RESEARCHING HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION
By law, in 1875, the City of Baltimore was required to keep records of all births and deaths. In 1898, the State of Maryland passed a law requiring all counties to keep recorded records of all births and deaths. Since then all records for the state have been housed at the Bureau of Vital Records in Baltimore, MD. In 1922, the State of Maryland passed a law requiring all counties to send their records to the state.
· Birth Certificates can be researched and copied if the birth occurred before 1924.
· Birth Certificates cannot be obtained for the years after 1925. They must be obtained from the Bureau of Vital Records with proper identification.
· Census Records can be reviewed for all recorded years from 1790 to 1940.
· Death Certificates can be researched and reviewed for all years that apply.
· Public records are: newspaper articles, land records, manumissions, chattel, birth, baptismal, death, obituaries, marriage, divorce, schools, court and probate. Many more records are available for research.
Church records are a little harder to obtain. Many of the churches have records but others do not. It is up to the church and the denomination of the church, if they will allow you to review their records.
Many of the records can be found at the Maryland State Archives.http://msa.maryland.gov/
Good Luck!
I have found records at yard sales, estate sales and antique shops.
By law, in 1875, the City of Baltimore was required to keep records of all births and deaths. In 1898, the State of Maryland passed a law requiring all counties to keep recorded records of all births and deaths. Since then all records for the state have been housed at the Bureau of Vital Records in Baltimore, MD. In 1922, the State of Maryland passed a law requiring all counties to send their records to the state.
· Birth Certificates can be researched and copied if the birth occurred before 1924.
· Birth Certificates cannot be obtained for the years after 1925. They must be obtained from the Bureau of Vital Records with proper identification.
· Census Records can be reviewed for all recorded years from 1790 to 1940.
· Death Certificates can be researched and reviewed for all years that apply.
· Public records are: newspaper articles, land records, manumissions, chattel, birth, baptismal, death, obituaries, marriage, divorce, schools, court and probate. Many more records are available for research.
Church records are a little harder to obtain. Many of the churches have records but others do not. It is up to the church and the denomination of the church, if they will allow you to review their records.
Many of the records can be found at the Maryland State Archives.http://msa.maryland.gov/
Good Luck!
I have found records at yard sales, estate sales and antique shops.