Hello all,

Given the many connections between Virginia and Maryland, I thought that list members might be interested in this announcement from our colleagues in Annapolis:

Gregg Kimball

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Early Maryland Marriage References, presented by Robert "Bob" Barnes
Hosted by the Maryland State Archives (350 Rowe Blvd. Annapolis MD 21401)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2012, 10 AM to 12 PM

Free admission but seating Is limited and reservations are required.

To reserve, please contact:
Dan Ramirez
Phone: 410-260-6411
Email: [log in to unmask]


Inaugurating a new series of lectures at the Maryland State Archives, renowned genealogist Robert Barnes will shed light on frequently overlooked records that document marriages in the colonial and early Federal eras.  Drawing on his fifty years of experience, Barnes will explore certain scenarios in which researchers may not be able to locate marriage records themselves, and how the study of other materials, such as probate materials, can uncover references to marriages taking place in early Maryland.

Robert (Bob) Barnes, M.Ed., F. M. G. S., is a writer, researcher, and lecturer. He holds the master's degree in Education from what is now Towson University. In June 1995 he retired from teaching after 36 years in the Baltimore City schools. Thereafter he worked part time at the Maryland State Archives as a Reference Archivist and still does extensive research there. He has been tracing Maryland families since 1960.  He is the author of many source books, compiled family histories and guides, including Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777; Maryland Marriages, 1778-1800; Maryland Marriages, 1801-1820; Baltimore County Families, 1659-1759; and Guide to Research in Baltimore City and County. Among his recent works are two volumes of British Roots of Maryland Families, Maryland Marriage Evidences, 1634-1718, Colonial Families of Maryland: Bound and Determined to Succeed, and Biographical Data from Baltimore Newspapers 1817-1819. He is the verifying genealogist for the Society of the Cincinnati in Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Society Sons of the Revolution. He has lectured and taught courses in genealogical research.  He has been recognized as an expert witness in the field of genealogy by the Circuit Courts of Baltimore City and Montgomery County.



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