Eastern Shore Genealogy & History
On this page you will find links to high quality, online resources and specialized search engines, which I have found helpful when doing local and family history research on the Eastern Shore. The resources are divided into major topics, such as books, maps, photographs, and newspapers. The page is focused on high quality on -demand digital content.
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Resource Pages for Genealogy & Local History Research
E-BOOKSDigital Libraries for E-Books
Digital Public LIbrary of America Hathi Trust (many Harford County titles on this site, a partnership of academic & research institutions.) Google Books Internet Archive Eastern Shore Titles Online Geographical Description of the Staes of Maryland and Delaware; Joseph Scott, 1807 History of Caroline County, Maryland, Edward M. Noble, 1920 History of Dorchester County, Maryland, Elias Jones, 1902 History of Talbot County, Maryland 1661 - 1861, Samuel Alexander Harrison, 1915 Thomson's Mercantile and Professional Directory for the State of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, . . . 1851-52 Newspapers
Online Free Digital Papers
Centreville Observer, 1870s - 1910s, from the MD. State Archives Chestertown Transcript, 1862 - 1946, from the MD State Archives Denton Journal, 1870s - 1910s Easton Star -- 1840s - 1890s Enterprise (Chestertown) 1910s -1930s Historic Eastern Shore Newspaper Database - (Berlin Advance, Berlin News, Borderer, Citizen of Maryland, Courier, Delaware Advertiser & Farmers Journal, Eastern Shore Whig & Peoples Advocate, Easton Gazette & Eastern Shore Intelligencer, Hearld, Maryland Gazette, Marylander & Herlad, Republican STar, Salisbury Advertiser, Snow Hill Messenger, Wicomico News, Worcester BAnner, Worcester Sentinel and more) The Kent News -- 1840s - 1940s, from the Maryland State Archives The Kent County News -- 1965, from the Maryland State Archives The Queen Anne's Record-Observer -- 1930s, from the State Archives Queen Anne's County Newspapers - From the County LIbrary -- 1980 - 2014 - Free access; searchable. The Queenstown News -- 1880s - 1950s, from the State Achives Somerset County Digital Newspaper Project -- (The Crisfield Post, The Crisfield Times, Maryland & Herald, Somerset Herald, The Village Herald) - The comprehensive collection of newspapers dates back to 1827. Virginia Online Newspapers - Includes the Peninsula Enterprise from Accomac, Northumberland County, VA. Subscription Databases Genealogy Bank Genealogy
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MAPS
General High Quality Map Search Engines
Coast Survey - Historical Map & Chart Collection Library of Congress - Map Division Old Maps Online (excellent map search engine for any needs interfacing with major map repositories.) USGS Topographic Map Explorer (many high qualtiy USGS maps for Harford county spanning over 100 years. County Maps Martenet's Map of Kent County, 1860 Talbot County, 1858 Talbot County, 1875 Atlas of Wicomico, Somerset & Worcester counties, 1877 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps - Eastern Shore of MD Berlin, 1897 Berlin, 1904 Crisfield, 1885 Crisfield, 1917 Denton, 1901 Denton, 1908 Denton, 1915 East New Market, 1922 Easton, 1885 Easton, 1891 Easton, 1896 Easton, 1901 Easton, 1907 Sketches Birds Eye View - Chestertown. 1907 PhotosLibray of Congress, Print & Photographs - The Library has a large collection of online images from the Shore. Enter search term.
Maryland Postcards from the Boston Public Library on the Flickr Commons Somerset Library Postcard Collection Old House/Property Research
Inventory of Historic Properties in Maryland - Helpful site contains recordations for Maryland sites
Records Online -- Digital images of land records available in MD courthouses. This free site requires registration and you will see instructions when you visit the webpage. Tutorial on searching the Maryland Land Records site Property Assessments |