Sometime this fall, I hope to visit the Anne Arundel County area for a few days in order to perform some personal research on my ancestors. I would appreciate suggestions concerning best places to visit for research, such as records archives, libraries, courthouses, etc. Also, I would like to know any events that take place in the fall that are oriented on local history or genealogy. Since I haven't pinned down the exact week yet, it would be favorable to coincide the planned visit with such an event. I also hope to spend a day or two in DC while in that area. My Deaver ancestors, Richard Deaver and wife Grace Fitzmorris Deaver, are believe to have arrived in Anne Arundel County, MD on Dec 12, 1657 from Scotland on the ship Lionheart. It is mentioned in Gus Skordas' book "Early Settlers of Maryland" and I have a few land and church records supporting this. I believe they may have also gone to Cecil and Harford Counties. My descendents eventually went to Amherst County, VA shortly before the Revolutionary War and then Western NC in the 1780s and later TN, GA, and here in TX by the 1870s. However, there are still many Deavers still in Maryland. Any input is greatly appreciated... Thanks Joe D. Deaver http://ancestry.deaver.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell ancestry@deaver.com

I don' know if you will have the time, but I think the best place to do research is the MD ST HIST SOC in Baltimore on W. Monument St. If you are a member, research is free, if not it is $5.00. Any time I get to MD to research my ancestors that is where I go. I have not had much luck at the Archives in Annapolis except for finding death certificates. The time period you are searching would not have had those. Research at the Archives is difficult but much easier at the historical society. and if you have transportation it is only about a half hour from Annapolis. This, of course is only my opinion. What ever you decide good luck with your research. Cheryl --- "Joe D. Deaver" <ancestry@deaver.com> wrote: > > Sometime this fall, I hope to visit the Anne Arundel > County area for a > few days in order to perform some personal research > on my ancestors. I > would appreciate suggestions concerning best places > to visit for > research, such as records archives, libraries, > courthouses, etc. Also, > I would like to know any events that take place in > the fall that are > oriented on local history or genealogy. Since I > haven't pinned down the > exact week yet, it would be favorable to coincide > the planned visit with > such an event. I also hope to spend a day or two in > DC while in that > area. > > My Deaver ancestors, Richard Deaver and wife Grace > Fitzmorris Deaver, > are believe to have arrived in Anne Arundel County, > MD on Dec 12, 1657 > from Scotland on the ship Lionheart. It is > mentioned in Gus Skordas' > book "Early Settlers of Maryland" and I have a few > land and church > records supporting this. I believe they may have > also gone to Cecil and > Harford Counties. My descendents eventually went to > Amherst County, VA > shortly before the Revolutionary War and then > Western NC in the 1780s > and later TN, GA, and here in TX by the 1870s. > However, there are still > many Deavers still in Maryland. > > Any input is greatly appreciated... > > Thanks > > Joe D. Deaver > http://ancestry.deaver.com > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell > ancestry@deaver.com > > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > The Baltgen-L list focuses on GENEALOGY research for > Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Harford, and Howard Cos. MD > ===== Keep on Stampin' Cheryl Miller Alton, VA Stampin' & genealogy - full time hobbies Visit my family: www.geocities.com/kosacktree __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards� http://movies.yahoo.com/