The fire in the Old Courthouse for Prince George's County in Upper
Marlboro, Maryland was a tragic loss for the historic building. The news
from there indicates that ALL records and historic artifacts were removed
from the Old Courthouse (that was destroyed) prior to the renovation and
placed in the New Courthouse. During the fire, they concentrated their
efforts on saving the New Building. Circuit Court Judge William Missouri
was the source for this information.
The Genealogical Society of Utah microfilmed in Prince George's County
in 1947 and consequently the cutoff dates were much earlier then they are
now. The land records were only microfilmed to 1851, whereas today, the
policy would allow the microfilming to go to 1900. The records that would
complete the Genealogical Society of Utah's collection to 1900 are now at
The Maryland State Archives and most have been microfilmed by the State of
Maryland.
