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The Maryland State Archives is the repository for Maryland records from the founding of the colony in 1634 to the present, including a great many original handwritten records. Included in the holdings are colonial and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land and court records; church records; business records; publications and reports of state, county and municipal governments. There are special collections of private papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers, as well as donated family histories. | The Maryland State Archives is the repository for Maryland records from the founding of the colony in 1634 to the present, including a great many original handwritten records. Included in the holdings are colonial and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land and court records; church records; business records; publications and reports of state, county and municipal governments. There are special collections of private papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers, as well as donated family histories. | ||
=== Virginia Genealogy Resources<br> === | |||
The Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg is a specialized history and genealogy library owned and operated by the Town of Leesburg. Collections offer a range of documents relating to regional and Virginia history and genealogy, military history with emphasis on the Civil War, and ethnic history. The library's holdings are listed in WorldCat. | |||
and the Virginia Room in Fairfax offer a broad spectrum of genealogy resources from the Commonwealth of Virginia back to its early days. Books, journal articles<br> | |||
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''http://jglookups.blogspot.com'' | |||
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