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Locate district courts using the [http://mdcourts.gov/district/directories/courtmap.html District Court Map]. Most courts include a toll-free number. Contact the court clerk to learn more about the records available for the specific District Court | Locate district courts using the [http://mdcourts.gov/district/directories/courtmap.html District Court Map]. Most courts include a toll-free number. Contact the court clerk to learn more about the records available for the specific District Court | ||
=== Maryland Court Record Time Periods === | === Maryland Court Record Time Periods === | ||
Major Maryland courts that have kept records of genealogical value include the following: | Major Maryland courts that have kept records of genealogical value include the following: | ||
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Additional types of court records are described in the "[[Maryland Probate Records|Probate Records]]" and "[[Maryland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]" sections of this outline. | Additional types of court records are described in the "[[Maryland Probate Records|Probate Records]]" and "[[Maryland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]" sections of this outline. | ||
=== Court Records available through the Maryland State Archives<br> === | |||
The [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/genealogy/html/govtdocs.html Maryland State Archives] has all the original records and indexes of the Provincial, General, and Chancery courts. The state archives also has many of the original records and indexes of the county, circuit, and district courts and the Court of Appeals, often into the twentieth century. Some of the Provincial Court records have been published in the Archives of Maryland (see the "[[Maryland Public Records|Public Records]]" section of this outline). The Maryland State Archives also has a collection of miscellaneous court papers for the years 1729 to 1904. The collection contains naturalizations, county court cases, manumissions, mortgages, depositions, bonds, voting, and other records. The Archives also has an index to this collection produced by the Historical Records Survey. See a list of the [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/genealogy/html/govtdocs.html Court Records holdings available through the Maryland State Archives]. Learn how to [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/html/fees/intropage.html order these digital records online].<br> | |||
Those original county records on microfilm can be borrowed through interlibrary loan (see Papenfuse's inventory in the "[[Maryland Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section of this outline). Additional resources include: | |||
*''The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland'' (2 vols); Morris L., Radoff, G. Skordas and P. R. Jacoobsen, pub. 1960-1963, Annapolis, Maryland | *''The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland'' (2 vols); Morris L., Radoff, G. Skordas and P. R. Jacoobsen, pub. 1960-1963, Annapolis, Maryland | ||
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of: | The Family History Library has microfilm copies of: | ||