Maine Research Guide Digital Download

You'll love this if:

• You're getting started tracing your ancestors in Maine
• You want new ideas and resources to get past a Maine brick wall
• Your genealogy search is focused mainly on Maine

Trace your Maine ancestors with the advice and resources in our State Research Guide! This four-page download includes:

• a how-to article detailing Maine's history and records, with helpful advice on tracking your family there
• the best websites, books and other resources for Maine research, handpicked by our editors and experts
• listings of key libraries, archives and organizations that hold the records you need
• timeline of key events in the state's history

Here's a sampling of the helpful tips you'll get in the Maine guide:

• Before European explorers arrived in what we now call Maine, American Indian tribes including the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot and Maliseet lived there.
• Despite its early statehood, Maine didn't require statewide vital records until 1892. Some towns, however, had been recording births, marriages and deaths since the 18th century.
• Some Maine land was granted to Revolutionary War and War of 1812 veterans. Find records at the Maine state archives.

Plus, each guide contains active web links for one-click access to every recommended online resource. You can view this PDF on your computer and print pages for reference.