Hours of Operation
Open:
Tuesdays - Fridays and most Saturdays from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM*Closed:
Mondays, Sundays, and the Saturdays of holiday weekends. See below for more details.*Public Search Room
Saturday September 1st and Saturday September 8th
On September 1 we will be closed for the Labor Day holiday, and on September 8 we will be closed for maintenance.Records are Pulled
Tuesdays - Fridays every half hour starting at 8:45 AM with the last pull of the day at 3:45 PM.
Saturday Services
Beginning June 2nd, the Archives will return to its reduced summer staffing levels on Saturdays. Depending on demand, this may mean that records are not retrieved from the stacks as often as they are on weekdays.
Records needed for legal purposes will be given head-of-the-line priority for retrieval from the stacks on Saturdays. Priority documents are those needed for purposes such as social security, drivers license renewal, pension, VA benefits, passport applications, beneficiary verification, and expungement.
Please note that many modern court records and some genealogical records are stored off-site and must be retrieved prior to the day of your visit. Records located off-site must be requested seven to ten business days before your visit by emailing us at msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov using “Saturday Retrieval” as your subject heading.
As always, the Archives’ goal is to provide excellent service while assisting you with your records and research needs. Please help us by requesting records in advance of your Saturday visit at msa.helpdesk@maryland.gov,
Wishing you a safe and productive Summer! We thank you for your continuing patronage and support.
Directions to Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building
Holiday Related closures for 2018:
| Holidays & Archives Closings | Day | Date |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day** | Monday | January 1 |
| Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr** | Monday | January 15 |
| Presidents' Day** | Monday | February 19 |
| Memorial Day** | Monday | May 28 |
| Independence Day | Wednesday | July 4 |
| Labor Day** | Monday | September 3 |
| Columbus Day** | Monday | October 8 |
| Veterans Day* | Monday | November 12 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday | November 22 |
| American Indian Heritage Day** | Friday | November 23 |
| Christmas Day | Tuesday | December 25 |
*When a State holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday is observed on the Friday before or the Monday after the actual holiday, respectively.
**When a State holiday occurs on a Monday or Friday, the Archives will also be closed the Saturday of that adjacent weekend.
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