Waterville Public Library

Local History & Genealogy

"We need to haunt the house of history and listen anew to the ancestors' wisdom." ~ Maya Angelou

Local History Room on the 4th floor, 2016

Waterville Public LIbrary's Local History Room on the 4th floor contains snapshots of the people and places in Waterville and the surrounding towns. It's currently being restructured to make is easier to navigate the collection, but the books are still available for purusal.

History

Maine Historical Society

Maine Memory Network - Selections from our photo, postcard, map and ephemeral collections (access to collections from across Maine also)

Maine State Legislators Historical Lists

Maine State Library: Maine Notables

USM Franco-American Collection

Google News Archive Search (use to search for articles from old newspapers, including local ones)

Guide to Researching the History of a House - A project of the Internet Public Library, this guide will introduce the researcher to online and other resources for researching the history of a house.