Maine Genealogy & LDS Family History Centers
Many Maine residents remain in their state throughout their lives, making it that much easier for these folks to trace their family roots. However, even Maine residents need the right resources for their research, and that is where Maine family history centers can be an invaluable starting point. These research facilities are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City; the largest genealogy library in the world. Centers offer ample resources for discovering your family roots, from microfiche and print publications to the latest in computer sourcing. Although these centers are run by the Maine LDS Churches, they are available to the general public free of charge.
If you have any questions or comments about family history centers, please send a message to [email protected].
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / Bangor Family History Center
639 Grandview Ave
Bangor, Maine 04401
(207) 942-7677
Tues, Wed, Thurs 10-3 & 5:30-7:30
Saturday 10am-2pm
Caribou Maine Family History Center
67 Paris Snow Ave
Caribou, Maine 04736
(207) 492-4381
Thursdays 6-9 pm; Saturdays 10- 2pm; and by appointment
Notes:New England, French,
Acadian and Canadian on-site sources
Farmington Maine Family History Center
Perham Heights
Farmington, Maine 04938
(207) 778-4038
Tues. 9am-9pm,Wed.9am-5pm & 6pm-8:30pm,Thurs. 9am-5pm,Sat. 10am-2pm
FHC
Skeetfield Rd
Oxford, Maine 04270
(207) 743-8125
Wed:11-2p; Thurs & Saturday 11-2pm & 6:30-8:30
Maine Genealogy Resources
Maine's repositories for Native American, Shaker, and French Canadian resources are numerous. The renown Lake Shaker Village library is open to the public for family research. For Acadian ancestors from the Maritime provinces of Canada and along the 70 mile stretch along the St. John River, that runs between USA and Canada, the researcher may wish to review the Acadian Archives Special Collections held at the University of Maine, Fort Kent.
The Maine State Library also includes neighboring states, French- Canada, Quebec Province, and Maritimes research materials. Microfilmed historical newspapers from as early as 1795 may also be found at the State Library.
Another popular repository of genealogical interest is the Maine State Archives. Its Genealogy page offers links to online databases of selected vital records and indices to resources of interest for the family researcher. This includes text files of historical marriages from 1892 to 1996.
Maine State Library
64 State House Station (for correspondence)
230 State Street, (official street address)
Augusta, ME 04333-0064
(207) 287-5600
Website
Acadian Archives/Archives Acadienne
University of Maine at Fort Kent, 23 University Drive
Fort Kent, ME 04743
(207) 834-7535
Website
Maine State Archives
84 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0084
(207) 287-5790
Website
Main Historical Society
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
707 Shaker Road
New Gloucester, ME 04260
(207) 926-4597
Website
Maine Genealogy Websites
Maine Marriage Database - Search Form 1892-1922
Native American Research - Maine
State Formation Map 1652-1913 - Tool for researchers to see county border changes.
The Upper St. John River Valley
Black Bangor: African Americans in a Maine Community, 1880-1950, by Maureen Elgersman Lee
Maine Record Collections
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