Boothbay Region Historical Society
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Research and Services
The society has many collections of local primary and secondary historical documents to help visitors research their fields of interest. The towns of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, and Southport are the principal areas represented in the archives.
Permission to use text or images from the Boothbay Region Historical Society website is required for any purpose beyond personal use. Uses requiring permission: publication, display, advertising, or posting elsewhere on the Internet.
The collections include:
- Photographs
- Newspapers
- History Files
- Family Files
- Account Book Boxes
- Document Boxes
- Oral History Videos and DVDs
- Maps, Surveys and Nautical Charts
- Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor Town Reports
- Vital Records
- Valuation Records
- Books and Periodicals
- Yearbooks
Copies of documents and photos may be obtained for a modest fee. Visitors are urged to undertake their own searches for information. However, extensive research can be performed for a reasonable fee by a local historian.
Services:
A small donation of about $5 and a stamped self-addressed envelope should accompany simple inquiries. Extensive research can be undertaken for a cost of $25 an hour based on hours worked by a local historian.
If you send an inquiry, please provide the information you already have on your person or topic, giving the sources you have already consulted.
Requests may also be emailed to brhs@gwi.net. Please note that emails are answered on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays only.