Research at the Archives

The permanently valuable records of State government are available in our Research Room. They include bills introduced in the Legislature, Governor's Executive Orders, election returns, deeds to and from the State of Maine, maps from the Land Office, vital statistics, federal census records from Maine up to 1920, county court records dating back to the 1600's, military records through World War I, Attorney General and State Supreme Court opinions, to name only a few.

Computer indexes to many of these records are available in the Research Room and online at Archives Interactive. Detailed descriptions of selected holdings are available in the University of Maine's URSUS Library Catalog. Additional descriptions will be added periodically.

Remote Access . . .	In the Research Room . . .
Save time by printing and completing our Research Room Privileges Application (PDF format). Want to donate records? Check with our staff, then complete our Deed of Gift.		Take home digital images from our microfilm collection by creating your own files with our digital microfilm reader/scanner.
Order our publications or get copies of records in our holdings. Search our database indexes of marriages* (1892-1996) * Marriage index 1967-1976 is not available, and deaths (1960-1996). For more info see Frequently Asked Questions.		Listen to audio records of the Maine Legislature and other proceedings on CD's created from archival tape masters.
Download zipped files of our databases. See our records on these sites: . Osher Map Collection Exhibit. Maine Memory Network.		View a wide selection of moving images from our collection of State agency promotional and training films.

Of interest to researchers:
Civil War	Legislature	Newspapers
CCC - Maine's Members	Local Collections	Photographs
Constitution	Local Repositories	Publications
Genealogy	Maps	Revolution
Judiciary	Military	Town Records
Land Office	Movies

To contact staff for questions regarding our holdings, email Anne Small or Anthony Douin or by phone at (207) 287-5795.

Page updated January 3, 2007

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Research at the Archives