I have gone all over the Maryland Archives and can not find how to order a marriage license from about 1880 or so. Did they record marriages license back then. I think the person got married in Allegany or Frederick County. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Civil records in MD did not start until 1898.  I found this out when we first visited MD Archives years ago.  I was trying to find my g grandparents record from approx. 1859.  They have marriage records, both bride and groom but they are from various churches.  A civil record for a marriage and/or a license per the person at the archives as with all civil records start in 1898.  This really surprised me since MD was one of the original 13 colonies.  Just assumed they would have started in the 18th century.  Only sacramental records from their particular church if they still exist.   Mary Ellen Chambers --- On Thu, 4/23/09, Marge <[email protected]> wrote: From: Marge <[email protected]> Subject: [MDALLEGA] Marriage Licenses To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 12:26 PM I have gone all over the Maryland Archives and can not find how to order a marriage license from about 1880 or so. Did they record marriages license back then. I think the person got married in Allegany or Frederick County. Any assistance would be appreciated. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message