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== Contact Information  ==
=== Contact Information  ===
'''Bangor Public Library'''<br>
 
'''Address:'''<br>
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="LH">[http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/LocalHistory/index_specialcollections.html Local History, the Bangor Room, and Special Collections] in ''Bangor Public Library'' (accessed 6 April 2016)..</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:info@bangorpubliclibrary.org info@bangorpubliclibrary.org] <br>  
:Bangor Public Library<br>Bangor Room<br>
 
:145 Harlow Street<br>
'''Address:'''<ref name="LH" />  
:Bangor, ME 04401 <br>
 
<br>
:Bangor Public Library<br>Bangor Room<br>145 Harlow Street<br>Bangor, ME 04401 <br><br>
'''Telephone:''' <br>
 
*207-947-8336<br>
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="LH" /> &nbsp;207-947-8336<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;207-945-6694<br>  
<br>
 
'''Fax:''' <br>
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>  
*207-945-6694<br>  
 
<br>
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  
'''Email:'''<br>
 
*[mailto:info@bangorpubliclibrary.org info@bangorpubliclibrary.org] <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
<br>
 
'''Website:'''<br>
*[http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/LocalHistory/index_specialcollections.html Local History, the Bangor Room, and Special Collections] list of local history sources in the room.''<br>  
*[http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/ Library Website]
*[http://ursus.maine.edu/search~S8/ URSUS Libraries Catalog] online. {{WC}}Search by keyword, title, journal title, author, subject, or number. Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].<br>  
*[https://bangorpubliclibrary.org/genealogy-local-history-2/ Local History, the Bangor Room, and Special Collections]<br>
*Repository database. <br>  
<br>
*other(s).<br>
'''Hours and holidays:'''<br>
Regular Hours:
*Monday - Thursday: 10am - 8pm
*Friday and Saturday:  10am - 5pm
*Sunday:  CLOSED


<br>
=== Collection Description ===
Summer Hours:
*Monday - Thursday: 10am - 7pm
*Friday:  10am - 5pm
*Saturday and Sunday:  CLOSED
<br><br>
'''Directions:'''<br>
*[https://www.google.com/maps/place/145+Harlow+St,+Bangor,+ME+04401/@44.804341,-68.771667,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x4cae4b4f9d2ee33f:0x63d53abeee1f3c46!8m2!3d44.8044323!4d-68.7715852?hl=en Directions via Google Maps]<br>
<br>
'''Online Resources:''' <br>


*[http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/reference_department/genealogy.html Genealogy] including genealogy databases (Ancestry and HeritageQuest), Bangor genealogy, genealogy links (cemetery links, SSDI, special collections, genealogy requests.
Genealogical and historical references for Bangor, the Penobscot Valley, the state of Maine, and the entire region of New England. They have censuses, Maine Register town histories, the ''Bangor Daily News'' Index, county histories, family records and research, genealogy handbooks, Bangor city directories, military histories, passenger lists, and scanned photos.<ref>[http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/LocalHistory/index_specialcollections.html Local History, the Bangor Room, and Special Collections] in ''Bangor Public Library'' (accessed 5 April 2016).</ref> They also provide free access to Ancestry Library and HeritageQuest Online.
*[http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/LocalHistory/index_specialcollections.html Local History, the Bangor Room, and Special Collections] list of local history sources in the room.
*[http://ursus.maine.edu/search~S8/ URSUS Libraries Catalog] online. Search by keyword, title, journal title, author, subject, or number. Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].
*[http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/reference_department/databasesnew.html Databases] contains full text journal, newspaper, encyclopedia articles, and other resources.
*[http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ Bangor Community: Digital Commons] is the place to share with the community and the world everything from historic theater programs, meeting minutes, old scrapbooks and yearbooks to current online journals, local government studies, newsletters and more.


== Collection Description ==
=== Tips ===


Genealogical and historical references for Bangor, the Penobscot Valley, the state of Maine, and the entire region of New England. They have censuses, Maine Register town histories, the ''Bangor Daily News'' Index, county histories, family records and research, genealogy handbooks, Bangor city directories, military histories, passenger lists, and scanned photos. They also provide free access to ''Ancestry Library'' and ''HeritageQuest Online''.
{Optional}


=== Guides  ===


{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
{''&nbsp;'''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>
*<br>
*''such as:'' NARA I
*NARA II
*National Archives at _____
*State Archives
*State Library
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
*<br>
*<br>
*National Personnel Records Center
*LC
*FHL
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
*<br>
*County Vital Records Office
*City Vital Records Office
*County Archives
*County Orphan's Court
*County Probate Court
*County Recorder
*County Coroner
*U.S. District Court
*County and local historical societies
*County and local genealogical societies
*Public Libraries
*Museums and heritage societies
*[[Bangor Maine Family History Center]] has [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for free, offers research suggestions, and can order microfilms from the [[Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City.<ref>[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 6 April 2016).</ref>
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
*State Vital Records Office
*State Historical Society
*State Genealogical Society
*University Libraries
*Church archives
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [SC], [TN], and [VA]
{{Wikipedia|Bangor Public Library}}
=== Sources  ===


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Revision as of 05:51, 6 April 2016

To Do: Finish filling-in all the blanks starting with Hours and Holidays section.

United States go to Maine go to Penobscot Gotoarrow.png Archives and Libraries go to Bangor Public Library

Bangor Public Library
Bangor, ME Public Library IMG 2083.JPG

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  info@bangorpubliclibrary.org

Address:[1]

Bangor Public Library
Bangor Room
145 Harlow Street
Bangor, ME 04401

Telephone:[1]  207-947-8336
Fax:  207-945-6694

Hours and holidays:[2]  Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

Directions, maps, and public transportation:[2]  {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:

Search by keyword, title, journal title, author, subject, or number. Also available in WorldCat.

  • Repository database.
  • other(s).

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Genealogical and historical references for Bangor, the Penobscot Valley, the state of Maine, and the entire region of New England. They have censuses, Maine Register town histories, the Bangor Daily News Index, county histories, family records and research, genealogy handbooks, Bangor city directories, military histories, passenger lists, and scanned photos.[3] They also provide free access to Ancestry Library and HeritageQuest Online.

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Bangor Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

  • such as: NARA I
  • NARA II
  • National Archives at _____
  • State Archives
  • State Library

Similar Collections



  • National Personnel Records Center
  • LC
  • FHL

Neighboring Collections


  • County Vital Records Office
  • City Vital Records Office
  • County Archives
  • County Orphan's Court
  • County Probate Court
  • County Recorder
  • County Coroner
  • U.S. District Court
  • County and local historical societies
  • County and local genealogical societies
  • Public Libraries
  • Museums and heritage societies
  • Bangor Maine Family History Center has premium online services for free, offers research suggestions, and can order microfilms from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.[4]
  • Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
  • State Vital Records Office
  • State Historical Society
  • State Genealogical Society
  • University Libraries
  • Church archives
  • Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]
 Wikipedia has more about this subject: Bangor Public Library

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Local History, the Bangor Room, and Special Collections in Bangor Public Library (accessed 6 April 2016)..
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named S1
  3. ↑ Local History, the Bangor Room, and Special Collections in Bangor Public Library (accessed 5 April 2016).
  4. ↑ Introduction to LDS Family History Centers in Family History Research Wiki (accessed 6 April 2016).
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