NEA Tour with the Maine State Archives

Free Event | Friday, October 16, 2026, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join the NEA Membership Committee for a tour of the Maine State Archives. Event attendees are invited to visit the Maine State Archives for an overview of the institution’s archives, special collections, and projects. Visit the imaging lab, the research and processing rooms, and the stacks. We’ll look at Maine’s founding documents, Wabanaki history, land office maps, Civil War material, and more.

This is an in-person event limited to 40 attendees. Registration is non-transferable. Please note that you MUST reserve a ticket online in advance to attend this event. In the occasion that the event is sold out, we highly recommend joining the waitlist. Unless you've been given permission, please do not show up at the event without registering.

How to find the Maine State Archives: The Maine State Archives is located at 230 State Street, Augusta, Maine 04330.

Meeting location: Enter the Archives side door (D15) into the Cultural Building atrium. Please ring the buzzer to be let in upon arrival at the archives in Augusta. Archival staff will meet attendees in the atrium.

About: The Maine State Archives, a bureau within the Department of Secretary of State, maintains approximately 100 million pages of official State records considered to be permanently valuable. These include bills introduced in the Legislature, Governor's Executive Council Reports, election returns, deeds to and from the State of Maine, maps from the Land Office, vital statistics prior to 1892, federal census records from Maine up to 1930, county court records dating back to 1639, and military records through World War I, to list a few.

The Archives Services Division preserves and provides access to many archival records, including those mentioned above. Researchers may request general information or specific records by contacting Archives Services in person, by phone, or email.

The Records Management Division helps to establish and administer efficient and effective records management programs within State and local governments and ensure records are being retained and dispositioned properly (destroyed or kept as archival) through Records Retention Schedules. The Division conducts training and creates publications to assist government agencies in meeting general records management requirements. Its State Records Center maintains approximately 120 million pages of official State records not currently needed in State offices and scheduled for ultimate destruction.

Read more about the Maine State Archives here.

For questions about the event please contact membership@newenglandarchivists.org. 

ACCESSIBILITY & CODE OF CONDUCT
New England Archivists is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all of our events. For questions or concerns about accessibility, interpretive services, religious observance, or any other accommodations that would make the meeting more accessible for you, please contact NEA’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee at diversity@newenglandarchivists.org. 

All participants including presenters, instructors, vendors, or others involved in the event are required to abide by the NEA Code of Conduct, which can be found here: https://www.newenglandarchivists.org/Code-of-Conduct