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Last Updated: Monday, 22-Jul-2002 14:49:03 MDT Field Trip to Baltimore |
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TOPIC: WHAT TO SEE & WHERE TO STAY From: Isabelle Board Obert - Describing three research facilities: 1. Pratt Library: Census records, Directories, Newspapers are in the Periodical Section on the first floor, plus there is a library in the Maryland Room upstairs that has a lot of historical information. The Pratt has the best printers for doing census records; it prints the large pages. The Newpapers are also in the Periodicals Room on the first floor, where you can look up obituaries if you have the death dates. Parking is a problem; metered parking on streets, parking lot across street and around the corner. 2. Maryland Historical Society: Census records, Directories, Newpapers, and an extensive book collection, many rare books on early Maryland history, and that of other states also. The MHS Library also has manuscripts, photographs, Bible records, and Church records, as well as information that has been donated by others. It also has a unique file of obituaries/marriage records for some early Maryland residents. The Librarians are extremely knowledgeable and very helpful. Paid parking lot next door. 3. Maryland State Archives in Annapolis: This is the place to go if you want copies of original records: patents, deeds, wills, probate records, etc. Free parking." From: Kitty - "The MD Historical Society is a well-stocked reference library for the genealogist. It also has some great vertical files. It also has the Dielman-Hayward files which are 20th century newspaper obituaries on index cards....When you go to the MD Historical Society, pack your lunch or plan on driving to lunch. There is no little cafeteria within and there's only a small store which makes up sandwiches on the side a few blocks away. The few times I've gone there I've always packed a lunch and eaten it on the park benches in front of the building but on the grounds." From: Buffie -"You ought to rent a car and drive down to Annapolis, where the Maryland State Archives are. I've been told that it is well worth the trip, and you could spend DAYS in the library. Not only that, but I've been to Annapolis, it is a charming town with wonderful restaurants. As far as the obits go, I would get as much info. beforehand as possible, that way you can dig deeper and more efficiently. Be sure to put everything you've gathered in a notebook or something, and take it with you. That way you can refer back, or some little "insignicant" item may become important with the discovery of something else." From: BLH -"...do plan a day or two at the Md. State Archives in Annapolis. Many, many records from Balto. City and County are there from vital records to city directories, land records, wills, etc. You also want to be sure to visit the main branch of the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore especially for the data they have in their Maryland and Newspaper depts." From: Kitty - "Have you considered a trip to the DAR Library in Washington? It's chock full of books that you won't find anywhere else, other than LOC and Salt Lake. A lot of people when they write books, will donate one copy to LOC, one to Salt Lake and one to the DAR Library. It's got a major collection, divided up into states. I spent an entire day there last year and still hadn't even looked at all the books on MD and on the Family Collections. If you are going to the MSA [Maryland State Archives], do your research as to what to look for there ahead of time. You have to go to the desk to request your book, manuscript, whatever and then they go into their stacks to get it for you. It can take them up to an hour to find the item. Maryland State Archives Homepage - Try checking here first to see what they have available." From Alice Davis Cates - "The Maryland Archives is a very rich research site but like all archives, there is a learning curve to using it. You've got to learn the ropes. A couple of quirks are that you can only look yearningly at the book stacks above your head, roped off from the general public. Although you would love to roam the stacks, you are restricted to the computer catalog for your book. The first hurdle is finding the place. Although it is on Rowe Blvd., a main entrance to Annapolis, there is no conspicuous sign to guide you in. The best clue is that it is across the street from a sign for some court facilities, Court of Appeals, I think. Conveniently, the archives has its own parking lot. It is a lovely facility. As you enter you register at the desk. There is a security guard across the way. You are given a key to a locker where you leave your possessions. Also on the key is the number of your desk---this is your home base. Also, on request you are given a card for the microfilm copiers, which initially has a $10 credit that you can pay on the way out. I think the cost was 20 cents a copy but good machines and no extra charge for legal size. Instead of changing lenses on one machine, as we do at home, various machines have various zoom ranges. Of course, these machines are just for copying. You can sign up for your own microfilm reader and at the time I was there there were many unused machines. You help yourself to film but it is reshelved by staff. The library catalog is on computer with the usual title, author, subject queries. I think I would have found more material if I could have walked the shelves and searched by a more general criteria. Books and records are delivered to your desk after you fill out a request form. Boxes of original records come one at a time and you need to return the first to the desk to get the second." From: Tom Harig - Regarding hotels: "I was in the Hilton on Baltimore Avenue both times. It's old, but convenient. The big downtown hotels are all clustered within 5 minutes of each other, and all are a 5 minute walk to the Inner Harbor. They do a lot of conference & convention business....By the way, the Hilton didnt have a parking garage, but the place next door does at about $15 overnight. I'd say the library is a four or five block walk." From: pub - "The Clarion Hotel located on Cathedral is a good clean place to stay. It is located near Mt.Vernon Square and is within walking distance of the Enoch Pratt library and the Maryland Historical Society. Parking is at a premium downtown, so the hotel will charge you $14 or $15 per day." TOPIC: MORE WHAT TO SEE Gary Ruppert and Chip White share their recommendations.
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