Skidompha Public Library

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United States

Maine

Lincoln County

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Skidompha Public Library

Skidompha Public Library Contact Information E-mail:  skid@msln.net Address: Skidompha Public Library Lincoln County Genealogy and History Center 184 Main Street (PO Box 70) Damariscotta, Maine 04543 Telephone:  207-563-5513 Hours:  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: Skidompha History and Genealogy Center holdings, services, cemetery records, local ships and shipbuilding, maps, periodicals, scrapbooks, vertical files, and volumes. MINERVA Library Catalog online. Search by keyword, title, journal title, author, subject, or number. Repository database. other(s). Collection Description Their genealogy and local history collection is outstanding. 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. Tips {Optional} Guides {Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } 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.} 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 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 Rockland Maine FamilySearch Center has premium online services for free and offers research guidance. 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] Sources

National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)