For copies of local Birth, Marriage and Death records contact theTown Clerk's Office, Municipal Bldg., 125 Spruce Head, Thomaston, ME 04858, 207-596-6584. Request a photocopy if available.

This is the closest to the original source but old records, like gold, are very sparse and often, if they exists at all , they will be a secondary source in the form of an entry in a book. For further leads go to

The Camden Area History Center, renamed the Walsh History CenterHeather Bilodeau, Archives Director, and relocated to quarters at the Camden Public Library. It is located on the 2nd Floor, 55 Main Street, Camden, ME 04843 and is open Tue. through Sat., 12:00 to 4:00. The History Center e-mail is archives@librarycamden.org.   Phone: (207) 236-3440      Fax: (207) 236-6673

Go to Walsh History Center, see the column on the right hand side and click on the interactive searchable database. Type in any search word (for example "Directories") and it will pop up all items associated with that term.

For queries contact archives@librarycamden.org

For Maine State records go to
Cindy's Links to Maine State Records



For Probate Records request a photocopy of the 'Petition for Distribution or Administration' or 'Account of Administration' , (whichever is available), for the deceased individual. (Addresses below)

For Deeds of Land request a photocopy of the record for that individual.

For either of these use the following addresses:

• For 1636-1760 write York County Clerk's Office, Alfred, ME 04002
• For 1760-1827 write Lincoln County Clerk's Office, Wiscasset, ME 04578
• For 1827-1860 write Waldo County Clerk's Office, Belfast, ME 04915
• For 1860-present write Knox County Clerk's Office, Rockland, ME 04841
  Phone 207-594-0422, Fax 207-594-0446, Hours 8:-4: Eastern

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