Useful Links -

Maryland State Archives Vital Records (some indexes are available)
Births
Deaths
Marriages
ORGANIZED by map-maker.org
Howard County, Maryland Marriages
• A resource for “No Wait” marriages in the Baltimore / Washington area. 90% of licenses went to out-of-county residents.

BALTIMORE CITY HOUSES of WORSHIP LOCATOR
• Find your ancestor’s nearest church and then find church records.
BALTIMORE AREA CHURCH RECORDS by map-maker.org
BALTIMORE CITY GUIDE TO ONLINE CHURCH RESOURCES
Maryland State Archives Special Collections
• Search by denomination or county.
Understanding Catholic and Lutheran Records
• Commonly used German and Latin phrases.
Latin Words
German Words
Reading Old Script and Documents
• English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese.
Irish Catholic Parish Registers via National Library of Ireland — NEW
• Images from the 19th century books – not indexed.

Baltimore City Directories
• Column View
• List View
• 1887 Street Address Index – Old and New
1866 Baltimore County Map with adjustable transparency.
• Use the slider bar in the upper right corner to see through the map.
• A legend for this map will open in a new Tab by selecting: Map Legend.
Baltimore County Burial Project.
Baltimore City Historical Houses of Worship
• Find your ancestor’s nearest church and then find church records.
Baltimore City and County Atlases & Insurance Maps
• Find the house of an ancestor.
Baltimore City Wards
• Interactive Images of Baltimore Wards as they changed over time.
Baltimore and Maryland Historical Map Images
• Historical maps including the David Rumsey Archive.
Baltimore City Maps at the Baltimore City Archives
• Resources for locating maps and understanding the mapping of Baltimore City
Baltimore City Map – 1887
U.S. City Directories
• Requires paid subscription: Ancestry.com

Finding U.S. Online Newspapers
• A comprehensive guide presented by FamilySearch.org.
Chronicling America
• Newspapers at the Library of Congress.
As of January 2014, select dates of The German Correspondent are available. Future additions from Maryland will be The American Republican and Baltimore Daily Clipper (Baltimore); The Baltimore Commercial Journal, and Lyford’s Price-Current (Baltimore); Baltimore Daily Commercial (Baltimore); Civilian and Telegraph (Cumberland); The Daily Exchange (Baltimore); The Maryland Free Press (Hagerstown); and The Pilot and Transcript (Baltimore).
TUTORIAL on Chronicling America Searches
• Presented by Liz Caringola
Baltimore’s German Correspondent Newspaper.
• EXPLORING the online GERMAN CORRESPONDENT newspaper tutorial
• About the MdHS Deutsche Correspondent Hilgenberg Archive
TOOLS for Foreign Language Newspapers
• Reading Old Script and Documents – English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese
• BING Translator
• GOOGLE Translator
• Foreign Language Word Lists
Online Maryland Newspapers
• Maryland State Archives

Maryland Land Records
• Requires email login – FREE.
Documenting a Chain Of Title – NEW
• Learn more about the history of any property.
Property Tax Records for Baltimore City – NEW
at the Baltimore City Archives.

Name Index at the Baltimore City Archives – NEW
Baltimore City Archives – Legislative Index – NEW
(Use this when found in name index above)

Baltimore City Naturalization Index 1867-1906. – NEW
At the Maryland State Archives

Soundex
• Convert a Surname to a Soundex code
Birth Date Calculator
• Calculate the birth date from a death certificate.
Day of the week calculator
• Finds the day of the week for a news article. Figure the date of any day mentioned.

FamilySearch.org
• Search billions of names across hundreds of collections for FREE
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection
• A list of all of their holdings
Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
• FREE at FamilySearch.org
Ancestry.com
Genealogy.com
Archives.com
Stephen Morse search engines
• Tools for finding immigration records, census records, vital records, and numerous other applications.
ROOTS Surname List