Name/Title
The Diary of Martha Ballard 1785-1812Entry/Object ID
WHC 2008.26Description
Martha Ballard (1736-?) made almost ten thousand daily entries during her three decades as a midwife. She reported on all 814 deliveries she attended in the Kennebec River Valley towns of Hallowell, Augusta, and vicinity; on numerous marriages and deaths; on the multitude of daily joys and cares, gossip and crops, meetings with strangers and acquaintances; and the activities of her large extended family. This is one of the few 18th century diaries by an American woman.
Physical Description: 25 cm., 972 pagesCollection
Maine History CollectionCataloged By
Heather BilodeauAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2008.26Source or Donor
Camden Public LibraryAcquisition Method
TransferLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
History, Families, MidwivesSearch Terms
Augusta, Hallowell, MaineOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
31896000750749Book Details
Author
McCausland, Robert R.Publisher
Picton PressDate Published
1785 - 1812Publication Language
EnglishCall No.
Maine 973.3 BalISBN
0-929539-62-1Spine Label
Maine
973.3
BalNotes
Date: 1992
Copy No.: 1Location
Location
Wall
Maine HistoryBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Location
Wall
GenealogyBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentMoved By
Heather BilodeauDate
September 19, 2008Inventory
Inventoried By
Heather MoranInventoried Date
Oct 18, 2014Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Parker, Minnie (see Dutcher)Person or Organization
Ballard, EphraimGeneral Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Heather Moran
Status Date: 2014-10-18Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
September 19, 2008Updated By
admin@catalogit.appUpdate Date
October 26, 2025
