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:Excellent local, county, and Maryland state records.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>
:Excellent local, county, and Maryland state records.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>


==== Frederick County Artz Public Library  ====
==== [[Frederick County Artz Public Library]] ====
'''[[Frederick County Artz Public Library]]'''<br>110 East Patrick Street<br>Frederick , MD 21701<br>Telephone: 301-600-1630<br>Internet: [http://www.fcpl.org/branches-hours/c-burr-artz-public-library C. Burr Artz Public Library]  
110 East Patrick Street<br>Frederick , MD 21701<br>Telephone: 301-600-1630<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>
:They have Maryland history, genealogy, and more.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>


==== Frostburg State University Ort Library  ====
==== [[Frostburg State University Ort Library]] ====
'''[[Frostburg State University Ort Library]]'''<br>1 Stadium Drive<br>Frostburg, Maryland 21532-2342<br>Internet: [http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/library/subguides/genealogy.htm Frostburg State University Lewis J. Ort Library]  
1 Stadium Drive<br>Frostburg, Maryland 21532-2342<br>Internet: [http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/library/subguides/genealogy.htm Frostburg State University Lewis J. Ort Library]  


==== Johns Hopkins University Peabody Library  ====
==== [[Johns Hopkins University 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>Internet: [http://www.library.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/rarebooks/peabody/ George Peabody Library]  
17 East Mount Vernon Place<br>Baltimore, MD 21202<br>Telephone: 410-659-8179<br>Fax: 410-659-8137<br>Internet: [http://www.library.jhu.edu/collections/specialcollections/rarebooks/peabody/ George Peabody Library]  


==== Talbot County Free Library  ====
==== [[Talbot County Free Library]] ====
'''[[Talbot County Free Library]]'''<br>Maryland Room<br>100 W. Dover Street<br>Easton, Maryland 21601<br>Telephone: 410-822-1626<br>Fax: 410-820-8217<br>E-mail: [http://www.tcfl.org/contact/form.php?id=17 Message form]<br>Internet: [http://www.tcfl.org/mdroom/ Maryland Room]  
Maryland Room<br>100 W. Dover Street<br>Easton, Maryland 21601<br>Telephone: 410-822-1626<br>Fax: 410-820-8217<br>E-mail: [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><br><br>
: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><br><br>


==== University of Maryland McKeldin Library  ====
==== [[University of Maryland McKeldin Library]] ====
'''[[University of Maryland McKeldin Library]]'''<br>College Park, MD 20742-7011 <br>Telephone: 301-405-0800<br>Internet: [http://www.lib.umd.edu/MCK/mckeldin.html Theodore R. McKeldin Library]  
College Park, MD 20742-7011 <br>Telephone: 301-405-0800<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>
:Their Maryland historical collection is quite large.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>


==== Washington County Free Library  ====
==== [[Washington County Free Library]] ====
'''[[Washington County Free Library]]'''<br>100 South Potomac Street<br>Hagerstown MD 21740<br>Telephone: 301.739.3250<br>Internet: [http://www.washcolibrary.org/localhistory/genealogy.asp Genealogy]  
100 South Potomac Street<br>Hagerstown MD 21740<br>Telephone: 301.739.3250<br>Internet: [http://www.washcolibrary.org/localhistory/genealogy.asp Genealogy]  


:The ''Western Maryland Room&nbsp;'' is a genealogical resource which includes published histories, oral histories, books, periodicals, and family folders.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>
:The ''Western Maryland Room&nbsp;'' is a genealogical resource which includes published histories, oral histories, books, periodicals, and family folders.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>
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=== Outside Maryland Repositories ===
=== Outside Maryland Repositories ===


==== Pennsylvania State Archives  ====
==== [[Pennsylvania State Archives]] ====
[[File:Pennsylvania State Archive building.jpg|thumb|right|142px|Pennsylvania State Archive in Harrisburg]]'''[[Pennsylvania State Archives]]''' <br>300 North Street&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(''mail to:&nbsp;'' 350 North Street)<br>Harrisburg, PA 17120<br>Telephone: 717-783-3281<br>E-mail: [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]<br><br>  
[[File:Pennsylvania State Archive building.jpg|thumb|right|142px|Pennsylvania State Archive in Harrisburg]]300 North Street&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(''mail to:&nbsp;'' 350 North Street)<br>Harrisburg, PA 17120<br>Telephone: 717-783-3281<br>E-mail: [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]<br><br>  


:Their colonial records include many references to '''Maryland''' settlements.<ref name="DB55" /> This huge collection has indexes and original sources associated with the {{FHL|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>
:Their colonial records include many references to '''Maryland''' settlements.<ref name="DB55" /> This huge collection has indexes and original sources associated with the {{FHL|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>


==== Historical Society of Pennsylvania  ====
==== [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]] ====
[[File:Historical Society of Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia]]'''[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]''' <br>1300 Locust Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699<br>Telephone: 215-732-6200<br>Fax: 215-732-2680<br>E-mail: [mailto:ReadyReference@hsp.org ReadyReference@hsp.org]<br>Internet: http://hsp.org/ <br><br>  
[[File:Historical Society of Pennsylvania.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia]]1300 Locust Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699<br>Telephone: 215-732-6200<br>Fax: 215-732-2680<br>E-mail: [mailto:ReadyReference@hsp.org ReadyReference@hsp.org]<br>Internet: http://hsp.org/ <br><br>  


: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 name="DB95">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>
: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 name="DB95">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>
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