Historical Society Resources

Monson Historical Society

History and Geneological Resources

• Monson Census Records - The Monson Census records have been transcribed from 1850 to 1940 with all census information included 

  • this collection is extensive

  • also included is a 1850-1940 Every Name Index in excel indicating the year and line # in the census; this Index can be downloaded below

• Nelson Collection - A collection of Monson related news clippings from the 30's to present assembled by Mary Nelson, a copy of which was donated to MHS.  This collection is in chronological order and is now indexed; Index can be downloaded below.

• Monson Academy Yearbooks (The Pharetra) - All years are available 

• Maine Register - A copy of all Maine Register pages pertaining to Monson

• Sprague's Journal of Maine History (on loan from Estella and Wayne Bennett) 

  •    John Francis Sprague lived in Monson and published a Journal of Maine History 

  •    from 1913 to 1926 ; MHS has a copy of it available on CD

• Photographs - An extensive collection of photographs from Monson's past

• Early News clippings from the Piscataquis Observer - In albums organized chronologically

• Monson voting lists from the mid to late 1800's 

• History of Monson Academy published in 1997

• Family Histories - Family histories are available for some Monson families -  these family file contain varying amounts of family history and we are very interested in collecting more detail - contact us about adding more files or adding your name to our family history files.