The third annual genealogy conference sponsored by Silence Howard Hayden Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution will be held Saturday, July 31, at Williams Elementary School in Oakland.

Registration will begin at 8 a.m., with a beginning genealogy class available at that time with Sharon Paradis.

Choose from three topics at 9 a.m.: “Know Your Counties,” Thelma Eye Brooks; “DAR Workshop,” Ann Thomas; and “Researching Seafarers,” John Battick.

At 10:30 a.m., choose from: “Washington County Research Sources,” Valdine Atwood; “Hidden Gold,” on local historical societies, Nancy Battick; and “Genealogy via the Internet,” Dale Mower. Lunch is at noon.

Choose from three more topics at 1 p.m.: “Aroostook County Research Resources,” Dennis Prue; “Maine Families in 1790,”

project, Jerry and Janice Gower; “Researching Civil War Ancestors,” Wayne Bennett.

Admission at the door is $12. Lunch is $6.

The Maine Historical Society is now exhibiting “A Piece of Work Performed by Me: Historic Fiberarts from the Collection,” more than 20 embroidered memorials and samplers dating between 1755 and 1860.

The one reproduced in the newsletter, created by Joanna Poole of Portland in 1807, is the family of Abiah and Dorcas Poole:

Abijah Poole, born Jan 22, 1740.

Dorcas Poole, born Oct. 22, 1755.

Abijah Poole, born Feb. 5, 1787.

William Poole, born Feb. 16, 1789.

Samuel Poole, born June 23, 1791; died August 28, 1793.

George W. Poole, born Feb. 22, 1793.

Joanna Poole, born Oct. 26, 1794.

Samuel Poole, born July 5, 1796; died October 1, 1802.

The Brooklin Keeping Society has awarded its first Historical Research Award to Nancy Whitman of West Brooklin. Whitman submitted a database on the descendants of the first settlers of Naskeag on a CD using Family Tree Maker. She began with more than 7,000 names in the genealogy, and now has more than 15,000 descendants listed.

She used census records, cemetery and vital records, genealogies and information from individuals.

The society has Family Tree Maker installed, and researchers are welcome to use the program.

Membership in the Brooklin Keeping Society is $5 individual, $10 family, sent to BKS, P.O. Box 4, Brooklin 04616-0004.

Historical society newsletters don’t have to be lengthy to be fascinating.

I was quite interested in Abbot’s spring issue, particularly “Recollections of Growing Up on Bates Road in the 1930-40s.” I had no idea who wrote the piece until I turned the page and saw my aunt Joyce Clark Moore’s name. It’s a small world.

I was also curious to find out that Sangerville’s Sir Hiram Maxim had lived in Abbot while working as a journeyman at a water-powered carriage manufacturing and repair shop owned by Daniel Flynt.

You can join the Abbot Historical Society for $5, sent to AHS, Box 105, Abbot 04406.

You may know that you can search nearly all of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ national cemeteries databases, including Togus. The four that are not done yet are Long Island, Los Angeles, Fort Rosecrans and the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The Web site is www.cem.va.gov. Then click on Nationwide Gravesite Locator.

At this point, the only graves listed in Arlington National Cemetery are those after 1999. I hope they get that database completed at some point.

The Kalloch Reunion Association will hold its 137th annual event Saturday, Aug. 21, at the home of Peter and Eleanor Richardson, 22 Mechanic St., Rockland. Registration begins at 9 a.m., and the event closes at 4 p.m.

The cost, including buffet lunch, is $15 for adults, $8 for children 6 to 12. Mail registration to Evelyn Kalloch, P.O. Box 124 Thomaston 04861. The deadline is Aug. 7.

Sixty-seven Kallochs attended last year’s event. Among them was Francis Hjerpe, who, at age 100, had attended every reunion since age 3.

The Kallochs are descended from Finley Kalloch and six children: David, John, Mary, Matthew, Alexander and Margaret. The Web site is http://kalloch.accessgenealogy.com.

Descendants of Gideon and Mary (Vining) Parkman will gather for their 80th reunion at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, at the American Legion Hall, Elm and North Avenue, Newport. Potluck lunch begins at noon. For information, contact Ardell J. Parkman Lynds at 685-3721 or dell@gwi.net.

Descendants of Edwin H. and Mary A. Lumbert Frost will hold a reunion at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 31, at the Guilford Masonic Hall on Hudson Avenue. Lunch will be provided. Call 285-3546.

The McCormack Family Reunion will be held at noon Aug. 1 at the Fish and Game Lodge in Wytopitlock. Bring a potluck dish, a story, a camera and a smile.

Send genealogy queries to Family Ties, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; or send e-mail to familyti@bangordailynews.net.