Maine Archives and Libraries

United States Maine  Maine Archives and Libraries

The following archives and libraries have collections or services helpful to researchers. One point to remember is that Maine was part of Massachusetts until 1819, and so some records in Massachusetts have information about people living in Maine before that date.

Archives

 * Maine State Archives State House Station 84 Augusta, ME 04333-0084 Telephone: 207-287-5795 Fax: 207-289-5739


 * A wiki article describing this collection is found at Maine State Archive Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records)


 * National Archives Northeast Region (Boston) 380 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02154 Telephone: 617-647-8100 Fax: 617-647-8460


 * National Archives—Northeast Region (Pittsfield) 10 Conte Drive Pittsfield, MA 01201-8230 Telephone: 413-236-3600 Fax: 413-236-3609

Maine Digital Collections
has statewide online database links which may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.

Libraries

 * Bangor Public Library 145 Harlow Street Bangor, ME 04401 Telephone: 207-947-8336 Fax 207-945-6694


 * University of Maine at Orono Raymond H. Fogler Library, Special Collections P.O. Box 5729 Orono, ME 04469-5729 Telephone: 207-581-1686 Fax: 207-581-1653

Reference Book
Public Record Repositories in Maine. 1976. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives, 1976. ; ;

Web Sites

 * D'Addezio - Maine Societies


 * GeneaSearch - Maine Genealogical and Historical Societies


 * Usgennet.org - on-line Historical and Genealogical Societies of Maine

A wiiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Maine State Archive Collections (FamilySearch Historical Records)