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[MD State Archives @MdArchives]

We were delighted to host First Lady Dawn Moore at our facility in Woodlawn! In addition to viewing the records storage area, she viewed the collections of the AFRO Baltimore newspaper and saw a demonstration of preservation scanning of early 20th century glass plate negatives.

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The Archives participated in a program offering First Aid, CPR & AED training to staff. As a public facing agency, we take safety seriously for those who visit our Search Room. Thank you to Brittany Keller-Hokuf & Janeene Jensen-Graf (IWIF/SERMA) for our training! #safetyfirst

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“That hereafter, in this State, there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except in punishment of crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; and all persons held to service or labor as slaves, are hereby declared free.”

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Today (November 1) is Emancipation Day in Maryland…
On this day in 1864, these simply written words in cursive script conveyed the abolition of slavery in Maryland through the passage of a new constitution.

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Article 24 of the Constitution of 1864 stated :
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Help us prevent a digital dark age – learn how to manage your permanent electronic records for preservation in the future. #ERecsDay

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Happy #ERecsDay Check out the new poster from @StateArchivists about new and emerging electronic formats. #ElectronicRecords

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Tomorrow, please join the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission for its first public hearing in Allegany County. The Commission will hear the story of Robert Hughes aka William Burns. Live stream begins at 11am
https://t.co/rPJVM4HRkL

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Today we remember Alan Fern, who served as director of the National Portrait Gallery from 1982 to 2000.

Read more about his life and legacy: https://t.co/4MZmyNgyVA

🎨: Everett Raymond Kinstler, 2004. Gift of Everett Raymond Kinstler

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@emdiofficial @StateArchivists Thank you for reaching out! The best way to get in touch with us is by email: [email protected]. Let us know what information you're looking for and one of our archivists will be in touch.

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Happy Electronic Records Day! Check out these tips from the @StateArchivists #ERecsDay #ERecsDay2020 #DigitalPreservation https://t.co/cnJ1tYjoCc

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Did you know that the individual sections of pages in a book are also known as “signatures”? Here you can see the signatures of a book as it was being repaired by conservators. #ArchivesSignatures

#ArchivesHashtagParty

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It’s Easter weekend, so why not dress up and wear a lovely hat! #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesTipOfTheHat

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Provident Hospital was one of the first African American owned and operated medical institutions in Maryland. It not only provided medical services, but also trained African American men and women as doctors and nurses. #ArchivesBlackEducation #ArchivesHashtagParty

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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
~Letters from Birmingham

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
1/15/1929-4/4/1968

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The Maryland State Archives was saddened to hear the news of the death of Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. on Friday.

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Join the MD Lynching Truth & Reconciliation Commission for a virtual panel, Lessons of Lynching, moderated by Commissioner Carl Snowden, on 9/16, 6pm-8pm. Register @
https://t.co/kSL4Cojy7G

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Enjoying these adorable twin bear cubs photographed for a glass lantern slide circa 1900 [MSA SC 182-1-1685]. George Forbes presented his slides at public lectures, especially in his hometown, Annapolis. Would he have liked Zoom? #ArchivesWildlife #ArchivesHashtagParty #Maryland

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The 12/10/1914 edition of The Catoctin Clarion notes that a thriller film was produced arguing the merits of giving women the right to vote. Who knew that thrillers were used to advance the cause of suffrage?!
#MarylandWomenVote #MDSuffrage #HistoricMDNews #ChronAm