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University of Maine Folger Library

United States Maine  Penobscot  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: Ask a Librarian form

Address:


 * 5729 Fogler Library University of Maine Orono, ME 04469-5729

Telephone: 207-581-1661 Fax:'  207-581-1653

Hours: Library hours

Directions, maps, and public transportation: {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:


 * Raymond H. Fogler Library University of Maine, services, research, about, digital commons, How do I . . ., borrowing, Ask a Librarian, hours, search, renew, what's new, contact, ....................
 * URSUS Libraries Catalog online. Search by keyword, title, journal title, author, subject, or number. Also available in WorldCat.
 * Repository database.
 * other(s).

Collection Description
Their genealogy and local history collection is outstanding. It is strongest for Lincoln County, but also includes other areas of Maine, New England, US, Canada, and other countries. They have cemetery records, local ships and shipbuilding, maps, periodicals, scrapbooks, vertical files, some Lincoln County vital records, the Maine 1790 Census, town histories, 257 family histories/genealogies, military records from the Revolutionary War and Civil War, local history researchers' notes, and local history newspaper clippings. The library computers can be used to access Ancestry.com.

Tips
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Guides
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Alternate Repositories
{'' List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the , a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections


 * Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}
 * such as: NARA I
 * NARA II
 * National Archives at _____
 * State Archives
 * State Library
 * State Library

Similar Collections


 * National Personnel Records Center
 * LC
 * FHL
 * LC
 * FHL

Neighboring Collections


 * County Vital Records Office
 * City Vital Records Office
 * County Archives
 * County Orphan's Court
 * County Probate Court
 * County Recorder
 * County Coroner
 * U.S. District Court
 * County and local historical societies
 * County and local genealogical societies
 * Public Libraries
 * Museums and heritage societies
 * Rockland Maine Family History Center has premium online services for free, offers research suggestions, and can order microfilms from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
 * Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
 * State Vital Records Office
 * State Historical Society
 * State Genealogical Society
 * University Libraries
 * Church archives
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]
 * Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]