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Grand Trunk Cemetery blog record through 7/7/14, Marianne J. Chapman

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Grand Trunk Cemetery blog record through 7/7/14

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Marianne J. Chapman

Printouts of a blog maintained by the author, along with color photographs recording an ongoing effort to restore the headstones and stories of the people buried at the Presumpscot Street (Portland, Me.) cemetery. "This document is neither complete nor is it meant to be the final word about the Grand Trunk Cemetery (aka East Deering, Presumpscot Street) and the souls interred therein. It is both a pictorial journal of the reclamation project and historical recovery of the story of the souls who lived and contributed to the growth of what we now call the city of Portland, the community of East Deering and the state of Maine."--Preface

Remnant: Grand Trunk Cemetery reclamation -- Who's buried in the Grand Trunk Cemetery -- Sharing the project -- Video: unearthing the roots of the back -- Places where this blog is shared -- Family connections at the Grand Trunk -- Maine Old Cemetery Association post -- Crispus Graves, hermit of East Deering -- Musings -- Unraveling the mystery of Mr. Joseph Merrill -- The fascinating Sawyers of East Deering -- The Sawyers of East Deering, Part II -- Upcoming events -- Highlights of the dedication ceremony -- Anthony, Zachariah and Thomas Sawyer -- Anthony Sawyer's legacy -- New Year! New discoveries at the Grand -- Samule Blake and the Blake family - Part [I] -- The illusive Blake's [sic] Part II -- A father, daughter and niece: The Barbour -- The Boothbys'/Sawyer connection and good news -- The Boothby family/ Sawyer family connection -- Updated records, upcoming event -- The Grand Trunk Cemetery, final resting for Civil War veteran, James Mosley, and his mother, Ann Mosely from Rhode Island -- Memorial Day musings -- John Sawyer, Presumpscot veteran of the Revolutionary War -- John Sawyer, part II -- For your information -- Tidbits -- As we commemorate the birth of our nation