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General

Maryland at a Glance - Museums
Besides its traditional museums, Maryland has museums with living-history and hands-on exhibits. Many historic houses, gardens, and buildings are open to the public year-round or seasonally. Museum listings are grouped by County, and provide contact and web site information where applicable.

Maryland State Data Center
Links to Maryland Census and other statistical information; includes county-specific data.

Protocol for Maryland's Flag
Information and directions for care and display of the Maryland flag.

University Libraries - Maryland Room
University of Maryland's special Maryland Room Collection at the College Park campus. Non-students may visit this collection.

Genealogical

Cyndi's List - U.S. Maryland
Genealogical information focusing on Maryland from one of the Web's most comprehensive Genealogy sites.

MDGenWeb
Federal, Maryland State and Local genealogical and historical societies.

Historical

African Americans in Maryland -- Sailor (Maryland's Public Information Network)
Links to Maryland African American historical and cultural resources.

Archives of Maryland online
The ongoing Maryland State Archives publication series, "Archives of Maryland Online", currently provides access to over 471,000 historical documents that form the constitutional, legal, legislative, judicial and administrative basis of Maryland's government.

Enoch Pratt Library -- Digital Collections
Enoch Pratt Free Library's Baltimore-based collection of Maryland historical digital resources.

Maryland Historical Trust
Of interest especially to those concerned with rehabilitating, preserving, and/or registering historical properties.

Maryland Military Monuments
The Maryland Military Monuments Commission is responsible for restoring and preserving the State's inventory of approximately 300 memorials honoring Maryland's veterans. Visit this site for a guided tour of many of the monuments, and to access a wealth of information about military history in Maryland.

Prince George's County History
Sites, societies, celebrations and more in Prince Georges County Maryland.

Legal

Maryland Judiciary
Everything about the Maryland courts system and court-related agencies.

Maryland State Law Library
Maryland State Law Library (Annapolis) web site, with links to full-text Maryland Code and Rules of Procedure, reference guides on "Change of name," "Landlord Tenant Law," "Maryland Parking Laws and Regulations" and other topics; also includes instructions on how to pay for and obtain copies of legal materials electronically or through the traidtional mail system.

General Genealogy and History Resources

American Memory -- The Library of Congress
A rich source of primary documents and much more about American History, through the "American Memory Project."

General genealogy links
Comprehensive though not exhaustive web sites pointing to genealogical information from multiple locales and varied resources.

National Archives -- Genealogists/Family Historians
A primer on conducting genealogical research at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., including an introduction to the facility and its incredible resources and a link to forms used to request genealogical materials.