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Maine Wiki Topics

Beginning Research

Record Types

Maine Background

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

Online Resources

1893 Maine State Directory And Gazetteer, 1893 at MyHeritage — images($)
1902 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1902 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
1916 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1916, Part 1 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
1918 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 1 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
1918 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 2 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
1918 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 3 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
Maine City Directories
US City Directories Maine
Maine Online Historical Directories - listed by county

History

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

Resources for Maine Directories

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 U.S. City Directories collection.

The FamilySearch Library

The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Maine including:

Portland

1823 to 1934 (On 29 FamilySearch Library films starting at 1377315; on 41 fiche 6044325-39.)

1940, 1942, 1952, etc. FS Library book 974.191/P2 E4d

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

MAINE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

MAINE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites

American Ancestors
US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

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-''[[Portal:United States of America|United States of America]] &gt; [[United States Directories|United States Directories]] &gt; Maine Directories''
+{{ME-sidebar}}
+{{breadcrumb
+| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
+| link2=[[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]]
+| link3=[[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]]
+| link4=
+| link5=[[Maine Directories|Directories]]
+}}
+==Online Resources==
-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:
+*'''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
-''Portland (Maine) City Directories''. Woodridge, Connecticut: Research Publications, 1980-1984. (On 29 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=538612&disp=Portland+%28Maine%29+city+directories++ films starting at 1377315; on 41 fiche 6044325-39].)
+==History==
-=== Web Sites  ===
+Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Maine.
-*[http://www.newenglandancestors.org/ New England Ancestors]
+==Resources for Maine Directories==
-[[Category:Maine]][[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]]
+===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'''
+to 1934 (On 29 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|538612|title-id|disp=films starting at 1377315; on 41 fiche 6044325-39}}.)
+, 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.
+{{Maine | Maine}} {{U.S. Directories}}
+[[Category:Maine, United States|Directories]]
+[[Category:United States Directories]]