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Eastern Shore --  History & Genealogy

 

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 in Harford County.  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.

E-Books

Digital 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 Annes Record-Observer -- 1930s, from the State Archives

Queen Annes 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 Peinsula 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

Photos

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

 

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

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