The Bangor phone book alone has more than 50 listings under the surname Haskell, people who are no doubt descended from William, Roger or Mark, one of the three Haskell brothers of Charlton-Musgrove, England, who came over with their mother to Massachusetts in the 1630s.

That’s no surprise. The “Gloucester, Mass. Vital Records to 1850” has a dozen pages of Haskell marriages.

There are Haskells all over the United States and the world, but Maine is one of the family’s primary settlement places.

Good for the Haskell Family Association for choosing Deer Isle for the 2008 Haskell Family Reunion, set for Sept. 19-21.

Deer Isle in September? Gawgeous, as Tim Sample would put it.

Activities will include a welcoming party at The Manor Inn in Castine, a Down East Clambake at Edgewood Farm on Deer Isle, trips to Acadia National Park and talks about various Haskells and their accomplishments.

Who’s invited? All of us, and that includes the Haskell descendants whose lines “daughtered out,” so their surnames aren’t Haskell. I’m one of those, and I have three Haskell lines – at last count.

When my great-grandparents, second cousins Walter Bennett and Rena (Bennett) of Abbot, married on July 27, 1902, they brought together three Haskell lines.

Walter’s father, Sumner Robinson Bennett, was a great-great-grandson of Susannah Haskell, who married Anthony Bennett in Gloucester. Susannah was a great-granddaughter of William Haskell and Marie (Tybbot) through son Joseph.

Rena’s father, Prosper Alvarus Bennett, also was a great-great-grandson of Susannah Haskell.

Rena’s mother, Mary Alice (Cummings) Bennett, was a granddaughter of Mercy Haskell, who was a sister of the Nathaniel Haskell who settled Greenville, originally called Haskell Plantation. Their father was Revolutionary War soldier Nathaniel Haskell, born in Hampton Falls, N.H., also a great-great-grandson to William and Marie, through son Mark.

The Bennetts came from Gloucester to New Gloucester to Guilford. Many Haskells came through New Gloucester as well, and some on to Greenville.

And of course there are numerous Haskells on Deer Isle. Did you know that Pilgrim’s Inn, formerly The Ark, where many reunion events will be held, was built by Ignatius Haskell in 1793?

For information on the Haskell Family Reunion, call Mary Haskell at 363-6170 or e-mail Mvmhasskell@aol.com.

Working on your Haskell genealogy?

Check out the vital records books in the Bangor Room at Bangor Public Library or at Maine State Library in Augusta for towns in Essex County, Mass., such as Gloucester and Salem.

Visit the Haskell message board to read messages or post one yourself at http://genforum.genealogy.com/haskell.

To see photos of previous Haskell reunions, visit http://haskellfamily.org.

To join the Haskell Family Association and receive the quarterly newsletter, send $15 in U.S. funds, or $250 for a life membership, to HFA, Patricia DeCiccio, 822 West Bonnie Brae Court, Ontario, CA 91762-1503.

Can you believe the Abbot Historical Society is 10 years old? Members and friends will celebrate during Abbot Days on Sunday, July 27, with activities spread out from the municipal building area near the cemeteries on Route 15 to the historical society museum near the Civil War monument.

The museum will be open 10 a.m.-3:45 p.m. with a quilt show, including my 110-year-old patchwork quilt made by Lovina (Leighton) Moore of Parkman, grandmother to the late Alton and Hattie (Moore) Moore of Abbot. Also featured will be a restored kick sled, restored stoves by Paul Vainio, a caning demonstration by Colin Bickford, and a leather-working demonstration by Jack Dunstan. I’ll be at the historical society 2:30-3:45 p.m.

A Civil War display and roll call at Monument Square will mark the 115th anniversary of the monument.

At the other end of town, take in the baked bean dinner, vendor booths, barbershop quartet, horseshoe tournament, balloon art, archery demonstration, farmers’ market, business open houses, cruise-in, bicycle decorating contest, softball game and face painting.

Wind up the day at 4 p.m. at Abbot Evangelical Free Church with the anniversary cake for the historical society, prize drawings and live music.

For information, e-mail twotimothy17@yahoo.com.

The Shibles Family Reunion will be held Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16-17, at the Odd Fellows Lodge at the intersection of Route 90 and U.S. Route 1 in Warren.

Activities will include visits to locations in Thomaston, Warren and Pemaquid that are burial sites and former homes of ancestors. Recreational activities, genealogical displays, food and the opportunity to renew old friendships and begin new ones will be available.

Family members across the country have been invited. Those who wish may visit the Shibles Farm in Knox on Aug. 18, and the Shibles Cottage in Belgrade on Aug. 19. Registration and directions will be available at the reunion.

For information, contact Foster Shibles, 633-6287, or Mura Knights, 437-9230.

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