Maine State Archives: Difference between revisions

Maine State Archives (view source)

Revision as of 05:44, 3 March 2013

514 bytes added , 3 March 2013

t

VisualWikitext

DiltsGD

73,385

edits

@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 === 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 Maine State Archives (MSA) collection includes town meeting minutes, births, marriages, and deaths from 1630 to 1955. When Maine requested a copy of their pre-1892 records, only [http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/vrtowns.html 80 towns] originally responded. About half the pre-1892 records have been indexed. MSA also have federal censuses 1790-1930, a 1837 state census, and land deeds 1794-1940, photos, maps, and town history information. Court records include dockets, records, and casefiles. MSA military records include the Maine militia, Revolutionary War (1775-1883) and later pensions and bounty land, War of 1812, Aroostook War of 1839, Mexican War 1846-1848, Civil War 1861-1864, and Spanish American War 1898.<ref>"[http://www.state.me.us/sos/arc/research/index.html Researchers]" in ''Maine State Archives'' (accessed 2 March 2013).</ref> The MSA maintains a list of private [http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/research/genielist.html researchers for hire] who are familiar with their collection.
 === Tips  ===