What's New Online
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Websites
We are pleased to announce the launch
of our Indigenous Records website Mayis
Crowdsourcing
We are pleased to announce the launch of a crowdsourcing effort to digitize collections.The goal is to increase online access to the Maryland State Archives records. Volunteers have made major contributions to other crowdsourcing efforts such as transcriptions and we are hoping to build on that successful initiative.
Joining the public’s interest with our digitization capabilities, MSA is looking to further populate our online catalog. How can you contribute? Volunteers will be required to take a records handling class given by our Conservation department and take digitization training on basic capture methods. Both of these trainings will give volunteers the skills they need to contribute to Archival digitization. Once completed volunteers can sign up to work on collections that are selected from our 2021-2023 Digitization Properties list. This list spans collections like Birth records from 1884 to Marriage records from 1914 to name a few.
If you have any questions please contact James Watson (james.watson@maryland.gov) or Corey Lewis (corey.lewis@maryland.gov). We look forward to the continued partnership and support of our patrons. Thank you in advance.
Publications
Two New Books - Available for Purchase Online
Our Guide to Slavery in Maryland has recently been updated.
View Online or Order a Print Copy (fee)
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The Archives is very proud to announce the publication of two new books, both featuring original scholarship based on decades of research by our staff.
For the first time in its 250 year history, there is now a comprehensive guide to the Maryland State House, featuring the history of its architecture, memorials and artwork. The Maryland State House: 250 Years of History is a beautifully designed, 104-page tour of this National Historic Landmark, illustrated with stunning contemporary photography and fascinating historic images. As the State House is closed to the public for the foreseeable future, this book is a wonderful way to study and enjoy one of Maryland’s--and America’s--most historic buildings.
This February, in time for the dedication of the new statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass in the State House, we were pleased to release a new edition of A Guide to the History of Slavery in Maryland. This new publication greatly enhances the original 2007 edition, featuring new images and information that document the scholarship and sources available for interpreting not only the history of those who were enslaved in Maryland, but also the lives of those who sought to make a life here after Emancipation, and the many challenges and obstacles that prevented so many from truly obtaining that promised freedom.
For those of you who are local to the Annapolis area, these books are available at Back Creek Books at 194 Main Street and the Historic Annapolis Museum Shop at 99 Main Street. They can also be purchased through Amazon.
Training Videos
Our YouTube channel has brand new videos to assist you in vital records and land records research. You'll also find videos from our lunch and learn lectures, as well as a records management overview video.
Our most recent videos include Montgomery County Indexes, and a new virtual tour Harriet Tubman & Frederick Douglass: The Old House of Delegates Chamber, Maryland State House .
Lectures
Lunch and Learn RETURNS! View Event Information
Online Resources
Our Beginners Guide and
our Divorce Finding Aid have recently been updated.
Visit our new Expungements FAQ page
Recently Scanned and Online (6/22)
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CM1009
(Births, Deaths, and Marriages)
TALBOT COUNTY
1657-1691
CM1282
(Marriage Licenses, Index)
CARROLL COUNTY
1837-1851
CM1285
(Marriage Licenses, Index)
CARROLL COUNTY
1851-1867
CM1295
(Equity Docket, Index)
BALTIMORE CITY
1853-1982
CM1296
(Equity Docket, Index)
BALTIMORE CITY
1888-1982
CM205
(Marriage Index, Male)
BALTIMORE CITY
1851-1885
CM206
(Marriage Record)
BALTIMORE CITY
1865-1919
CM220
(Wills, Index)
BALTIMORE CITY
1850-1969
CM353
(Marriage Record, Female Index)
CECIL COUNTY
1928-1935
CM354
(Marriage Record, Male Index)
CECIL COUNTY
1928-1977
CM471
(Marriage Licenses, Female Index)
FREDERICK COUNTY
1851-1865
CM480
(Marriage Licenses, Male Index)
FREDERICK COUNTY
1851-1865
CM492
(Marriage Licenses, Female Index)
FREDERICK COUNTY
1778-1851
CM493
(Marriage Licenses, Male Index)
FREDERICK COUNTY
1778-1851
CM71
(Marriage Licenses)
ALLEGANY COUNTY
1851-1865
CM757
(Wills, Index)
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
1777-1953
CM796
(Administration Accounts, Index)
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
1696-1963
CM817
(Wills, Index)
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
1698-1963
CM823
(Marriage Record, Index)
WASHINGTON COUNTY
1886-1960
CM946
(Marriage Record, Index)
SOMERSET COUNTY
1866-1962
S1005
(Scharf Collection)
1651-1909
SE42
(Death Record, Counties)
1845-1910
Recently Scanned and Online (3/1/22)
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CE434
DORCHESTER COUNTY
COURT (Marriage Record)
1865-1886
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CM1132
BALTIMORE CITY
COURT (Death Record)
1874-1922
View Link
CM123
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
COURT (Wills, Index)
1777-1960
View Link
CM128
BALTIMORE COUNTY
COURT (Administration Accounts, Index)
1674-1966
View Link
CM147
BALTIMORE COUNTY
COURT (Equity Docket, Index)
1851-1984
View Link
CM172
BALTIMORE COUNTY
COURT (Civil Docket, Index)
1922-1963
View Link
CM194
BALTIMORE CITY
COURT (Administration Accounts, Index)
1851-1968
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CM72
ALLEGANY COUNTY
COURT (Marriage Record)
1865-1914
View Link
CM73
ALLEGANY COUNTY
COURT (Marriage Record, Female Index)
1885-1900
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CM86
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
COURT (Administration Accounts, Index)
1797-1893
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CM97
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
COURT (Equity Docket, Index)
1852-1977
View Link
Recently Scanned and Online (5/14/21)
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CM725
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
COURT (Minutes)
1779-1791
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Only units 1-21 are online since
the other units in this series have
a note stating that the material is
not on the microfilm assoicated to
those remaining units.
CM952
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
COURT (Convict Record)
1771-1775
View Link
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