Maryland Newspapers

Time period, coverage &amp; content of Maryland newspapers
Newspapers report family information in notices of births, marriages, obituaries, and local news. Newspaper publication in Maryland began in 1727 with the release of the Maryland Gazette in Annapolis. Newspapers may include the following information:



Best collections in libraries

 * Enoch Pratt Free Library
 * Maryland Historical Society
 * Maryland State Archives

Guides finding Maryland newspapers
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. (Family History Library Book 975.2 B33h; fiche 6046965)

White, Les, et al. A Guide to the Microfilm Collection of Newspapers at the Maryland State Archives. Annapolis, Maryland: Maryland State Archives, 1990. (Family History Library book 975.2 B33s)

Indexes to marriage notices and obituaries in MD newspapers
Barnes, Robert W. Gleanings from Maryland Newspapers. Four Volumes. Lutherville, Maryland: Bettie Carothers, 1975-76. (Family History Library book 975.2 V2ba v. 2; film 928166 item 7) This work covers 1727 to 1795.

Barnes, Robert W. Marriages and Deaths from the Maryland Gazette, 1727-1839. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1973. (Family History Library book 975.2 V2b)

Green, Karen Mauer. The Maryland Gazette, 1727- 1761: Genealogical and Historical Abstracts. Galveston, Texas: Frontier, 1989. (Family History Library book 975.2 D2g)

Maryland newspapers at the Family History Library
To locate newspapers in the Family History Library's collection which pertain to a large part of Maryland, click here. The Family History Library is not actively collecting newspapers of the United States.

Web Sites
http://www.smalltownpapers.com/ (free) Some Maryland papers

http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&amp;p=23&amp;categoryFilterID=38&amp;showPaging=true ($) has a large collection of historical Maryland newspapers

Tips

 * You may find it helpful to place a notice in a local newspaper in order to contact others who may have information about your family.