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Maine Wiki Topics

Beginning Research

Record Types

Maine Background

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Resources for Maine Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

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

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Ancestry.com ($) has Maine directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

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+==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 {{FHL|538612|title-id|disp=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.americanancestors.org/ New England Ancestors]
+==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 [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|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]]
+[[Category:Maine, United States|Directories]]
+[[Category:United States Directories]]