AUGUSTA — The Maine State Archives has created a poster to observe Archives Month 2014 that highlights historic documents being preserved there that are available to the public.

The poster, produced and distributed by the Maine State Archives, highlights the state’s 1868 Civil War Testimonial Certificate, signed by Adjutant Gen. John C. Caldwell and Gov. Joshua L. Chamberlain. The poster commemorates the Civil War Sesquicentennial and provides an example of how the Maine State Archives preserves Maine’s history. It is being offered to various cultural affairs stakeholders, such as libraries and museums, and to Maine schools through the Department of Education, according to a news release from the library.

The archives’ holdings include photographs, maps, publications and other materials that go back to Maine’s birth as a state in 1820. The records of the Maine Legislature, filings of corporate logos, photographs of soldiers and Native American leaders, treaties, proclamations and more are available for viewing at the facility in Augusta. For genealogists, the Archives are an indispensable resource for looking up birth, death and marriage records, as well as military service and other historical documents, according to the news release.

The Maine State Archives, 230 State St., is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Maine State Archivist David Cheever is also available to visit schools, historical societies, genealogy groups, libraries and other venues to share the archive’s holdings and his knowledge of Maine history.

The Maine State Archives website, www.maine.gov/sos/arc/index.html, offers search options for researchers, resources for teachers and an online store with a wide range of historical reproductions of photographs, maps, documents and more. For more information, call 626-8404.


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