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{{ToDo|Expland the '''''Alternate Repositories''''' list using the book by William Dollarhide and Ronald Bremer as a guide.}}<br> | |||
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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''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> [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><br> | ||
'''Telephone:''' | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="MSA" /> Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400<br>'''Fax:''' 410-974-2525<br> | ||
'''Hours:''' [ | '''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 [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/hours.html here].<br> | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' [ | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' Click [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/direct.html here]. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.mdsa.net 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> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.msa.md.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: | *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:// | *[http://ww2.mdslavery.net/ Underground Railroad Database] 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. | 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,<ref name="MSARR">Maryland State Archives Reference and Research [Internet site] at http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/homepage/html/refserv.html (accessed 24 October 2008).</ref> including births 1654-1924<ref>"Birth Records" in Maryland State Archives Reference and Research [Internet site] at http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/html/birthhis.html (accessed 24 October 2008).</ref>;marriages 1640-1997<ref>"Marriage Records" in Maryland State Archives Reference and Research [Internet site] at http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/html/comarria.html (accessed 24 October 2008).</ref>; deaths from counties 1654-1991, from Baltimore City 1875-1994<ref>"Death Records" in Maryland State Archives Reference and Research [Internet site] at http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/html/deathhis.html (accessed 24 October 2008).</ref>; divorces, adoptions, census, city directories, cemetery, church records, courts, criminal, land, immigration, naturalization, early settlers index 1633-1680, plats, probates, taxation, biographies, and periodicals.<ref name="MSARR" /> The Archives do '''not''' offer a genealogical research service—[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/forms/html/genealogistlist.html hire a local professional researcher] for that service.<ref>"Fees and Services" in Maryland State Archives Reference and Research [Internet site] at http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/html/feesched.html (accessed 26 October 2008).</ref> | ||
=== Tips === | |||
The Archives will be closed on some Saturdays — click [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/hours.html here] to learn which ones. | |||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
Maryland State Archives, [ | Maryland State Archives, [http://guide.mdsa.net/ Guide to Government Records] [online] at http://guide.mdsa.net/ (accessed 21 October 2008). | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | 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> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
*Maryland Division of Vital Records - [ | *Maryland Division of Vital Records - [http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/lifeevents/birth&deathcert.htm births 1898-1972]; [http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/lifeevents/marriage.htm marriages 1990-present]; [http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/lifeevents/birth&deathcert.htm deaths 1968-present]. | ||
*Maryland County Circuit Courts (see [[Maryland | *Maryland County Circuit Courts (see [[Portal:Maryland/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> | *[[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> | ||
*[ | *[[Family History 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> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.mdhs.org/ Maryland Historical Society] - 5 mil. manuscripts, 600,000 books including family and local histories, city directories, histories, anti- & pro-slaver material, runaway slave ads, maps and 400,000 card biographical index. <br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society] - Online Baltimore City Church Registers, Maryland maps, newsletter index, queries, and surname exchange.<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.slrc.info/ Maryland State Library Resource Center (Enoch Pratt Free Library)] - online ready reference resources, and general genealogical resources.<br> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 10 February 2018
| To Do: Expland the Alternate Repositories list using the book by William Dollarhide and Ronald Bremer as a guide. |
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] archives@mdsa.net Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400 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. Directions, maps, and public transportation: Click here. Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]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,[2] including births 1654-1924[3];marriages 1640-1997[4]; deaths from counties 1654-1991, from Baltimore City 1875-1994[5]; divorces, adoptions, census, city directories, cemetery, church records, courts, criminal, land, immigration, naturalization, early settlers index 1633-1680, plats, probates, taxation, biographies, and periodicals.[2] The Archives do not offer a genealogical research service—hire a local professional researcher for that service.[6] Tips[edit | edit source]The Archives will be closed on some Saturdays — click here to learn which ones. Guides[edit | edit source]Maryland State Archives, Guide to Government Records [online] at http://guide.mdsa.net/ (accessed 21 October 2008). Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a record at the Maryland State Archives, a similar record may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
Similar Collections
Neighboring Collections
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