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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine|Maine ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine|Maine ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maine_Church_Records|Church Records]]'' | ||
Church baptism, marriage, and burial records are a major source of information about people from [[Maine|Maine]]. | Church baptism, marriage, and burial records are a major source of information about people from [[Maine|Maine]]. | ||
Before 1829, a few churches kept birth and death records, but most kept marriage records. For this time period there are almost no Methodist records and few Episcopal records. You may find some records by writing to the church in a town. Records for the Congregational Church and Society of Friends (Quakers) are in the Maine Historical Society. | Before 1829, a few churches kept birth and death records, but most kept marriage records. For this time period there are almost no Methodist records and few Episcopal records. You may find some records by writing to the church in a town. Records for the Congregational Church and Society of Friends (Quakers) are in the [[Maine Historical Society|Maine Historical Society]]. | ||
Before 1900 the largest religious groups in Maine were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist Episcopal churches. The Family History Library has some published and microfilmed church records for these groups. | Before 1900 the largest religious groups in [[Maine|Maine]] were the [[Congregational_Church_in_the_United_States|Congregational]], [[Baptist_Church_in_the_United_States|Baptist]], [[Roman_Catholic_Church_in_the_United_States|Roman Catholic]], and [[Methodist_Church_in_the_United_States|Methodist Episcopal]] churches.{{cn}} | ||
The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] has some published and microfilmed church records for these groups. | |||
A helpful list of churches existing in 1940 is: | A helpful list of churches existing in 1940 is: | ||
Historical Records Survey (Maine). ''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Maine''. Portland: Maine Historical Records Survey Project, 1940. | *Historical Records Survey (Maine). ''Directory of Churches and Religious Organizations in Maine''. Portland: Maine Historical Records Survey Project, 1940. {{FHL|33078|item}} book 974.1 K24h; film 1035515 item 13. These records show locations of over 1,700 churches and religious organizations in Maine and give a brief history of the beginning of the various religions in Maine. | ||
Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. Many records of the Congregational and Society of Friends churches are at the Maine Historical Society. The following archives also have important collections of Maine church records: | Many denominations have collected their records into central repositories. Many records of the Congregational and Society of Friends churches are at the Maine Historical Society. The following archives also have important collections of Maine church records: | ||
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=== Roman Catholic === | === Roman Catholic === | ||
THE DROUIN COLLECTION: | |||
Drouin Collection 1621-1967 at [http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/?o_iid=35859&o_lid=35859 Ancestry.ca]. When searching these databases, be creative in the spellings as well as the various focuses in searching for an ancestor. The French language has many possible spellings for a name, as well as there are errors in the indexing. | Drouin Collection 1621-1967 at [http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/?o_iid=35859&o_lid=35859 Ancestry.ca]. When searching these databases, be creative in the spellings as well as the various focuses in searching for an ancestor. The French language has many possible spellings for a name, as well as there are errors in the indexing. | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
http://www.mainehistory.org/ | *http://www.mainehistory.org/ | ||
http://mmchurchrecords.netfirms.com/<br> | *http://mmchurchrecords.netfirms.com/<br> | ||
{{Maine | Maine}} | {{Maine | Maine}} | ||
[[Category:Maine|Church]] | [[Category:Maine|Church]] | ||