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<big><big><big><font color="#003366">'''''Maryland State Archives'''''</font></big></big></big><br> [[Image:Maryland State Archives.jpg|thumb|right|Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland.]]
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Maryland State Archives


=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''Email:''' [mailto:msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov] <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="MSA">"All about the Archives" in Maryland State Archives [Internet site] at http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/homepage/html/visitor.html (accessed 21 October 2008).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:archives@mdsa.net archives@mdsa.net] <br>  


'''Address:'''
'''Address:'''<ref name="MSA" />


:350 Rowe Blvd.<br>  
:350 Rowe Blvd.<br>  
:Annapolis, MD 21401 <br><br>
:Annapolis, MD 21401 <br>


'''Telephone:''' Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400<br>
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="MSA" /> &nbsp;&nbsp;Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400<br> '''Fax:''' &nbsp;410-974-2525<br>  


'''Hours:''' [https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/refserv/html/visit.html Visit the Archives]<br>  
'''Hours:''' &nbsp;Wednesday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and some Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more details, click [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/hours.html here].<br>  


'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' [https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/refserv/html/visit.html Visit the Archives]
'''Internet sites and database:''' <br>


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
*Maryland State Archives at [http://www.mdsa.net mdsa.net]  
 
*Archives of Maryland Online at [http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/html/index.html www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/html/index.html]  
*[https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives], museum, government guide, reference, vital, land, plats, family history, slavery, ethnic, military, probate, historical maps, art, services, education, records order forms, programs, volunteers.<br>
*Underground Railroad Database Search at [http://ww2.mdslavery.net/ ww2.mdslavery.net/]
*[https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/html/index.html Archives of Maryland Online], city directories, early state records, land, probate, military, laws, courts, slavery.<br>
*Vital Records Indexing:  • [[Maryland Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|Births 1650-1995]]  • [[Maryland Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|Marriages 1666-1970]]  • [[Maryland Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|Deaths 1877-1992]].
*[http://slavery.msa.maryland.gov/ Legacy of Slavery in Maryland]. Slavery censuses, runaways, prisons, pardons, chattels, deserters, inventories.


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


The Archives are the repository for records of Maryland state, county and municipal governments. The Archives also hold maps, newspapers, religious records, and private papers, including births 1654-1924; marriages 1640-1997; deaths from counties 1654-1991, from Baltimore City 1875-1994; divorces, adoptions, census, city directories, cemetery, church records, courts, criminal, land, immigration, naturalization, early settlers index 1633-1680, plats, probates, taxation, biographies, and periodicals.
Circuit Court Clerk has marriages from 1866 to ____?, divorce records from 1900, and court records from 1916.<ref>''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48077118&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results Handybook for Genealogists, 9th ed.]'' (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 183. [FHL book 973 D27e 1999]</ref>
 
The Archives do '''not''' offer a genealogical research service.


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===
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=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


Maryland State Archives, [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/index.aspx Guide to Government Records]
Maryland State Archives, [http://guide.mdsa.net/ Guide to Government Records] [online] at http://guide.mdsa.net/ (accessed 21 October 2008).  
 
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
 
If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.
 
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
 
*Maryland Division of Vital Records - [https://health.maryland.gov/vsa/Pages/certs.aspx Birth, marriage, death certificates].
*Maryland County Circuit Courts (see [[Maryland, United States Genealogy#Counties|individual county courthouses]]) - supplied many of the earlier copies of the births, marriages, and deaths at Maryland States Archives.<br>
*[[National Archives and Records Administration]], Washington DC, federal censuses, U.S. passenger lists, passport applications, federal land including District of Columbia, military and war records, and some naturalizations.<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, has Bibles, biography, census, church, court, directory, immigration, gazetteer, genealogy, history, land, map, military, minority, naturalization, newspaper, periodical, public, society, tax, and vital records for the state, counties, and many towns.
 
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
 
*[https://www.mdhistory.org/ Maryland Center for History and Culture] - 5 mil. manuscripts, 600,000 books including family and local histories, city directories, histories, anti- &amp; pro-slaver material, runaway slave ads, maps and 400,000 card biographical index. <br>
*[https://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society] - Online Baltimore City Church Registers, Maryland maps, newsletter index, queries, and surname exchange.<br>
*[https://www.slrc.info/ Maryland State Library Resource Center (Enoch Pratt Free Library)] - online ready reference resources, and general genealogical resources.<br>


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
=== Substitute Repositories  ===


*[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Library of Virginia], digital sources, databases, vital, military, newspapers, periodicals, tax, history, land records.  
*NARA
*surrounding state archives in [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries|Pennsylvania]], [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Delaware]], [[Virginia Archives and Libraries|Virginia]], and [[West Virginia Archives and Libraries|West Virginia]].
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]] - has books and microfilms of Worcester County marriages from 1795 to 1906, and a few books on court proceedings and judgements.  
*Library of Maryland History
*Maryland State Library
*Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia archives
*Maryland Genealogical Society
*Worcester County, Maryland, District Court -
*Worcester County, Maryland, Orphans' Court -
*neighboring county courthouses - may have court records of Worcester County citizens doing business nearby.<br>


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===


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Revision as of 11:11, 23 October 2008

Maryland State Archives
File:Maryland State Archives.jpg
Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland.

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  archives@mdsa.net

Address:[1]

350 Rowe Blvd.
Annapolis, MD 21401

Telephone:[1]   Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400
Fax:  410-974-2525

Hours:  Wednesday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and some Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more details, click here.

Internet sites and database:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Circuit Court Clerk has marriages from 1866 to ____?, divorce records from 1900, and court records from 1916.[2]

Tips[edit | edit source]

Guides[edit | edit source]

Maryland State Archives, Guide to Government Records [online] at http://guide.mdsa.net/ (accessed 21 October 2008).

Substitute Repositories[edit | edit source]

  • NARA
  • Family History Library - has books and microfilms of Worcester County marriages from 1795 to 1906, and a few books on court proceedings and judgements.
  • Library of Maryland History
  • Maryland State Library
  • Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia archives
  • Maryland Genealogical Society
  • Worcester County, Maryland, District Court -
  • Worcester County, Maryland, Orphans' Court -
  • neighboring county courthouses - may have court records of Worcester County citizens doing business nearby.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "All about the Archives" in Maryland State Archives [Internet site] at http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/homepage/html/visitor.html (accessed 21 October 2008).
  2. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists, 9th ed. (Logan, Utah: Everton Pub., 1999), 183. [FHL book 973 D27e 1999]

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)

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