Where else can I search?

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Below is a list of other sources that might help you in your search for York, Maine or New England history. Sources range from local historical societies and museums to town, county,  and state archives.

Special Interests

From Coifs to Cage Crinolines- Documentation for Presentation at Old York Historical Society, March 21, 2026. By Kristel Henry and Hannah Hasbrouck

Bibliography From Coifs to Cage Crinolines- Documentation for Presentation at Old York Historical Society, March 21, 2026. By Kristel Henry and Hannah Hasbrouck

York

History of York, Maine, Volume 1, Charles Edward Banks

History of York, Maine, Volume 2, Charles Edward Banks

New England Miniature; History of York, Maine, George Ernst

York County Registry of Deeds

York County Registry of Probate

York, Maine Chronology, James Kences

York Public Library Digital Archive

York Public Library Genealogy

York Town Hall Historical Records

Maine and New England

Digital Maine Repository

Maine Genealogical Society

Maine Genealogy Databases & Collections

Maine State Archives

Maine State Library Genealogy

Maine State Vital Records

New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors

Local Museums

Brick Store Museum

Eliot Historical Society

Historic New England

Kittery Historical and Naval Museum

Maine Historical Society

Maine Historical Society, Maine Memory Network

Maine Military Museum

Massachusetts Historical Society

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Portsmouth Historical Society

Old Berwick Historical Society

Strawbery Banke Museum

Wells and Ogunquit Historical Society

Family Research

Ancestry

Family Search

Find a Grave

National Genealogical Society

York History Digital Archive: 100 years of York newspapers are now online via the York Public Library, and can be accessed HERE.

SPECIAL NOTE regarding genealogy research: Old York has transferred the majority of its genealogy materials to the York Public Library in order to make these materials more accessible to the public. The York Public Library in York Village is open six days a week. To see a list of genealogy materials there, please visit the library’s website. You may also call the Reference Librarian at 207-363-2818.

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Please contact:

Kaitlyn Fitzgerald
Archivist
207-361-3556
research@oldyork.org

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