Harford County
Genealogy & History

On 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 in Harford County. 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. 
 

Resource Pages for Genealogy & Local History Research

Harford County Resources

eBooks

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​Digital Libraries with Online Books

Digital Public Library of America

Hathi Trust -- There are many Harford County titles on this site, a partnership of academic & research institutions.

Google Books -- This Google site searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned.  Books are provided either by publishers and authors, through the Google Books Partner Program, or by Google's library partners, through the Library Project.  Additionally, Google has partnered with a number of magazine publishers to digitize their archives.

Internet Archive​

Directories - Harford County

Harford County Telephone Directories

​Thomson's Mercantile and Professional Directory for the State of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, . . . 1851-52
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Harford County Titles Online

Geographical Description of the States 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 Joseph Alexis Shriver, 1872

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

Newspapers

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​Free Online Newspapers

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

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

Subscription Databases

Subscription Databases

Genealogy Bank

• Harford Gazette & General Advertiser
  
  
• National American
  
  
• Southern Aegis

Photos

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​Libray of Congress, Print & Photographs -  The Library has a large collection of online images from Harford County.  Enter search term.

Maryland Postcards from the Boston Public Library on the Flickr Commons

Genealogy

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​General

Harford County Genealogy Resources -- This Family Search Wiki is an excellent resource, with many helpful links.

Records

Harford County Cemetery Records, Historical Society of Harford County

Harford County Indentures & Guardianships, 1774 - 1809, Historical Society of Harford County

Marriage Index, 1865-1899, Historical Society of Harford County

Marriage Index, 1900 - 1930, Historical Society of Harford County

Marriage Index, 1931, Historical Society of Harford County

Probate Estate & Guardian Ship Files, 1796-1940; FamilySearch
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Photos

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​Bridges of Cecil County --   Slides from the Maryland State Highway Administration, focusing on the 1920-30s.
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Chesapeake City, Maryland (extensive online photo collection by Lee Collins)
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Library 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

Maps

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Map Search Engines

Coast Survey - Historical Map & Chart Collection

Library of Congress - Map Division

Old Maps Online -- An excellent map search engine for any need.  The site interfaces with major map repositories.

USGS Topographic Map Explorer -- This site has many high quality USGS maps for Harford county, spanning over 100 years.

County Maps

Head of Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River; C. P. Hauducoeur, 1799

Harford County, 1858 by L. W. Herrick, Library of Congress

Harford County, 1865, by Simon J. Martenet, Maryland State Archive

Harford County, 1878, by Simon J. Martenet, Library of Congress

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps 

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​Aberdeen, 1904

Aberdeen, 1910

Aberdeen, 1916

Aberdeen, 1920

Bel Air, 1897

Bel Air, 1904

Bel Air, 1910

Bel Air, 1916

Bel Air, 1920

Sketches/Special Maps

​Birds Eye View - Harvre de Grace. 1907

​Property/Old House Research

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​Inventory of Historic Properties in Maryland witih links to nearly 2,000 specific Harford County recordation's. 

MEDUSA, Maryland Cultural Resources Information System -- This graphical interface, a map-based tool also allows you to access in the inventory.  Through Medusa, you may access information about architectural and archeological resources recorded in the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties (MIHP) and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), as well as properties on which MHT holds preservation easements.

Land 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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