The Maryland State Archives is the official archive for the State of Maryland and they have vast online collections including marriage & death records, census records, land records and more.
MSA Birth, Marriage, & Death Records
Marriage Records
Maryland Marriage Indexes by Robert Barnes, 1777-
Death Records
Baltimore City Death Index, 1875-1880; 1943-1949
Cemeteries
Mount Auburn Cemetery – Cemetery of former slaves, clergymen, teachers, doctors, military veterans, and Civil Rights leaders as well as countless African-American families.
Wills & Probate
Maryland Colonial Probate Records, 1634-1777
Abstracts of Prerogative Court Wills, 1743- (external link)
Kent County Register of Wills, 1781-1790
Index to Colonial Probate Records, 1634-1777
Elie Vallette, The deputy commissary’s guide within the province of Maryland … (1774)
Hartsook and Skordas, Land Office and Prerogative Court Records of Colonial Maryland (1946)
Vital Records Indexing Project (external link)
MSA Residence Records
Census Records
1776 Maryland Census – Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Prince George’s, Queen Anne, and Talbot Counties
1778 Maryland Census – Caroline, Charles, and Queen Anne’s Counties
1870 Maryland Census – Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties and Baltimore City
1880 Maryland Census – Anne Arundel County only
Colonization
Early Settlers of Maryland – The New Early Settlers of Maryland comprises 34,326 entries from Gust Skordas’ Early Settlers of Maryland.
Directories
Annapolis – Annapolis City Directory, 1910
Annapolis – Annapolis City Directory, 1924
Baltimore – Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1827
Baltimore – Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1833
Baltimore – Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1835
Baltimore – Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1837
Baltimore – Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1842
Baltimore – Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1847-48
Baltimore – Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1853-54
Baltimore – Matchett’s Baltimore Director for 1855-56
Baltimore – Baltimore Wholesale Business Directory and Business Circular for the Year 1845
Baltimore – Baltimore Wholesale Business Directory and Business Circular for the Year 1852
Baltimore – Baltimore Wholesale Business Directory and Business Circular for the Year 1853
Baltimore – Woods’ Baltimore Directory for 1856-57
Baltimore – THE FIRST COLORED Professional, Clerical and Business DIRECTORY OF BALTIMORE CITY 14th Annual Edition, 1927
Baltimore – THE FIRST COLORED Professional, Clerical and Business DIRECTORY OF BALTIMORE CITY 15th Annual Edition, 1928
Baltimore – THE FIRST COLORED Professional, Clerical and Business DIRECTORY OF BALTIMORE CITY 16th Annual Edition, 1929
Land & Property
Maryland Land Records, ca. 1634-present – Maryland Land Records – Digital image retrieval system for land record in Maryland. Deeds, Mortgage and Deeds of Trust, and Land Records
MDLandRec.Net – A Digital Image Retrieval System for Land Records in Maryland
John Kilty, Land-Holder’s Assistant, and Land Office Guide (1808)
Digital Image Reference System for Land Survey, Subdivision, and Condominium Plats (external link)
Hartsook and Skordas, Land Office and Prerogative Court Records of Colonial Maryland (1946)
Opinions & Findings of the Commissioner of Land Patents
Edward B. Mathews, Counties of Maryland: Their Origins, Boundaries and Election Districts (1906)
Kent County Court, Bonds, Indentures, and Land Records, 1694-1707
Index to Maryland Provincial and General Court Deeds, 1658-1790
Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
Provincial Court Land Records, 1699-1707
Provincial Court Land Records, 1707-1710
Provincial Court Land Records, 1709-1719
Provincial Court Land Records, 1719-1723
Provincial Court Land Records, 1724-1731
Provincial Court Land Records, 1731-1737
Provincial Court Land Records, 1737-1744
Provincial Court Land Records, 1744-1749
Provincial Court Land Records, 1749-1759
Provincial Court Land Records, 1749-1756
Provincial Court Land Records, 1756-1759
Provincial Court Land Records, 1759-1762
Provincial Court Land Records, 1762-1763
Provincial Court Land Records, 1763-1765
Provincial Court Land Records, 1765-1770
Provincial Court Land Records, 1770-1774
General Court of the Western Shore Land Records, 783-1786
Volume 852 – Maryland County and State Boundary Review: Bibliographical Essay and
Maps
Naturalization & Citizenship
Immigration and Naturalization Records and Guide
Taxation
1783 Maryland Tax Assessment Index, By County, then Name
County Tax Records
Volume 696 – Somerset County Tax Lists, 1723-1759 Reports
Volume 431 – 1881, Report of the State Tax Commissioner
Volume 432 – 1916, 1st Biennial Report of the State Tax Commission
Volume 433 – 1961, 23rd Biennial Report of the Department of Assessments and Taxation
Volume 434 – 1986, 43rd Report of the Department of Assessments and TaxationState Tax Records
Volume 81 – Assessment of 1783 (external link)
Volume 729 – 1798 Federal Direct Tax – Maryland State Treasurer
Maryland Tax-Exempt Bonds: The Case of Betsy Patterson
MSA Military Records
Military Records (Archives of Maryland Online)
Maryland National Guard Index, 1898-1933
Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution
History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-6, Volume 2
History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-6, Volume 1
The Maryland Line in the Confederate Army, 1861-1865
See also Ryan Polk, “Holding the Line: The Origin of the ‘Old Line State'”
MSA Daily Life Records
Biographies
Biographies & Histories, these include African Americans, Artists, Government leaders, Teachers, Soldiers & Sailors, Women & more
Dr. Lois Green Carr’s Biographical Files of 17th and 18th Century Marylanders
Buildings
Maryland Inventory Historical Properties Comprised of nearly 90,000 resources, composed of archaeological sites, building, structures, objects and survey districts.
Church & Religion
Church & Religion/Religious Records
Muslim, Jewish, and many Christian denominations are included – this is a searchable catalog; search by title, denomination, or county; records vary by denomination but may include births & baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials, families, communicants, confirmations, and more
Colonial Spelling Variations
The New Early Settlers of Maryland – is a free guide to spelling variations in some of the databases at the Maryland State Archives and has helpful tips on how to search their records based on possible spelling variations that have occurred over time.
Court
County Courts
Allegany County – Allegany County Records Online at the Maryland State Archives are listed below. To view the records, find the table with details of the record and on the right side of the table select the “Link” or “Links”.
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Abstracts of Releases) 1949-1970
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Agency Record) 1971
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Bond Record) 1971
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Boundary Record) 1898
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Charter Record) 1886-1992
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Charter Record) 1969-1971
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Chattel Records) 1949-1955
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Commission Record) 1971
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Conditional Contracts of Sale) 1951-1952
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Divorce Decrees) 1970-1971
- Allegany County Circuit Court (General Index to Miscellaneous Instruments Recorded in Deed Books Prior to September 1905) 1791-1905
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Judgment Record) 1965-1971
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Marriage Record) 1865-1914
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Marriage Record, Female Index) 1885-1900
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Mechanics Lien Record) 1971
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Miscellaneous Record) 1970-1971
- Allegany County Circuit Court (Naturalization Docket) 1851-1904
- Allegany County Commissioners of the Tax (Assessment Record) 1793
- Allegany County Register of Wills (Administration Accounts, Index) 1789-1964
- Allegany County Register of Wills (Inventories, Index) 1791-1964
- Allegany County Register of Wills (Orphans Court Proceedings, Index) 1791-1937
- Allegany County Register of Wills (Wills, Index) 1790-1964
Anne Arundel County – Onsite Collections
- Anne Arundel Register of Wills (Accounts of Sale, Index) 1780-1893 [CM104]
- Anne Arundel Register of Wills (Administration Accounts, Index) 1797-1893 [CM86]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Articles of Incorporation) 1985-1993 [CM1531]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Certificates of Freedom) 1851-1864 [CM794]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Certificates of Freedom) 1806-1851 [CM789]
- Anne Arundel Register of Wills (Certificates of Freedom) 1805-1864 [CM798]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Chattel Records) 1829-1851 [CM1356]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Civil Docket) 1968-1991 [CM1414]
- Anne Arundel County Circuit Court (Civil Docket, Index) 1831-1991
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Divorce Docket) 1966-1991 [CM1413]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Equity Docket) 1852-1963 [CE432]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Equity Docket) 1852-1991 [CM96]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Equity Docket, Index) 1852-1977 [CM97]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Equity Record) 1852-1966 [CE431]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Equity Record, Index) 1852-1889 [CM99]
- Anne Arundel Register of Wills (Estate Index) 1875-1960 [CM100]
- Anne Arundel Register of Wills (Guardian Accounts, Index) 1777-1893 [CM102]
- Anne Arundel Register of Wills (Inventories, Index) 1777-1893 [CM106]
- Anne Arundel Court (Land Records) 1653-1851 [CM91]
- Anne Arundel Court (Land Records, Index) 1653-1839 [CE75]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Manumission Record) 1851-1866 [CM1534]
- Anne Arundel Court (Manumission Record) 1797-1851 [CM48]
- Anne Arundel Board of County Commissioners (Tax List) 1827-1849 [CM949]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Tax Sale Docket) [CM1528]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Tax Sale Docket, Numerical Index) [CM1530]
- Anne Arundel Circuit Court (Tax Sale Record) [CM1527]
- Anne Arundel Register of Wills (Wills) 1777-1980 [CM122]
- Anne Arundel Register of Wills (Wills, Index) 1777-1960 [CM123]
Caroline County – Caroline County Records Online at the Maryland State Archives are listed below. To view the records, find the table with details of the record and on the right side of the table select the “Link” or “Links”.
- Caroline County Register of Wills, 1685-1965
- Caroline County Register of Wills, Administrative Bonds, 1679-1851, see link then pdf file
- Caroline County Register of Wills, Certificates of Freedom, 1807-1863
- Caroline County Register of Wills, 1688-1981
- Caroline County Register of Wills, Index, 1685-1965
- Caroline County Register of Wills, Index, 1837-1965
- Caroline County Court, Certificates of Freedom, 1806-1851
- Caroline County Circuit Court, Marriages 1774-1865
Carroll County – Carroll County Records Online at the Maryland State Archives are listed below. To view the records, find the table with details of the record and on the right side of the table select the “Link” or “Links”.
- Carroll County Register of Wills, Index, 1837-1965
- Carroll County Circuit Court Marriage Licenses, 1851-1886
- Carroll County Circuit Court Manumissions, 1836-1869
- Carroll County Court Marriage License Index, 1837-1851
Cecil County – Cecil County Records Online at the Maryland State Archives are listed below. To view the records, find the table with details of the record and on the right side of the table select the “Link” or “Links”.
- Cecil County Register of Wills (Administration Accounts, Index) 1678-1965 [CM310]
- Cecil County Register of Wills (Administration Accounts, Releases, Distributions, and Guardian Accounts, Index) [CM1534]
- Cecil County Register of Wills (Administration Bonds, Index) 1674-1953 [CM1465]
- Cecil County Register of Wills (Distributions, Index) 1777-1965 [CM309]
- Cecil County Register of Wills (Guardian Accounts, Index) 1784-1965 [CM318]
- Cecil County Register of Wills (Inventories, Index) 1675-1965 [CM337]
- Cecil County Register of Wills (Orphans Court Proceedings) 1798-1955 [CM359]
- Cecil County Register of Wills (Wills, Index) 1674-1997 [CM364]
Charles County – Charles County Records Online at the Maryland State Archives are listed below. To view the records, find the table with details of the record and on the right side of the table select the “Link” or “Links”.
- Charles County Register of Wills (Administration Accounts, Index), 1738-1824 [CM367]
- Charles County Register of Wills (Guardian Accounts, Index) 1790-1823 [CM382]
- Charles County Circuit Court (Court Record) 1658-1780 [CM376]
- Charles County Circuit Court (Court Record, Index) 1658-1722 [CM375]
- Charles County Register of Wills (Inventories, Index) 1673-1824 [CM389]
- Charles County Circuit Court (Laws of Maryland) 1677-1692 [CE406]
- Charles County Register of Wills (Orphans Court Proceedings, Index) 1791-1827 [CM407]
- Charles County Circuit Court (Tobacco Inspection Proceedings) 1748-1786 [CM410]
- Charles County Register of Wills (Wills, Index) 1665-1962 [CM413]
Dorchester County – Dorchester County Records Online at the Maryland State Archives are listed below. To view the records, find the table with details of the record and on the right side of the table select the “Link” or “Links”.
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Administration Accounts, Index) CM416, 1852-1949 [Microfilm]
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Administration Bonds, Index) CM1238, 1852-1949 [Microfilm]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Chattel Records) CM427, 1851-1957 [Microfilm]
- COURT (Chattel Records) CM428, 1827-1851 [Microfilm]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Criminal Docket) CE201, 1949-2000 [Electronic]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Criminal Docket, Index) CE206, 1949-1993 [Electronic]
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Distributions, Index) CM436, 1852-1942 [Microfilm]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Divorce Decrees) CE198, 1958-1995 [Electronic]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Divorce Decrees) CE198, 1958-1995 [Electronic]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Docket, Index) CE205, 1821-1984 [Electronic]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Federal Tax Liens, Index) CE208, 1967-1993 [Electronic]
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Guardian Accounts, Index) CM1239, 1852-1949 [Microfilm]
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Guardian Bonds, Index) CM1240, 1852-1949 [Microfilm]
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Inventories, Index) CM435, 1852-1949 [Microfilm]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Judgments, Index) CE204, 1933-1993 [Electronic]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records, Grantee Index) CE49, 1818-1951 [Electronic]
- COURT (Land Records, Grantee Index) CE48, 1669-1817 [Electronic]
- COURT (Land Records, Grantor Index) CE50, 1669-1819 [Electronic]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Marriage Record) CE434, 1865-1886 [Electronic]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Paternity Docket) CE202, 1963-1998 [Electronic]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Paternity Docket, Index) CE207, 1963-1993 [Electronic]
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Receipts and Releases, Index) CM1241, 1852-1949 [Microfilm]
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Wills, Index) CM461, 1852-1955 [Microfilm]
Frederick County – Frederick County Records Online at the Maryland State Archives are listed below. To view the records, find the table with details of the record and on the right side of the table select the “Link” or “Links”.
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Administration Accounts, Index) CM464, 1750-1816 [Microfilm]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Record) CE8, 1851-1988 [Electronic]
- COURT (Equity Record) CE7, 1815-1851 [Electronic]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Equity Record, Index) CM1529, 1816-1984 [Microfilm]
- BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (Frederick and Harpers Ferry Road Proceedings) CE400, 1848-1863 [Electronic]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Marriage Licenses, Female Index) CM471, 1851-1865 [Microfilm]
- COURT (Marriage Licenses, Female Index) CM492, 1778-1851 [Microfilm]
- CIRCUIT COURT (Marriage Licenses, Male Index) CM480, 1851-1865 [Microfilm]
- COURT (Marriage Licenses, Male Index) CM493, 1778-1851 [Microfilm]
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Orphans Court Proceedings, Index) CM504, 1815-1850 [Microfilm]
- COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS (Slave Statistics) CE14, 1868 [Electronic]
- REGISTER OF WILLS (Wills, Index) CM513, 1748-1946 [Microfilm]
Garrett County – Garrett County Records Online at the Maryland State Archives are listed below. To view the records, find the table with details of the record and on the right side of the table select the “Link” or “Links”.
- Garrett County Register of Wills (Estate Docket, Index) 1872-1980 [CM520]
- Garrett County Register of Wills (Wills, Index) 1873-1980 [CM541]
- Garrett County Register of Wills (Wills, Index) 1851-1970 [CM635]
Howard County – Howard County Records Online at the Maryland State Archives are listed below. To view the records, find the table with details of the record and on the right side of the table select the “Link” or “Links”.
- Howard County Circuit Court (Certificates of Freedom) 1852-1863 [CM1269]
- Howard County Register of Wills (Wills, Index) 1851-1970 [CM635]
Court of Appeals
James McSherry, “The Former Chief Judges of the Court of Appeals,” (1905)
Volume 368 – Carroll T. Bond, The Court of Appeals of Maryland, A History
Proceedings Volume 77 – 1695-1729
Court of Chancery
William L. Marbury, “The High Court of Chancery and the Chancellors of Maryland” (1905)
Chancery Records – Volume 748 – Chancery Court, Chancery Record, 1671-1712
General Court of the Western Shore
Volume 680 – Index to Maryland Provincial and General Court Deeds, 1658-1790
Volume 728 – General Court of the Western Shore Land Records, 1783-1786
Proceedings – Volume 51 – 1669-1679
Reports
Volume 201 – 1809-1832, Bland’s Reports
Volume 198 – 1809-1832, Bland’s Reports annotated by Brantly
Volume 200 – 1847-1854, Johnson’s Reports
Miscellaneous Court Records
Volume 153 – Michael Dalton, The Country Justice (1690)
Volume 819 – C. Ashley Ellefson, Seven Hangmen of Colonial Maryland (2009)
Volume 822 – C. Ashley Ellefson, Servants and Slaves: Status, Runaways, Punishments (2010)
Provincial Court – Brief description and history
Judicial and Testamentary Business
Land Records
Volume 680 – Index to Maryland Provincial and General Court Deeds, 1658-1790
Volume 717 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1676-1700
Volume 718 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1699-1707
Volume 719 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1707-1710
Volume 720 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1709-1719
Volume 721 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1719-1723
Volume 697 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1724-1731
Volume 698 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1731-1737
Volume 699 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1737-1744
Volume 700 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1744-1749
Volume 701 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1749-1756
Volume 702 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1756-1759
Volume 723 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1759-1762
Volume 724 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1762-1763
Volume 703 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1763-1765
Volume 725 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1765-1770
Volume 726 – Provincial Court Land Records, 1770-1774
Proceedings
Volume 41 – 1658-1662
Volume 49 – 1663-1666
Volume 57 – 1666-1670
Volume 65 – 1670/1-1675
Volume 66 – 1675-1677
Volume 67 – 1677-1678
Volume 68 – 1678-1679
Volume 69 – 1679-1680/1
Volume 70 – 1681-1683
Employments
St. Mary’s County Career Files – The Career Files consist of over 47,000 5×8 index cards and slips of paper, with both typewritten and handwritten research notes about over 6600 individuals.
Government & Legal
Early State Records, a digitized government record
Archives of Maryland Online an online Maryland State Archives site that provides “over 471,000 historical documents that form the constitutional, legal, legislative, judicial, and administrative basis of Maryland’s government”
Maryland Government & History (all three branches of government)
Government Publications – Published sources, from annual and other department and agency reports to newsletters and press releases.
Guide to Government Records – Finding aid created to assist users in their search for particular records such as birth, death, marriage, court, land, and legislative.
Libraries, Museums, & Archives
Library Catalog – Published records & sources on Maryland history, government, geography, and natural resources; municipals; regional studies; Chesapeake Bay; research guides and more.
Archives of Maryland Online – Historical documents that enable users to research topics on Maryland’s constitutions and proceedings, session laws, proceedings of the General Assembly, governors’ papers, military records and more.
Special Collections – Finding aid of records acquired as gifts or deposits by private donors that consist of personal letters, diaries, organizational & religious records, newspapers, photographs, maps and documents.
Western Maryland’s Historical Library (WHILBR)has many free, digitized collections relating to Genealogy in Maryland that may be helpful to genealogists and family historians.
Collections include:
- Military Lots, Garrett County, 1787
- Allegany County Tax, 1872
- Boyd’s Business Directory of Maryland, 1875
- Washington County Jury ist, 1877
- Allegany County Centennial, 1889
- Hagerstown City Directory, 1893
- Allegany County Directory, 1895-1896
- Barton Store Ledger, 1895-1897
- Mining-George’s Creek Coal and Iron Company, 1906-1907
- Hagerstown Telephone Directory, 1907
- Allegany County African American history
- Allegany County Women’s History
- Antietam National Cemetery, 1867
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- Confederate Soldiers killed at Antietam
- Cumberland, Maryland through the eyes of Herman J. Miller
- Land patents of Washington County, Maryland (1730-1830)
- Pennsylvania Avenue High School, Cumberland, yearbook, 1928
- Washington Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown
- Oakland High School yearbook, 1930
- Percy Cemetery, Frostburg
- Tableland Trails, Allegany County
- Tableland Trails, Garrett County
- War of 1812, Sharpsburg Militia
- Washington County Court Records, 1778-1793
- Washington County Taxes, 1803-1804
- Sheriff’s Records, Washington County, 1804-1806
Magazines & Publications
Maryland Historical Magazine Original issues of the magazine have been scanned and made available online. An imaging project between Maryland Historical Society and the Archives.
Medical
Medicine in Maryland – Marylanders who have worked in various medical occupations, including a list of hospitals and medical schools operating in Maryland between 1752-1920.
Newspapers
Niles’ Register Cumulative Index Searchable index to The Weekly Register, Niles’ Register and Niles’ National Register on topics and articles from 1811-1849 in a weekly newspaper founded in Baltimore.
Aegis & Intelligencer, 1864-1923, 1887-1889
American and Commercial Daily Advertiser, 1802-1853, 1802-1814
American Eagle, 1855-1864, 1856-1857
American Sentinel, 1855-1928, 1856-1928
American Union, 1860-1926, 1860-1926
Baltimore American, 1883-1964, 1913
Baltimore Clipper, 1839-1844, 1841
Baltimore Clipper, 1847-1865, 1860-1865
Baltimore Whig, 1810-1814, 1810
Calvert Gazette, 1885-1957, 1937
Calvert Journal, 1867-1957, 1937
Cambridge Chronicle and E. Shore Advertiser, 1825-1827, 1825-1827
Cambridge Chronicle and Maryland Weekly Advertiser, 1827-1828, 1827
Cambridge Chronicle, 1822-1825, 1824-1825
Cambridge Chronicle, 1828-1855, 1828-1855
Cambridge Chronicle, 1871-190?, 1871-1873, 1903-1904
Cambridge Democrat, 185?-1866, 1849-1863
Cambridge Era, 1878-1882, 1878-1879
Cambridge Herald, 1857-1866, 1865
Cambridge Tribune, 1936-19??, 1937-1947
Caroline Intelligencer, 1831-183?, 1831
Cecil County Star, 192?-19??, 1936-1939
Cecil Whig, 1841-Present, 1870-1874
Centreville Evening Times and Eastern Shore Publick Advertiser, 182?-18??, 1828-1932
Centreville Observer, 1864-1936, 1871-1918
Centreville State Rights, 1860-1864, 1860
Centreville Times & Eastern Shore Advertiser, 1822-182?, 1826
Centreville Times and Eastern-Shore Public Advertiser, 1831-18??, 1832-1834
Chestertown Transcript, 1862-1946, 1866-1946
Clearspring Sentinel, 1849-1851, 1849-1851
Daily Banner, 1897-2008, 1897
Democrat and News, 186?-1965, 1881-1898
Democrat, and Dorchester Advertiser, 1845-185?, 1845-1850
Denton Journal, 1847-1965, 1870-1916
Dorchester Aurora, 1835-1840, 1835-1840
Dorchester Era, 1883-1900, 1884
Eastern-Shore Star, 1841-1843, 1842
Eastern-Shore Whig and People’s Advocate, 1828-1841, 1828-1841
Easton Gazette, 1822-1929, 1825-1906
Easton Journal, 1863-1874, 1863-1865
Easton Star, 1843-1896, 1843-1891
Ellicott City Times, 1870-1958, 1870-1899
Enterprise, 1893-19??, 1919-1935
Federal Gazette & Baltimore Daily Advertiser, 1796-1825, 1803-1808
Frostburg Mining Journal, 1871-1913, 1887-1901
Kent County News, 1946-Present, 1965
Kent News, 1840-1946, 1840-1934
Leader, 1887-19??, 1887-1899
Log Cabin Advocate, 1840-1840, 1840
Maryland Colonization Journal, 1835-1840, 1835-1840
Maryland Courier, 1872-1883, 1877
Maryland Gazette and Political Intelligencer, 1813-1823, 1813-1823
Maryland Gazette and State Register, 1824-1826, 1824-1826
Maryland Gazette, 1727-1734, 1728-1729
Maryland Gazette, 1745-1813, 1745-1813
Maryland Gazette, 1827-1839, 1827-1839
Maryland Gazette, and Frederick Weekly Advertiser, 1790-1792, 1790
Maryland Journal and True American, 1828-1834, 1828
Maryland Journal, 1834-18??, 1835
Maryland Journal, 1845-1852, 1845-1849
Maryland Journal, 1865-1905, 1889-1890
Maryland Journal, and Museum of Politics, Agriculture, and Foreign Literature, 1841-184?, 1844-1845
Maryland News Sheet, 1861-1862, 1861-1862
Maryland Republican, 1809-1817, 1809
Maryland Republican, 1826-1866, 1838
Maryland Suffrage News, 1912-19??, 1912-1920
Midland Journal, 1885-1947, 1936-1941
Montgomery County Sentinel, 1855-1974, 1860-1872
Montgomery Independent, 1927-1946, 1936-1937
Montgomery Press, 1899-19??, 1936-1938
Planter’s Advocate and Southern Maryland Advertiser, 1851-1853, 1853
Planter’s Advocate, 1853-1861, 1853-1861
Port Tobacco Times, and Charles County Advertiser, 1845-1898, 1845-1864
Queen Anne’s Record the Centreville Observer, 1936, 1936
Queen Anne’s Record, 1933-1936, 1936-1939
Queen Anne’s Record-Observer, 1936-1956, 1936
Queenstown News, 1882-1956, 1888-1956
Republican Citizen, 1836-1890, 1866-1870
Republican Star, or, Eastern Shore General Advertiser, 1802-1814, 1802-1814
Republican Star, or, General Advertiser, 1814-1832, 1814-1832
Rockville True American, 1820-182?, 1822
Sharpsburg Enterprise, 1878-188?, 1878-1882
Somerset Herald, 1838-184?, 1840-1844
South, 1861-1862, 1861-1862
St. Mary’s Enterprise, 1883-1947, 1920
State Rights Advocate, 1857-1860, 1860
Williamsport Leader, 1884-1887, 1884-1886
Williamsport Transcript, 188?-189?, 1887-1894
Photos
Governor’s Office Photo Gallery
“Showcasing photographs taken at special events around the State of Maryland during the administration of Governor Larry Hogan. For earlier administrations, see below.”
Historical Photographs of Maryland
“Highlighting the photographic collections of the Maryland State Archives. This site includes photographs taken at special events around the State of Maryland during the administrations of Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. and Governor Martin O’Malley.”
Slavery
Searching for Ancestors Who Were Slaves, 18,200 digitized cards with “name of owner; name, age, and complexion of free black; how freed; date; and citation. Slave statistic entries also give military service and election district”
Legacy of Slavery Database, more than 300,000 names of slave owners, slaves, and free blacks from 1830-1880
Mount Auburn Cemetery – Cemetery of former slaves, clergymen, teachers, doctors, military veterans, and Civil Rights leaders as well as countless African-American families.
PG County Freedom Records – Over 18,000 index cards of free blacks and former owners listed in Prince George’s County records.
MSA Modern Helps
Research
Guide to Family History Research in Maryland
Guide to Maryland Vital Records including Adoption Records research
Guide to Maryland Marriage Records
Guide to Maryland Divorce Records
Search the site index for everything on the site
Hours of Operation
Open: T-F and most Saturdays: 8:30am-4:30pm
Closed: Sunday, Monday, and Saturdays of holiday weekends
on Saturdays when open, Search room closes for lunch from 12pm-1pm
Other collections at MSA
Western Maryland’s Historical Library has many digital collections for Washington County, Maryland which may be useful for genealogists and family history researchers.
Collections include:
- 150th Anniversary of the Civil War-Hagerstown newspapers
- 1936 Flood in Cumberland, Hancock and Williamsport
- Antietam Cemetery Payroll, 1866-1867
- Battle of Antietam-Herald of Freedom and Torch Light, September 1862
- Boonsboro Free Library history
- John Brown in Washington County
- Boyd’s Business Directory of Maryland, 1875
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- C&O Canal Boat Registers, 1851-1880
- Illustrated Atlas of Washington County, 1877
- Commercial Hotel, Boonsboro, 1887
- Elks Lodge and Henry’s Theatre, Hagerstown
- The First Bookmobile-Washington County Free Library
- General Russell Hartle
- Hagerstown 1911
- Hagerstown Braves 1952
- Hagerstown Bus Terminal
- Hagerstown City Directory, 1893
- Hagerstown Illustrated, 1887
- Hagerstown photographs, 1944
- Hagerstown Telephone Directory, 1907
- Hays photograph collection-Hagerstown and Washington County
- The Insurrection at Harper’s Ferry, 1859
- Land patents of Washington County, Maryland (1730-1830)
- Marble Quarry, Washington County
- Maryland Gubernatorial, Senatorial, & 6th District Campaign buttons
- Presidential campaign buttons
- Navigation on the Upper Potomac and Its Tributaries
- Rosie the Riveter
- Sheriff’s Records, Washington County, 1804-1806
- Slaves and Free Blacks in Western Maryland
- War of 1812, Sharpsburg Militia
- Washington County, 1905-Foltz photographs
- Washington County Court Records, 1778-1793
- Washington County Jury List, 1877
- Washington County Museum of Fine Arts-History
- Washington County Taxes, 1803-1804
- Williamsport Postcards
- World War II veterans, Washington County
Western Maryland’s Historical Library (WHILBR) has many free, digitized collections relating to the US Civil War as it affected Maryland that may be helpful to genealogists and family historians.
Collections include:
- Battle of Folck’s Mill, 1864
- 150th Anniversary of the Civil War-Hagerstown newspapers
- Antietam National Cemetery, 1867 (names of all buried there in 1867)
- Confederate soldiers killed at Antietam
- Washington Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown
- Battle of Antietam-Herald of Freedom and Torch Light, September 1862
- 75th anniversary, Battle of Antietam, 1937
- Civil War Veterans, 1937
- Charles Russell Letters
- Civil War diary of James Francis Beall
- Jones-Imboden Raid, 1863
- Centennial Times-Antietam Centennial, 1962
- Tableland Trails-Civil War
- Antietam Cemetery Payroll, 1866-1867
- John Brown in Washington County
- The Insurrection at Harper’s Ferry, 1859
- Surgeon Pillichody, 74th Pennsylvania Regiment
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