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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
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

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

Maine Research Tips

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. To search the 1790, 1800, or 1810 census, substitute Massachusetts for Maine. Search U.S. Censuses.

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 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 (after 1906) 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 (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Maine Research

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. FS Library 974 D27gr

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 === Maine Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Maine<br>
-:[[Maine Online Genealogy Records|Maine Online Genealogy Records]]
+*[[Maine Online Genealogy Records|Maine Online Genealogy Records]]
-:[[How to Find Maine Birth Records|How to find Maine Birth Records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Birth Records|How to find Maine Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Maine Marriage Records|How to find Maine Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Marriage Records|How to find Maine Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Maine Death Records|How to find Maine Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Death Records|How to find Maine Death Records]]
 === Maine Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Maine.
+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 For United States Birth Information|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. [[How to Find United States Death Records|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. To search the 1790, 1800, or 1810 census, substitute Massachusetts for Maine.  [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
+=== 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 [[Maine Record Finder]].'''
+{| width="70%" border="1"
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
+| style="padding:10px"| '''2. Try these records first:'''
+| style="padding:10px"|'''3. Other useful records'''
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Birth information
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[How to Find Maine Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Maine Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Maine Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Maine Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Maine Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Maine Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Maine Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Maine Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Maine Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Maine Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Maine Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Maine Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Maine Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Maine Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Maine Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Census|Census]]
+*[[Maine Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Maine Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Maine, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Maine Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Maine Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Maine Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Maine Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Maine Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Maine Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Maine Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Maine History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Maine Census|Census]]
+*[[Maine Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Maine Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Maine Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Maine Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Maine Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Maine Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Maine Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Maine History|History]]
+|}
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Maine start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+=== Further Maine Research  ===
-*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Maine began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Maine death records]]
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Maine Record Finder]].'''
-*'''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]].
+*For online record collections, go to [[Maine Online Genealogy Records|'''Maine Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*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://www.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. FS Library 974 D27gr]
-[[Category:Maine]]
+[[Category:Maine, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]