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{{MD-sidebar}}''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland Genealogy|Maryland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''  
{{MD-sidebar}}''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland Genealogy|Maryland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Maryland_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''  


These repositories preserve sources, indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Maryland.  
{{TOC left}}These repositories preserve sources, indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Maryland.  


=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Maryland  ===
=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Maryland  ===


[[Maryland State Archives]]{{·}} [[Maryland Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Maryland Historical Trust Library]]{{·}} [[Maryland State Law Library]]{{·}} [[Maryland Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[Baltimore City Archives]]{{·}} [[Dorchester County Central Public Library]]{{·}} [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]]{{·}} [[Frederick County Artz Public Library]]{{·}} [[Frostburg State University Ort Library]]{{·}}[[Johns Hopkins University George Peabody Library]]{{·}} [[Talbot County Free Library]]{{·}} [[University of Maryland McKeldin Library]]{{·}} [[Washington County Free Library]]{{·}} [[Pennsylvania State Archives]]{{·}} [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]{{·}} [[Library of Congress]] DC{{·}} [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (Archives I) DC{{·}} [[National Archives at College Park, Maryland]] (Archives II){{·}} [[National Archives at Philadelphia]] PA  
[[Maryland State Archives]]{{·}} [[Maryland Historical Society]]{{·}} [[Maryland Historical Trust Library]]{{·}} [[Maryland State Law Library]]{{·}} [[Maryland Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[Baltimore City Archives]]{{·}} [[Dorchester County Central Public Library]]{{·}} [[Enoch Pratt Free Library]]{{·}} [[Frederick County Artz Public Library]]{{·}} [[Frostburg State University Ort Library]]{{·}}[[Johns Hopkins University George Peabody Library]]{{·}} [[Talbot County Free Library]]{{·}} [[University of Maryland McKeldin Library]]{{·}} [[Washington County Free Library]]{{·}} [[Pennsylvania State Archives]]{{·}} [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]{{·}} [[Library of Congress]] DC{{·}} [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (Archives I) DC{{·}} [[National Archives at College Park, Maryland]] (Archives II){{·}} [[National Archives at Philadelphia]] PA<br>


=== Online Records of Maryland ===
=== Online Records of Maryland ===
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*[http://www.sailor.lib.md.us/ Sailor] a collection of research databases for the use of Maryland public libraries including HeritageQuest Online and History Reference Center.
*[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.


=== National Repositories ===
=== National Repositories ===


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| '''[[Library of Congress]]'''[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|right|450px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg]]<br> 101 Independence Ave. SE <br> Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br> Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br> Telephone:<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br> Fax:<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;202-707-1957 <br> E-mail: &nbsp;[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/ <br><br>  
| '''[[Library of Congress]]'''[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|right|450px|Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg]]<br> 101 Independence Ave. SE <br> Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G4 <br> Washington, D.C. 20540-4660 <br> Telephone:<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br> Fax:<ref name="ContInfo" /> &nbsp;202-707-1957 <br> E-mail: &nbsp;[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/ <br><br>  


:The "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.<br><br>
:The "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.<br><br>
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'''[[National Archives and Records Administration]]''' (Archives I)<br>700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br> Washington DC[[Image:National Archives and Records Administration.jpg|right|280px|National Archives and Records Administration.jpg]]<br> Telephone: &nbsp;1-866-272-6272<br> Fax: &nbsp;301-837-0483<br> E-mail: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html National Archives and Records Administration]<br> Internet: http://archives.gov/ <br><br>  
'''[[National Archives and Records Administration]]''' (Archives I)<br>700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br> Washington DC[[Image:National Archives and Records Administration.jpg|right|280px|National Archives and Records Administration.jpg]]<br> Telephone: &nbsp;1-866-272-6272<br> Fax: &nbsp;301-837-0483<br> E-mail: [http://www.archives.gov/contact/inquire-form.html National Archives and Records Administration]<br> Internet: http://archives.gov/ <br><br>  


:'''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>
:'''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>
 
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[[Image:US National Archives II.jpg|right|280px|US National Archives II.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at College Park, Maryland]]''' (Archives II)<br>8601 Adelphi Road<br>College Park, MD 20740-6001<br>Telephone: 866-272-6272<br>Fax: 301-837-0483<br>E-mail: [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]<br><br>  
[[Image:US National Archives II.jpg|right|280px|US National Archives II.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at College Park, Maryland]]''' (Archives II)<br>8601 Adelphi Road<br>College Park, MD 20740-6001<br>Telephone: 866-272-6272<br>Fax: 301-837-0483<br>E-mail: [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]<br><br>  


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