LIBRARY DATABASES
Ancestry Library Edition Internet site which points to some free genealogical sites and some sites you must subscribe to. Includes the Social Security Death Index. Full access available in the Library. Usually Library use only but Ancestry has made it available for remote use during the Covid-19 response.
Heritage Quest HeritageQuest Online provides libraries with a unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture.
Denton Journal – The Denton Journal newspaper from 1870-1965.
EASTERN SHORE RESEARCH
Todd Family of Caroline County
Caroline County Historical Society
Caroline County Almshouse Ledgers on Digital Maryland
Upper Shore Genealogical Society of Maryland Serves genealogical activities of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties. Publishes Chesapeake Cousins and has a reference library.
Maryland Genealogical Web Project, Caroline County
Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture Repository for documents and artifacts relating to the Delmarva Peninsula.
Talbot County Free Library’s Local History and Genealogy Page
Dorchester County Public Library’s Genealogy Page
MARYLAND RESEARCH
Marriage License Index– Howard County, Maryland 1860-1939 There was no waiting period in Howard County and over 90 percent of the marriages were of out-of-county couples. If a relevant entry is found, the full marriage license, which contains additional information, can be ordered for a fee.
GENERAL INTEREST
Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center (Fort Wayne, Indiana) – Large collection from all over the world
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet – More than 55,550 genealogy links.
Ellis Island Records – Look up family immigration records for free.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints family search
Family Tree Maker – Search for family names, take a free genealogy class, etc.
Heraldry – Heraldry research on the Internet, including coat of arms and flags.
United States Vital Records
Newberry Library in Chicago Genealogy colllection Genealogy page
Census Online – Links to Selected Online Census Records
Military Personnel Records
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