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==Online Resources==


*'''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($)
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in [[Maine|Maine]]. The New England Historic Genealogical Society has an extensive collection of directories. The Family History Library has the following directories for Portland from 1823 to 1934:  
*'''1902''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62344/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1902?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1902] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''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==
''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}}.)


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


==Resources for Maine Directories==
*[http://www.americanancestors.org/ New England Ancestors]  
 
===Libraries and Archives===
 
The New England Historic Genealogical Society has an extensive collection of directories.
 
===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.
 
===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]
 
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
 
::MAINE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
 
==Websites==
 
*[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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Revision as of 15:54, 3 May 2011

United States of America > United States Directories > Maine Directories

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Maine. The New England Historic Genealogical Society has an extensive collection of directories. The Family History Library has the following directories for Portland from 1823 to 1934:

Portland (Maine) City Directories. Woodridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, 1980-1984. (On 29 Family History Library films starting at 1377315; on 41 fiche 6044325-39.)

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