendant, and he has published books on his maternal and paternal ancestries. He is researching and writing the definitive history and genealogy of the entire Murch family of Maine.
The presentation is free to the public (donations are accepted). Those with questions can call Scott Wood, executive director, at 207-622-7718.