African American Research

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United States > African American Research African American Genealogy African American counties in dark purple. Did you know? African Americans are listed as the most frequent ancestor ethnic group in eight states: Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The Maryland State Archives has nearly all available public records from 1634 to 1789; most original state and county records through the mid-twentieth century; microfilm copies of land, probate, and vital records to the present; and an extensive number of volume and card indexes. Maryland Genealogy (located on Sailor: Maryland's Public Information Network) The websites of any Maryland county association (such as a county genealogical society) are listed on the county pages linked below. Key Internet Links Quick Guide 1870-Present Research Baltimore Baltimore (City) Calvert Caroline Carroll Cecil Charles Dorchester Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Montgomery Prince George's Queen Anne's Somerset St. Mary's Talbot Washington Wicomico Worcester Extinct or Renamed Counties: Charles (old) | Durham | Patuxent | Worcester (old) Things you can do In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: Expand an article or short page Create a new article Categorize articles Add external links to articles Add internal links to articles Other...