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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="Sk">[http://www.skidompha.org/genealogy.asp Genealogy:Find Your Roots] in ''Skidompha Public Library'' (accessed 6 April 2016).</ref> [mailto:skid@msln.net skid@msln.net] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Sk" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Sk" /> | ||
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:Skidompha Public Library<br>Lincoln County Genealogy and History Center<br>184 Main Street (PO Box 70)<br>Damariscotta, Maine 04543<br><br> | :Skidompha Public Library<br>Lincoln County Genealogy and History Center<br>184 Main Street (PO Box 70)<br>Damariscotta, Maine 04543<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Sk" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="Sk" /> 207-563-5513<br> | ||
'''Hours:'''<ref name="Home">[http://www.skidompha.org/ Skidompha Public Library | '''Hours:'''<ref name="Home">[http://www.skidompha.org/index.asp Home] in ''Skidompha Public Library'' (accessed 6 April 2016).</ref> Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9 - 5; Thursday 9 - 7; Saturday 9 - 1; Closed Sundays and Mondays. <br> | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' {''Optional''} <br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http://www.skidompha.org/genealogy/ | *[http://www.skidompha.org/genealogy/ Genealogy:Find Your Roots] holdings, services, cemetery records, local ships and shipbuilding, maps, periodicals, scrapbooks, vertical files, and volumes.''<br> | ||
*[http://ursus2.ursus.maine.edu/ MINERVA Library Catalog] online. Search by keyword, title, journal title, author, subject, or number.<br> | *[http://ursus2.ursus.maine.edu/ MINERVA Library Catalog] online. Search by keyword, title, journal title, author, subject, or number.<br> | ||
*Repository database. <br> | *Repository database. <br> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
Their genealogy and local history collection is outstanding.<ref name="DB53">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 53. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{ | Their genealogy and local history collection is outstanding.<ref name="DB53">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 53. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> It is strongest for Lincoln County, but also includes other areas of Maine, New England, US, Canada, and other countries. They have cemetery records, local ships and shipbuilding, maps, periodicals, scrapbooks, vertical files, some Lincoln County vital records, the Maine 1790 Census, town histories, 257 family histories/genealogies, military records from the Revolutionary War and Civil War, local history researchers' notes, and local history newspaper clippings. The library computers can be used to access Ancestry.com.<ref name="Sk" /> | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
{'' '''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.''} | {'' '''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. | If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following. | ||
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*Public Libraries | *Public Libraries | ||
*Museums and heritage societies | *Museums and heritage societies | ||
*[[Rockland Maine | *[[Rockland Maine Family History Center]] has [[Family History Center Portal|premium online services]] for free and offers research guidance.<ref>[[Introduction to Family History Centers]] in ''Family History Research Wiki'' (accessed 6 April 2016).</ref> | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin] | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin] | ||
*State Vital Records Office | *State Vital Records Office | ||
Revision as of 18:07, 1 August 2020
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 Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] skid@msln.net Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 207-563-5513 Hours:[2] Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9 - 5; Thursday 9 - 7; Saturday 9 - 1; Closed Sundays and Mondays. Directions, maps, and public transportation: {Optional} Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]Their genealogy and local history collection is outstanding.[3] It is strongest for Lincoln County, but also includes other areas of Maine, New England, US, Canada, and other countries. They have cemetery records, local ships and shipbuilding, maps, periodicals, scrapbooks, vertical files, some Lincoln County vital records, the Maine 1790 Census, town histories, 257 family histories/genealogies, military records from the Revolutionary War and Civil War, local history researchers' notes, and local history newspaper clippings. The library computers can be used to access Ancestry.com.[1] 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 Skidompha Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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