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100 Community Place, <br>Crownsville, MD 21032<br>Telephone: 410-514-7655 (Call for hours of operation)<br>Internet: [http://mht.maryland.gov/MHTlibrary.html Maryland Historical Trust Library]<br>Internet: [http://207.67.203.79/M30014Staff/OPAC/ Online catalog] | 100 Community Place, <br>Crownsville, MD 21032<br>Telephone: 410-514-7655 (Call for hours of operation)<br>Internet: [http://mht.maryland.gov/MHTlibrary.html Maryland Historical Trust Library]<br>Internet: [http://207.67.203.79/M30014Staff/OPAC/ Online catalog] | ||
==== Maryland State Archives ==== | ==== [[Maryland State Archives]] ==== | ||
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] | |||
:This is the premier facility for locating Maryland ancestors. The Maryland State Archives [http://aomol.net/html/index.html online] 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 over 130 major card indexes to Maryland land records and early settlers, newspapers, county records, church records, family, and business records. This is the most complete collection of any of the 13 colonies. It can take up the three days just to check the indexes.<ref name="DB55">Dollarhide and Bremer, 55.</ref> For more information about the state archives, see the following references. | :This is the premier facility for locating Maryland ancestors. The Maryland State Archives [http://aomol.net/html/index.html online] 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 over 130 major card indexes to Maryland land records and early settlers, newspapers, county records, church records, family, and business records. This is the most complete collection of any of the 13 colonies. It can take up the three days just to check the indexes.<ref name="DB55">Dollarhide and Bremer, 55.</ref> For more information about the state archives, see the following references. | ||
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:*Radoff, Morris Leon, et al. ''The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland, Part Two: The Records''. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1963.) {{FHL|146470|item|disp=FHL fiche 6054101 (fiches 4 and 5), 6054105; book 975.2 B4ma no. 13}} This is a county-by-county list of record types, years covered, and series number.<br><br> | :*Radoff, Morris Leon, et al. ''The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland, Part Two: The Records''. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1963.) {{FHL|146470|item|disp=FHL fiche 6054101 (fiches 4 and 5), 6054105; book 975.2 B4ma no. 13}} This is a county-by-county list of record types, years covered, and series number.<br><br> | ||
==== Maryland State Law Library ==== | ==== [[Maryland State Law Library]] ==== | ||
Courts of Appeal Building<br>361 Rowe Boulevard<br>Annapolis, MD 21401<br>Telephone: 410-260-1430<br>Fax: 410-974-2063<br>Internet: [http://www.lawlib.state.md.us/ Maryland State Law Library] | |||
=== Regional Repositories === | === Regional Repositories === | ||
==== Allegheny Co Lib Sys Washington St Lib ==== | ==== Allegheny Co Lib Sys Washington St Lib ==== | ||
[[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] | |||
:They have a western Maryland historical collection with genealogies, and local histories.<ref name="DB55" /> Cumberland, Maryland, was the start of the [[National Road]] to Ohio and farther west.<br><br> | :They have a western Maryland historical collection with genealogies, and local histories.<ref name="DB55" /> Cumberland, Maryland, was the start of the [[National Road]] to Ohio and farther west.<br><br> | ||
==== Baltimore City Archives ==== | ==== [[Baltimore City Archives]] ==== | ||
2165 Druid Park Drive <br>Baltimore, MD 21211 <br>Telephone: 410-396-0306<br>Internet: [http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1167038 Baltimore City Archives] | |||
:Two useful guides to Baltimore records are: | :Two useful guides to Baltimore records are: | ||
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:*LeFurgy, William G. ''The Records of a City: A Guide to the Baltimore City Archives''. (Baltimore, Maryland: City Archives, 1984.) {{FHL|444379|item|disp=FHL book 975.26 A3bc}} | :*LeFurgy, William G. ''The Records of a City: A Guide to the Baltimore City Archives''. (Baltimore, Maryland: City Archives, 1984.) {{FHL|444379|item|disp=FHL book 975.26 A3bc}} | ||
==== Dorchester County Central Public Library ==== | ==== [[Dorchester County Central Public Library]] ==== | ||
303 Gay St.<br>Cambridge, MD 21613<br>Telephone: 410-228-7331<br>Internet: [http://www.dorchesterlibrary.org/ Dorchester County Public Library] | |||
:Their collection includes many Maryland Eastern Shore, and Delaware historical references.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br> | :Their collection includes many Maryland Eastern Shore, and Delaware historical references.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br> | ||
==== Enoch Pratt Free Library ==== | ==== [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]] ==== | ||
[[File:Enoch pratt library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore]]400 Cathedral Street <br>Baltimore, MD 21201-4484 <br>Telephone: 410-396-5430 <br>Fax: 410-396-1441<br>Internet: [http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library] | |||
:Excellent local, county, and Maryland state records.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br> | :Excellent local, county, and Maryland state records.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br> | ||
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