Montgomery County Archives:
Other Resources
Researching the history, legal description or plat of a certain property? Go to our Archives Guide to Researching Property in Montgomery County.
Local Historical Organizations
Researching architecture in Montgomery County?
Go to the Research Materials for Architecture and the Built Environment Located in Metropolitan Washington, D.C. website, administered by the University of Maryland.
Looking for maps of Montgomery County?
Check out the Archives' map index for information about our map holdings.
Looking for aerial photographs of Montgomery County?
The Archives has over 1,200 aerial photos of the County, with indexes available for the years 1951, 1970, and 1979. Call the Archives to schedule an appointment to view them. Aerial photographs are also maintained at Peerless Rockville and the Land Records Office of Montgomery County Circuit Court.To view March 1998 aerial images of the County online, visit the Montgomery County Digital Orthophoto Image Server, a new web site maintained by the Geographic Information Systems section of the Montgomery County Department of Information Systems and Telecommunications.
Archival / Government Resources:City of Rockville, Maryland
http://www.ci.rockville.md.usMontgomery County, Maryland
http://www.co.mo.md.us/montcnty.htmlMaryland Historical Society
http://www.mdhs.orgMaryland State Archives
http://www.mdsa.netHoldings at the State Archives pertaining to Montgomery County include:
County records before 1900 (microfilm and original)
Court records (mf)
Register of Wills records (mf)
Assessments (mf)
County Council legislative minutes, 1949-1985 (mf)
County Council ordinances, 1953-1970
County Council meeting files, 1973-1974 (mf)
County Council bill files, ca. 1970-early 1980s (mf)
County Council Public Hearing file, 1950-1973 (mf.)
County Charter Committee misc. Papers, ca. 1940-60 (mf)
Proceedings of Bd. of Commissioners and County Council, 1844-1984 (mf)
Circuit Court land records (mf)
Chevy Chase Village Board Minutes & Proceedings ca. 1920-1985 (mf)
Garrett Park Council Proceedings, ca. 1890s-1970s (mf)
Board of Health Death Register, 1898-1947
Slave Statistics, 1867-1868
Levy Court list, 1807-1816National Archives and Records Administration
http://www.nara.gov
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