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== '''Births between 1892 and 1922''' == | == '''Births between 1892 and 1922''' == | ||
The state of Maine began recording births in 1892. All birth certificates from 1892 to 1922 are held at the Maine State Archives.<br> | The state of Maine began recording births in 1892. All birth certificates from 1892 to 1922 are held at the Maine State Archives.<br> | ||
==== '''STEP ONE: Find Birth Information''' ==== | ==== '''STEP ONE: Find Birth Information''' ==== | ||
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| ''Try 1st:'' | | ''Try 1st:'' | ||
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| {{RecordSearch|1674856|1739-1900 - At FamilySearch.org}} | | {{RecordSearch|1674856|1739-1900 - At FamilySearch.org}} | ||
| '''Free;''' index to birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. | | '''Free;''' index to birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. | ||
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| align="left" colspan="3" | '''Ancestry database: Includes Index Only''' | | align="left" colspan="3" | '''Ancestry database: Includes Index Only''' | ||
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| align="left" colspan="2" | ''Choose one of the following:'' | | align="left" colspan="2" | ''Choose one of the following:'' | ||
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| '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center] | | '''Free at FamilySearch Centers and Libraries;''' [https://www.familysearch.org/locations Find your local FamilySearch Center] | ||
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| width="25%" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1960 1621-1922 - use your own Ancestry subscription] | | width="25%" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1960 1621-1922 - use your own Ancestry subscription] | ||
| '''$,''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1960 To obtain a subscription to Ancestry]; Ancestry is often available for free through your local public library | | '''$,''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1960 To obtain a subscription to Ancestry]; Ancestry is often available for free through your local public library | ||
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| align="left" colspan="2" | '''No death record for your ancestor?''' | | align="left" colspan="2" | '''No death record for your ancestor?''' | ||
| [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|Other records with death information]] | | [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|Other records with death information]] | ||
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==== '''Obtain the Birth Certificate''' ==== | ==== '''Obtain the Birth Certificate''' ==== | ||
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