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Many censuses and indexes are on free sites, others are at paid sites. Some may have access through library membership, and other are personal paid sites. Some sites have partial censuses and others major fee sites have the whole series, with indexes and links to images. Online indexes are searchable in different ways, see tips if you are having difficulties locating your family.  
Many censuses and indexes are on free sites, others are at paid sites. Some may have access through library membership, and other are personal paid sites. Some sites have partial censuses and others major fee sites have the whole series, with indexes and links to images. Online indexes are searchable in different ways, see tips if you are having difficulties locating your family.  


[http://www.censusfinder.com/maryland.htm Census Finder] has a list with links for the state of Maryland. Then has two pages for each of the counties of Maryland, with a description of what you will find. You will find indexes, transcriptions, scanned copies, There are also other types of records described in wiki articles, such as, [[Maryland Directories|Directories and]] [[Maryland Taxation|Taxation]].  
*[http://www.censusfinder.com/maryland.htm Census Finder] has a list with links for the state of Maryland. Then has two pages for each of the counties of Maryland, with a description of what you will find. You will find indexes, transcriptions, scanned copies, There are also other types of records described in wiki articles, such as, [[Maryland Directories|Directories and]] [[Maryland Taxation|Taxation]].  
 
*Two other websites that have links to other sites are [http://www.census-online.com/links/MD/ Census Online] and [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/maryland.htm Access Genealogy]. Some of the addresses are not current.  
Two other websites that have links to other sites are [http://www.census-online.com/links/MD/ Census Online] and [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/maryland.htm Access Genealogy]. Some of the addresses are not current.  
*[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections FamilySearch Record Search] is free site. There are a few census years available now with more being added. Search the index and view the images. The index is to every name listed on the census. As of March 2009. the years that are indexed and available for Maryland are [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1401638;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1850], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1473181;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1860], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870], and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880]. The year [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1325221;t=browsable;w=0;p=collectionDetails 1900] has images only.  
 
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/html/censussearch.html Maryland State Archives] has indexes to the 1776 and 1778 colonial "censuses", also the federal 1870 and 1880.&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1233962991949_264" />  
[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections FamilySearch Record Search] is&nbsp;free site. There are a few census years available now&nbsp;with more being added. Search the index and view the images. The index is to every name listed on the census. As of March 2009. the years that are indexed and available for Maryland are [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1401638;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1850], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1473181;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1860], [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1438024;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1870],&nbsp;and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1417683;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable 1880]. The year [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1325221;t=browsable;w=0;p=collectionDetails 1900] has images only.  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/default.aspx?cat=35 Ancestry] is a large Internet compatny that has all the&nbsp;Maryland census indexed from 1790--1930&nbsp;by every name. The index is linked&nbsp;to the image as well to an extracted&nbsp;household&nbsp;group&nbsp;with source information. Ancestry is available at many libraries, the Family History Library, and certain Family History centers.  
 
*[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic Heritage Quest Online]&nbsp;is a paid site&nbsp;that has indexes for the 1790–1820,&nbsp;1860–1880, and 1900–1930.&nbsp;Images for all&nbsp;national&nbsp;censuses are available for browsing, printing, and downloading.&nbsp;Many libraries have subscriptions which allow access for their patrons outside of their library.
[http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/refserv/html/censussearch.html Maryland State Archives] has indexes to the 1776 and 1778 colonial "censuses", also the federal 1870 and 1880.&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1233962991949_264" />  
 
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/default.aspx?cat=35 Ancestry] is a large Internet compatny that has all the&nbsp;Maryland census indexed from 1790--1930&nbsp;by every name. The index is linked&nbsp;to the image as well to an extracted&nbsp;household&nbsp;group&nbsp;with source information. Ancestry is available at many libraries, the Family History Library, and certain Family History centers.  
 
[http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/search/basic Heritage Quest Online]&nbsp;is a paid site&nbsp;that has indexes for the 1790–1820,&nbsp;1860–1880, and 1900–1930.&nbsp;Images for all&nbsp;national&nbsp;censuses are available for browsing, printing, and downloading.&nbsp;Many libraries have subscriptions which allow access for their patrons outside of their library.  


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