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St Mary's County Historical Society

The Society is a non-profit organization with facilities located in St. Mary's County, Maryland. The SMCHS was organized on 25 October 1951, with the following objectives:
  • to collect all the available historical material connected with or associated with the history of St. Mary's County and carefully to preserve the same
  • to collect, preserve, and diffuse such information as may be available in the field of genealogy connected with the above named county
The above named objectives shall include the
  • collections of historical relics
  • museum materials
  • copies of local county newspapers
  • old church records
  • private papers
  • monographs
  • letters, and other materials of such nature.
Tudor Hall
The St. Mary's County Historical Society is currently using two unique buildings in Leonardtown, Maryland, the seat of St. Mary's County. Historic Tudor Hall located at the end of Tudor Hall Lane and within Tudor Hall Circle houses the society's:
  • Business Office
  • Research Center
  • Book Store and Gift Shop
  • Information Center
  • Museum Collection


The Old Jail
TheOld Jail serves as an Information Center for St. Mary's County during certain times of the year. This building also serves as a museum which contains many artifacts relating to the history of St. Mary's County.



Book and Gift Store
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The Book And Gift Shop is located on the first floor of Tudor Hall. It features genealogies on St. Mary's County and Southern Maryland families as well as excellent histories on St. Mary's County and Maryland. Also for sale are transcriptions and compilations of birth, death and census records and prerogative, levy and orphan court records. New publications are always being added to our inventory to offer readers, history lovers and researchers a great selection. A mail order service is available across the country.

In the gift department, unique items for gift giving are on sale at economical prices. The selection includes greeting cards illustrated with etchings by local artists, exquisite decorative plates, Maryland and St. Mary's County coffee mugs, historic maps, flags, and shelf sitters depicting historic sites and homes of St. Mary's County. Browsers are welcome. The Gift Shop hours are the same as our business office.



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