Maryland Directories

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Maryland. For example, the Family History Library has the following Baltimore directories:

1752, 1796-1860	FHL fiche 6043563-601
1863-1930	FHL films 1376528-56 & 1605845-71
1914	FHL film 1697549 item 1
1940, 1956	FHL book Q 975.271/B1 E4p

The Enoch Pratt Free Library at http://www.prattlibrary.org/, the Maryland Historical Society at http://www.mdhs.org/, and the Maryland State Archives http://www.msa.md.gov/ have large collections of Maryland city directories. Local public libraries and county and city historical and genealogical societies are another good source of city directories, especially for small towns and cities.

Find directories in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MARYLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES.