Maryland State Archives, Vital Records Indexing Project

Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse State Archives Building

Governor Martin O'Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown

Over the next year, the Maryland State Archives intends to provide online access to death record index information to improve accessibility and to preserve the original records. Digital access will include:

Index	Target Date for Online Availability
County Death Record Indexes, 1898-1944	Completed
Baltimore City Death Record Indexes, 1875-1942	Completed
Baltimore City Death Record Indexes, 1942-1972	Completed through 1970.
County Death Record Indexes, 1944-1951	Release date to be announced.
County Death Record Indexes, 1951-1968	Release date to be announced.
For county death records after 1968, and for Baltimore City death records after 1972, please contact the Division of Vital Records	available from the Archives by 2005
Birth record indexes	available after 2005

Any questions or concerns should be addressed to archives@mdsa.net. Please see the Archives' website for more information about birth and death records.