Talk:Indigenous Peoples of Maryland

Here's a little feedback on the article so far:


 * 1) I like how the article breaks up information with headings. Makes it easy to scan.
 * 2) When I read wiki pages, I try to put on the hat of someone in Member Needs and ask of each paragraph "How does this help me find my ancestor?" I'm having trouble answering that for paragraph 1 because it feels really general.
 * 3) Having read the full article, I'm asking myself "Okay, if I had a Maryland Indian ancestor, how would I trace him?" I don't know where to start. I'd love if the article would tell me what sorts of records I should use for various time periods, and where those records are. Are there records of trading posts? Would correspondence between white settlers have anything on Indians they knew or encountered? Court records? Military records or military correspondence? Would newspapers talk about Indians that traded with, were friendly to, or attacked settlers? Were there any circuit rider records of Indian baptisms?

-- Ritcheymt 22:36, 23 January 2009 (UTC)