How to Find Maine Birth Records: Difference between revisions

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| '''Free;''' index to birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and some FamilySearch Centers.
| '''Free;''' index to birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the FamilySearch Library and some FamilySearch Centers.
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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 view the microfilm at the Family History Library or some [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers].
*FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information contained a GS microfilm number you can view the microfilm at the FamilySearch Library or some [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/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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| {{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 some FamilySearch Centers.
| '''Free;''' index to birth, baptism and christening records. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the FamilySearch Library and some FamilySearch Centers.
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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 view the microfilm at the Family History Library or some [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]. <br>  
*FamilySearch.org - If the indexed information contained a GS microfilm number you can view the microfilm at the FamilySearch Library or some [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/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>