Digital Archives, Gardiner Public Library, Maine
From the 5/27/2026 issue of American Ancestors' The Weekly Genealogist: by Valerie Beaudrault:
"The city of Gardiner is located in Kennebec County in south-Central Maine. The Gardiner Public Library has made a collection of historical newspapers available in its Digital Archives. The newspaper collection comprises more than 58,000 pages from fifteen titles, including The Daily Reporter Journal (1893–1913), Reporter Journal (1893–1913), Gardiner Home Journal (1858–1892), Gardiner Journal (1918–1930), and Kennebec Reporter (1866–1891). The Digital Archives resources also include a collection of Gardiner Area High School yearbooks (1918–2024). The databases can be searched by keyword or browsed."
These newspapers cover some people and events in Waldoboro and Lincoln County. Search now at:
https://gardiner.advantage-preservation.com/
THE PROBATE RECORDS OF LINCOLN, COUNTY MAINE, 1760 to 1800
Maine Genealogical Society (1884- ); Maine. Probate Court (Lincoln County); Patterson, William D. (William Davis) Published 1895 https://archive.org/details/probaterecordsof00main
THE TOWN REGISTER: Waldoboro, Nobleboro and Jefferson, 1906 Mitchell,
H. E. (Harry Edward), 1877- comp; Daggett, F. E., joint comp; Sawyer,
George A. joint comp; Lawton, P. I., joint comp. https://archive.org/details/townregisterwald00mitc