Harford County -- 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.

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

Harford County Titles Online

Geographical Description of the Staes of Maryland and Delaware; Joseph Scott, 1807

History of Harford County Maryland from 1608 to the close of the War of 1812, by Walter M. Preston, A. M., 1901

Lafayette in Harford County, 1781, by JU. Alexis Shriver

Interpretive Plan for the Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway

Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Guide; Charles P. Dare, 1856 

Portrait and Biographical Record of Harford and Cecil Counties Maryland

The Rocks of Deer Creek, Harford County, Maryland. Their Legends and

History, by Thomas Turner Wysong, 1880

Thomson's Mercantile and Professional Directory for the State of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, . . . 1851-52

Online Free Digital Papers

Aegis & Intelligencer, Jan. 1887 - March 1888 From the Maryland Archives

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The Aegis, from Chronicling American at the Library of Congress, 1861 - 1922, 

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Subscription Databases

Genealogy Bank

• Harford Gazette & General Advertiser

• National American

• Southern Aegis

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