{"id":8193,"date":"2025-08-29T16:08:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T20:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baltimoregenealogysociety.org\/BCGShome\/?page_id=8193"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T18:37:27","slug":"ordering-death-certificates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.baltimoregenealogysociety.org\/BCGShome\/ordering-death-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"Ordering Death Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Maryland Public Record Death Certificates<br \/>\nBaltimore City (1875 \u2013 2014)<br \/>\nMaryland Counties (1898 &#8211; 2014)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Up to 5 certificates: $10.00<\/li>\n<li>Five or more certificates: $2.00 each.<\/li>\n<li>Maximum limit of 20 death certificates per request.<\/li>\n<li>Certificates will be sent by email as PDF or JPG.<br \/>\nBaltimore City Death Certificates (1875 \u2013 1949) will be sent as a JPG and cropped.<\/li>\n<li>Requests must include name at death, date of death, county of death, and certificate number.<br \/>\nNote: deaths in Maryland counties (1898 \u2013 1968) do not need the certificate number.<\/li>\n<li>Payment may be made by check or by PayPal.<\/li>\n<li>If you want printed certificates sent by USPS mail, then shipping and handling is an additional $5.00.<\/li>\n<li>Death certificates are not certified.<\/li>\n<li>If you need a certified death certificate, you must order it from \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.msa.maryland.gov\/orders\/OrderForms\/DeathCertificate.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Maryland State Archives<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Placing An Order<br \/>\nTwo Methods of Payment<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Option 1: SEND CHECK VIA USPS MAIL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Select the following link \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.BaltimoreGenealogySociety.org\/BCGS_Death_Certificate_Order_Form\/death-certificate-order-v5a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DISPLAY ORDER FORM<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fill in the order form.<\/li>\n<li>Print the order form.<\/li>\n<li>Send with a check to the address on the order form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2: PAY ONLINE WITH CREDIT CARD VIA<\/strong><strong>\u00a0PAYPAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Select the following link \u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.BaltimoreGenealogySociety.org\/BCGS_Death_Certificate_Order_Form\/death-certificate-order-v5a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DISPLAY ORDER FORM<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fill in the order form.<\/li>\n<li>Download the order form.<\/li>\n<li>Attach the order form (pdf file) to an email and send to: <em><strong>sales@BaltimoreGenealogySociety.org<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>You will receive an Invoice by email with a link to pay with a credit card via PayPal.<\/li>\n<li>NOTE: Check your email Spam folder, if you do not receive a reply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland Public Record Death Certificates Baltimore City (1875 \u2013 2014) Maryland Counties (1898 &#8211; 2014) Up to 5 certificates: $10.00 Five or more certificates: $2.00 each. 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