The local and general history books from Maryland offer genealogists valuable information spanning the colonial era through the modern age. These works often document early English settlements, land grants, church records, and Revolutionary and Civil War service. County histories frequently include biographical sketches, militia rosters, and genealogies of founding families. Maryland’s unique position as a border state adds layers of cultural and political complexity, especially for African American research and Civil War studies. With its mix of rural plantations, bustling port cities, and religious diversity, Maryland’s historical publications provide crucial context for understanding the lives and movements of ancestors.
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Histories, Memories & Biographies
Local and General History
- Maryland Historical Magazine, Volume 3, 1908 836 records
- History of Western Maryland, Volume 2, Part 1 818 records
- Baltimore: Its History And Its People, Volume 1 (1912) 772 records
- Baltimore: Its History And Its People, Volume 3 (1912) 742 records
- Annual Report of the Society For the History of the Germans in Maryland, 1886 - 1892 723 records
- History of the County of Annapolis 722 records
- Baltimore: Past And Present (1871) 688 records
- History of Talbot County, Maryland, 1661-1861, Volume 1 (1915) 678 records
- Archives of Maryland, March 1707 - November 1710 616 records
- Archives of Maryland, April 1666 - June 1676 600 records
- Descendants of Richard and Elizabeth (Ewen) Talbott of Poplar Knowle, West River, Anne Arundale County, Maryland. 596 records
- Archives of Maryland, 1637 - 1650 592 records
- Jones, Richardson, Duhamel and Allied Families of Maryland 554 records
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