MARY KEYSOR MEYER, 1918 - 1998
By Robert Barnes
Mary K. Meyer died unexpectedly on January 29 at North Arundel Hospital. She was associated with the Archives as a member of the Search Room Advisory Committee. Some thirty five years ago, P. William Filby, Librarian at the Maryland Historical Society, asked me if I thought it would be a good idea to hire Mary Meyer as a genealogical reference librarian. I knew Mary as a fellow member of the Maryland Genealogical Society (where she was a Charter Member), and was happy to say that it would be an excellent idea.
During her years at the Maryland Historical Society, Mary helped establish the Committee on Genealogy and edited the Maryland Magazine of Genealogy, one of the best periodicals in the field. Mary also worked to establish the Genealogical Council of Maryland and proposed several of its ongoing activities: surveys of the location of Maryland Bible Records, and of Maryland Cemeteries and their records. She also established "Provincial Families of Maryland." Mary was active in the Anne Arundel County Genealogical Society. She was also a Councillor of the National Genealogical Society. Her family roots were in New York and Ohio, but one day she learned that one of her ancestors had lived in Maryland, and she was delighted to think that she had some Maryland roots.
Her many publications have been invaluable to researchers. Her Genealogical
Research in Maryland: A Guide is now in its third edition. She worked
with P. William Filby on the first several volumes of Passenger and
Immigration Lists Index, and also brought out several editions of the
Directory of Genealogical Societies in the United States and Canada.
Mary frequently remarked that genealogists should "put something back,"
that is, to make a contribution to the world of family history research.
She enjoyed researching her family's history and she certainly did put
a great deal back.
STAFF NEWS
Shirley Bodziak has been promoted to Administrative Officer I and Emily Murphy is now a full-time member of staff. Matt Brown, a graduate student at UMCP is doing independent research here and is working one day a week with Lynne MacAdam on his paper: "The Role of Imaging in the Accessing, Preservation, and Facsimile Services of the Maryland State Archives."
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RECORD TRANSFERS
by Kevin Swanson
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS (Proceedings, Tape Recordings) 1996 [MSA 1925]
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SERVICES (MdProperty
View) 1997 [MSA T2846]
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SERVICES (Digital
Elevation Model) [MSA T2856]
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SERVICES (Technology
Toolbox) 1997 [MSA T2915]
STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS, WO SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS
(Voter Registration Record) 1989-1992 [MSA T284]
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers A, Miscellaneous) var.
dates [MSA T53]
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Papers B, Divorces and Foreclosures)
var. dates [MSA T54]
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Adoption Papers) 1981-1982 [MSA T1421]
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT (Civil Papers, Equity and Law) 1983-1985
[MSA T2691]
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Equity Papers A, Miscellaneous)
var. dates [MSA T56]
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Equity Papers B, Divorces and Foreclosures)
var. dates [MSA T57]
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Bond Record) 1980-1981 [MSA T1002]
BALTIMORE CITY CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2 (Adoption Papers) 1981-1982 [MSA
T1423]
BALTIMORE CITY COURT (Court Papers) var. dates [MSA T545]
BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Court Papers) var. dates [MSA
T508]
BALTIMORE CITY SUPERIOR COURT (Court Papers) var. dates [MSA T51]
CALVERT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Judgment Record) 1957-1977 [MSA T1841]
CALVERT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Bond Record) 1974-1979 [MSA T1842]
CALVERT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records) 1973-1995 [MSA T2911]
CALVERT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Sale Notice Requests) 1981-1996 [MSA
T2912]
CALVERT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (District Court Lien Record) 1973-1976
[MSA T2913]
CALVERT COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Marriage Record) 1944-1995 [MSA T2914]
CECIL COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Civil Papers) 1954-1962 [MSA T2631]
Edward C. Papenfuse, State Archivist
Patricia V. Melville, Editor
Mimi Calver, Assistant Editor
Lynne MacAdam, Production Editor
Rita Molter, Circulation
The Maryland State Archives is an independent agency in the Office of Governor Parris N. Glendening and is advised by the Hall of Records Commission. The Chairman of the Hall of Records Commission is the Honorable Louis L. Goldstein, Comptroller, and the Vice Chairman is the Honorable Robert M. Bell, Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals.
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