# @mdhistory on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-10-29T18:28:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC) (@mdhistory) — https://gondola.cc/mdhistory

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Thanks for following along this American Archives Month! 

MCHC’s unparalleled collection of books and journals, manuscripts, maps, photographs, oral histories, ephemera, and other archival materials is one of the most extensive in the state—and new things are accessioned all the time. The H. Furlong Baldwin Library is always seeking materials that document Maryland people, places, and events throughout history in order to complement our existing collections and to help tell stories that have been underrepresented. 

Pictured here is a new item currently being processed by our team of archivists—the "Snodland" manuscript volume containing accounts and records of the Tilghman family of Kent, England and Queen Anne's County, Maryland from the 16th century to 19th century, in both Latin and English. It began as an account book in 1539 by William Tilghman (1518–1593) of Snodland Parish in Kent. Upon his death, it passed to his son Whitenhall Tilghman (b. 1576) who began the practice of recording births and other family records. It was brought to America by William's grandson Richard Tilghman (1626–1675), who settled on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1660. Since then, several generations of his descendants used this book to record births and other family milestones, the last entry being made in 1845. This item was gifted to MCHC by the Tilghman Family in June 2025. 

Before items are acquired, potential donations are reviewed by a committee of archivists, historians, and others who help assess whether the materials are a fit with our collecting policy and institutional needs. Learn more about the process of donating items to the MCHC archives at mdhistory.org/donate.

Happy #AmericanArchivesMonth!

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