The Local History & Genealogy Section has 3 main subsections, all of which are constantly expanding:

• Genealogy and Local History – noncirculating materials including published and unpublished books, binders, vertical file information, maps, periodicals, and manuscripts.
• Genealogy How–To Books – circulating collection, all with 929.26 designation
• Special Collections – Fragile and unique items requiring advance arrangements to view; some of these items have indexes available in the genealogy section. Please allow two weeks to schedule access to those materials.

The Genealogy and Local History collection is organized as follows:

929.1 International
929.2 United States beyond ME, NH, MA
929.3 Massachusetts
929.4 New England Historical Soc registers, indexes
929.5 New Hampshire and ME & NH combined references
929.6 Maine Vital Records – alpha by town, some by county
929.7 Maine Court-related – probate, wills, prisoners, name changes
929.8 Early Maine deeds
929.9 Maine Historical Society publications
929.10 Maine Genealogical Society newsletters
929.11 Maine Registers, chronological; yearly biz directory
929.12 DAR & Mayflower materials
929.13 Military materials
929.14 Shipbuilding, focus on Lincoln Co.
929.15 Biographies of Maine people
929.16 Maine 1790 families, indexes
929.17 Town histories, town-specific material, alpha by town
929.18 Cemetery lists, binders – alpha by town; verify in field
929.21 Castner papers ~ Damariscotta and local history
929.22 Histories and collections of articles arranged by town
929.23 Diaries and scrapbooks, indexes, by name of creator
929.24 Genealogies of multiple families, arranged by town
929.25 Genealogies, published and unpublished, arranged by major surname
929.26 Genealogy “How-To” and others which circulate (on top of shelving unit)
929.27 Maine church histories

• Town Annual Reports
• Vertical Files – by surname, town, and subject
• Periodicals
• Maps & Gazeteers
• Of special note are the following items
  • Vital records of some towns in Lincoln County, a compilation by Christine Huston Dodge
  • Harold Castner’s notebooks on local towns and its people histories
  • George Dow’s notebooks on the history of Nobleboro and its people.
  • Arlene Cole’s notebooks and published books on Newcastle history
  • Calvin and Marjorie Dodge notebooks containing hundreds of weekly articles published on Damariscotta history