Maine Historical Societies / Historical Records Repositories
You may search on the right by the name of the organization, city/ town, county or collection type.
*indicates an alternative repository
| Organization |
City/Town |
Phone |
| Abbot Historical Society |
Abbot |
207-876-3073 |
| Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society |
Shapleigh |
|
| Alexander-Crawford Historical Society |
Alexander |
207-474-7476 |
| Allagash Historical Society |
Allagash |
207-398-3148 |
| Androscoggin Historical Society |
Auburn |
207-784-0586 |
| Anson Historical Society |
Anson |
207-635-2231 |
| Appleton Historical Society |
Appleton |
207-785-3075 (Donovan A. R. Bowley) |
| Baldwin Historical Society |
Baldwin |
207-787-3155 |
| Bar Harbor Historical Society |
Bar Harbor* |
207-288-0000 |
| Barnard Historical Society |
Barnard |
207-965-8101 |
| Bath Historical Society |
Bath |
207-443-5141, ext. 18 |
| Belfast Historical Society and Museum |
Belfast |
207-338-9229 |
| Biddeford Historical Society / McArthur Library |
Biddeford* |
207-229-0429 |
| Blue Hill Historical Society |
Blue Hill* |
207-266-7768 (leave a message) |
| Boothbay Region Historical Society |
Boothbay Harbor
|
207-633-0820 |
| Bowdoinham Historical Society |
Bowdoinham |
207-666-3468 |
| Brewer Historical Society |
Brewer |
207-944-8661 |
| Brick Store Museum |
Kennebunk |
207-985-4802 |
| Brooksville Historical Society |
Brooksville |
207-326-8987 |
| Brown Research Library |
Portland |
207-774-1822 |
| Brownfield Historical Society |
Brownfield |
207-935-4392 |
| Brownville-Brownville Junction Historical Society & Parish House Museum |
Brownville |
207-965-8070 |
| Buxton-Hollis Historical Society |
Buxton |
207-929-1684 (msg machine) or 929-8895 (President) |
| Camden-Rockport Historical Society |
Rockport |
207-236-2257 |
| Canton Historical Society |
Canton |
|
| Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Society |
Cape Elizabeth* |
207-799-1720 |
| Castine Historical Society |
Castine* |
207-326-4118 |
| Charleston Historical Society |
Charleston |
207-285-3465 or 285-7041 |
| Committee for Alna History |
Alna |
207-586-5313 |
| Corinth Historical Society |
Corinth
|
|
| Cornish Historical Society |
Cornish |
207-625-4813 |
| Dayton Historic Preservation Committee |
Dayton |
207-499-7526 |
| Dead River Area Historical Society |
Stratton |
207-246-2271 |
| Deer Isle Stonington Historical Society |
Deer Isle |
207-348-6400 |
| Denmark Historical Society |
Denmark |
|
| Dennys River Historical Society |
Dennysville |
207-726-3905 |
| Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society |
Dover-Foxcroft |
207-564-0820 |
| Durham Historical Society |
Durham |
207-720-0015 |
| Dyer Library |
Saco* |
207-283-3861 |
| Edgecomb Historical Society |
Edgecomb |
207-882-8155 (Carlson); 633-2978 (Cameron) |
| Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College |
Lewiston* |
207-786-6272 |
| Eliot Historical Society |
Eliot |
207-752-0174 |
| Ellsworth Historical Society |
Ellsworth |
207-667-0034 |
| Embden Historical Society |
Embden |
207-635-2231 |
| Exeter Historical Society |
Exeter |
207-270-3737 |
| Fairfield Historical Society |
Fairfield |
207-453-2998 |
| Farmington Maine Historical Society |
Farmington |
207-441-5284 or 207-491-8368 |
| Fayette Historical Society |
Fayette |
207-685-3655 |
| Fogler Library, University of Maine |
Orono* |
207-581-1688 |
| Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine |
Lewiston |
207-753-6545 |
| Franklin Historical Society |
Franklin |
207-565-3349 |
| Freeport Historical Society |
Freeport* |
207-865-3170 |
| Frenchboro Historical Society |
Frenchboro |
207-334-2923 |
| Frenchville Historical Society |
Frenchville |
207-543-7445 |
| Frontier Heritage Society |
Fort Fairfield |
207-551-4044 |
| Garland Historical Society |
Garland |
207-924-3925 |
| Georgetown Historical Society |
Georgetown |
207-371-9200 |
| Gorham Historical Society |
Gorham |
|
| Gray Historical Society |
Gray |
207-657-4476 (leave message) |
| Great Cranberry Isalnd Historical Society |
Cranberry Isles |
207-244-7800 |
| Greater Grand Isle Historical Society Museum |
Grand Isle |
|
| Greater Rumford Historical Society |
Rumford |
207-364-2540 |
| Greene Plantation Historical Society |
Belmont |
207-342-5208 |
| Greenwood Historical Society |
Locke's Mills Village |
|
| Hallowell Historical Society - Row House, Inc. |
Hallowell |
207-592-4718 |
| Hampden Historical Society |
Hampden |
207-862-2027 |
| Harpswell Historical Society |
Harpswell* |
207-833-6322 (David Hackett) |
| Hartland Historical Society |
Hartland |
207-370-7773 (Monitored Automated Service) |
| Haystack Historical Society |
Mapleton |
207-764-6085 |
| Hebron Historical Society |
Hebron |
207-966-2177 |
| Hermon Historical Society |
Hermon |
207-848-1010 |
| Hiram Historical Society |
Hiram |
207-625-4762 (Sally Williams) |
| Historical Society of Wells & Ogunquit |
Wells |
207-646-4775 |
| Hope Historical Society |
Hope |
207-785-3075 |
| Islesford Historical Society |
Cranberry Isles |
|
| Jefferson Historical Society |
Jefferson |
207-549-5258 (President's phone) |
| Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. |
Blue Hill* |
207-374-2459 |
| Kennebec Historical Society |
Augusta* |
207-622-7718 |
| Kennebunkport Historical Society |
Kennebunkport |
207-967-2751 |
| Kingfield Historical Society |
Kingfield |
207-265-4032 or 265-2785 |
| Kittery Historical & Naval Society |
Kittery |
207-439-3080 |
| Lee Historical Society |
Lee |
207-738-5014 |
| Leeds Historical Society |
Leeds |
207-524-2324 |
| Liberty Historical Society |
Liberty |
207-589-4730 |
| Limerick Historical Society |
Limerick |
|
| Limington Historical Society |
Limington |
207-939-9645 |
| Lincoln Historical Society |
Lincoln |
207-794-2923 |
| Lincolnville Historical Society |
Lincolnville |
207-789-5445 |
| Lovell Historical Society |
Lovell |
207-925-3234 |
| Lubec Historical Society |
Lubec |
207-733-2994 (Barbara Sellito) |
| Machiasport Historical Society |
Machiasport |
207-255-8461 |
| Madawaska Historical Society |
Madawaska |
207-728-6412 |
| Madison Historical & Genealogical Society |
Madison |
207-696-5810 |
| Maine Aviation Historical Society Maine Air Museum |
Bangor |
207-941-6757 |
| Maine Historical Society |
Portland* |
207-774-1822 |
| Maine State Museum |
Hallowell* |
207-287-6609 |
| Milbridge Historical Society |
Milbridge |
207-546-4471 |
| Milo Historical Society |
Milo |
207-943-2369 |
| Monhegan Historical & Cultural Museum |
Monhegan |
207-596-7003 |
| Monson Historical Society |
Monson |
207-557-7769 |
| Musee culturel du Mont-Carmel |
Lille |
207-895-3339 |
| Museums of the Bethel Historical Society |
Bethel |
207-824-2908 |
| Naples Historical Society |
Naples |
207-693-3103 |
| New Gloucester Maine Historical Society |
New Gloucester* |
207-926-4597 |
| Norridgewock Historical Society |
Norridgewock |
207-634-5032 |
| North Haven Historical Society, Archives and North Island Museum |
North Haven |
207-867-4752 |
| North Yarmouth Historical Society |
North Yarmouth |
207-846-4379 |
| Northeast Harbor Library |
Northeast Harbor* |
207-276-3333 |
| Northeast Historic Film |
Bucksport* |
207-469-0924 |
| Norway Historical Society |
Norway |
207-743-7377 |
| Oakfield Historical Society |
Oakfield |
207-267-0237 |
| Old Berwick Historical Society/Counting House Museum |
South Berwick
|
207-384-0000 |
| Old Bristol Historical Society |
Bristol |
207-677-6011 |
| Old Canada Road Historical Society |
Bingham |
207-672-3440 |
| Old Fort Western |
Augusta* |
207-626-2385 |
| Orono Historical Society |
Orono |
207-941-9727 |
| Orrington Historical Society |
Orrington |
207-825-8965 |
| Otisfield Historical Society |
Otisfield |
207-667-4458 (Hamilton) or 539-2521 (Hankins) |
| Paris Cape Historical Society |
South Paris |
|
| Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society |
Porter |
207-329-1349 |
| Pejepscot Historical Society |
Brunswick* |
207-729-6606 |
| Pembroke Historical Society |
Pembroke |
207-726-4734 |
| Phillips Historical Society |
Phillips |
207-860-8545 |
| Presque Isle Historical Society |
Presque Isle |
207-762-1151 |
| Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society |
Rangeley |
207-864-3091 |
| Readfield Historical Society and Museum |
Readfield |
207-377-2299 |
| Rockland Historical Society |
Rockland |
207-594-6193 |
| Sabattus Historical Society |
Sabattus |
SHS Secretary, Amedeo (Deo) Lauria: 207-375-4004 |
| Sagadahoc History and Genealogy Room |
Bath |
207-443-5141, ext. 18 |
| Sebago Historical Society |
Sebago |
|
| Sidney Historical Society |
Sidney |
|
| Skowhegan History House Museum & Research Center |
Skowhegan |
207-474-8245 |
| South Bristol Historical Society |
South Bristol |
207-315-0558 |
| South Portland Historical Society (also Cushing's Point Museum) |
South Portland |
207-767-7299 |
| South Portland Public Library |
South Portland* |
207-767-7660 |
| St. Francis Historical Society |
St. Francis |
207-398-3495 |
| Standish Historical Society |
Standish |
860-608-6081 |
| Stephen Phillips Memorial Library / Penobscot Marine Museum |
Searsport* |
207-548-2529, ext 212 |
| Steuben Historical Society |
Steuben |
207-546-7301 |
| Stockton Springs Historical Society |
Stockton Springs |
207-567-4040 |
| Sullivan-Sorrento Historical Society |
Sullivan |
207-422-0995 (Edwards) |
| The Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum |
Houlton |
|
| The Cliff Island Historical Society |
Cliff Island |
|
| The Historical Society of the Town of Hancock |
Hancock |
|
| Thomaston Historical Society |
Thomaston |
207-354-2295 |
| Trescott Historical Society |
Whiting |
207-733-2117 |
| Vanceboro Historical Society |
Vanceboro |
207-788-3793 or 207-991-1146 |
| Vassalboro Historical Society |
Vassalboro |
207-923-3505 |
| Warren Historical Society |
Warren |
207-273-2726 |
| Waterville Historical Society |
Waterville |
207-872-9439 |
| Wayne Historical Society |
Wayne |
207-685-3355 or 685-4220 |
| Weld Historical Society |
Weld* |
207-585-2348 |
| Whitefield Historical Society |
Whitefield |
|
| Windham Historical Society |
Windham |
207-892-1433 |
| Winter Harbor Historical Society |
Winter Harbor |
|
| Winterport Historical Association |
Winterport |
207-223-5556 |
| Winthrop ME Historical Society |
Winthrop* |
207-377-8840 |
| Woolwich Historical Society |
Woolwich |
207-443-4833 |
| Yarmouth Historical Society |
Yarmouth* |
207-846-6259 |
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Does your organization have historical records?
"Historical records" means record material having permanent or enduring value regardless of physical form or characteristics, including but not limited to manuscripts, personal papers, official records, maps, and audiovisual materials.
In the public sector, these historical records document significant activities of State, county, municipal, and other units of government. In the private sector, historical records include manuscripts, personal papers, and family or corporate archives that are maintained by a variety of general repositories as well as materials in special collections relating to particular fields of study, including the arts, business, education, ethnic and minority groups, immigration, labor, politics, professional services, religion, science, urban affairs, and women.
They generally do not include published materials, such as books, magazines and newspapers.
