Research Guides: Library Work Perks for Staff and Faculty: Genealogy

Online Genealogy resources

Ancestry Library This link opens in a new window
Historical and genealogical primary source records, including Census returns and immigration records. Academic version of Ancestry.com
Unlike individual subscriptions to Ancestry.com, does not include the option of developing a linked online genealogy.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Newspapers from 1836-1963 (most pre-1925) and a directory of American newspapers published between 1690 and the present.
Decennial Census Publications This link opens in a new window
Digitized census publications. Time period: 1790 to present.

A partnership of the Maine State Library, Maine State Archives and community institutions around the state. Provides access to Maine history from all Maine cultural institutions freely accessible to the world.

Genealogy at the Maine State Library - YouTube

YouTube videos about genealogy from the Maine State Library

Library of Congress Digital Collections This link opens in a new window
Library of Congress' digital collections of multimedia sources.
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions.
Maine Census Data Center This link opens in a new window
Compilation of current and historical Maine census data from the University of Maine.

Maine Genealogy.net

Run by a Maine volunteer. Resources for Genealogists and Family Historians including indexes to records and information about town histories.

Maine Community History Archives - a search function through MaineGenealogy.net for newspapers digitized by Advantage Preservation.

Maine Memory Network This link opens in a new window
Historical photographs and documents from across Maine. A project of the Maine Historical Society.
MyHeritage Library This link opens in a new window
Genealogy sources, including census and public records.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Demographic information and maps of the United States, from the Decennial Census and American Community Survey data. 1790-present
UK Data Service This link opens in a new window
British census data along with other social science datasets. Also provides free access to IMF and World Bank datasets. Requires free registration.

Helpful websites

Family Search
Like Ancestry but a little different (Note: you will need to make an account but it is FREE!)
Find a Grave
Cemetery records

Maine State Library's guide to Genealogy Web Resources

Maine State Library's online genealogy resources guide includes links to websites for genealogy beginners, general resources, databases, tools, and forms, specialized resources, government resources, and Maine resources.