A resource guide and short bibliography for budding genealogists. Includes a brief historical overview of emigration to the St. John Valley region in the context of the Acadian expulsion (1755), the American Revolution (1776), and the relocation of British loyalists following the Treaty of Paris (1783). From the text: "The focus of this guide is on the individuals who settled in the Madawaska Settlement beginning with the blended Acadian/French-Canadian families who moved there in 1865."
A descriptive catalog of the towns of the St. John Valley in northern Maine. Includes geographic positioning, demographic information for each incorporated place, and the names and occupations of public officials. Also includes a time line of facts and events key to St. Bruno's Roman Catholic Parish in Van Buren, Maine.
