Name/Title
Belmont, Maine: The First Hundred YearsEntry/Object ID
WHC 2010.84Description
The town history of Belmont, Waldo County, Maine. The book has 634 pages, with 80+ pages of Every-Name Index with over 20,000 entries. It is the work of several years by Isabel Morse Maresh of Belmont, Me., originally a part of 'Greene Plantation', named for General Greene of the Revolutionary War. The book includes: 6 pages of Belmont maps and explanations; Early Belmont history from various sources and a Timeline; Vital records taken from The Republican Journals, a Belfast newspaper from 1829,consisting of many, many hours of reading microfilms of the newspapers at the Belfast Free Library; and from town records of surrounding towns, the Census records from 1810 to 1920, inclusive; Cemetery inscriptions from all known Belmont cemeteries; 11 pages of Civil War records taken from the Adjutant General's reports; over 100 pages of interesting newspaper items; and about 100 pages of a Belmont Treasurers' report from 1835 to 1855.
It is the most comprehensive record of Belmont history ever in book form. Belmont's history has been very obscure. Since the split from what is now the Town of Morrill, Me. in 1855, Belmont has not had a settled church. Photos of early Belmont are rare, and almost impossible to find, not like the neighboring towns of Montville, Lincolnville, City of Belfast, and others with a rich photographic history.
Physical Description: Blue hardcover, 712 pages, illustrations EveryName index.Collection
Town Histories CollectionCataloged By
Heather BilodeauAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2010.84Source or Donor
Walsh History CenterAcquisition Method
PurchaseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Births, Census, Historic buildings, Historical societies, History, Town meetingsSearch Terms
Belmont, Maine, Deaths, Genealogy, Marriages, Vital RecordsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
31896000941033Book Details
Author
Maresh, Isabel MorseDate Published
2002Call No.
TH 974.1 BelISBN
0-7404-3965-0Spine Label
TH
974.1
BelLocation
Location
Wall
Town HistoryBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Inventory
Inventoried By
Heather BilodeauInventoried Date
Oct 21, 2010Condition
Overall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Oct 21, 2010Examined By
Heather BilodeauRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Maresh, Isabel (see Morse)General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Heather Bilodeau
Status Date: 2010-10-21Created By
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October 21, 2010Updated By
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October 26, 2025