Comments for Baltimore City Archives

Comment on Welcome to the Baltimore City Archives by Sandra Ludwig

Sandra Ludwig — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:50:32 +0000

I am so delighted to learn about these archives through ar article in the Baltimore Sun. What a wonderful place to continue research on my Baltimore families. I plan to make a visit soon. Thank you for all that you do to preserve the heritage of our city and it’s people.

Comment on Guide to Research in the Public Records of Baltimore City by Amy James

Amy James — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:54:00 +0000

Claire, what you likely used when you came to the Archives on Pleasant Street was the WPA Name Index which we now have online, but it is not searchable by typing into the general search box on this website. If you go to the Topics page of this website (http://baltimorecityhistory.net/research-at-the-baltimore-city-archives/topics/) there is a link in the middle of the paragraph to Surnames starting with A-L, and that link will take you to the index cards. All of our electronic records are accessible through the Guide to Government Records (http://guide.mdsa.net).

Comment on Guide to Research in the Public Records of Baltimore City by Claire Albert

Claire Albert — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:04:07 +0000

This is a very professional website. I am impressed. I do have a question but I realize there is a possibility you cannot answer it. Many years ago when the B.C. Archives was on Pleasant Street, I went there and searched for a William Albert in the Civil War era. I am sure I used some sort of index because I still have my handwritten notes with references to files. At the time, . I found references to him serving on a jury near the Mount Clare Station which is the neighborhood where he did live, enlisting in the Civil War, his wife asking for payment because he was in the war, etc. I put his name in the Search box and nothing came up. So obviously not everything is online or do you think I am just going about this “repeated” search in the wrong way? Claire Albert, Columbia MD .

Comment on Bibliography of Secondary Sources Relating to Baltimore History by Terry Walbert

Terry Walbert — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:40:40 +0000

I appreciate it.

Comment on Bibliography of Secondary Sources Relating to Baltimore History by Amy James

Amy James — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:40:17 +0000

Terry, thanks so much for pointing this out. We have changed the format and added all the information that was missing before. Hope you find it helpful!

Comment on Bibliography of Secondary Sources Relating to Baltimore History by Terry Walbert

Terry Walbert — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:03:35 +0000

What happened to the rest of the bibliography? In seems to end in the middle of part II.

Comment on Registration Form by Nancy Bramucci Sheads

Nancy Bramucci Sheads — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:10:50 +0000

Dakota — please send an email to our reference department at ref@baltimorecityarchives.net. One of our reference archivists will be able to assist you.

Comment on Registration Form by Dakota

Dakota — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:45:01 +0000

Hi!

I’m writing a research paper on the environmental history of Cherry Hill. I’ve found a few resources, but I’d really like to find what development was already in the area prior to its designation as a neighborhood in the 1940s, and what I can find about the city’s decision to create it. I’ve never done this kind of research before, so I really appreciate whatever advice you can give. Thank you so much!

Comment on Welcome to the Baltimore City Archives by helen

helen — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:37:55 +0000

I concur Richard. I would like to be able to research my family’s history because they have lived in Baltimore since 1870. They were former slaves of Charles Carroll.

Comment on Registration Form by Nancy Bramucci Sheads

Nancy Bramucci Sheads — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:57:29 +0000

Hi Pam! You need to start your search at the Maryland State Archives (MSA) rather than the Baltimore City Archives (BCA).

Birth, death, marriage, probate and land records are all housed at the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis. None of these records are available at the Baltimore City Archives.

Please note the information and sources for vital records provided in the comment above yours. Because of the birth and death dates you indicated, you will also need to look at church records and MSA has a very good collection.

Land records are available online at http://mdlandrec.net. You will need to apply for a password to the website, but should receive one within a business day of your application. If you want quicker access, MSA is testing a new version of its land record website at http://v3.mdlandrec.net where you’ll be able to pick your own password and have access within minutes.

Probate records are not available online, but can be viewed at MSA.

We’ll be happy to try to help you with other record series at the Baltimore City Archives, but based on the research that you indicated in your registration form, your time would be best spent in Annapolis. See http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/hours.html for the State Archives’ hours of operation and http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/intromsa/html/direct.html for directions to the Annapolis facility.