Seeking immigration records for Portland, ME

Portland, Maine ship passenger lists for 1866 are available on National Archives microfilm publication M575, Roll 13, which is also available online from FamilySearch on digitized microfilm (roll #830243). See here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/66154

Scroll down to: "Portland & Falmouth, Maine Jan. 1866-Sep. 1867 (NARA Series M575, Roll 13)" and click on the camera icon to view the images. You will need to register for an account at FamilySearch, but it's free.

For more information about these records, including a link to a name index, see:

https://www.germanroots.com/miscports/atlanticandgulf.html

Happy searching.

Regards,

Joe

Dear Ms. Porter,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

For passenger lists for Portland, ME in 1866, we suggest that you review National Archives Microfilm Publication No. M575 - Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873. For access to M575, please contact the National Archives at Boston (RE-BO) via email at boston.archives@nara.gov.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RE-BO. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.

M575 is also available on Ancestry. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Archives has partnered with Ancestry to make the vast majority of their NARA-digitized holdings freely available to the public. Anyone with Internet access may create an account, access NARA records, and use other Ancestry resources, such as their educational offerings and family tree-maker application. For more information see Ancestry’s announcement at https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2020/03/24/free-at-home-education-resources-from-ancestry-and-access-to-nearly-500m-national-archives-records/

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!.