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'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Home">"[http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/ Home]" in ''Maine State Archives'' (accessed 1 March 2013).</ref> Monday-Friday 8:00 to 4:00 (except [http://www.maine.gov/bhr/employee_center/holiday.htm legal holidays]) <br> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Home">"[http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/ Home]" in ''Maine State Archives'' (accessed 1 March 2013).</ref> Monday-Friday 8:00 to 4:00 (except [http://www.maine.gov/bhr/employee_center/holiday.htm legal holidays]) <br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
The MSA collection includes town meeting minutes, births, marriages, and deaths from 1630 to 1922. About half the pre-1892 records have been indexed. They also have federal censuses 1790-1930, a 1837 state census, deeds 1794-1940, court and military records.<ref>"[http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/research/index.html Researchers]" in ''Maine State Archives'' (accessed 2 March 2013).</ref> MSA also has a list of private [http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/genielist.html researchers for hire]. | The MSA collection includes town meeting minutes, births, marriages, and deaths from 1630 to 1922. About half the pre-1892 records have been indexed. They also have federal censuses 1790-1930, a 1837 state census, deeds 1794-1940, court and military records.<ref>"[http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/research/index.html Researchers]" in ''Maine State Archives'' (accessed 2 March 2013).</ref> MSA also has a list of private [http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/genielist.html researchers for hire]. | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
Before a visit, save time by printing and completing a [http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/forms/Register.pdf Research Room Privileges Application] (PDF, 78 KB). | Before a visit, save time by printing and completing a [http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/forms/Register.pdf Research Room Privileges Application] (PDF, 78 KB). | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
* | *town clerks | ||
*<br> | *New England Historic Genealogical Society<br> | ||
*National Archives Northeast Region<br> | |||
*Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah<br> | |||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
* | *Maine Vital Records | ||
* | *The Library , University of Maine at Presque Isle | ||
*Fogler Library , University of Maine, Orono | |||
*Penobscot Marine Museum , Searsport | |||
*Maine Historical Society, Portland | |||
*Portland Public Library, Portland | |||
*Springvale Public Library, Springvale Village, Sanford | |||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*<br> | *Maine State Library, Augusta<br> | ||
*Maine State Museum, Augusta<br> | |||
*registrar of deeds | |||
*registrar of probate | |||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||