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Canaan, Somerset County, Maine
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150th anniversary of the town of Buxton, Maine held at Buxton Lower Corner, 1922
An address delivered on the twenty-sixth of May, 1836 the centennial anniversary of the settlement of Gorham
Brownfield centennial, 1802-1902 commemorative service, Sunday, August 24, 1902
Deaths from the Maine Farmer 1833-1852 Vol 3
Fryeburg Webster centennial celebrating the coming of Daniel Webster to Fryeburg, 100 years ago, to take the principalship of Fryeburg Academy Fryeburg, January 1st, 1902
History of Litchfield and an account of its centennial celebration, 1895
Memorial of the centennial anniversary of the settlement of Machias
Military history of Waterville, Maine including the names and record, so far as known, of all soldiers from Waterville
Monhegan, the cradle of New England
Poland Spring centennial, a souvenir 1895
Portland by the sea an historical treatise
Proceedings of the John Bean (1660) Association at its annual reunion at Portland, Maine 1899
Records of the proprietors of Narraganset Township, no. 1, now the town of Buxton, York County, Maine from 1733 to 1811
Report of the centennial celebration at Bethel, August 26, 1874
The 50th anniversary of the meeting house of the First Parish, Portland, Maine, 1826
The Centennial history of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine 1902
The centennial of Gardiner, Maine, 1903
The centennial of the Cumberland Association of Congregational Ministers at the Second Parish Church in Portland, Maine, 1888
The dedication of Lincoln Park (Portland, Maine) 1909
Ye romance of olde Pemaquid
York, Maine Bureau of Information and illustrated history of the most famous summer resort on the Atlantic coast
1902 Kingfield register
A History of the first century of the town of Parsonsfield, Maine incorporated Aug. 29, 1785, and celebrated with impressive ceremonies at North Parsonsfield, August 29, 1885
A bibliography of the state of Maine from the earliest period to 1891
A brief history of Corinna, Maine, from its purchase in 1804 to 1916
A brief history of Newport, Maine 1814, 1914
A catalogue of original documents in the English archives, relating to the early history of the state of Maine
A century of episcopacy in Portland a sketch of the history of the Episcopal Church in Portland, Maine, from the organization of St. Paul's Church, Falmouth, November 4, 1763, to the present time
A chronology of municipal history and election statistics, Waterville, Maine, 1771-1908
A gazetteer of the state of Maine
A genealogical record of Samuel Greenleaf Ladd, second adjutant-general of the state of Maine and Caroline de Olivier Vinal Ladd, his wife
A genealogical record of the descendants of Thomas Penney of New Gloucester, Maine
A genealogical sketch of the Preble families resident in Portland, Me., A.b. 1850
A genealogy of the family of Lieut. Samuel Benjamin and Tabitha Livermore, his wife, early settlers of Livermore, Maine with a record of their descent from John Benjamin and John Livermore, the emigrants, including biographical sketches, notes and diary
A historical address, delivered on the fourth of July, 1839, at the centennial anniversary of the settlement of Windham
A history of Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine from the earliest explorations to the close of the year 1900
A history of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine from the earliest explorations to the present time, 1776-1885
A history of Norway, Maine from the earliest settlement to the close of the year 1922
A history of Otisfield, Cumberland County, Maine from the original grant to the close of the year 1944
A history of Peaks Island and its people also a short history of House Island, Portland, Maine
A history of Swan's Island, Maine
A history of Turner, Maine from its settlement to 1886
A history of the law, the courts, and the lawyers of Maine from its first colonization to the early part of the present century
A history of the town of Gorham, Maine
A history of the town of Industry, Franklin County, Maine from the earliest settlement in 1787 down to the present time, embracing the cessions of New Sharon, New Vineyard, Anson, and Stark in two parts, including the history and genealogy of many of the leading families of the town
A record of the descendants of Robert Mason of Roxbury Mass. including representatives at Dedham, Medfield, Northfield, Barre, Worcester, Sturbridge, Medway, Shrewsbury, Hubbardstown, Boston, Mass., New York City, Orange, N.J., Brunswick, Maine, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Washington, D.C
A record of the services of the commissioned officers and enlisted men of Kittery and Eliot, Maine who served their country on land and sea in the American Revolution, from 1775 to 1783
A report of the proceedings at the celebration of the first centennial anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Buxton, Maine, 1872
A sermon preached on the eighty-fifth anniversary of the Congregational Church at Cumberland, Maine, Sept. 1st, 1878
A survey of Hancock County, Maine
A survey of the state of Maine in reference to its geographical features, statistics and political economy , by Moses Greenleaf
Account of the great conflagration in Portland, July 4th, and 5th, 1866
Address of Alpheus S. Packard, D.D. delivered on the occasion of the centennial celebration of the Congregational Church at Wiscasset, August 6th, 1873
Alonzo Palmer Stinson the first Portland soldier who fell in battle during the Civil War exercises at the dedication of the memorial to his memory erected by his comrades of Company H, Fifth Maine Volunteer Infantry
An address, delivered at Buxton, Maine, in the Congregational Meeting-House being the first centennial celebration of the settlement of this town
An historical sketch of the town of Deer Isle, Maine with notices of its settlers and early inhabitants
An historical sketch, guide book, and prospectus of Cushing's Island, Casco Bay, coast of Maine
Ancestors and descendants of Benjamin Winter of Carthage, Franklin County, Maine
Ancestry and descendants of Jonathan Pulsifer and his wife, Nancy Ryerson Pulsifer of Poland and Sumner, Maine
Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine, 1636-1936 a history
Ancient city of Gorgeana and modern town of York (Maine) from its earliest settlement also its beaches and summer resorts
Ancient dominions of Maine embracing the earliest facts, the recent discoveries of the remains of aboriginal towns, the voyages, settlements, battle scenes, and incidents of Indian warfare
Annals of Calais, Maine, and St. Stephen, New Brunswick including the village of Milltown, Me., and the present town of Milltown, N.B
Annals of the town of Warren in Knox County, Maine with the early history of St. George's, Broad Bay, and the neighboring settlements on the Waldo Patent
Aroostook our last frontier Maine's picturesque potato empire
Autobiography of Deacon John Thompson, of Mercer, Maine with genealogical notes of his descendants
Bi-centennial history of Gorham, Maine, 1736-1936 an account of the anniversary celebration of the town
Biographical encyclopedia of Maine of the nineteenth century
Biographical review this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Cumberland County, Maine
Biographical review this volume contains biographical sketches of leading citizens of Franklin and Oxford Counties, Maine
Biographical sketch of John G. Deane and a brief mention of his connection with the northeastern boundary of Maine also memoranda about members of the family, old residents of the city of Ellsworth, Maine, andc
Bither-Byther genealogy some descendants of the Revolutionary soldier, Peter Bither of Maine
Burial inscriptions and other data of burials in Berwick, York County, Maine to the year 1922
Castine sixty years ago a historical address delivered in connection with Old Home Week in Castine, Maine, Sunday evening, August 12, 1900
Celebration of the decennial anniversary of the founding of New Sweden, Maine, July 23, 1880
Celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Gorham, Maine May 26, 1886
Centennial celebration of the town of Jefferson, Lincoln County, Maine, U.S.A. August 21, 1907
Centennial celebration, and dedication of town hall, Orono, Maine, March 3, 1874
Centennial history of Norway, Oxford County, Maine, 1786-1886 including an account of the early grants and purchases, sketches of the grantees, early settlers, and prominent residents, etc. with genealogical registers, and an appendix
Centennial history of the town of Sumner, Me., 1798-1898
Centennial of the Maine Historical Society, April 11, 1922
Centennial souvenir and history of Hermon, Penobscot County, Maine, 1814-1914
Christ Church, Gardiner, Maine antecedents and history
Chronicles of Kennebunk being scenes and episodes in an old Maine village and vicinity
Dedication of the Soldiers' Monument, at Gorham, Maine Thursday, October 18th, 1866 addresses, poem, and other exercises
Dedication of the soldiers' monument at Cherryfield, Maine, July 4, 1874
Descendants of John Woodward, of Lisbon, Maine
Descendants of Micum McIntire, a Scottish Highlander, deported by Oliver Cromwell after the battle of Dunbar, September 3, 1650, and settled at York, Maine, about 1668
Descendants of Samuel Woodward, of Bristol, Maine
Descendants of Thomas Farr of Harpswell, Maine and ninety allied families
Descendants of William McIntyre a Scotsman who came to Boston from the north of Ireland about 1720 and who settled at Warren, Maine about 1735
Directory of churches and religious organizations in Maine
Early Princeton, Maine
Early days of church and state in Maine
Early gleanings and random recollections of the town of Corinth, Maine from 1792 to 1883
Early settlers of Harrison, Maine with an historical sketch of the settlement, progress and present condition of the town
Early town records of Newcastle, Maine, from June 24, 1756, to January 6, 1779 copied from the original manuscript records, now first published
Eastern Maine and the rebellion being an account of the principal local events in eastern Maine during the war and brief histories of eastern Maine regiments contains accounts of mobs, riots, destruction of newspapers, war meetings, drafts, Confederate raids, peace meetings, celebrations, soldiers' letters
Farrington memorial a sketch of the ancestors and descendants of Dea. John Farrington, native of Wrentham, Mass., who in 1786 removed to China Plantation, or no. 9, District of Maine, and settled seven miles east of the Penobscot River, incorporated as Orrington in 1788
Forerunners, a history of genealogy of the Strickler families their kith and kin, including Kauffmans, Stovers, Burners, Ruffners, Beavers, Shavers, Brumbachs, Zirkles, Blossers, Groves, Brubakers, Neffs, Rothgebs and many other early families of the Shenandoah Valley from 1700 to 1924
Forest life and forest trees comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure, with descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick
Franco-Americans of the state of Maine, U.S.A., and their achievements historical, descriptive, and biographical
Frenchman's Bay and Mt. Desert Land and Water Company Sorrento, Maine
From 1530 to 1900 complete lineage of the Sturges families of Maine, from DeTurges, England, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to Vassalboro and Gorham with other Sturges genealogy
Fryeburg, Maine an historical sketch
Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine
Genealogical memoranda relating chiefly to the Hayley, Piper, Neal and Ricker families of Maine and New Hampshire
Genealogy and history of the Portland, Me., Bruns families, including the Brons variation, in Denmark and America, 1739-1956 .
Genealogy of Elisha Piper, of Parsonfield, Me., and his descendants including portions of other related families with an appendix containing the genealogies of Asa Piper, of Wakefield, N.H., Solomon Piper, of Boston, Mass., Stephen Piper of Newfield, Me., and their immediate descendants from 1630-1889
Genealogy of the Carney family descendants of Mark Carney and Suzanne Goux, his wife, of Pownalboro, Maine, 1751-1903
Genealogy of the Frost family Elliot, York County, Maine
Genealogy of the Wells family, of Wells, Maine
Genealogy of the descendants of Nicholas Hodsdon-Hodgdon of Hingham, Mass., and Kittery, Maine, 1635-1904
George Folsom, John A. Poor, and a century of historical research with reference to early colonial Maine
Gorges and the grant of the province of Maine, 1622 a tercentenary manual
Historic churches and homes of Maine
Historic trails and waterways of Maine
Historical address before the fourth annual reunion of the Tracy family at Gouldsboro, Maine, August 19, 1899
Historical collections of Piscataquis County, Maine consisting of papers read at meetings of Piscataquis County Historical Society also, The north eastern boundary controversy and the Aroostook War, with documentary matter pertaining thereto
Historical researches of Gouldsboro, Maine
Historical sketch and principles and regulations, with a list of former and present members of the First Congregational Church, Farmington, Maine
Historical sketches of Bluehill, Maine
History of Andover, Maine purchase of the township and distribution of the land
History of Bath and environs, Sagadahoc County, Maine, 1607-1894
History of Bethel, formerly Sudbury, Canada, Oxford County, Maine, 1768-1890 with a brief sketch of Hanover and family statistics
History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 1623-1905 with family genealogies
History of Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell, Maine including the ancient territory known as Pejepscot
History of Camden and Rockport, Maine
History of Castine, Penobscot and Brooksville, Maine including the ancient settlement of Pentagöet
History of Chesterville, Maine
History of Cumberland Co., Maine with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers
History of Ellsworth, Maine
History of Farmington, Maine from its first settlement to the year 1846
History of Garland, Maine
History of Industry, Maine from the first settlement in 1791
History of Islesborough, Maine
History of Jay, Franklin County, Maine
History of Paris, Maine, from its settlement to 1880 with a history of the grants of 1736 and 1771 together with personal sketches, a copious genealogical register and an appendix
History of Piscataquis County, Maine from its earliest settlement to 1880
History of Rumford, Oxford County, Maine from its first settlement in 1779 to the present time
History of Saco and Biddeford with notices of other early settlements, and of proprietary governments, in Maine, including the provinces of New Somersetshire and Lygonia
History of Thomaston, Rockland, and South Thomaston, Maine from their first exploration, A.D. 1605 with family genealogies
History of Unity, Maine
History of Woodstock, Me. with family sketches and an appendix
History of the State Normal School, Farmington, Maine with sketches of the teachers and graduates
History of the Thirteenth Maine Regiment from its organization in 1861 to its muster-out in 1865
History of the centennial of the incorporation of the town of Eliot, Maine August 7th-13th, 1910
History of the city of Belfast in the state of Maine
History of the town of Houlton (Maine), from 1804 to 1883
History of the town of Leeds, Androscoggin County, Maine from its settlement June 10, 1780
History of the town of Morrill in the county of Waldo and state of Maine from its first settlement in 1794 to 1887, embracing almost 100 years
History of the town of Waldoboro, Maine
History of the town of Wayne, Kennebec County, Maine from its settlement to 1898
Incidents in the life of Samuel Whitney born in Marlborough, Massachusetts, 1734, died at Castine, Maine, 1808 together with some account of his descendants, and other family memorials
Inventory of the town and city archives of Maine, no. 11, Piscataquis County
Inventory of the town and city archives of Maine, no. 4, Franklin County
Inventory of the town and city archives of Maine, no. 4, Franklin County, Vol. IV. Chesterville
Inventory of the town and city archives of Maine, no. 4, Franklin County, Vol. VII. Eustis
Inventory of the town and city archives of Maine, no. 4, Franklin County, Vols. V and VI. Coplin and Dallas
Inventory of the town and city archives of Maine, no. 5, Hancock County
Inventory of the town and city archives of Maine, no. 5, Hancock County
Jacob Perkins of Wells, Maine and his descendants, 1583-1936
James Merrill of New Gloucester and Lee, Maine and his descendants
John Chaplin (1758-1837) of Rowley, Mass. and Bridgton, Me. his ancestry and decendants sic
Journals of the Rev. Thomas Smith, and the Rev. Samuel Deane, pastors of the First Church in Portland with notes and biographical notices, and a summary history of Portland
Just Maine folks
Leading business men of Lewiston, Augusta and vicinity embracing also, Auburn, Gardiner, Waterville, Oakland, Dexter, Fairfield, Skowhegan, Hallowell, Richmond, Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, Canton, Buckfield, Mechanic Falls, South Paris, Norway, Farmington and Winthrop with an historical sketch of each place, illustrated
Leighton genealogy an account of the descendants of Capt. William Leighton, of Kittery, Maine with collateral notes relating to the Frost, Hill, Bane, Wentworth, Langdon, Bragdon, Parsons, Pepperrell, Fernald, Nason and other families of York County and its vicinity
Life and descendants of Thomas Johnston of Bristol, Maine
Maine historical memorials
Maine historical sketches
Maine in history and romance
Maine pioneer settlements
Maine's capitol
Maine, a history
Maine, her place in history address
Maine, my state
Malbon genealogy descendants of Daniel Malbon, French Huguenot of Dresden, Maine
Massachusetts and Maine, their union and separation a paper read before the American Antiquarian Society, at the semi-annual meeting, held in Boston, April 24th, 1878
Material for a genealogy of the Hill family of Biddeford-Saco, Maine
Material for a genealogy of the Scammon family in Maine
Memoir of Col. Jonathan Eddy of Eddington, Me. with some account of the Eddy family, and of the early settlers on Penobscot River
Memoirs and services of three generations of the Cilley family
Memorial volume of the Popham celebration, 1862 commemorating Popham Colony on the peninsula of Sabino and establishing the title of England to the continent
Monograph on the Southgate family of Scarborough, Maine their ancestors and descendants
Mower family history a genealogical record of the Maine Branch of this family together with other branches of the family tree
New Portland register, 1902
Notes on the history of Waterford, Maine
Notes, historical, descriptive, and personal, of Livermore, in Androscoggin (formerly in Oxford) County, Maine
Obituary record of the graduates of Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine for the decade ending 1 June 1909
Old Foxcroft, Maine traditions and memories, with family records
Old Orchard, Maine pen and pencil sketches
Old colonial houses in Maine, built prior to 1776
Origin of the name of Maine
Our Perry family in Maine its ancestors and descendants
Our Thompson family in Maine, New Hampshire and the West
Our home. a monthly magazine of original articles, historical, biographical, scientific and miscellaneous, mostly by Somerset and Hunterdon County writers .
Papers relating to Pemaquid and parts adjacent in the present state of Maine known as Cornwall County when under the colony of New-York
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport, Maine
Peter Edes, pioneer printer in Maine
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American Baptist Historical Society
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American Library Association (ALA)
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Bibliographies, Dictionaries and other Genealogical Guides
Biographical Review
Brunswick Public Library Heritage Room
Castle Garden's Immigration Records New York City
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Centennial bibliography
Center for Civic Education
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Chronicling America
Civil War Corporal's Pay
Civil War Preservation Trust
Coastal Georgia Genealogy and History
Coat of Arms Collection
Coats of Arms and Their Meanings
Cornell Making of America Digital Library
DNA Painter
DNA testing won't fail you
David Rumsey Map Collections
Descendants of Adam and Eve
Digital History
Directory of Open Access Journals
Ethnic Genealogy - A Research Guide
FamilyLink.com
FamilySearch
FindMyPast
Findagrave.com
Finding your roots in your DNA
Fold3
Free 6-Generation pedigree chart
Free Newspapers Online
Gedmatch explanation and tips for comparing results
Genealogy Bank
Genealogy How-To Books
Google Books
Google Newspapers Search Tool
Grandparents Galore
Haplogroup-Subclade Predictor
Heraldry Meanings and Symbols
HeritageQuest Census Records
Historical Books on DVD
Historical Records Collection
How the races were developed
How to personalize your family scrapbook
Interment.net
International Society of Genetic Genealogy
Internet Archive of Texts and Documents: The United States
Introduction to Genetics
JSTOR Journals and Books online
Librarians' Internet Index: History
Library of Congress
Library of Congress American Memory
Markings on the Manifest's Left Margin
MyHeritage
NARA Archival Research Catalog
Naming patterns for children
National Genealogical Society
National Park Service
National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Women's History Project
Naval Historical Foundation
Newspaper Archive
Old Maps United Kingdom
Old Occupations
Old Style (O.S.) Dates
Online Medieval Classical Library
Oral History Association
Organizing your family tree
Our New England ancestors and their descendants, 1620-1900
Recollections of the Civil War
Roman Numeral Converter
Rootsbid
Soundex Converter
The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy
The American Folklife Center (Library of Congress)
The American Revolution
The George C. Marshall Foundation Research Library
The History and Antiquities of New England, NY, NJ and PA
The Holland Society
The Moving Image Collection
The Value of Slaves
Time Calculator (Find the difference between two dates)
Time Deductor (Calculate a date x years, months and days ago)
Timeline of Events and Inventions
U.S. Register of Army Enlistments (1798-1914)
Understanding Removed Cousins
Using maps in Genealogy
Using maps to sort through families
What you can learn from a Social Security number
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Where to find passenger lists
Who's Who in America
WikiTree
Wikipedia List of Newspapers Worldwide
World Population
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