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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="MSA">"All about the Archives" in Maryland State Archives [Internet site] at http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/homepage/html/visitor.html (accessed 21 October 2008).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="MSA">"All about the Archives" in Maryland State Archives [Internet site] at http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/homepage/html/visitor.html (accessed 21 October 2008).</ref> [mailto:archives@mdsa.net archives@mdsa.net] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="MSA" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="MSA" /> | ||
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:Annapolis, MD 21401 <br><br> | :Annapolis, MD 21401 <br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="MSA" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="MSA" /> Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400<br>'''Fax:''' 410-974-2525<br> | ||
'''Hours:''' | '''Hours:''' Wednesday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and some Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more details, click [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/hours.html here].<br> | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' Click [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/direct.html here]. | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' Click [http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/direct.html here]. | ||
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*[http://www.mdsa.net 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> | *[http://www.mdsa.net 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> | ||
*[http://www.msa.md.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> | *[http://www.msa.md.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: | *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://ww2.mdslavery.net/ Underground Railroad Database] slavery censuses, runaways, prisons, pardons, chattels, deserters, inventories. | *[http://ww2.mdslavery.net/ Underground Railroad Database] slavery censuses, runaways, prisons, pardons, chattels, deserters, inventories. | ||
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=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
If you cannot visit or find a record at the | If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | ||
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*[http://www.mdhs.org/ Maryland Historical Society] - 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> | *[http://www.mdhs.org/ Maryland Historical Society] - 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> | ||
*[http://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society] - Online Baltimore City Church Registers, Maryland maps, newsletter index, queries, and surname exchange.<br> | *[http://www.mdgensoc.org/ Maryland Genealogical Society] - Online Baltimore City Church Registers, Maryland maps, newsletter index, queries, and surname exchange.<br> | ||
*[http://www.slrc.info/ Maryland State Library Resource Center (Enoch Pratt Free Library)] | *[http://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> | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 23 October 2023
Maryland State Archives Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] archives@mdsa.net Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] Maryland toll free 800-235-4045, or 410-260-6400 Hours: Wednesday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and some Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more details, click here. Directions, maps, and public transportation: Click here. 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,[2] including births 1654-1924[3];marriages 1640-1997[4]; deaths from counties 1654-1991, from Baltimore City 1875-1994[5]; divorces, adoptions, census, city directories, cemetery, church records, courts, criminal, land, immigration, naturalization, early settlers index 1633-1680, plats, probates, taxation, biographies, and periodicals.[2] The Archives do not offer a genealogical research service—hire a local professional researcher for that service.[6] Tips[edit | edit source]The Archives will be closed on some Saturdays — click here to learn which ones. Guides[edit | edit source]Maryland State Archives, Guide to Government Records [online] at http://guide.mdsa.net/ (accessed 21 October 2008). 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
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