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Online Resources
- See United States Newspapers for more databases
- 1727-1761 Green, Karen Mauer. The Maryland Gazette, 1727- 1761: Genealogical and Historical Abstracts. Galveston, Texas: Frontier, 1989. FS Catalog book 975.2 D2g
- 1727-1795 Barnes, Robert W. Gleanings from Maryland Newspapers. Four Volumes. Lutherville, Maryland: Bettie Carothers, 1975-76. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Vols. 1-4.
- 1727-1839 Barnes, Robert W. Marriages and Deaths from the Maryland Gazette, 1727-1839. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973. FS Catalog book 975.2 V2b. At various libraries (WorldCat). Online at: Ancestry ($).
- 1790-1799 The Maryland Herald. Online at: Google News.
- 1790-2009 Maryland Newspapers, 1790-2009 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
- 1796-1816 Barnes, Robert. Marriages and Deaths from Baltimore Newspapers, 1796-1816. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1978. FS Library Book 975.26 V2b. Online at Ancestry ($).
- 1800s-Current U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1800s-Current Maryland, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800s-current at Ancestry — index ($)
- 1837-1850 Hollowak, Thomas W. Index to Marriages and Deaths in The (Baltimore) Sun 1837-1850. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1978. FS Catalog book 975.26 B38h. Online at: Ancestry ($).
- 1851-1860 Hollowak, Thomas L. Index to Marriages in The (Baltimore) Sun 1851-1860. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1978. FS Catalog book 975.26 B38ha. Online at: Ancestry ($).
- Names and Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com™ (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania) at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- Online Digitized Newspapers. See also the Maryland Newspaper Guide. Both at the Maryland State Archives.
- NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of Maryland newspapers online. This database is free at some libraries, where it may be under the name Access NewspaperArchive.
- Ancestry ($) has over 20 historical Maryland newspapers.
History
Newspaper publication in Maryland began in 1727 with the release of the Maryland Gazette in Annapolis.
Resources for Maryland Newspapers
Libraries and Archives
The following libraries have Maryland newspaper collections on site.
Newspaper Directory
The U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections.
Digital Issues Online
Current newspapers
- RootsWeb Obituary Daily Times has a searchable database of over 14 million modern-day obituaries extracted by volunteers. Most are from 2000 or later, but some date back to the 1980s.
- ABYZ Newslinks has a directory of links to over 140 Maryland newspapers online organized by city.
- OnlineNewspapers.com links to over 110 Maryland newspapers online.
- SHG Resources State Handbook & Guide links to over 30 current Maryland newspapers online.
Guides
- Maryland Newspaper Guide at the Maryland State Archives.
- Hofstetter, Eleanore O. and Marcella S. Eustis. Newspapers in Maryland Libraries: A Union List. Baltimore, Maryland: Division of Library Development Services, Maryland State Department of Education, 1977. FS Catalog book 975.2 B33h. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library. At various libraries (WorldCat).
- White, Les, et al. Newspapers in Maryland: A Guide to the Microfilm Collection of Newspapers at the Maryland State Archives. Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland State Archives, 1990. FS Catalog book 975.2 B33s. 1989 edition At various libraries (WorldCat). Later editions At various libraries (WorldCat).
FamilySearch Library
To locate newspapers in the FamilySearch Library's collection which pertain to a large part of Maryland, click here The FamilySearch Library is not actively collecting newspapers of the United States.[1]
References
- ↑ Telephone interview of Ken Nelson by Michael Ritchey. Salt Lake City, 8 December 2008. Ken is a member of the FamilySearch Library's Collection Management team. He said that although the library would not turn down a free microfilm of a U.S. newspaper, newspaper collections are not currently part of the acquisition profile for U.S. places, and haven't been for some years.
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