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Maryland State Archives | |||
=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:''' [mailto:msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov] <br> | ||
'''Address:''' | '''Address:''' | ||
:350 Rowe Blvd.<br> | :350 Rowe Blvd.<br> | ||
:Annapolis, MD 21401 <br><br> | :Annapolis, MD 21401 <br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:''' | '''Telephone:''' Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400<br> | ||
'''Hours:''' | '''Hours:''' [https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/refserv/html/visit.html Visit the Archives]<br> | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' [https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/refserv/html/visit.html Visit the Archives] | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[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> | ||
*[ | *[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: | *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://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, | 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 do '''not''' offer a genealogical research service. | |||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
Maryland State Archives, [ | Maryland State Archives, [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/index.aspx Guide to Government Records] | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
If you cannot visit or find a record at the | 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 - [https://health.maryland.gov/vsa/Pages/certs.aspx Birth, marriage, death certificates]. | ||
*Maryland County Circuit Courts (see [[ | *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> | *[[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> | '''''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- & 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> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
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[[Category:United_States_Repositories]] [[Category:Maryland Archives and Libraries|Archives]] | [[Category:United_States_Repositories]] [[Category:Maryland Archives and Libraries|Archives]][[Category:District of Columbia Archives and Libraries]] | ||
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