Content
Welcome
2m 2s
Speaker's Introduction
58s
Introduction
8m 7s
Probate and Deeds
3m 41s
Vital Records
4m 11s
Cemetery Records
4m 7s
Migration
8m 55s
Newspapers
8m 39s
Maine in 1790
9m 40s
Town Records
9m 30s
Announcements / prizes
3m 37s
Questions / answers
16m 46s
About this webinar
Even though Maine is a small, sparsely populated state in an out-of-the-way location, many genealogists find that they have ancestors who lived in Maine. There are resources available for tracing Maine ancestors, despite a late start to vital records registration. This presentation will cover the most commonly used resources for research in the Pine Tree State.
\nAbout the speaker
B.J. Jamieson is the genealogy reference specialist at the Maine State Library, as well as serving as the genealogy interest group chair for the Maine Library Association. She holds an M.S. in library...
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Comments (3)
Once again a great webinar. \n\nQuite interesting. Addressed some of my questions re Maine research.\n\nSo much info! Great information about other places to search!\n\nThank you for sharing your knowledge. My great grandmother and her family are from Parkerhead Maine, so will check out the links you mentioned. \n\nThe info was great \n\nThis webinar was well worth my time. Thanks to all for making it possible!\n\nVery good information concerning sources for research - already looked at some of them!\n\nVery helpful!\n\nVery helpful. I didn't realize that Maine was carved from MA. Guess I need to think about that. Great job.\n\nVery informative\n\nVery informative - I have new places and sources to go for information. Thank you!\n\nVery informative!\n\nVery informative. Thank you.\n\nVery informative. This is a new area for me to research and all ideas are welcome.\n\nVery informative. I would like to hear her speak more about the migration populations between Canada and Maine.\n\nvery interesting and helpful tips\n\nVery knowledgeable speaker\n\nwell done\n\nwell presented \n\nWonderfully helpful. I can't wait to use the information to research my ancestors.\n\nWould have been interested in more information about early Maine history (1600's and 1700's)\n\nWould have liked to have heard more about early 20th record availability.\n\nWOW = A lot of good information in a short periot of time. I've never taken so many nots before at a webinar. Now to start using it. Love using City Records - Have found a lot of good things (names, dates, occupations etc.) Have used Maine 1790 years ago - but looks like i need to go back as there are quite a few more volumes.
Good ideas\n\nGood information\n\nGood information by a person who has done lots of research about Maine. Thanks\n\nGood information for Maine research\n\nGood information. Now I'm off to explore the sites.\n\nGood presentation. Lots of great information.\n\nGood webinar.\n\nGreat info\n\nGreat information for navigating Maine research. \n\nGreat information from the speaker!!!\n\ngreat information provided by BJ\n\nGreat information!\n\nGreat information! Will help me find all my Maine ancestors! Thank you!\n\nGreat webinar, now I know where to look for some of my wife early relatives.\n\nSome good hints looking for 19th century relatives & a resource person! Thank you.\n\nHaven't done that much research in Maine yet, but this seems like a good listing of resources to start with.\n\nI am thrilled to learn about the various resources. I am excited to have new places to research. I have strong roots throughout Maine. \n\nI finally have an answer to where to look for Maine Quaker records!!!!!! WHOOPEE & YAHOO\n\nI found this very helpful. Thank you for the website links and the Maine Families of 1790 index! \n\nI was hoping for information on the early years. My first person was in Wells by 1640.\n\nI was hoping for more distant research recommendations. Interesting, though! Thank you. \n\nI wish B.J. would have spent more time on Town Records in Maine, but I realize she had a lot of territory to cover. It would have been helpful to know that everything she talked about was available online ahead of time. \n\nInteresting\n\nI've been lucky with my research in Maine, but this gave me some new ideas!\n\nlots of good information.\n\nLots of great information! I'm glad BJ will be doing another webinar in June.\n\nLots of great information. \n\nLoving the webpages she shared.\n\nMaine is hard to research!\n\nMaine was tonight. i thought it was helpful!\n\nI have ancestors from Maine. My grandfather was a Master Mariner working out of Calais Me. He was from NB and was naturalized in order to work as captain of a US vessel. around 1902. So I am inspired to look at the newspapers and various marine museums for more information. Thank You!
A terrific informative presentation!\n\nAfter 40 plus years of Maine research and visiting two towns where Maine ancestors settled and lived out their lives -- this gave me many more resources to investigate. Thank you.\n\nAlot of very good information, excellent websites to go check out\n\nAppreciated\n\nB.J. is an excellent speaker and educator. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. \n\nB.J. Jamieson was excellent\n\nB.J. really knows genealogy! She's amazing.\n\nBJ did a great talk on resources, especially online material.!!!\n\nEspecially appreciated the info on Quakers in the Q&A. That is an area that I need help with.\n\nexcellent\n\nExcellent !!\n\nExcellent content and very informative and knowledgeable speaker!\n\nExcellent information! A lot of great resources to look into further. Thank you! \n\nExcellent presentation on where to go to find Maine Ancestors. Thank You\n\nExcellent sources. I already found several Maine relative I didn't know.