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==Online Resources==


== History ==
*'''1893''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-73024/maine-state-directory-and-gazetteer-1893?s=275764761 Maine State Directory And Gazetteer, 1893] at MyHeritage — images($)
*'''1902''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62344/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1902?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1902] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1916''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62345/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1916-part-1?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1916, Part 1] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62346/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-1?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 1] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62347/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-2?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 2] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62348/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-3?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 3] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8774 Maine City Directories]
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/me.htm US City Directories Maine]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/me Maine Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
 
==History==


Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Maine.  
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Maine.  


== Resources for Maine Directories ==
==Resources for Maine Directories==


=== Libraries and Archives ===
===Libraries and Archives===


The New England Historic Genealogical Society has an extensive collection of directories.  
The New England Historic Genealogical Society has an extensive collection of directories.  


=== Directories Online ===
===Directories Online===


Ancestry.com ($) has Maine directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.  
Ancestry.com ($) has Maine directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.  


=== The Family History Library ===
===The FamilySearch Library===
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Maine including:
 
'''Portland'''
 
1823 to 1934 (On 29 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|538612|title-id|disp=films starting at 1377315; on 41 fiche 6044325-39}}.)
 
1940, 1942, 1952, etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22974.191%2FP2%20E4d*%22 974.191/P2 E4d]


The Family History Library has the following directories for Portland from 1823 to 1934:  
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


''Portland (Maine) City Directories''. Woodridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, 1980-1984. (On 29 Family History Library {{FHL|538612|title-id|disp=films starting at 1377315; on 41 fiche 6044325-39}}.)
::MAINE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


== Web Sites  ==
==Websites==


*[http://www.americanancestors.org/ American Ancestors]  
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/ American Ancestors]
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/me.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/me.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


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