Mike Dixon
Links to quality, online resources for local and family history research.
Historian | Research, Lectures & Writing
Cecil County Genealogy & History
On this page, you will find links to high quality, digital resources and specialized search engines, which I have found helpful when doing local and family history research in Cecil County. The resources are divided into major topics such as books, maps, newspapers, and photographs. The page is focused on high quality content.
E-books
Digital Libraries for E-Books
Digital Public LIbrary of America
Hathi Trust (many Cecil County titles on this site, a partnership of academic & research institutions.)
Cecil County Titles Online
300th Anniversary Commemorative Booklet, 1974
Bicetennial of Brick Meeting-House, Calvert,
Cecilton: Chronicles of a small town in American by Mary Haggerty
Civil Aeronautics Board Aircraft Accident Report, Pan American World Airways, Inc., near Elkton, MD.., Dec. 8, 1963
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal by William L. Peverill, 1927
Elkton Fifty Years Ago (1830) by William J. Jones, Esq.
Geographical Description of the Staes of Maryland and Delaware; Joseph Scott, 1807
History of Cecil County, Maryland, by George Johnston, 1881
Interpretive Plan for the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway
Maryland Geological Survey, Cecil County, 1902
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Guide; Charles P. Dare, 1856
The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland, George Johnston, 1887
Portrait and Biographical Record of Harford and Cecil Counties Maryland
Robert Alexander, Maryland Loyalist by Janet Bassett Johnson, Ph.D., 1942
Thomson's Mercantile and Professional Directory for the State of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, . . . 1851-52
Six Quaker Clock Makes by Edward E. Chandlee, 1943
Digital Newspapers
Free Online Newspapers
Cecil Whig, Historical American Newspapers from the Library of Congress
Cecil Star , Elkton, from the Maryland State Archives
Cecil Whig, Elkton, from the Maryland State Archives
Midland Journal, Rising Sun, from the Maryland State Archives
Databases
Genealogy Bank (Paid subscription required)
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Cecil Democrat, 1845 - 1876
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Cecil Whig, 2004 - present
Property/Old House Research
Cecil Map - A product of planning and zoning. Use this to get current data for the property, to get started on your research.
Inventory of Historic Proeprties in Maryland - Helpful site contains recordations for over 2,000 sites in Cecil County.
Land 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
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 Cecil Cunty spanning over 100 years.
County Maps
Progress of the Army from their landing till taking possession of Philadelphia, 1777
Head of Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River, C. P. Hauducoer, 1799
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Map 1824
Map of the country contiguous to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, 1824
Martenet's Map of Cecil County, 1858
Elkton, 1940 Census Enumeration District Map
Sketches/Special Maps
Bird's Eye View - Rising Sun, 1907
Hexamer General Survey Maps -- fire insurance maps for industries in Cecil County -- From the Philadelphia Free Library
Genealogy
General
Cecil County, MD Genealogy -- This Family Search resource is an excellent guide with links to many valuable resources.
Cemetery/Death Records
Death Records Index, 1898 - 1944
Marriage Licenses
Cecil County Marriage Licenses -- 1840 - 1868
Cecil County Marriage Licenses, 1865 - 1885 - Men
Cecil; Cpimty Marrage Licenses. 1865 - 1885, Women
Circuit Court Marriage Records, Female Index1928 - 1935
Circuit Court Marriage LIcenses, male index, 1928 - 1977
Wills & Probate
Probate Esate & Guardian Ship Files, 1796-1940
Photos
Bridges of Cecil County, Slides from the Maryland State Highway Administration, focusing on the 1920-30s.
Chesapeake City, Maryland (extensive online photo collection)
Postcards and Phots from the Historial Society of Cecil County (nice online collection.
Libray of Congress, Print & Photographs - The LIbrary has a large collection of conline images from Harford County. Enter search term.
Maryland Postcards from the Boston Public LIbrary on the Flickr Commons