Eastern Shore Genealogy & HistoryOn this page you will find links to high quality digital resources and specialized search engines, which I have found helpful while doing local and family history research on the Eastern Shore. This resources page is divided into major subtopics — eBooks, genealogy, photos, maps newspapers, old house research and more. I have concentrated on free, high quality on-demand digital content. Scroll down the page to examine these the links to these sites.
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Resource Pages for Genealogy & Local History Research
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Eastern Shore Resources
eBooks
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GenealogyDeath Certificates --The Maryland State Archives has started posting death certificates online. At the time of this posting, the available records spanned the years 1898-1910 Death Indexes, 1898 - 1944 - Maryland State Archives PhotosEdward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University -- The University's Flickr commons contains over 5,000 high quality Delmarva images (as of May 2020) Library of Congress, Print & Photographs - The Library has a large collection of online images from the Shore. Enter search term. Maryland Postcards from the Boston Public Library on the Flickr Commons Somerset Library Postcard Collection MapsMap Search EnginesCoast 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 the Eastern Shore spanning over 100 years. County MapsMartenet's Map of Kent County, 1860
Talbot County, 1858 Talbot County, 1875 Atlas of Wicomico, Somerset & Worcester counties, 1877 Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsSanborn 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 & Special MapsOld House/Property ResearchInventory 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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