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== Did you know? == | == Did you know? == | ||
* | *African Americans are listed as the most frequent ancestor ethnic group in eight states: [http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/c2kbr-35.pdf Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana].<br> | ||
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/ The Maryland State Archives] has nearly all available public records from 1634 to 1789; most original state and county records through the mid-twentieth century; microfilm copies of land, probate, and vital records to the present; and an extensive number of volume and card indexes. | *[http://www.msa.md.gov/ The Maryland State Archives] has nearly all available public records from 1634 to 1789; most original state and county records through the mid-twentieth century; microfilm copies of land, probate, and vital records to the present; and an extensive number of volume and card indexes. | ||
*Maryland Genealogy (located on [http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/MD_topics/his/_gen.html Sailor: Maryland's Public Information Network]) | *Maryland Genealogy (located on [http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/MD_topics/his/_gen.html Sailor: Maryland's Public Information Network]) | ||