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The Maine Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Maine. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Maine Research Strategies[edit | edit source]

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Maine

Maine Research Tips[edit | edit source]

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Maine.

Birth information: Statewide registration of births began in 1892. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Statewide registration of deaths began in 1892. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Maine death records.
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Maine Record Finder[edit | edit source]

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Maine Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Maine Research[edit | edit source]

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Maine Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Maine Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Maine, including research at the county level, visit the Maine page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Maine record collections at FamilySearch.
Ralph J. Crandall. ed. Genealogical Research in New England. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FHL 974 D27gr

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 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
+=== Maine Record Finder  ===
-This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Maine Record Finder]].'''
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 Birth information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Maine Church Records|Church records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Maine Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Maine Bible Records|Bible records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Maine Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Maine Bible Records|Bible records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Maine Church Records|Church records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Maine Probate Records|Probate records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Maine Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Death information
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Death Records|Death Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Maine Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Maine Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Maine Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Maine Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Parents
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Maine Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Maine Church Records|Church records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Maine Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[Maine, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Maiden name
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Maine Probate Records|Probate records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Maine Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Maine Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Immigration date
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Maine Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Maine Census|Census]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Maine Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[Maine History|History]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Naturalization
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Maine Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Maine Court Records|Court Records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Maine Voting Records|Voting Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Maine Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Maine Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Physical description
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Maine Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+*[[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Maine Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[Maine History|History]]
 |}
-=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
+=== Further Maine Research  ===
-*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Maine Record Finder]].'''
-*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For online record collections, go to [[Maine Online Genealogy Records|'''Maine Online Genealogy Records.''']]
-*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*For more research on Maine, including research at the county level, visit the [[Maine, United States Genealogy|'''Maine''']] page on the Research Wiki.
 *Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/16?region=United%20States%20of%20America Maine record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
 *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/216515 Ralph J. Crandall. ed. Genealogical Research in New England.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. FHL 974 D27gr]