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United States Maine Penobscot Archives and Libraries Bangor Public Library

Bangor Public Library

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Website: http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/

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]
Regular Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 10am - 8pm
Friday and Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: CLOSED

Summer hours begin Saturday, June 11, 2016
Regular hours return Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Summer Hours:

Monday - Thursday: 10am - 7pm
Friday: 10am - 5pm
Saturday and Sunday: CLOSED

2016 Holidays and Closings:

Friday, January 1, 2016 - New Year's Day
Monday, January 18, 2016 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, February 15, 2016 - President's Day
Monday, April 18, 2016 - Patriot's Day
Monday, May 30, 2016 - Memorial Day
Monday, July 4, 2016 - Independence Day
Monday, September 5, 2016 - Labor Day
Monday, October 10, 2016 - Columbus Day
Friday, November 11, 2016 - Veteran's Day
Thursday, November 24, 2016 - Thanksgiving Day
Closing at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 24, 2016 - Christmas Eve
Monday, December 26, 2015 - Christmas Day (Sun., Dec. 25)
Closing at 5:00 pm on Saturday, December 31, 2016 - New Year's Eve

Directions:^[2]

Internet sites and databases:

Genealogy including genealogy databases (Ancestry and HeritageQuest), Bangor genealogy, genealogy links (cemetery links, SSDI, special collections, genealogy requests.
Local History, the Bangor Room, and Special Collections list of local history sources in the room.
URSUS Libraries Catalog online.
Search by keyword, title, journal title, author, subject, or number. Also available in WorldCat.
Databases contains full text journal, newspaper, encyclopedia articles, and other resources.
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[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Genealogical and historical references for Bangor, the Penobscot Valley, the state of Maine, and the entire region of New England.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.^[1] They also provide free access to Ancestry Library and HeritageQuest Online.

Tips[edit | edit source]

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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.^[3]
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]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Local History, the Bangor Room, and Special Collections in Bangor Public Library (accessed 6 April 2016)..
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named S1
↑ Introduction to LDS Family History Centers in Family History Research Wiki (accessed 6 April 2016).

[LH-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Local History, the Bangor Room, and Special Collections in Bangor Public Library (accessed 6 April 2016)..

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[3] Introduction to LDS Family History Centers in Family History Research Wiki (accessed 6 April 2016).

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 '''Internet sites and databases:''' <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/reference_department/genealogy.html Genealogy] including genealogy databases (Ancestry and HeritageQuest), Bangor genealogy, genealogy links (cemetery links, SSDI, special collections, genealogy requests.
-*[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>
+*[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.
-*Repository database. <br>
+*[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]].
-*other(s).<br>
+*[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  ==