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The following archives, libraries, and societies have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers in [[Portal:Maryland|Maryland]].  
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{{TOC left}}{{MD-sidebar}}<br>These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Maryland.  


[http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives]<br>Hall of Records Building <br>350 Rowe Boulevard <br>Annapolis, MD 21401 <br>Telephone: 410-260-6400 <br>Fax: 410-974-2525<br>email: ref@mdsa.net
== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories for Maryland ==


The Maryland State Archives at [http://aomol.net/html/index.html <u>http://aomol.net/html/index.html</u>]&nbsp;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 an extensive number of volume and card indexes.
[[Allegheny County Library System Washington Street Library]]{{·}} [[Baltimore City Archives]]{{·}} [[Bristol Public Library]] VA{{·}} Division of Vital Records{{·}} [[Dorchester County Central Public Library]]{{·}} [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]]{{·}} [[Frederick County Artz Public Library]]{{·}} [[Frostburg State University Ort Library]]{{·}} [[Handley Regional Library]] VA{{·}} [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]{{·}} Historical Society of Washington, D.C.{{·}} Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland{{·}} [[Johns Hopkins University George Peabody Library]]{{·}} [[Library of Congress]] DC{{·}} [[Maryland Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[Maryland Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Maryland Historical Trust Library]]{{·}} [[Maryland State Archives]]{{·}} [[Maryland State Law Library]]{{·}} Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society{{·}} [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (Archives I) DC{{·}} [[National Archives at College Park, Maryland]] (Archives II){{·}} [[National Archives at Philadelphia]] PA{{·}} [[National Genealogical Society]] VA{{·}} [[Pennsylvania State Archives]]{{·}} Prince George's County Genealogical Society{{·}} Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore{{·}} Saltisbury University Nabb Research Center{{·}} [[Talbot County Free Library]]{{·}} United Methodist Historical Society of the Baltimore-Washington Conference{{·}}  [[University of Maryland McKeldin Library]]{{·}} [[Washington County Free Library]]{{·}} Washington National Records Center


For more information about the state archives, see:
== Online Records of Maryland ==


Maryland. Hall of Records. ''A Guide to the Index Holdings at the Hall of Records''. Rev., Bulletin, [Maryland. Hall of Records] No. 17. Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records, 1972. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=118379&disp=A+guide+to+the+index+holdings+at+the+Hal%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.2 A1 no. 56.)] This is a county-by-county list of indexes and years covered.
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Papenfuse, Edward C., et al. ''A Guide to Government Records at the Maryland State Archives: A Comprehensive List by Agency and Record Series''. Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland State Archives, 1992. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=646205&disp=A+guide+to+government+records+at+the+Mar%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.2 A3g].) This guide lists record types, years covered, and series number.
*[http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/ Sailor] is a collection of research databases for the use of Maryland public libraries including HeritageQuest Online and History Reference Center.<br><br>
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== National Repositories ==
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=== [[Library of Congress]]  ===
101 Independence Ave. SE <br> Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br> Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br> Telephone:<ref name="ContInfo" />  Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br> Fax:<ref name="ContInfo" />  202-707-1957 <br> Email:  [http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<ref name="ContInfo">[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html Contact Information] in ''The Library of Congress'' (accessed 12 May 2010).</ref> <br>Internet: [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ LC Local History {{amp}} Genealogy Reference Services]
:The LC "Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" has moved to the main reading room, but services are unchanged. They are part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.<ref>[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/lhgcoll.html The Collections] in ''Local History and Genealogy Reading Room'' in ''The Library of Congress'' (accessed 8 January 2014).</ref> '''Maryland''' family history is well represented.
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=== [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]]  ===
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br> Washington DC<br> Telephone: 1-866-272-6272<br> Fax:  301-837-0483<br> Email: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html National Archives and Records Administration]<br> Internet: http://archives.gov/
:'''Archives I''' has nationwide censuses, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> Their collection includes many people who settled in '''Maryland'''.<br><br>
|}[[File:US National Archives II.jpg|thumb|right|280px|US National Archives II in College Park, MD]]
=== [[National Archives at College Park, Maryland|National Archives II]]  ===
8601 Adelphi Road<br>College Park, MD 20740-6001<br>Telephone: 866-272-6272<br>Fax: 301-837-0483<br>Email: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html#part-b I have a question] form<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/ National Archives at College Park, Maryland]


Papenfuse, Edward C., et. al. ''A Guide to the Maryland Hall of Records: Local, Judicial and Administrative Records on Microfilm''. Volume 1. Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1978. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=498131&disp=A+guide+to+the+Maryland+Hall+of+Records%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.2 A3pa v. 1]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=498131&disp=A+guide+to+the+Maryland+Hall+of+Records++ 6049468].) Volume one is a detailed list of many records on microfilm for Allegany County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, and Baltimore City, Maryland. These include court, probate, and land records. The archives has additional computer printout lists for all counties. You can write to them for information about records of specific localities and time periods.  
:'''Archives II''' houses documents created after 1900 at the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury, modern military records, passport applications, and District of Columbia records. Many residents of '''Maryland''' are found among their records.<ref name="DB2">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 2. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>
[[File:National Archives at Philadelphia sign.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Sign at the entrance to the National Archives at Philadelphia]]
=== [[National Archives at Philadelphia]]  ===
14700 Townsend Road<br>Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096<br>Telephone: 215-305-2044<br>Fax: 215-305-2052<br>Email: [mailto:Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/  
:Has federal agency and court records for Delaware, '''Maryland''', Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. All U.S. federal censuses 1790-1940, and indexes. Also have passenger arrivals in Philadelphia 1800-1945 and Baltimore, pension and bounty land warrant applications, naturalizations 1790-1990, early federal history, diplomacy, military history, Chinese-Americans, World War II homefront, National Park Service, merchant marine, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, federal tax evasion and smuggling cases.<ref name="DB12627">Dollarhide and Bremer, 126-27.</ref><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. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.2+B4ma+no.+13 975.2 B4ma no. 13]; fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=6054101 6054101] parts 4-6.) This is a county-by-county list of record types, years covered, and series number.  
=== [[National Genealogical Society]] ===
3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300<br>Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370 USA<br>Telephone: 703-525-0050  or  800-473-0060<br>Fax 703-525-0052<br>Email: [mailto:ngs@ngsgenealogy.org ngs@ngsgenealogy.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ National Genealogical Society]
:The [[National Genealogical Society]] (NGS) aims to serve and grow the genealogical community by providing education and training, fostering increased quality and standards, and promoting access to and preservation of genealogical records.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/mission NGS Mission] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 14 January 2017).</ref> It is the ''premier'' American national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian. In conjunction with a sponsoring local genealogical society, it stages an annual '''[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info NGS Conference]'''. They also provide genealogical education courses, publications and videos.<ref>[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ Home] in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> Their [[National Genealogical Society Book Loan Collection|NGS Book Loan Collection]] is now housed at the [[St. Louis County Library]] in Missouri. Their online collections include ''The National Intelligencer'' (Washington, DC) newspaper index 1800-1850, indexed Bible records and family groups from NGS members.<ref>[https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/member-benefits/ NGS Membership] pdf in ''National Genealogical Society'' (accessed 15 January 2021).</ref> <br><br>
[[File:Washington National Records Center Stack Area with Employee Servicing Records.jpg|thumb|right|246px|WNRC stack area in Suitland, MD]]


[http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/ National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region]<br>900 Market Street <br>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-4292<br>Telephone: 215-606-0100 <br>Fax: 215-606-0116
=== Washington National Records Center ===
WNRC<br>4205 Suitland Road<br>Suitland, MD 20746-8001<br>Telephone: 866-272-6272 (National Archives and Records Administration)<br>Email: [https://www.archives.gov/contact Contact Us] form (for the National Archives and Records Administration)<br>Internet: [https://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/suitland/public Services for the Public]
:Older than 15-years federal criminal court, federal civil court, and federal bankruptcy court records, and the federal agency records from the District of Columbia, '''Maryland''', Virginia, and West Virginia.<ref name="DB29">Dollarhide and Bremer, 29.</ref><br><br>


[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration]<br>700 Pennsylvania Avenue<br>Wahington, D.C. 20408-0001<br>Telephone: 202-357-5000
== Statewide Repositories ==


[http://www.mdhs.org/explore/library.html Maryland Historical Society Library]<br>201 West Monument Street <br>Baltimore, MD 21201-4674<br>Telephone: 410-685-3750, extension 349 <br>Fax: 410-385-2105 <br>[mailto:library_dept@mdhs.org library_dept@mdhs.org]  
=== Division of Vital Records ===
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene<br>6764-B Reisterstown Road<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21215 USA<br>Telephone: 410-764-3038<br>Internet: [http://dhmh.maryland.gov/vsa/Pages/home.aspx VSA Home] How to request BMD certificates; Quick links; New; Vital statistics; FAQ; General info; and MD-EDRS (online death registration).
:The Division of Vital Records issues certified copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates for events that occurred in Maryland. Photo-I.D. is required. You can apply by mail or in-person. For an additional fee you could also make online requests through the private company [https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records/maryland/maryland-vital-records VitalCheck.com]. Fees may differ for certificates issued at local (county or city) Health Departments.<ref>[http://dhmh.maryland.gov/vsa/Pages/apps.aspx Vital Records General Information] in ''Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygience'' (accessed 24 April 2017).</ref> Statewide registration began for births and deaths in 1898; for marriages in 1777. Local vital records may exist before those dates but would be spotty.<br><br>


A useful guide is:  
=== [[Maryland Genealogical Society]]  ===
201 West Monument Street<br>Baltimore, MD 21201<br>Email: [mailto:info@mdgensoc.org info@mdgensoc.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society]
:Promotes genealogical research through publications, programs and workshps, resources, and outreach. Publishes a journal and newsletter. Maintains a surname registry, databases of photos, tax lists, cemetery, and church records. Offers a limited research service for a fee.<ref>[https://mdgensoc.org/index.php Home] in ''Maryland Genealogical Society'' (accessed 25 April 2017).</ref><br><br>


Cox, Richard J., and Larry E. Sullivan, eds. ''Guide to the Research Collections of the Maryland Historical Society: Historical and Genealogical Manuscripts and Oral History Interviews''. Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society, 1981. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=15228&disp=Guide+to+the+research+collections+of+the%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.2 H23g].) This index has about 20,000 references to individuals and families.
=== [[Maryland Historical Society]]  ===
201 West Monument St.<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21201-4674<br>Telephone: 410-685-3750<br>Email: [mailto:reference@mdhs.org reference@mdhs.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.mdhs.org/library/library-overview Maryland Historical Society Library Overview]  


Genealogical Council of Maryland<br>P.O. Box 10096<br>Baltimore, MD 20898-0096
:This facility has the largest genealogical book collection in Maryland, and family Bibles, newspapers, and biographies.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>


[http://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society]<br>201 West Monument Street <br>Baltimore, MD 21201-4674 <br>Telephone: 410-685-3750, extension 360<br>E-mail Address: [mailto:info@mdgensoc.org info@mdgensoc.org]  
=== [[Maryland Historical Trust Library]]  ===
100 Community Place, <br>Crownsville, MD 21032<br>Telephone: 410-514-7655 (Call for hours of operation)<br>Internet: [http://mht.maryland.gov/research_MHTlibrary.shtml Maryland Historical Trust Library]<br>Internet: [http://207.67.203.79/M30014Staff/OPAC/ Online catalog]
:Houses journals and 5,000 books primarily about archeology (terrestrial and maritime), Native Americans, architecture, history, historic preservation, decorative, building conservation for Maryland and surrounding regions. They also have an oral history collection.<ref>[http://mht.maryland.gov/research_MHTlibrary.shtml Maryland Historical Trust Library] in ''Maryland Historical Trust'' in Maryland.gov (accessed 25 April 2017).</ref><br><br>


Baltimore City Archives<br>2165 Druid Park Drive <br>Baltimore, MD 21211 <br>Telephone: 410-396-0306 <br>Internet: http://www.museumsusa.org/museums/info/1167038
=== [[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>Email: [mailto:ref@mdsa.net ref@mdsa.net]<br>Internet: [https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives]


Two useful guides to Baltimore records are:
:This is the premier facility for locating Maryland ancestors. The Maryland State Archives [http://aomol.msa.maryland.gov/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.


Cox, Richard J., and Patricia M. Vanorny. "The Records of a City: Baltimore and Its Historical Sources." ''Maryland Historical Magazine'' 70 (Fall 1975): 286-310. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1280050&disp=v%2E+70+%281975%29%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.2 H25m v. 70]).  
:*Maryland. Hall of Records. ''A Guide to the Index Holdings at the Hall of Records''. Rev., Bulletin, [Maryland. Hall of Records] No. 17. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records, 1972.) {{FSC|118379|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.2 A1 no. 56.}} This is a county-by-county list of indexes and years covered.
:*Papenfuse, Edward C., et al. ''A Guide to Government Records at the Maryland State Archives: A Comprehensive List by Agency and Record Series''. (Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland State Archives, 1992.) {{FSC|646205|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.2 A3g.}} This guide lists record types, years covered, and series number.
:*Papenfuse, Edward C., et. al. ''A Guide to the Maryland Hall of Records: Local, Judicial and Administrative Records on Microfilm''. Volume 1. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1978.) {{FSC|498131|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6049468; book 975.2 A3pa v. 1.}} Volume one is a detailed list of many records on microfilm for Allegany County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, and Baltimore City, Maryland. These include court, probate, and land records. The archives has additional computer printout lists for all counties. You can write to them for information about records of specific localities and time periods.
:*Radoff, Morris Leon, et al. ''The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland, Part Two: The Records''. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1963.) {{FSC|146470|item|disp=FS Library 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>


LeFurgy, William G. ''The Records of a City: A Guide to the Baltimore City Archives''. Baltimore, Maryland: City Archives, 1984. (Family History Library&nbsp;book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=444379&disp=The+records+of+a+city%20%20&columns=*,0,0 975.26 A3bc].)
=== [[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>Email: [mailto:lawlibrary@mdcourts.gov lawlibrary@mdcourts.gov]<br>Internet: [https://lawlib.state.md.us/ Maryland State Law Library]
:Includes family genealogies, Maryland public records, historical works, popular Maryland newspapers on microfilm, and online access to back issues of the "Capital" (via Newspaper Archive).<ref>[http://www.lawlib.state.md.us/audiences/ Just for Specialized Audiences] in ''Maryland State Law Library'' (accessed 25 April 2017).</ref><br><br>


[http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library]<br>400 Cathedral Street <br>Baltimore, MD 21201-4484 <br>Telephone: 410-396-5430 <br>Fax: 410-396-1441
== Regional Repositories ==


Johns Hopkins University <br>[http://www.library.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/rarebooks/peabody/ George Peabody Library]<br>17 East Mount Vernon Place<br>Baltimore, MD 21202<br>Telephone: 410-659-8179<br>Fax: 410-659-8137
=== Allegheny Co Lib Sys Washington St Lib ===
[[File:Cumberland maryland washington st library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Washington Street Library in Cumberland, MD]][[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>Email: [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>


University of Maryland College Park Libraries:<br>[http://www.lib.umd.edu/MCK/mckeldin.html Theodore R. McKeldin Library]<br>College Park, MD 20742-7011 <br>Telephone: 301-405-0800&nbsp;
=== [[Baltimore City Archives]]  ===
[[File:Baltimore City Archives.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Baltimore City Archives entrance]]2615 Mathews Street<br>Baltimore MD 21218<br>Telephone: 410-396-3884<br>Email: [mailto:baltimorecityarchives@gmail.com baltimorecityarchives@gmail.com]<br>Internet: [https://baltimorecityhistory.net/ Baltimore City Archives]<br>Internet: [https://baltimorecityhistory.net/guide-to-the-baltimore-city-archives-for-genealogists/ Guide to the BCA for Genealogists]
:Visits by appointment only. Find 300,000 names in their ''[https://malissaruffner.com/2012/02/14/treasure-hunt-using-the-wpahrs-index/ WPA Historical Records Survey Name Index]''. They also have Baltimore City directories, spotty coroner's inquest records 1827-1867, a [http://connergenealogy.com/home/baltimore-city-houses-of-worship/ Baltimore Houses of Worship locator tool], a partial 1868 Police Census for Wards 3, 6. 8, 9. 13, & 20, cemetery records, passenger arrival lists, and property tax records.<ref>[https://baltimorecityhistory.net/guide-to-the-baltimore-city-archives-for-genealogists/ Guide to the BCA for Genealogists] in ''Baltimore City Archives'' (accessed 25 April 2017).</ref>
:Two useful guides to Baltimore records are:
:*Cox, Richard J., and Patricia M. Vanorny. "The Records of a City: Baltimore and Its Historical Sources." ''Maryland Historical Magazine'' 70 (Fall 1975): 286-310. {{FSC|1280050|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.2 H25m v. 70}}
:*LeFurgy, William G. ''The Records of a City: A Guide to the Baltimore City Archives''. (Baltimore, Maryland: City Archives, 1984.) {{FSC|444379|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.26 A3bc}}<br><br>


[http://www.lawlib.state.md.us/ Maryland State Law Library]<br>Courts of Appeal Building<br>361 Rowe Boulevard<br>Annapolis, MD 21401<br>Telephone: 410-260-1430<br>Fax: 410-974-2063
=== [[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] [[File:Enoch pratt library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, MD]]


To learn more about the record-keeping systems of Maryland counties, use the inventories of the county archives published in about 1940 by the Historical Records Survey. The Family History Library has copies of most of these inventories.  
:Their collection includes many Maryland Eastern Shore, and Delaware historical references.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>


=== Web Sites ===
=== [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]] ===
400 Cathedral Street <br>Baltimore, MD 21201-4484 <br>Telephone: 410-396-5430 <br>Fax: 410-396-1441<br>Email: [http://www.prattlibrary.org/about/email_question.aspx Email A Question]  form<br>Internet: [http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library]


http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/MD_topics/his/_gen.html
:Excellent local, county, and Maryland state records.<ref name="DB55" />[[File:C. Burr Artz Public Library in Frederick, Maryland 20501v.jpg|thumb|right|225px| Artz Public Library in Frederick, MD]]<br><br>


http://www.cyndislist.com/md.htm#Libraries
=== [[Frederick County Artz Public Library]]  ===
110 East Patrick Street<br>Frederick , MD 21701<br>Telephone: 301-600-1630<br>Email: [http://www.fcpl.org/contact-maryland-room Contact the Maryland Room] form<br>Internet: [http://www.fcpl.org/branches-hours/c-burr-artz-public-library C. Burr Artz Public Library]
:They have Maryland history, genealogy, and more.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>
[[File:Ort Library.png|thumb|right|225px|Frostburg State University Ort Library]]


http://www.kindredtrails.com/maryland.html
=== [[Frostburg State University Ort Library]]  ===
1 Stadium Drive<br>Frostburg, Maryland 21532-2342<br>Telephone: 301-687-4395<br>Email: [http://www.frostburg.edu/lewis-ort-library/asklib/ Ask a Librarian] form<br>Internet: [http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/library/subguides/genealogy.htm Frostburg State University Lewis J. Ort Library]
:Their Special Collections maintains material about Western Maryland and contiguous counties in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, answers genealogical reference questions, and provides an obituary copy service.<ref>[http://libguides.frostburg.edu/spec-coll Dr. David M. Gillespie Special Collections: Home] in ''Lewis J. Ort Library'' (accessed 20 January 2017).</ref><br><br>


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=== Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland ===
229 Chartley Drive<br>Reisterstown, MD 21136<br>Telephone: 410-635-4737<br>Email: [mailto:JGSofMD@gmail.com JGSofMD@gmail.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.jewishgen.org/jgs-maryland/index.html Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland Home]
:JGS MD provides educational progams, resources, and news to help researchers find their Jewish ancestors.<ref>[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgs-maryland/index.html Home] in ''Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland'' (accessed 24 April 2017).</ref><br>[[File:George-peabody-library.jpg|thumb|right|284px|Johns Hopkins Univ Peabody Library, Baltimore]]<br>


[[Category:Maryland]]
=== Johns Hopkins Univ Peabody Library  ===
'''[[Johns Hopkins University George Peabody Library]]'''<br>17 East Mount Vernon Place<br>Baltimore, MD 21202<br>Telephone: 410-659-8179<br>Fax: 410-659-8137<br>Email: [mailto:ask@jhu.libanswers.com ask@jhu.libanswers.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.library.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/rarebooks/peabody/ George Peabody Library]
:This collection has strengths in British and American history, biography, geography, and exploration and travel including a large map collection.The also have many manuscripts.<ref>[http://guides.library.jhu.edu/c.php?g=202582&p=1336208 George Peabody Library] in ''Special Collections {{amp}} Archives'' in Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries {{amp}} University Museums (accessed 20 January 2017).</ref><br><br>
 
=== Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society ===
P.O. Box 241<br>New Windsor, Maryland 21776-0241<br>Email: [mailto:corresponding@magsgen.com corresponding@magsgen.com]<br>Internet: [https://magsgen.com/index.php Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society]
:MAGS facilitates research on Germanic genealogy in the mid-Atlantic region (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) during the 17th through 20th centuries. They provide a newsletter and sponsor educational events.<ref>[https://magsgen.com/about.php About Us] in ''Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society'' (accessed 24 April 2017).</ref><br><br>
 
=== Prince George's Co Genealogical Society ===
'''Prince George's County Genealogical Society'''<br>12219 Tulip Grove Drive<br>Bowie, MD<br>Telephone: 301-262-2063<br>Email: [mailto:communication@pgcgs.org communication@pgcgs.org]<br>[https://pgcgs.org/index.php Website]
: 5,500 volumes, surname files, family group sheets, Bible records and microfilms. Focused primarily on Prince George's County, Maryland, and the eastern states.<br><br>
[[File:St. Mary's Seminary & University.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Associated Archives in St. Mary's Seminary & University, Baltimore]]
 
=== Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore ===
Associated Archives at St. Mary’s Seminary & University<br>5400 Roland Avenue<br>Baltimore, MD 21210<br>Telephone: 410-864-4074<br>Fax: 410-864-3690<br>Email: [mailto:archives@stmarys.edu archives@stmarys.edu]<br>Internet: [http://www.stmarys.edu/archives/ The Associated Archives] website includes information about the archives; collections; genealogy; services; and making appointments.
:Either schedule an on-site visit, or submit a written request for a sacramental record of a baptism, a marriage, or a death between 1834 and 1989.<ref>[http://www.stmarys.edu/archives/genealogy/ Genealogy] in ''St. Mary's Seminary & University'' (accessed 24 April 2017).</ref> <ref>[http://www.stmarys.edu/archives/services/ Reference and Research Services] in ''St. Mary's Seminary & University'' (accessed 25 April 2017).</ref><br><br>
 
=== Salisbury Univ Nabb Research Center ===
'''Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture'''<br>Guerrieri Academic Commons ('''street address''')<br>(4th Floor, Room 430)<br>1101 Camden Ave ('''mailing address''')<br>Salisbury, MD 21801<br>Telephone: 410-543-6312<br>Fax: 410-677-5067<br>Email: [mailto:nabbcenter@salisbury.edu nabbcenter@salisbury.edu]<br>Internet: [http://www.salisbury.edu/nabb/ Nabb Research Center]
:This repository has family files, family histories, local histories, photos, and artifacts from the Delmarva Penninsula (Delaware, '''Maryland''', and Virginia) also called the "Eastern Shore." Includes correspondence, manuscripts, ledgers, diaries, local business and organizational records, maps, newspapers, land surveys, and oral histories. Microfilm collections hold governmental and church records of Somerset, Worcester, Dorchester and Wicomico counties in '''Maryland'''; Accomack and Northampton counties in Virginia; and Sussex County in Delaware.<ref>[http://www.salisbury.edu/nabb/ Nabb Research Center] in ''Salisbury University'' (accessed 25 April 2017).</ref><br><br>
 
=== [[Talbot County Free Library]]  ===
Maryland Room<br>100 W. Dover Street<br>Easton, Maryland 21601<br>Telephone: 410-822-1626<br>Fax: 410-820-8217<br>Email: [http://www.tcfl.org/contact/form.php?id=17 Message form]<br>Internet: [http://www.tcfl.org/mdroom/ Maryland Room]
:Look here for their many Maryland Eastern Shore, and Delaware historical references.<ref name="DB55" /> Their collection includes church records, burial permits, Talbot County genealogy links, Bibles, family records, manuscripts, maps, local oral histories, and vertical files.<ref>[http://www.tcfl.org/mdroom/genealogy/index.html Genealogy] in ''Talbot County Free Library'' (accessed 13 September 2015).</ref>[[File:Lovely Lane Methodist Church.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Lovely Lane Church, Baltimore]]<br><br>
 
=== United Methodist Historical Society ===
'''United Methodist Historical Society of the Baltimore-Washington Conference'''<br>2200 Saint Paul Street<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21218-5805<br>Telephone: 410-889-4458<br>Email: [http://www.lovelylanemuseum.com/contact.html Contact] form<br>Internet: [http://www.lovelylanemuseum.com/index.html Lovely Lane Museum Home]
:The Lovely Lane Methodist Church holds the Historical Society's archives, library, and museum. The archives preserve records of annual conferences, agencies, certain personal papers, and certain discontinued local church records. The library holds biographies, histories, historic Books of Discipline, and maintains digitized publications.<ref>[http://www.lovelylanemuseum.com/index.html Home] in ''Lovely Lane Museum'' (accessed 24 April 2017).</ref><br><br>
[[File:UMD McKeldin Library.JPG|thumb|right|280px|UMD McKeldin Library in College Park, MD]]
 
=== [[University of Maryland McKeldin Library]]  ===
College Park, MD 20742-7011 <br>Telephone: 301-405-0800<br>Email: [http://umd.libanswers.com/ Ask us] form<br>Internet: [http://www.lib.umd.edu/MCK/mckeldin.html Theodore R. McKeldin Library]
 
:Their Maryland historical collection is quite large.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>
 
=== [[Washington County Free Library]]  ===
100 South Potomac Street<br>Hagerstown MD 21740<br>Telephone: 301.739.3250<br>Email: [http://www.washcolibrary.org/?q=contact Contact] form<br>Internet: [https://www.washcolibrary.org/genealogy Genealogy]
:The ''Western Maryland Room '' is a genealogical resource which includes published histories, oral histories, books, periodicals, and family folders.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>
 
== Outside Maryland Repositories ==
[[File:Bristol library.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Bristol Public Library in Virginia]]
=== [[Bristol Public Library]] ===
701 Goode Street <br>Bristol, VA 24201-4199 <br>Telephone: 540-645-8780 <br>Fax: 276-669-5593 <br>Email: [mailto:bplref@yahoo.com bplref@yahoo.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.bristol-library.org/ Bristol Public Library]<br>
 
:They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from '''''Pennsylvania, Maryland''''', and northern '''''Virginia'''''  along the [[Great Valley Road]] into '''''Tennessee, Kentucky''''', and '''''North Carolina'''''.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.</ref>[[Image:Handley Library Winchester Virginia.jpg|thumb|220px|Handley Library Winchester Virginia]]<br><br>
 
=== [[Handley Regional Library]] ===
100 W. Piccadilly Street<br>PO Box 58 <br>Winchester, VA 22604<br>Telephone: 540-662-9041<br>Fax: 540-722-4769<br>Email: [mailto:archives@handleyregional.org archives@handleyregional.org]<br>Website: [http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/default.asp Handley Regional Library]
:Very large collection on Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the [[Great Valley Road]] from '''''Pennsylvania ''''' through '''''Maryland''''' to '''''Virginia''''', including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories,<ref name="DB97">Dollarhide and Bremer, 97.</ref> and people of the Lower Shenandoah Valley since 1732, emphasizing Winchester and Frederick County in 4000 books, county court abstracts, county histories, genealogies, regimental histories, battles, newspapers since 1787, censuses, 600 linear feet of manuscripts, maps, photos, and oral history tapes.<ref>[http://www.handleyregional.org/handley/services.asp?loc=5 Family and Local History] in ''Handley Regional Library'' (accessed 28 December 2013).</ref><br><br>
[[File:Historical Society of Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia]]
=== [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]  ===
1300 Locust Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699<br>Telephone: 215-732-6200<br>Fax: 215-732-2680<br>Email: [mailto:ReadyReference@hsp.org ReadyReference@hsp.org]<br>Internet: [http://hsp.org/ Historical Society of Pennsylvania]
:Has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish, and other settlers in William Penn's colonies of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. This is also an excellent place to learn about early settlers of '''Maryland'''.<ref name="DB55" /> Records which have been published are normally well-indexed. This society also has 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century manuscripts (letters, diaries, account books, deeds, minutes, and scrapbooks), passenger arrival lists and indexes, <ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 95.</ref> local and regional history, ethnic and immigrant studies materials, 600,000 books, 20 million manuscripts, over 300,000 graphics items, and 300 years of newspapers.<ref>[http://hsp.org/collections/about-our-collections About Our Collections] in ''Historical Society of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref> <br><br>
 
=== Historical Society of Washington, D.C. ===
[[File:DC-CityMuseumCarnegieLibrary.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Historical Society of Washington, D.C. is on the 2nd floor of the Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Sq.]]Kiplinger Research Library<br>Carnegie Library 2nd floor<br>801 K St NW<br>Washington, DC 20001<br>Telephone: 202-249-3955<br>Email: [mailto:info@dchistory.org info@dchistory.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.dchistory.org/ Historical Society of Washington, D.C.]
:Think of this as the state archives for the District of Columbia because of the 200 years of local history documents for genealogists.<ref name="DB29" /> This includes families and notable individuals, organizations, businesses,  neighborhoods, religious institutions, local houses of worship, funeral homes, diaries and personal papers, and early 18th century '''Maryland''' and '''Virginia''' land records.<ref>[http://www.dchistory.org/research/about-library-collections/ About the Library and Collections] in  ''Historical Society of Washington, D.C.'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref> Researchers are welcomed in the Kiplinger Research Library by prior appointment only Tuesday through Friday. Access to the library and collections is free of charge.<ref>[http://www.dchistory.org/research/ Research] in ''Historical Society of Washington, D.C.'' (accessed 7 January 2017).</ref>[[File:Pennsylvania State Archive building.jpg|thumb|right|142px|Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg]]<br><br>
 
=== [[Pennsylvania State Archives]]  ===
300 North Street      (''mail to: '' 350 North Street)<br>Harrisburg, PA 17120<br>Telephone: 717-783-3281<br>Email: [mailto:ra-statearchives@pa.gov ra-statearchives@pa.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&mode=2&objID=2887 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]
:Their colonial records include many references to '''Maryland''' settlements.<ref name="DB55" /> This huge collection has indexes and original sources associated with the {{FSC|221762|item|disp=''Pennsylvania Archives''}} series, such as vital, military, prison, naturalization, land records, census, ships lists, railroads, mines, and 1.5 million online records<ref name="DB97">Dollarhide and Bremer, 97.</ref> <ref>[http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/research_topics/3162 Research Topics at the Pennsylvania State Archives] in ''Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission'' (accessed 23 December 2013).</ref> including [http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/archival_research_topics/3162 online genealogy guides].<br><br>
 
== FamilySearch Centers ==
Some of the above collections are partially duplicated at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] and its branch '''[https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]''' around the world. Most centers can help you by:
*Giving you limited, personal, one-on-one research suggestions (but they do not do research for you)
*Providing access to genealogical records through the Internet '''[[FamilySearch Center Portal|FamilySearch Center Portal]]'''.
*Offering free how-to classes (varies by location)
*Fostering contact between genealogical enthusiasts
There are several [[:Category:Maryland FamilySearch Centers|centers located in Maryland]], ''for example:'' 
::[[Hampstead Maryland FamilySearch Center]]<br>4117 Lower Beckleysville Rd<br>Hampstead MD 21074 USA<br>Telephone: 410-374-1301.
:::Each center is staffed by volunteers and has varying hours and services. Telephone in advance to verify their hours.
To locate one of these centers in your own neighborhood, see [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ Find a FamilySearch Center].<br><br>
 
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These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Maryland.

Wiki Articles on Major Repositories for Maryland[edit | edit source]

Allegheny County Library System Washington Street Library · Baltimore City Archives · Bristol Public Library VA · Division of Vital Records · Dorchester County Central Public Library · Enoch Pratt Free Library · Frederick County Artz Public Library · Frostburg State University Ort Library · Handley Regional Library VA · Historical Society of Pennsylvania · Historical Society of Washington, D.C. · Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland · Johns Hopkins University George Peabody Library · Library of Congress DC · Maryland Genealogical Society · Maryland Historical Society · Maryland Historical Trust Library · Maryland State Archives · Maryland State Law Library · Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society · National Archives and Records Administration (Archives I) DC · National Archives at College Park, Maryland (Archives II) · National Archives at Philadelphia PA · National Genealogical Society VA · Pennsylvania State Archives · Prince George's County Genealogical Society · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore · Saltisbury University Nabb Research Center · Talbot County Free Library · United Methodist Historical Society of the Baltimore-Washington Conference · University of Maryland McKeldin Library · Washington County Free Library · Washington National Records Center

Online Records of Maryland[edit | edit source]

Links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.

  • Sailor is a collection of research databases for the use of Maryland public libraries including HeritageQuest Online and History Reference Center.

National Repositories[edit | edit source]

Library of Congress Jefferson Building in Washington, D.C.

Library of Congress[edit | edit source]

101 Independence Ave. SE
Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4
Washington, D.C. 20540-4660
Telephone:[1] Reading Room: 202-707-5537
Fax:[1] 202-707-1957
Email: Ask a Librarian[1]
Internet: LC Local History & Genealogy Reference Services

The LC "Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" has moved to the main reading room, but services are unchanged. They are part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.[2] Maryland family history is well represented.
Researchers' entrance at National Archives I in Washington, DC

National Archives I[edit | edit source]

700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington DC
Telephone: 1-866-272-6272
Fax: 301-837-0483
Email: National Archives and Records Administration
Internet: http://archives.gov/

Archives I has nationwide censuses, pre-WWI military service and pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees. The National Archives Building in Washington, DC (Archives I), houses textual and microfilm records relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress.[3] Their collection includes many people who settled in Maryland.

US National Archives II in College Park, MD

National Archives II[edit | edit source]

8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Telephone: 866-272-6272
Fax: 301-837-0483
Email: I have a question form
Internet: National Archives at College Park, Maryland

Archives II houses documents created after 1900 at the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury, modern military records, passport applications, and District of Columbia records. Many residents of Maryland are found among their records.[4]

Sign at the entrance to the National Archives at Philadelphia

National Archives at Philadelphia[edit | edit source]

14700 Townsend Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096
Telephone: 215-305-2044
Fax: 215-305-2052
Email: Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov
Internet: http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/

Has federal agency and court records for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. All U.S. federal censuses 1790-1940, and indexes. Also have passenger arrivals in Philadelphia 1800-1945 and Baltimore, pension and bounty land warrant applications, naturalizations 1790-1990, early federal history, diplomacy, military history, Chinese-Americans, World War II homefront, National Park Service, merchant marine, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, federal tax evasion and smuggling cases.[5]

National Genealogical Society[edit | edit source]

3108 Columbia Pike, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia 22204-4370 USA
Telephone: 703-525-0050 or 800-473-0060
Fax 703-525-0052
Email: ngs@ngsgenealogy.org
Internet: National Genealogical Society

The National Genealogical Society (NGS) aims to serve and grow the genealogical community by providing education and training, fostering increased quality and standards, and promoting access to and preservation of genealogical records.[6] It is the premier American national society for everyone from the beginner to the most advanced family historian. In conjunction with a sponsoring local genealogical society, it stages an annual NGS Conference. They also provide genealogical education courses, publications and videos.[7] Their NGS Book Loan Collection is now housed at the St. Louis County Library in Missouri. Their online collections include The National Intelligencer (Washington, DC) newspaper index 1800-1850, indexed Bible records and family groups from NGS members.[8]

WNRC stack area in Suitland, MD

Washington National Records Center[edit | edit source]

WNRC
4205 Suitland Road
Suitland, MD 20746-8001
Telephone: 866-272-6272 (National Archives and Records Administration)
Email: Contact Us form (for the National Archives and Records Administration)
Internet: Services for the Public

Older than 15-years federal criminal court, federal civil court, and federal bankruptcy court records, and the federal agency records from the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.[9]

Statewide Repositories[edit | edit source]

Division of Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
6764-B Reisterstown Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21215 USA
Telephone: 410-764-3038
Internet: VSA Home How to request BMD certificates; Quick links; New; Vital statistics; FAQ; General info; and MD-EDRS (online death registration).

The Division of Vital Records issues certified copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates for events that occurred in Maryland. Photo-I.D. is required. You can apply by mail or in-person. For an additional fee you could also make online requests through the private company VitalCheck.com. Fees may differ for certificates issued at local (county or city) Health Departments.[10] Statewide registration began for births and deaths in 1898; for marriages in 1777. Local vital records may exist before those dates but would be spotty.

Maryland Genealogical Society[edit | edit source]

201 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Email: info@mdgensoc.org
Internet: Maryland Genealogical Society

Promotes genealogical research through publications, programs and workshps, resources, and outreach. Publishes a journal and newsletter. Maintains a surname registry, databases of photos, tax lists, cemetery, and church records. Offers a limited research service for a fee.[11]

Maryland Historical Society[edit | edit source]

201 West Monument St.
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-4674
Telephone: 410-685-3750
Email: reference@mdhs.org
Internet: Maryland Historical Society Library Overview

This facility has the largest genealogical book collection in Maryland, and family Bibles, newspapers, and biographies.[12]

Maryland Historical Trust Library[edit | edit source]

100 Community Place,
Crownsville, MD 21032
Telephone: 410-514-7655 (Call for hours of operation)
Internet: Maryland Historical Trust Library
Internet: Online catalog

Houses journals and 5,000 books primarily about archeology (terrestrial and maritime), Native Americans, architecture, history, historic preservation, decorative, building conservation for Maryland and surrounding regions. They also have an oral history collection.[13]

Maryland State Archives[edit | edit source]

Hall of Records Building
350 Rowe Boulevard
Annapolis, MD 21401
Telephone: 410-260-6400
Fax: 410-974-2525
Email: ref@mdsa.net
Internet: Maryland State Archives

This is the premier facility for locating Maryland ancestors. The Maryland State Archives 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.[12] For more information about the state archives, see the following references.
  • Maryland. Hall of Records. A Guide to the Index Holdings at the Hall of Records. Rev., Bulletin, [Maryland. Hall of Records] No. 17. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records, 1972.) FS Catalog book 975.2 A1 no. 56. This is a county-by-county list of indexes and years covered.
  • Papenfuse, Edward C., et al. A Guide to Government Records at the Maryland State Archives: A Comprehensive List by Agency and Record Series. (Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland State Archives, 1992.) FS Catalog book 975.2 A3g. This guide lists record types, years covered, and series number.
  • Papenfuse, Edward C., et. al. A Guide to the Maryland Hall of Records: Local, Judicial and Administrative Records on Microfilm. Volume 1. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1978.) FS Library fiche 6049468; book 975.2 A3pa v. 1. Volume one is a detailed list of many records on microfilm for Allegany County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, and Baltimore City, Maryland. These include court, probate, and land records. The archives has additional computer printout lists for all counties. You can write to them for information about records of specific localities and time periods.
  • Radoff, Morris Leon, et al. The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland, Part Two: The Records. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1963.) FS Library 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.

Maryland State Law Library[edit | edit source]

Courts of Appeal Building
361 Rowe Boulevard
Annapolis, MD 21401
Telephone: 410-260-1430
Fax: 410-974-2063
Email: lawlibrary@mdcourts.gov
Internet: Maryland State Law Library

Includes family genealogies, Maryland public records, historical works, popular Maryland newspapers on microfilm, and online access to back issues of the "Capital" (via Newspaper Archive).[14]

Regional Repositories[edit | edit source]

Allegheny Co Lib Sys Washington St Lib[edit | edit source]

Washington Street Library in Cumberland, MD

Allegheny County Library System Washington Street Library
31 Washington Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Telephone: 301-777-1200
Fax: 301-777-7299
Email: washingtonstlibrary@alleganycountylibrary.info
Internet: Washington Street Library

They have a western Maryland historical collection with genealogies, and local histories.[12] Cumberland, Maryland, was the start of the National Road to Ohio and farther west.

Baltimore City Archives[edit | edit source]

Baltimore City Archives entrance

2615 Mathews Street
Baltimore MD 21218
Telephone: 410-396-3884
Email: baltimorecityarchives@gmail.com
Internet: Baltimore City Archives
Internet: Guide to the BCA for Genealogists

Visits by appointment only. Find 300,000 names in their WPA Historical Records Survey Name Index. They also have Baltimore City directories, spotty coroner's inquest records 1827-1867, a Baltimore Houses of Worship locator tool, a partial 1868 Police Census for Wards 3, 6. 8, 9. 13, & 20, cemetery records, passenger arrival lists, and property tax records.[15]
Two useful guides to Baltimore records are:
  • Cox, Richard J., and Patricia M. Vanorny. "The Records of a City: Baltimore and Its Historical Sources." Maryland Historical Magazine 70 (Fall 1975): 286-310. FS Catalog book 975.2 H25m v. 70
  • LeFurgy, William G. The Records of a City: A Guide to the Baltimore City Archives. (Baltimore, Maryland: City Archives, 1984.) FS Catalog book 975.26 A3bc

Dorchester County Central Public Library[edit | edit source]

303 Gay St.
Cambridge, MD 21613
Telephone: 410-228-7331
Internet: Dorchester County Public Library

Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, MD
Their collection includes many Maryland Eastern Shore, and Delaware historical references.[12]

Enoch Pratt Free Library[edit | edit source]

400 Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-4484
Telephone: 410-396-5430
Fax: 410-396-1441
Email: Email A Question form
Internet: Enoch Pratt Free Library

Excellent local, county, and Maryland state records.[12]
Artz Public Library in Frederick, MD


Frederick County Artz Public Library[edit | edit source]

110 East Patrick Street
Frederick , MD 21701
Telephone: 301-600-1630
Email: Contact the Maryland Room form
Internet: C. Burr Artz Public Library

They have Maryland history, genealogy, and more.[12]

Frostburg State University Ort Library

Frostburg State University Ort Library[edit | edit source]

1 Stadium Drive
Frostburg, Maryland 21532-2342
Telephone: 301-687-4395
Email: Ask a Librarian form
Internet: Frostburg State University Lewis J. Ort Library

Their Special Collections maintains material about Western Maryland and contiguous counties in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, answers genealogical reference questions, and provides an obituary copy service.[16]

Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland[edit | edit source]

229 Chartley Drive
Reisterstown, MD 21136
Telephone: 410-635-4737
Email: JGSofMD@gmail.com
Internet: Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland Home

JGS MD provides educational progams, resources, and news to help researchers find their Jewish ancestors.[17]
Johns Hopkins Univ Peabody Library, Baltimore

Johns Hopkins Univ Peabody Library[edit | edit source]

Johns Hopkins University George Peabody Library
17 East Mount Vernon Place
Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone: 410-659-8179
Fax: 410-659-8137
Email: ask@jhu.libanswers.com
Internet: George Peabody Library

This collection has strengths in British and American history, biography, geography, and exploration and travel including a large map collection.The also have many manuscripts.[18]

Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society[edit | edit source]

P.O. Box 241
New Windsor, Maryland 21776-0241
Email: corresponding@magsgen.com
Internet: Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society

MAGS facilitates research on Germanic genealogy in the mid-Atlantic region (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) during the 17th through 20th centuries. They provide a newsletter and sponsor educational events.[19]

Prince George's Co Genealogical Society[edit | edit source]

Prince George's County Genealogical Society
12219 Tulip Grove Drive
Bowie, MD
Telephone: 301-262-2063
Email: communication@pgcgs.org
Website

5,500 volumes, surname files, family group sheets, Bible records and microfilms. Focused primarily on Prince George's County, Maryland, and the eastern states.

Associated Archives in St. Mary's Seminary & University, Baltimore

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore[edit | edit source]

Associated Archives at St. Mary’s Seminary & University
5400 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
Telephone: 410-864-4074
Fax: 410-864-3690
Email: archives@stmarys.edu
Internet: The Associated Archives website includes information about the archives; collections; genealogy; services; and making appointments.

Either schedule an on-site visit, or submit a written request for a sacramental record of a baptism, a marriage, or a death between 1834 and 1989.[20] [21]

Salisbury Univ Nabb Research Center[edit | edit source]

Salisbury University Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture
Guerrieri Academic Commons (street address)
(4th Floor, Room 430)
1101 Camden Ave (mailing address)
Salisbury, MD 21801
Telephone: 410-543-6312
Fax: 410-677-5067
Email: nabbcenter@salisbury.edu
Internet: Nabb Research Center

This repository has family files, family histories, local histories, photos, and artifacts from the Delmarva Penninsula (Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia) also called the "Eastern Shore." Includes correspondence, manuscripts, ledgers, diaries, local business and organizational records, maps, newspapers, land surveys, and oral histories. Microfilm collections hold governmental and church records of Somerset, Worcester, Dorchester and Wicomico counties in Maryland; Accomack and Northampton counties in Virginia; and Sussex County in Delaware.[22]

Talbot County Free Library[edit | edit source]

Maryland Room
100 W. Dover Street
Easton, Maryland 21601
Telephone: 410-822-1626
Fax: 410-820-8217
Email: Message form
Internet: Maryland Room

Look here for their many Maryland Eastern Shore, and Delaware historical references.[12] Their collection includes church records, burial permits, Talbot County genealogy links, Bibles, family records, manuscripts, maps, local oral histories, and vertical files.[23]
Lovely Lane Church, Baltimore


United Methodist Historical Society[edit | edit source]

United Methodist Historical Society of the Baltimore-Washington Conference
2200 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218-5805
Telephone: 410-889-4458
Email: Contact form
Internet: Lovely Lane Museum Home

The Lovely Lane Methodist Church holds the Historical Society's archives, library, and museum. The archives preserve records of annual conferences, agencies, certain personal papers, and certain discontinued local church records. The library holds biographies, histories, historic Books of Discipline, and maintains digitized publications.[24]

UMD McKeldin Library in College Park, MD

University of Maryland McKeldin Library[edit | edit source]

College Park, MD 20742-7011
Telephone: 301-405-0800
Email: Ask us form
Internet: Theodore R. McKeldin Library

Their Maryland historical collection is quite large.[12]

Washington County Free Library[edit | edit source]

100 South Potomac Street
Hagerstown MD 21740
Telephone: 301.739.3250
Email: Contact form
Internet: Genealogy

The Western Maryland Room is a genealogical resource which includes published histories, oral histories, books, periodicals, and family folders.[12]

Outside Maryland Repositories[edit | edit source]

Bristol Public Library in Virginia

Bristol Public Library[edit | edit source]

701 Goode Street
Bristol, VA 24201-4199
Telephone: 540-645-8780
Fax: 276-669-5593
Email: bplref@yahoo.com
Internet: Bristol Public Library

They have a relatively small family folder collection. Nevertheless, it is an important resource for settlers coming from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and northern Virginia along the Great Valley Road into Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina.[25]
Handley Library Winchester Virginia


Handley Regional Library[edit | edit source]

100 W. Piccadilly Street
PO Box 58
Winchester, VA 22604
Telephone: 540-662-9041
Fax: 540-722-4769
Email: archives@handleyregional.org
Website: Handley Regional Library

Very large collection on Germans and Scots-Irish who traveled the Great Valley Road from Pennsylvania through Maryland to Virginia, including manuscripts, newspapers, biographies, and histories,[26] and people of the Lower Shenandoah Valley since 1732, emphasizing Winchester and Frederick County in 4000 books, county court abstracts, county histories, genealogies, regimental histories, battles, newspapers since 1787, censuses, 600 linear feet of manuscripts, maps, photos, and oral history tapes.[27]

Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia

Historical Society of Pennsylvania[edit | edit source]

1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699
Telephone: 215-732-6200
Fax: 215-732-2680
Email: ReadyReference@hsp.org
Internet: Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish, and other settlers in William Penn's colonies of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. This is also an excellent place to learn about early settlers of Maryland.[12] Records which have been published are normally well-indexed. This society also has 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century manuscripts (letters, diaries, account books, deeds, minutes, and scrapbooks), passenger arrival lists and indexes, [28] local and regional history, ethnic and immigrant studies materials, 600,000 books, 20 million manuscripts, over 300,000 graphics items, and 300 years of newspapers.[29]

Historical Society of Washington, D.C.[edit | edit source]

Historical Society of Washington, D.C. is on the 2nd floor of the Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Sq.

Kiplinger Research Library
Carnegie Library 2nd floor
801 K St NW
Washington, DC 20001
Telephone: 202-249-3955
Email: info@dchistory.org
Internet: Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

Think of this as the state archives for the District of Columbia because of the 200 years of local history documents for genealogists.[9] This includes families and notable individuals, organizations, businesses, neighborhoods, religious institutions, local houses of worship, funeral homes, diaries and personal papers, and early 18th century Maryland and Virginia land records.[30] Researchers are welcomed in the Kiplinger Research Library by prior appointment only Tuesday through Friday. Access to the library and collections is free of charge.[31]
Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg


Pennsylvania State Archives[edit | edit source]

300 North Street (mail to: 350 North Street)
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Telephone: 717-783-3281
Email: ra-statearchives@pa.gov
Internet: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Their colonial records include many references to Maryland settlements.[12] This huge collection has indexes and original sources associated with the Pennsylvania Archives series, such as vital, military, prison, naturalization, land records, census, ships lists, railroads, mines, and 1.5 million online records[26] [32] including online genealogy guides.

FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]

Some of the above collections are partially duplicated at the FamilySearch Library and its branch FamilySearch Centers around the world. Most centers can help you by:

  • Giving you limited, personal, one-on-one research suggestions (but they do not do research for you)
  • Providing access to genealogical records through the Internet FamilySearch Center Portal.
  • Offering free how-to classes (varies by location)
  • Fostering contact between genealogical enthusiasts

There are several centers located in Maryland, for example:

Hampstead Maryland FamilySearch Center
4117 Lower Beckleysville Rd
Hampstead MD 21074 USA
Telephone: 410-374-1301.
Each center is staffed by volunteers and has varying hours and services. Telephone in advance to verify their hours.

To locate one of these centers in your own neighborhood, see Find a FamilySearch Center.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Contact Information in The Library of Congress (accessed 12 May 2010).
  2. ↑ The Collections in Local History and Genealogy Reading Room in The Library of Congress (accessed 8 January 2014).
  3. ↑ Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC in National Archives (accessed 31 December 2013).
  4. ↑ William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 2. WorldCat 39493985; FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.
  5. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 126-27.
  6. ↑ NGS Mission in National Genealogical Society (accessed 14 January 2017).
  7. ↑ Home in National Genealogical Society (accessed 7 January 2017).
  8. ↑ NGS Membership pdf in National Genealogical Society (accessed 15 January 2021).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dollarhide and Bremer, 29.
  10. ↑ Vital Records General Information in Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygience (accessed 24 April 2017).
  11. ↑ Home in Maryland Genealogical Society (accessed 25 April 2017).
  12. ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 Dollarhide and Bremer, 55.
  13. ↑ Maryland Historical Trust Library in Maryland Historical Trust in Maryland.gov (accessed 25 April 2017).
  14. ↑ Just for Specialized Audiences in Maryland State Law Library (accessed 25 April 2017).
  15. ↑ Guide to the BCA for Genealogists in Baltimore City Archives (accessed 25 April 2017).
  16. ↑ Dr. David M. Gillespie Special Collections: Home in Lewis J. Ort Library (accessed 20 January 2017).
  17. ↑ Home in Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland (accessed 24 April 2017).
  18. ↑ George Peabody Library in Special Collections & Archives in Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries & University Museums (accessed 20 January 2017).
  19. ↑ About Us in Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society (accessed 24 April 2017).
  20. ↑ Genealogy in St. Mary's Seminary & University (accessed 24 April 2017).
  21. ↑ Reference and Research Services in St. Mary's Seminary & University (accessed 25 April 2017).
  22. ↑ Nabb Research Center in Salisbury University (accessed 25 April 2017).
  23. ↑ Genealogy in Talbot County Free Library (accessed 13 September 2015).
  24. ↑ Home in Lovely Lane Museum (accessed 24 April 2017).
  25. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 105.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Dollarhide and Bremer, 97.
  27. ↑ Family and Local History in Handley Regional Library (accessed 28 December 2013).
  28. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 95.
  29. ↑ About Our Collections in Historical Society of Pennsylvania (accessed 27 December 2013).
  30. ↑ About the Library and Collections in Historical Society of Washington, D.C. (accessed 7 January 2017).
  31. ↑ Research in Historical Society of Washington, D.C. (accessed 7 January 2017).
  32. ↑ Research Topics at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (accessed 23 December 2013).
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