Waterville Public Library

Maine History and Genealogy

"We need to haunt the house of history and listen anew to the ancestors' wisdom." ~ Maya Angelou

History

Maine Historical Society

Maine Memory Network - Selections from our photo, postcard, map and ephemeral collections (access to collections from across Maine also)

Maine State Legislators Historical Lists

Maine State Library: Maine Notables 

USM Franco-American Collection

Google News Archive Search (use to search for articles from old newspapers, including local ones) 

Guide to Researching the History of a House - A project of the Internet Public Library, this guide will introduce the researcher to online and other resources for researching the history of a house.

Genealogy 

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

Ellis Island Passenger Records Search

FamilySearch  (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) 

Maine Franco-American Genealogical Society

Maine State Archives Genealogy Resources  

Maine State Library Genealogy Resources

MEGenWeb Project: Maine Genealogy and History

American Ancestors by New England Historic Genealogical Society

RootsWeb.com  

Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com (not the Library Edition)

US National Archives and Records Administration  

 

 

 

 

Updated - 7/20/22