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

=== Online Records of Maryland ===

=== National Repositories ===

[[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>  

:'''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}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>

=== Statewide Repositories ===

==== Maryland State Archives  ====

:*Radoff, Morris Leon, et al. ''The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland, Part Two: The Records''. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1963.) {{FHL|146470|item|disp=FHL 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>

'''[[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<br>Internet: [http://www.lawlib.state.md.us/ Maryland State Law Library]  

=== Regional Repositories ===

'''[[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>E-mail: [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>

'''[[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 Baltimore City Archives]  

:*LeFurgy, William G. ''The Records of a City: A Guide to the Baltimore City Archives''. (Baltimore, Maryland: City Archives, 1984.) {{FHL|444379|item|disp=FHL book 975.26 A3bc}}

'''[[Dorchester County Central Public Library]]'''<br>303 Gay St.<br>Cambridge, MD 21613<br>Telephone: 410-228-7331<br>Internet: [http://www.dorchesterlibrary.org/ Dorchester County Public Library]  

:Their collection includes many Maryland Eastern Shore, and Delaware historical references.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>

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

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

'''[[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]  

:They have Maryland history, genealogy, and more.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>

'''[[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]  

'''[[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]  

'''[[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]  

: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]]'''<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]  

:Their Maryland historical collection is quite large.<ref name="DB55" /><br><br>

'''[[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]  

=== Outside Maryland Repositories ===

[[Image:Pennsylvania State Archive building.jpg|right|142px|Pennsylvania State Archive building.jpg]]'''[[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>  

: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>

[[Image:Historical Society of Pennsylvania.jpg|right|280px|Historical Society of Pennsylvania.jpg]]'''[[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>