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[[Maryland State Archives]]{{·}} [[Maryland Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Maryland Historical Trust Library]]{{·}} [[Maryland State Law Library]]{{·}} [[Maryland Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[Baltimore City Archives]]{{·}} [[Dorchester County Central Public Library]]{{·}} [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]]{{·}} [[Frederick County Artz Public Library]]{{·}} [[Frostburg State University Ort Library]]{{·}}[[Johns Hopkins University George Peabody Library]]{{·}} [[Talbot County Free Library]]{{·}} [[University of Maryland McKeldin Library]]{{·}} [[Washington County Free Library]]{{·}} [[Pennsylvania State Archives]]{{·}} [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]{{·}} [[Library of Congress]] DC{{·}} [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (Archives I) DC{{·}} [[National Archives at College Park, Maryland]] (Archives II){{·}} [[National Archives at Philadelphia]] PA  
[[Maryland State Archives]]{{·}} [[Maryland Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Maryland Historical Trust Library]]{{·}} [[Maryland State Law Library]]{{·}} [[Maryland Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[Baltimore City Archives]]{{·}} [[Dorchester County Central Public Library]]{{·}} [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]]{{·}} [[Frederick County Artz Public Library]]{{·}} [[Frostburg State University Ort Library]]{{·}}[[Johns Hopkins University George Peabody Library]]{{·}} [[Talbot County Free Library]]{{·}} [[University of Maryland McKeldin Library]]{{·}} [[Washington County Free Library]]{{·}} [[Pennsylvania State Archives]]{{·}} [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]{{·}} [[Library of Congress]] DC{{·}} [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (Archives I) DC{{·}} [[National Archives at College Park, Maryland]] (Archives II){{·}} [[National Archives at Philadelphia]] PA  


=== National Archives  ===
=== Online Records of Maryland ===
 
{{Click|Image:MD_ORP.png|Maryland Online Genealogy Records|left}}{{DCfollowup}}<br><br>
 
*[http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/ Sailor] a collection of research databases for the use of Maryland public libraries including HeritageQuest Online and History Reference Center.
 
=== National Repositories ===


'''[[Library of Congress]]'''[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|right|330px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg]]<br> 101 Independence Ave. SE <br> Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br> Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br> Telephone:<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br> Fax:<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;202-707-1957 <br> E-mail: &nbsp;[http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<ref name="ContInfo">[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html Contact Information] in ''The Library of Congress'' (accessed 12 May 2010).</ref> <br>Internet: http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ <br><br>  
'''[[Library of Congress]]'''[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|right|330px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg]]<br> 101 Independence Ave. SE <br> Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br> Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br> Telephone:<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br> Fax:<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;202-707-1957 <br> E-mail: &nbsp;[http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<ref name="ContInfo">[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html Contact Information] in ''The Library of Congress'' (accessed 12 May 2010).</ref> <br>Internet: http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ <br><br>  
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:'''Archives II''' houses documents created after 1900 at the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury, modern military records, passport applications, and District of Columbia records. Many residents of '''Maryland''' are found among their records.<ref name="DB2">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 2. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>
:'''Archives II''' houses documents created after 1900 at the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury, modern military records, passport applications, and District of Columbia records. Many residents of '''Maryland''' are found among their records.<ref name="DB2">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 2. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>


=== Statewide Archives ===
=== Statewide Repositories ===


'''[[Maryland State Archives]]'''<br>Hall of Records Building <br>350 Rowe Boulevard <br>Annapolis, MD 21401 <br>Telephone: 410-260-6400 <br>Fax: 410-974-2525<br>E-mail: [mailto:ref@mdsa.net ref@mdsa.net]<br>Internet: [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives]  
'''[[Maryland State Archives]]'''<br>Hall of Records Building <br>350 Rowe Boulevard <br>Annapolis, MD 21401 <br>Telephone: 410-260-6400 <br>Fax: 410-974-2525<br>E-mail: [mailto:ref@mdsa.net ref@mdsa.net]<br>Internet: [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives]  
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'''[[Maryland Genealogical Society]]'''<br>201 West Monument Street<br>Baltimore, MD 21201<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@mdgensoc.org info@mdgensoc.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society]  
'''[[Maryland Genealogical Society]]'''<br>201 West Monument Street<br>Baltimore, MD 21201<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@mdgensoc.org info@mdgensoc.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society]  


=== Regional Archives ===
=== Regional Repositories ===


'''[[Allegheny County Library System Washington Street Library]]'''<br>31 Washington Street<br>Cumberland, MD 21502<br>Telephone: 301-777-1200<br>Fax: 301-777-7299<br>E-mail: [mailto:washingtonstlibrary@alleganycountylibrary.info washingtonstlibrary@alleganycountylibrary.info]<br>Internet: [http://www.alleganycountylibrary.info/contentpages.asp?loc=116 Washington Street Library]  
'''[[Allegheny County Library System Washington Street Library]]'''<br>31 Washington Street<br>Cumberland, MD 21502<br>Telephone: 301-777-1200<br>Fax: 301-777-7299<br>E-mail: [mailto:washingtonstlibrary@alleganycountylibrary.info washingtonstlibrary@alleganycountylibrary.info]<br>Internet: [http://www.alleganycountylibrary.info/contentpages.asp?loc=116 Washington Street Library]  
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:The ''Western Maryland Room&nbsp;'' is a genealogical resource which includes published histories, oral histories, books, periodicals, and family folders.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>
:The ''Western Maryland Room&nbsp;'' is a genealogical resource which includes published histories, oral histories, books, periodicals, and family folders.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>


=== Archives Outside Maryland ===
=== Outside Maryland Repositories ===


[[Image:National Archives at Philadelphia sign.jpg|right|200px|National Archives at Philadelphia sign.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Philadelphia]]''' <br>14700 Townsend Road<br>Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096<br>Telephone: 215-305-2044<br>Fax: 215-305-2052<br>E-mail: [mailto:Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/ <br><br>  
[[Image:National Archives at Philadelphia sign.jpg|right|200px|National Archives at Philadelphia sign.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Philadelphia]]''' <br>14700 Townsend Road<br>Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096<br>Telephone: 215-305-2044<br>Fax: 215-305-2052<br>E-mail: [mailto:Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/ <br><br>  
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:Has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish, and other settlers in William Penn's colonies of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. This is also an excellent place to learn about early settlers of '''Maryland'''.<ref name="DB55" /> Records which have been published are normally well-indexed. This society also has 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century manuscripts (letters, diaries, account books, deeds, minutes, and scrapbooks), passenger arrival lists and indexes, <ref name="DB95">Dollarhide and Bremer, 95.</ref> local and regional history, ethnic and immigrant studies materials, 600,000 books, 20 million manuscripts, over 300,000 graphics items, and 300 years of newspapers.<ref>[http://hsp.org/collections/about-our-collections About Our Collections] in ''Historical Society of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref> <br><br>
:Has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish, and other settlers in William Penn's colonies of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. This is also an excellent place to learn about early settlers of '''Maryland'''.<ref name="DB55" /> Records which have been published are normally well-indexed. This society also has 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century manuscripts (letters, diaries, account books, deeds, minutes, and scrapbooks), passenger arrival lists and indexes, <ref name="DB95">Dollarhide and Bremer, 95.</ref> local and regional history, ethnic and immigrant studies materials, 600,000 books, 20 million manuscripts, over 300,000 graphics items, and 300 years of newspapers.<ref>[http://hsp.org/collections/about-our-collections About Our Collections] in ''Historical Society of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref> <br><br>
=== Online Records  ===
{{Click|Image:MD_ORP.png|Maryland Online Genealogy Records|left}}{{DCfollowup}}<br><br>
*[http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/ Sailor] a collection of research databases for the use of Maryland public libraries including HeritageQuest Online and History Reference Center.


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