Welcome to Bramble and Brush!

Whether you’ve found this site while wandering the internet for information about Maine families, or because you’re specifically looking for help in researching your family tree, I’m glad you made it and hope I can be of service!

Many people come to genealogy with only knowing information from the past three generations – up until their great-grandparents. Past that, stories are what they remember. Stories of “Native princesses,” war heroes, family adventurers, and “old American stock.”

But is there truth behind these stories? Are there other, more glamorous family members? There’s a wonderful saying by Laurence Overmire:

History remembers only the celebrated, genealogy remembers them all. 

Here at Bramble and Brush, I’ll help you weed through the facts to find which stories have substance, but also the stories that may be overlooked.


Your Ancestors deserve to have their stories told, and you deserve to know them, as each Ancestor’s story is a prelude to your own.

With Bramble and Brush you won’t only get names, dates, and places, but you’ll also get the historical context behind you ancestors choices and the hardships that they may have faced.

Visit the genealogical services page to see what options there are for help trying to answer your family history questions. With each request I spend at least a half hour exploring how likely the topic is for me to work. You will receive an honest answer about how useful my services may be to you.

Want to research the home your grandparents grew up in? What about the piece of real estate here in Maine that you’re looking to purchase? Check out my research services regarding historic buildings and land records.

Having a difficult time finding that one burial plot? Concerned about the condition of a stone you saw on Findagrave? Let me be your boots on the ground! Head on over to the stone hunting and cleaning page and see if I can help.