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If your ancestor appeared in the index, there are two options: | If your ancestor appeared in the index, there are two options: | ||
*FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information contained a GS microfilm number you can | *FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information contained a GS microfilm number you can view the microfilm at the Family History Library or some [https://familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Centers]. | ||
*Individual Town Clerks - If there is no GS microfilm number available, or if you cannot gain access to the microfilm, you may contact the [http://www.maine.gov/portal/about_me/vital_records.html town clerk office] where your ancestor was born and order a copy of the birth record. | *Individual Town Clerks - If there is no GS microfilm number available, or if you cannot gain access to the microfilm, you may contact the [http://www.maine.gov/portal/about_me/vital_records.html town clerk office] where your ancestor was born and order a copy of the birth record. | ||
<center>[[How to Find Maine Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center> | <center>[[How to Find Maine Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center> | ||
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If your ancestor appeared in the index, there are two options: | If your ancestor appeared in the index, there are two options: | ||
*FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information contained a GS microfilm number you can | *FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information contained a GS microfilm number you can view the microfilm at the Family History Library or some [https://familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Centers]. <br> | ||
*Maine State Archives - If there is no GS microfilm number available, or if you cannot gain access to the microfilm, you may contact the [http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/about/index.html state archives] and order a copy of the birth record. | *Maine State Archives - If there is no GS microfilm number available, or if you cannot gain access to the microfilm, you may contact the [http://www.maine.gov/sos/arc/about/index.html state archives] and order a copy of the birth record. | ||
<center>[[How to Find Maine Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center> | <center>[[How to Find Maine Birth Records#Next_Step:_When_did_the_birth_occur.3F|Return to top: Choose another birth year]]</center> | ||