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| Maine Historical Records Repository Guide |
| Based on the 1997 survey of repositories by the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board and the Maine State Archives |
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| Boothbay Region Historical Society |
| 70 Oak Street P. O. Box 272 | Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538- |
| Repository: | Boothbay Region Historical Society |
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| Research Facilities Schedule |
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| 1:30-3:30 | 10-2 |
| EXCEPTIONS: | Summer hours -- July and August Wednesday, Friday, | APPOINTMENTS: | Recommended |
| Saturday 10-4. |
| Collection Characteristics |
| 8. Types of Record Formats | 9. Time Periods Covered | 10. Subject Areas in Collection |
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| MANUSCRIPTS: | Some | PRE-1776: | Some | MARITIME: | Some |
| PHOTOGRAPHS: | Some | 1776-1820: | Some | BUSINESS/INDUSTRY: | Some |
| MAPS: | Some | 1820-1860: | Some | TRANSPORTATION: | Some |
| CARDSVIEWS:* | Some | 1860-1900: | Some | AGRICULTURE: | Some |
| BROADPOST:** | A few items | 1900-1940: | Some | RELIGIOUS: | Some |
| AUDIO TAPES: | Some | 1940-present | A few items | MUNICIPAL RECORDS: | Some |
| MOTIONFILMS: | A few items | Paper Records: | 100 | linear feet | MILITARY: | Some |
| VIDEO TAPES: | Some | _____________________________ | PERSONAL PAPERS: | Some |
| Collections Notes: | #8 -- Account books 1754-1940s -- Some, Genealogy files -- Some, History files |
| -- , Discrete collections |
| Content/ | We actively collect all info relative to Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, and Southport's past. |
| Scope: | Strong in account books, historical research undertaken by individuals, genealogy files; copied |
| _all_ town records prior to 1900. Strong in photo files. Historic files arranged by region -- |
| "Sawyers Island" -- or subject -- "Revolutionary pension files," or "house moving." |
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| * Postcards and/or stereo views | ** Broadsides and/or posters | Last Update: | 1/1/98 |