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| === Contact Information === | | === Contact Information === |
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| '''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> | | '''Email:''' [mailto:msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov] <br> |
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| '''Address:'''<ref name="MSA" /> | | '''Address:''' |
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| :350 Rowe Blvd.<br> | | :350 Rowe Blvd.<br> |
| :Annapolis, MD 21401 <br><br> | | :Annapolis, MD 21401 <br><br> |
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| '''Telephone:'''<ref name="MSA" /> Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400<br>'''Fax:''' 410-974-2525<br> | | '''Telephone:''' Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400<br> |
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| '''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> | | '''Hours:''' [https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/refserv/html/visit.html Visit the Archives]<br> |
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| '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' Click [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/direct.html here]. | | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' [https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/refserv/html/visit.html Visit the Archives] |
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| '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> |
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| *[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> | | *[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> |
| *[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> | | *[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]]. | | *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://ww2.mdslavery.net/ Underground Railroad Database] slavery censuses, runaways, prisons, pardons, chattels, deserters, inventories. | | *[http://slavery.msa.maryland.gov/ Legacy of Slavery in Maryland]. Slavery censuses, runaways, prisons, pardons, chattels, deserters, inventories. |
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| === Collection Description === | | === Collection Description === |
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| 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> | | 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. |
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| === Tips === | | === Tips === |
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| The Archives will be closed on some Saturdays — click [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/hours.html here] to learn which ones.
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| === Guides === | | === Guides === |
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| Maryland State Archives, [http://guide.mdsa.net/ Guide to Government Records] [online] at http://guide.mdsa.net/ (accessed 21 October 2008). | | Maryland State Archives, [https://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/index.aspx Guide to Government Records] |
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| === Alternate Repositories === | | === Alternate Repositories === |
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| '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> |
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| *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 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> | | *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> |
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| '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> |
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| *[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> | | *[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> |
| *[http://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society] - Online Baltimore City Church Registers, Maryland maps, newsletter index, queries, and surname exchange.<br> | | *[https://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> | | *[https://www.slrc.info/ Maryland State Library Resource Center (Enoch Pratt Free Library)] - online ready reference resources, and general genealogical resources.<br> |
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| '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> |