Maryland State Archives: Difference between revisions
m (Text replacement - " " to " ") |
(Changed "Rating" to "Content".) |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:''' [mailto:msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov] <br> | ||
'''Address:''' | '''Address:''' | ||
{{Block indent|350 Rowe Blvd.<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|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: • [[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:// | *[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 === | ||
| Line 57: | Line 57: | ||
'''''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, 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> | ||
| Line 64: | Line 64: | ||
'''''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> | ||
Latest revision as of 21:22, 19 August 2025
Maryland State Archives Contact Information[edit | edit source]Email: msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov Address: Telephone: Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400 Hours: Visit the Archives Directions, maps, and public transportation: Visit the Archives 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, 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[edit | edit source]Guides[edit | edit source]Maryland State Archives, Guide to Government Records 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
Sources[edit | edit source] |