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''[[How to Find United States Birth Records|How to Find United States Births]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Maryland Births'''''<br> __NOTOC__  
''[[How to Find United States Birth Records|How to Find United States Births]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Maryland Births'''''<br> __NOTOC__  


*Some births were recorded in colonial Maryland but not many survived or were ever recorded.  
*Some births were recorded in colonial Maryland but not many survived or were ever recorded.  
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| width="50%" align="center" colspan="2" | The archives will search for one name in one index, and provide one document for their fee
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:*You may also order certificates since 1940 from the birth county. &nbsp;[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1940_thru_present|See below]].<br> <br> Some records may also be available at your local FamilySearch Center. Use the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available.  
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:*You may also order certificates since 1940 from the birth county. &nbsp;[[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Births_from_1940_thru_present|See below]].<br> <br> Some records may also be available at your local FamilySearch Center. Use the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search Family History Library Catalog (FHLC)] to see what is available.


::*Search the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search FHLC] by Maryland and the county name.  
::*Search the [http://familysearch.org/catalog-search FHLC] by Maryland and the county name.  
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*After locating the county website, search for the Department of Health and Administrative or Vital Records.  
*After locating the county website, search for the Department of Health and Administrative or Vital Records.  
*Baltimore City births are combined with county records after 1972.&nbsp;  
*Baltimore City births are combined with county records after 1972.&nbsp;  
*The [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=birth#state Maryland State Archives] has indexes and birth records up to 1978, but they are restricted.&nbsp;
*The [http://guide.mdsa.net/viewer.cfm?page=birth#state Maryland State Archives] has indexes and birth records up to 1978, but they are restricted.&nbsp;  
*See [[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Birth_Records|list of restrictions]] for ordering birth records
*See [[How to Find Maryland Birth Records#Restrictions_for_Obtaining_Birth_Records|list of restrictions]] for ordering birth records


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::'''NOTE:''' A copy of the birth record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.
::'''NOTE:''' A copy of the birth record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.


If you do not want to order the birth record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]].
If you do not want to order the birth record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]].  


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