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United States Maryland  Archives and Libraries

These repositories preserve sources, indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Maryland.

National
Library of Congress

National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region (Downtown Philadelphia) 900 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19107-4292 Telephone: 215-606-0100 Fax: 215-606-0116

National Archives—Mid-Atlantic Region (Northeast Philadelphia) 14700 Townsend Road Philadelphia, PA 19154-1025 Telephone: 215-305-2000 Fax: 215-305-2038

National Archives and Records Administration 700 Pennsylvania Avenue Wahington, D.C. 20408-0001 Telephone: 202-357-5000

Statewide
Maryland State Archives Hall of Records Building 350 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis, MD 21401 Telephone: 410-260-6400 Fax: 410-974-2525 email: ref@mdsa.net


 * The Maryland State Archives online 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. For more information about the state archives, see the following references.


 * Maryland. Hall of Records. A Guide to the Index Holdings at the Hall of Records. Rev., Bulletin, [Maryland. Hall of Records] No. 17. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records, 1972.) This is a county-by-county list of indexes and years covered.
 * Papenfuse, Edward C., et al. A Guide to Government Records at the Maryland State Archives: A Comprehensive List by Agency and Record Series. (Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland State Archives, 1992.) This guide lists record types, years covered, and series number.
 * Papenfuse, Edward C., et. al. A Guide to the Maryland Hall of Records: Local, Judicial and Administrative Records on Microfilm. Volume 1. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1978.) Volume one is a detailed list of many records on microfilm for Allegany County, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, and Baltimore City, Maryland. These include court, probate, and land records. The archives has additional computer printout lists for all counties. You can write to them for information about records of specific localities and time periods.
 * Radoff, Morris Leon, et al. The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland, Part Two: The Records. (Annapolis, Maryland: Hall of Records Commission, 1963.) This is a county-by-county list of record types, years covered, and series number.

Maryland Historical Society 201 West Monument St. Baltimore, Maryland 21201-4674 Telephone: 410-685-3750 E-mail: [mailto:reference@mdhs.org reference@mdhs.org] Internet: Maryland Historical Society Library Overview

Maryland Historical Trust Library 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD 21032 (410) 514-7655 (Call for hours of operation) Online catalog

Maryland State Law Library Courts of Appeal Building 361 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis, MD 21401 Telephone: 410-260-1430 Fax: 410-974-2063

Maryland Genealogical Society 201 West Monument Street Baltimore, MD 21201 E-mail: [mailto:info@mdgensoc.org info@mdgensoc.org] Internet: Maryland Genealogical Society

Regional
Baltimore City Archives 2165 Druid Park Drive Baltimore, MD 21211 Telephone: 410-396-0306


 * Two useful guides to Baltimore records are:
 * Cox, Richard J., and Patricia M. Vanorny. "The Records of a City: Baltimore and Its Historical Sources." Maryland Historical Magazine 70 (Fall 1975): 286-310.
 * LeFurgy, William G. The Records of a City: A Guide to the Baltimore City Archives. (Baltimore, Maryland: City Archives, 1984.)

Enoch Pratt Free Library 400 Cathedral Street Baltimore, MD 21201-4484 Telephone: 410-396-5430 Fax: 410-396-1441

Johns Hopkins University George Peabody Library 17 East Mount Vernon Place Baltimore, MD 21202 Telephone: 410-659-8179 Fax: 410-659-8137

University of Maryland College Park Libraries: Theodore R. McKeldin Library College Park, MD 20742-7011 Telephone: 301-405-0800

Frostburg State University Lewis J. Ort Library 1 Stadium Drive Frostburg, Maryland 21532-2342

Online Records

 * Sailor a collection of research databases for the use of Maryland public libraries including HeritageQuest Online and History Reference Center.