Hi, all, On the subject of the Maryland Archives. I just have to say that I have always been really satisfied with their service and ability to serve the public. I haven't been back to Maryland in many years, but, wow, what a state. (I lived there for 15 years.) They have done a great job of getting their holdings on line, making them available, and getting to me what I have asked for. I do have a suggestion, if you are having a problem finding some family - I am. The Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, the Manuscript Collection should be consulted. I have found much there, but I was there in person. Sometimes there just won't be any record of what you need, and it is then that you need to consult these manuscript collections for family records that may not be found anywhere else. I guess everybody has found their way to a very unhelpful archives at one time or another. I certainly found the State Archives at Raleigh, NC to be an awful place to go. Not worth the drive - especially from Indiana. Less than friendly, less than helpful and very condescending - especially when you just don't expect to be treated that way. I have much information I bet they would be really glad to have - but, that's not going to happen. Even people who have their doctorates in NC History told me to be prepared for their attitude, but, I thought, oh, not me, nobody would treat me that way. Think again, oh yes they would and they certainly did. I left really disappointed with the brush off I got, checked out of the Ramada Inn, and went straight down to Greeneville, SC, where the people were great. There was a blond lady who realized what the staff were doing to me with their attitude and tried to be helpful as I decided to leave that place, but the damage was done. I realized she saw the ugliness, but it was just too late. Jeanne //