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Maryland Research Services and Facilities

• Museums
• Archives
• Preservation
• Historical Societies
• Genealogical and Lineage Societies
• Libraries
• Vital Statistics & County Courts

Museums

Academy Art Museum 106 South St. Easton, MD 21601 410-822-ARTS / 2787 http://www.art-academy.org Accohannock Tribal Museum 38380 Crisfield-Marion Road Marion Station, MD 21838 (410) 623-2007 http://www.skipjack.net/le_shore/accohannock Adkins Historical and Museum Complex 106 Brattan St. Mardela Springs, MD 410-677-4740 http://www.barrencreekclocks.com/adkins.cfm African American Schoolhouse Museum St. James-Newtown Road Worton, MD 410-810-1416 Barren Creek Springs Church Springhouse and Heritage Center and Museum Mardela Springs, MD http://www.barrencreekheritage.org/index.html Brannock Maritime Museum 106 Hayward St. Cambridge, MD 21613 410-228-6938 Calvin B. Taylor House 208 North Main St. Berlin, MD 21811 410-641-1019 http://taylorhousemuseum.org Charles Sumner G.A.R. Hall 206 S. Queen Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-810-7156 Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum P.O. Box 636 St. Michaels, MD 21663-0636 410-745-2916 http://www.cbmm.org Chesapeake Fire Museum P.O. Box 280 Hebron, MD 21830 Chipman Cultural Center 321 Broad St. Salisbury, MD 21801 410-860-9290 Cliffs Schoolhouse Quaker Neck Road Cliff City, MD 410-778-2133 Costen House Museum & Rose Garden 206 Market St. Pocomoke City, MD Cray House Cockey's Lane P.O. Box 321 Stevensville, MD 21666 410-604-2100 http://www.historicqac.org Eastern Shore Early Americana Museum 30195 Rehobeth Road Marion Station, MD East New Market Heritage Center P.O. Box 112 East New Market, MD 21613 Furnace Town PO Box 207 Snow Hill, MD 21863 Geddes-Piper House 101 Church Alley Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3499 Girdletree Barnes Bank Museum Snow Hill Rd. Girdletree, MD Harriet Tubman Museum 424 Race St. Cambridge, MD 21613 410-228-0401 James E. Kirwan Museum Dominion Road Chester, MD 21619 410-604-2100 http://www.historicqac.org J. Millard Tawes Historical Museum, Visitor's Center & Gift Shop 3 9th Street & Somers Cove Marina Crisfield, MD 21817 (410) 968-2501 http://www.crisfieldheritagefoundation.org/museums Julia Purnell Museum 208 West Market St. Snow Hill, MD 21863 410-632-0515 http://www.purnellmuseum.com Kent Museum 13689 Turner's Creek Road Kennedyville, MD 21645 410-348-5239 La Grange Plantation 902 LaGrange Ave Cambridge, MD 21613 410-228-7953 http://www.dorchesterhistory.org Laurel (MD) Museum 817 Main St. Laurel, MD 20707 301-725-7975 http://www.laurelhistory.org/index.html Massey Air Museum, Inc. 33541 Maryland Line Road Massey, MD 21650 Mt. Zion One-Room Schoolhouse Ironshire and Church St. Snow Hill, MD 410-632-0669 Ocean City Life Saving Museum Boardwalk Ocean City, MD 21842 http://www.ocmuseum.org/

Our Chesapeake Legacy Chesapeake Exploration Center 425 Piney Narrows Rd. Chester, MD 410-604-2100 http://www.discoverqueenannes.com The Oxford Museum 100 North Morris St. Oxford, MD 21654 410-226-0191 http://www.oxfordmuseum.org Queen Anne's County Museum of Eastern Shore Life 126 Dulin Clark Road P.O. Box 525 Centreville, MD 21617 410-604-2100 http://www.historicqac.org Queenstown Colonial Courthouse Rt. 18 and Del Rhodes Ave. Queenstown, MD 21658 410-604-2100 http://www.historicqac.org Poplar Hill Mansion 117 Elizabeth St. Salisbury, MD 21801 410-749-1776 http://www.poplarhillmansion.org Queponco Railroad Station 8378 Patey Woods Rd. Newark, MD Richardson Maritime Museum 401 High Street P.O. Box 1198 Cambridge, MD 21613 410-221-1871 http://www.richardsonmuseum.org The Rock Hall Museum Municipal Building South Main Street Rock Hall, MD 21661 Rodgers Tavern 259 Broad Street Perryville, MD 21903 410-642-6066 St. Martin's Episcopal Church Routes 113 & 589 Worcester Highway Showell, MD 410-289-4160 St. Michaels Museum St. Mary's Square St. Michaels, MD 21663 410-745-3984 http://www.stmichaelsmd.org Smith Island Visitor's Center Cultural Museum & Gift Shop 20846 Caleb Jones Road Ewell, MD 21824 (410) 425-3351 http://www.smithisland.org South Dorchester Folk Museum P.O. Box 181 Church Creek, MD 21622 410-609-3093 http://www.sdfm.org Spocott Windmill 1625 Hudson Rd Cambridge, MD 21613 410-476-5058 The Sturgis One Room School Museum Front and Willow St. Pocomoke City, MD Sudlersville Train Station Museum 101 Linden St. Sudlersville, MD 21668 410-604-2100 http://www.historicqac.org Tawes Museum P.O. Box 253 3 Ninth Street Crisfield, MD 21817 410-968-2501 Taylor's Island Museum P.O. Box 38 Taylor's Island, MD 21669 410-221-1207 Teackle Mansion 11736 Mansion Street Princess Anne, MD 21853 (410) 651-2238 http://www.teackle.mansion.museum Vienna Heritage Museum 403 Noble St. Hurlock, MD http://www.viennamd.org/vhf.html Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art 909 S. Schumaker Dr. Salisbury, MD 21801 410-742-4988 http://www.wardmuseum.org Waterman's Museum 20880 Rock Hall Ave Rock Hall, MD 21661 410 -778-6697 Whitehaven Village and Hotel 2685 Whitehaven Rd. Whitehaven, MD 1-877-809-8296 http://whitehaven.tripod.com Wright's Chance 119 South Commerce St. Centreville, MD 21617 410-604-2100 http://www.historicqac.org Wye Grist Mill 14296 Old Wye Mills Rd. Wye Mills, MD 21679 410-604-2100 http://www.historicqac.org

Archives

Baltimore Catholic Archives 320 Cathedral Street Baltimore, MD 21201 410-547-5443 Archivist: Father Paul Thomas Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Salisbury University 1101 Camden Avenue Salisbury, MD 21801 410-543-6312 http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu

Maryland State Archives Hall of Records Building 350 Rowe Blvd. Annapolis, MD 21401 410-974-3914/ 800-235-4045 http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us

Preservation

Berlin Historic District Commission Town Hall 10 William Street Berlin, MD 21811 410-641-2770 Cambridge Historic Preservation Commission 705 Leonard Lane, P.O. Box 255 Cambridge, MD 21613 410-228-1955 Cecil County Historic District Commission Cecil County Department of Planning & Zoning 129 Main Street, Room 300 Elkton, MD 21921 410-996-5220 Chesapeake City Historic District Commission c/o Town Hall, Box 205 Chesapeake City, MD 21915 410-885-5298 Chestertown Historic District Commission c/o Town Offices 118 N. Cross Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-0500 Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites, Inc. P.O. Box 1533 Ellicott City, MD 21041-1533 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdcpmbs/coalition01.htm Denton Historical and Architectural Review Commission Housing & Community Development, Town of Denton 13 N. Third Street Denton, MD 21629 410-479-3625, ext. 30 Easton Historic District Commission P.O. Box 520 Easton, MD 21601 Staff: Tom Hamilton, 410-822-1943 Greenhill Church Preservation Comm. Route 1 Box 313 Quantico, MD 21856 410-742-3224/ 410-749-6262 Holland Island Preservation Foundation 317 Beaglin Park Dr. Salisbury, MD 21804-5229 410-742-0737 http://www.intercom.net/local/holland/ Kent County Historic Preservation Commission Department of Planning, Housing & Zoning 400 High Street Chestertown, MD 21078 410-778-7474 Maryland Historical Trust Division of Historical and Cultural Programs 100 Community Place Crownsville, MD 21032 410-514-7600 Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance, Inc. (handsell) 410-228-8981 http://www.restorehandsell.org/

Newtown Foundation 205 E. William Street Salisbury, MD 21801 410-749-1714 Oxford Historic District Commission P.O. Box 339 Oxford, MD 21654 410-226-5122 Preservation Trust of Wicomico, Inc. P.O. Box 4695 Salisbury, MD 21803 410-742-2456 Princess Anne Historic District Commission c/o Town Office 11786 Beckford Avenue Princess Anne, MD 21853 410-651-1818 St. Michaels Historic District Commission Town Office Box 206 St. Michaels, MD 21663 410-745-9535 Salisbury Bureau of Inspection City/County Government Office Bldg. 125 North Division Street Salisbury, MD 21801 410-543-2111 Salisbury Historic District Commission 125 North Division Street Salisbury, MD 21801 410-548-3130 Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council P.O. Box 884 Salisbury, MD 21803-0084 410-543-2787 Snow Hill Historic District Commission Town of Snow Hill 103 Bank Street Snow Hill, MD 21863 410-632-2080 Talbot County Historic District Commission Office of Planning & Zoning Talbot County Courthouse Easton, MD 21601 410-770-8030 White Haven Heritage Association 703 Canvasback Court Salisbury, MD 21804 Publication: The Whitehaven Villager Wicomico County Historic District Commission P.O. Box 870 Government Office Building, Room 203 Salisbury, MD 21803 410-548-4862

Historical Societies

The Allen Historical Society Passerdyke Cottage P.O. Box 31 Allen, MD 21810 410-749-9064 http://www.allenhistoricalsociety.org Fairmount Academy Historical Association P.O. Box 134 Upper Fairmount, MD 21867 410-651-3945 Dorchester County Historical Society 902 LaGrange Ave. P.O. Box 361 Cambridge, MD 21613 410-228-7953 http://www.dorchesterhistory.org Historical Society of Cecil County 125 E. Main Street Elkton, MD 21921 301-398-1790 http://cchistory.org The Historical Society of Kent County 101 Church Alley P.O. BOX 665 Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3499 http://www.kentcountyhistory.org/ Historical Society of Talbot County 25 South Washington Street, P.O. Box 964 Easton, MD 21601 301-822-0773 http://www.hstc.org Laurel (MD) Historical Society 817 Main St. Laurel, MD 20707 301-725-7975 http://www.laurelhistory.org/histsoc.html Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council P.O. Box 4601 212 West Main St. Suite 301C Salisbury, MD 21801 410-677-4706 http://skipjack.net/le_shore/heritage/

Maryland Historical Society Museum & Library of Maryland History 201 West Monument Street Baltimore, MD 21201-4674 410-685-3750 Fax: 410-385-2105 http://www.mdhs.org/mdhs.html Old Bohemia Historical Society P.O. Box 61 Warwick, MD 21912 Old Kent Historical Society of Kent Cty, Inc. P.O. Box 665 Chestertown, MD 21620 Queen Anne's County Historical Society Tucker House 124 South Commerce St., P. O. Box 62 Centreville, MD 21617-0062 410-758-3010 Somerset County Historical Society P.O. Box 181 (Teakle Mansion 11736 Mansion Street) Princess Anne, MD 21853 http://www.teackle.mansion.museum/ Talbot County Historical Society P.O. Box 964 Easton, MD 21601 West Side Historical Society P.O. Box 194 Mardela Springs, MD 21837 Wicomico County Historical Society P.O. Box 573 Salisbury, MD 21803-0573 410-860-0447 http://skipjack.net/le_shore/whs Wicomico Heritage Center P.O. Box 573 Salisbury, MD 21803-0573 410-860-0447 Worcester County Historical Society P.O. Box 111 Snow Hill, MD 21863

Genealogical and Lineage Societies

Baltimore County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 10085 Towson, MD 21204 Cecil County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 11 Charlestown, MD 21914 Colonial Dames XVII Century, John Wailer Chapter 1326 Green Cove Drive Warden, MD 21678-9612 410-778-0121 Daughters of the American Revolution Samuel Chase Chapter 27031 Pemberton Dr. Salisbury, MD 21801 410-742-7034 Family History Center Church of Christ Latter-Day Saints 106 Greenlawn Lane Salisbury, MD 21804 Genealogical Council of MD P.O. Box 10096 Gaithersburg, MD 20898-0096 Jewish Genealogical Society of Maryland c/o Jewish Community Center 3506 Gwynbrook Ave. Owings Mills, MD 21117-1498 443-255-8228 http://www.jewishgen.org/jgs-maryland/ Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society Box 3602 Salisbury, MD 21801 410-749-6158 http://bay.intercom.net/ldgs/index.html

Maryland Genealogical Society 201 West Monument Street Baltimore, MD 21201-4674 410-685-3750 http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdsgs/index.html Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society P.O. Box 2642 Kensington, MD 20891-2642 http://www.rootsweb.com/~usmags/ Order of the First Families of Maryland Attn: Stephen Hurst, Secretary General 300 Esplanade Drive, 10th Floor Oxnard, CA 93030 The Society of the Ark and the Dove Attn: Membership 830 Park Avenue Baltimore, MD 21201 http://www.thearkandthedove.com Sons of the American Revolution John Smoot Chapter 199 Dennis Lane Crisfield, MD 21818 410-968-1981 Upper Shore Genealogical Society PO Box 275 Easton, MD 21601 http://www.chronography.com/usgs/

Libraries

Caroline County Public Library 100 Market Street Denton, MD 21629 410-479-1343 http://www.caro.lib.md.us/library/ - [Search Catalog] Dorchester County Library 303 Gay Street Cambridge, MD 21613 410-228-7331 http://www.dorchesterlibrary.org - [Search Catalog] Kent County Public Library 408 High Street Chestertown, MD 21620 410-778-3636 http://www.kent.lib.md.u - [Search Catalog] NSDAR Library 1776 D. Street N.W. Washington, DC 20006 202-628-1776 Queen Anne's County Public Library Centreville Library 121 S. Commerce Street Centreville MD 21617 410-758-0980 http://www.quan.lib.md.us - [Search Catalog]

Somerset County Library 11767 Beechwood Street Princess Anne, MD 21853 http://www.some.lib.md.us - [Search Catalog] The Talbot County Free Library 100 W. Dover Street Easton, MD 21601 http://www.talb.lib.md.us - [Search Catalog] Wicomico County Library 1225 S. Division Street Salisbury, MD 21801 410-749-3612 http://www.wicomicolibrary.org - [Search Catalog] Worcester County Library 307 N. Washington Street Snow Hill, MD 21863 410-632-2600 http://www.worcesterlibrary.org - [Search Catalog]

State Vital Statistics & County Courts

Clerk of Circuit Court (Somerset) 30512 Prince William Street Princess Anne, MD 21853 410-651-1696 Clerk of the Circuit Court (Worcester) One West Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863 410-632-1221 Register of Wills (Wicomico) Salisbury, MD 21801 410-543-6635 Register of Wills (Worcester) One West Market Street Snow Hill, MD 21863-1074 410-632-1529

Register of Wills 30512 Prince William Street Princess Anne, MD 21853 410-651-1696 State of MD Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene Division of Vital Records Metro Office Building 4201 Patterson Ave. Baltimore, MD 21215-0020