Maine historic newspapers: 59,645 free digitised pages
Everything below is what the Library of Congress holds online for Maine in Chronicling America, counted on 2026-10-07. The pages are free to read and searchable by name; an obituary or a marriage notice here is often the only record of a date before civil registration.
Titles with the most digitised pages
| Newspaper | Years | Pages online |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.) | 17,300 | |
| The Portland Daily Press (Portland, Me.) | 1862–1921 | 13,082 |
| Le Messager (Lewiston, Me.) | 1880–1966 | 12,034 |
| Ellsworth American (Ellsworth, Me.) | 3,750 | |
| Oxford Democrat (Paris, Me.) | 1833–1933 | 3,646 |
| The Republican Journal (Belfast, Me.) | 2,832 | |
| Morning Star (Limerick, Me.) | 1826–1904 | 1,469 |
| The Somerset Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.) | 1868–1909 | 1,303 |
| The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.) | 1909–1955 | 802 |
| Portland Gazette, and Maine Advertiser (Portland, Me.) | 1805–1818 | 647 |
Counties
- Cumberland 16,053 pages
- Androscoggin 12,039 pages
- Hancock 3,750 pages
- Oxford 3,646 pages
- Waldo 2,832 pages
- York 2,268 pages
- Somerset 2,105 pages
- Cook 1,469 pages
- New York 1,469 pages
- Stafford 1,469 pages
Cities
- Augusta 17,596 pages
- Portland 16,053 pages
- Lewiston 12,039 pages
- Ellsworth 3,750 pages
- Paris 3,646 pages
- South Paris 3,646 pages
- Belfast 2,832 pages
- Skowhegan 2,105 pages
- Boston 1,469 pages
- Chicago 1,469 pages
By decade
- 1790 to 1799 89 pages
- 1800 to 1809 527 pages
- 1810 to 1819 508 pages
- 1820 to 1829 321 pages
- 1830 to 1839 612 pages
- 1840 to 1849 804 pages
- 1850 to 1859 1,589 pages
- 1860 to 1869 3,925 pages
- 1870 to 1879 7,740 pages
- 1880 to 1889 8,523 pages
- 1890 to 1899 9,187 pages
- 1900 to 1909 7,912 pages
- 1910 to 1919 6,555 pages
- 1920 to 1929 4,553 pages
- 1930 to 1939 2,436 pages
- 1940 to 1949 2,749 pages
- 1950 to 1959 1,715 pages
- 1960 to 1969 7 pages
Languages
- English 59,505 pages
- French 12,174 pages
Ethnic press: French
Search them by name
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