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Although [[Portal:Maryland|Maryland]] was established as a refuge for Roman Catholics from England (under the Act of Toleration, 1649 to 1654), most early settlers were Protestant. Members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) were in the Chesapeake Bay area as early as 1657. The Anglican Church was established as the official church in 1692 and continued as such until 1776. | Although [[Portal:Maryland|Maryland]] was established as a refuge for Roman Catholics from England (under the Act of Toleration, 1649 to 1654), most early settlers were Protestant. Members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) were in the Chesapeake Bay area as early as 1657. The Anglican Church was established as the official church in 1692 and continued as such until 1776. | ||
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[http://www.mdhs.org/ The Maryland Historical Society] has about 200 indexed transcripts of church records and some original records for various denominations. The Society is also the repository for the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and has about 70,000 items from 1676 to 1900. The Society also has the Norris Harris Church Register File. This is a card index to many of the births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and other information in the church registers of the collection. | [http://www.mdhs.org/ The Maryland Historical Society] has about 200 indexed transcripts of church records and some original records for various denominations. The Society is also the repository for the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and has about 70,000 items from 1676 to 1900. The Society also has the Norris Harris Church Register File. This is a card index to many of the births, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and other information in the church registers of the collection. | ||
Research Services/Library<br>Maryland Historical Society<br>201 West Monument Street<br>Baltimore, MD 21201<br>Phone: 410-685-3750<br>Fax: 410-385-2105<br>Website: www.mdhs.org<br>E-mail: webcomments@mdhs.org | Research Services/Library<br>Maryland Historical Society<br>201 West Monument Street<br>Baltimore, MD 21201-4674<br>Phone: 410-685-3750<br>Fax: 410-385-2105<br>Website: www.mdhs.org<br>E-mail: webcomments@mdhs.org | ||
'''The Maryland State Archives'''<br>Website: [http://www.msa.md.gov/ www.msa.md.gov/]<br>E-mail: archives@mdsa.net | '''The Maryland State Archives'''<br>Website: [http://www.msa.md.gov/ www.msa.md.gov/]<br>E-mail: archives@mdsa.net | ||