When my husband and I visited both DE and MD this past summer, DE was fantastic and helpful, MD was not helpful at all, the old guy was pretty rude in fact, and wound up telling me that I should start looking on line before I even went there.  Kathy ----- Original Message ---- From: "catbaloo@aol.com" <catbaloo@aol.com> To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, September 7, 2008 6:52:23 AM Subject: [LDR] Library research I've done research in both MD and DE Archives and found the staff in both places to be very helpful.? I was not searched in either place, but both do require you to put bags, etc., in lockers and carry your papers in.? I put pencils, sticky notes, paper clips, etc. in a little Ziploc, and neither place had a problem with that.? It took me a full morning to get comfy with the MD indexing system for their land and probate records.? It isn't very intuitive, but as some have also mentioned, you can get started online.? Be sure to take a sweater.? Both are cold.? But in DE, if you take your sweater off, it has to go into the locker....back of the chair isn't allowed. Happy hunting! Mary Beaulieu Researching: Dehorty/DeHority, Mauzy, Hupp, Douglas, Dobrovolskas, Wychulis in IN, DE, PA, MD, VA, Lithuania *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message