Maine Community History Archives

Aroostook County

• Caribou Public Library (Caribou) - Aroostook Republican (1887-1894)
• Fort Fairfield Public Library (Fort Fairfield) - Loyal Sunrise (1863-1866), Fort Fairfield Aurora (1875-1876), Presque Isle Sunrise (1876), Aroostook Valley Sunrise (1876-1877), Northern Leader (1892-1901), Beacon (1892-1895), Leader and Farm Journal (1901-1902), Fort Fairfield Review (1902-2004), Tattler (1938-1940), Fort Fairfield Journal (2004-2012), and town reports (1865-1873)
• Houlton High School Yearbooks (Houlton) - North Star (1915-2011), Houlton High School (1932-2013), and Our Story (2012)
• Walter TA Hansen Memorial Library (Mars Hill) - Mars Hill News (1908-1951), Mars Hill Enterprise (1916), and Our Community Letter (1943-1946)
• Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library (Presque Isle) - North Star (1872-1887), The North Star (1887-1890), The Aroostook Herald (1884-1889), The Star-Herald (1890-1910), The Independent (1903-1906), The Star-Herald (1890-1910), Star Herald (1911-1931), Presque Isle Star-Herald (1922-1935), Presque Isle Star Herald (1936-1950), The Loyal Sunrise (1863-1867), The Sunrise (1867-1871), Presque Isle Sunrise (1871-1876), Aroostook Pioneer (1857-1860)

Cumberland County

• Bridgton Public Library (Bridgton) - Bridgton Weekly News (1870-1871) and Bridgton News (1871-2018)
• Scarborough Public Library (Scarborough) - Scarborough News Review (1978-1979), Sun Times (1989-1993), Scarborough Leader (1995-2019), Current (2001-2016), Forecaster (2002-2003), Southern Forecaster (2003-2018), The Southern Forecaster (2019-2019), South Portland Cape Elizabeth Sentry Scarborough Leader (2014-2014)

Kennebec County

• Gardiner Public Library (Gardiner) - Christian Intelligencer and Eastern Chronicle (1827-1834), Cold Water Fountain (1844-1845), Cold Water Fountain and Gardiner News Letter (1847-1848), Fountain and Journal (1850-1853), Northern Home Journal (1854-1858), Gardiner Home Journal (1858-1892), Kennebec Reporter (1866-1891), Daily Reporter Journal (1893-1913), Reporter Journal (1893-1913), Gardiner Independent (1900-1902), Gardiner Journal (1918-1930)

Knox County

• Camden Public Library (Camden) - The Camden Herald (1870-1997), The Courier-Gazette (1903-2020), The Herald Gazette (2009-2011), Village Soup Gazette (2011-2012)

Lincoln County

• Skidompha Library (Damariscotta) - Lincoln County cemetery records, diaries, family histories, and newspaper articles
• Lincoln County News (Newcastle) - Lincoln County News (1874-2008), Sheepscot Echo (1891-1918), Village Herald (1876-1877), Herald and Record (1877-1878), Lincoln Democrat (1851-1853), Democrat and Free Press (1860-1860), Damariscotta Holiday Review (1883-1883), Independent Reporter (1950-1950), Boothbay Register (1954-1954), Waldoboro Press (1939-1968)

Penobscot County

• Old Town Public Library (Old Town) - The Old Town Enterprise (1888-1934), Sachem (1894-2015), Old Town Enterprise (1901-1929), Penobscot Times (1934-2018), Old Town-Orono Times (1979-1992), and Old Town annual reports (1866-1991). Also directories, censuses, and vital records.

Piscataquis County

• Thompson Free Library (Dover-Foxcroft) - Piscataquis Herald (1838-1842), Democratic Republican (1839-1840), Piscataquis Farmer (1842-1847), Piscataquis Observer (1847-2016)

Somerset County

• Pittsfield Public Library (Pittsfield) - Pittsfield Advertiser (1882-1982), Valley Times and the Pittsfield Advertiser (1967-1972), Valley Times (1972-1987), Town Meeting Records (1819-1892), Selectmen's Reports (1908-1908)

Waldo County

• Belfast Free Library (Belfast) - Republican Journal (1829-1868), The Waldo Independent (1985-2008)
• Alice L. Pendleton Library (Islesboro) - Islesboro Observer (1949-1979), Morning Sun (1980-1980), Islesboro Up Date (1985-1987), Islesboro Island News (1987-2018)

York County

• McArthur Public Library (Biddeford) - Concord Gazette (1812-1812), New England Galaxy (1821-1821), Maine Palladium (1823-1829), Maine Democrat (1831-1867), York County Herald (1839-1839), Union (1845-1853), Tri Weekly Herald (1848-1848), Union and Eastern Journal (1857-1857), Daily Morning Herald (1861-1861), Union and Journal (1861-1882), Daily Times (1873-1877), Daily Evening Star (1877-1877), Evening Post (1878-1878), Daily Evening Times (1878-1892), Biddeford Advance (1879-1880), Peoples Defender (1880-1880), Watsons Illuminator (1880-1903), Biddeford Observer (1881-1881), Biddeford Weekly Times (1881-1883), Biddeford Journal (1882-1884), Biddeford Daily Journal (1884-1934), Old Flag (1885-1885), Sentinel (1885-1885), Maine Sentinel (1887-1887), Daily Breeze (1890-1890), Daily Standard (1890-1893), Weekly Standard (1891-1895), Biddeford Weekly Journal (1891-1930), Biddeford Daily Standard (1894-1894), Expose (1894-1894), Weekly Record (1895-1923), La Justice (1896-1907), Saco Tribune (1899-1899), Nightly Comet (1902-1902), Watchword (1904-1911), La Justice De Biddeford (1907-1950), Journal Tribune (1985-1985), Biddeford-Saco Courier (1989-1989)
• Springvale Public Library & Goodall Memorial Library (Sanford) - Sanford Weekly Tribune (1895-1899), Sanford Tribune (1899-1971), Springvale Advocate (1905-1921), Sanford Tribune And Advocate (1923-1950)
• York Public Library (York) - The York Courant (1891-1901), Old York Transcript and Courant (1901-1919), The Old York Transcript (1899-1943), The York Weekly (1943-2016), Summer Week (1995-1998), The York Independent (1999-2011), Old York Historical Society (misc. newspapers and records)