Getting Started on Your Family Tree
What to Do?
If you can’t get to the Maine State Archives for genealogical research during regular business hours . . .
Visit the Maine State Library in the other wing of the Cultural Building. They have a great amount of published material such as family and town histories, cemetery records and much more.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) have microfilmed most of Maine town records of birth, marriage and death from befor 1892. They have research facilities throughout the world where these records can be obtained. The closest is located at 4 Hasson in Farmingdale, Maine (207-582-1827).
Call, write or visit the town or city clerks’ offices holding vital records you need.
Records of birth, marriage and death from 1892 to the present can be obtained from the Office of Vital Statistics in the Department of Human Services at 220 Capitol Street, 11 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333. Telephone 287-3771.
Catholic records of baptism, marriage and death can often be found at the local parishes.
Call, write or visit County Registries of Deeds and/or Probate for records of land transactions, wills, adoptions, etc.
Use the Internet from home, your local or regional library, or the Maine State Library to access:
⇨ selected Maine State Archives genealogical resources
⇨ selected Maine court records
⇨ Maine genealogical resources using various search services
For pre-1892 non-certified copies of a specific record of birth, marriage or death, call (207-287-5795), write (84 State House Station, Augusta 04333) or e-mail (maine.archives@) the Archives. Send $10.00 for a single non-certified copy. This fee includes our search charge and is not refundable.
The regional office of the National Archives (380 Trapelo Road, Waltham, Massachusetts 02452; 866-406-2379) has material useful to the genealogist, such as census listings.
If you are just starting your family research:
⇨ plan your research by contacting relatives and others for family information they may have.
⇨ organize your research, learn strategies from publications, clubs and others who have done the same type of research.
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