A Guide for Genealogy Research - washcolibrary.org · includes books and documents relating to the Cumberland and Shenandoah Valleys and Washington, Allegany, and Garrett Counties.

AQuickReferenceGuidefor

GenealogyResearchAliceVirginiaandDavidW.FletcherBranch|100S.PotomacStreet,Hagerstown

Genealogyisthestudyoffamilyhistoryandthediscoveryofone'sroots.Tracingyourfamily'sancestrytakesbasicresearchskills,patienceandtime.Startatthebeginning‐withyourselfandyourgeneration‐andthenjustkeepworkingbackwards,generationbygeneration.Workingwithgenealogyinvolvescreatinganimportantrecordthatisfun,educationalandleavesalastingreferenceforyourfamily.

WashingtonCountyFreeLibraryiscommittedtohelpingresearchersfindthehistoricalandgenealogicalinformationtheyareseeking.Aselectionofgenealogyresourcesarelocatedinthecirculatingcollectionandcanbefoundbysearchingtheonlinecatalog.Additional,non‐circulatingtitlescanbefoundintheGenealogyReferencearea,locatedonthe3rdflooroftheAliceVirginia&DavidW.Fletcherbranch.Finally,researchersshouldplantovisittheJohnClintonFryeWesternMarylandRoom,alsolocatedatthedowntownbranch.ThisspecialcollectionincludesbooksanddocumentsrelatingtotheCumberlandandShenandoahValleysandWashington,Allegany,andGarrettCounties.

ThepurposeofthisguideistoserveasanintroductiontothegenealogyresourcesavailablethroughtheWashingtonCountyFreeLibrarysystem.Forfurtherassistance,wewelcomeyoutospeakwithalibrarianorarchivist.

WashingtonCountywasformedin1776fromFrederickCounty,Maryland.Recordspriortothatdatemaybefoundindocumentssuchaslandrecords,churchrecords,marriagelicenses,etc.ofFrederickCounty.In1789,thewesternpartofWashingtonCountywasformedintoAlleganyCountyandin1872,thewesternpartofAlleganyCountybecameGarrettCounty.Manypeoplecrossedovercountyandstatelines,soitmaybehelpfultocheckrecordsfromcontiguouscountiesandstatesinourcollection

tofindtheinformationyouseek.

WashingtonCountyFreeLibraryAliceVirginia&DavidW.Fletcher

BranchHours

Monday‐Thursday9:00am‐9:00pmFriday9:00am‐6:00pmSaturday9:00am‐5:00pmSunday1:00pm‐5:00pm

301‐739‐3250

WashingtonCountyFreeLibraryJohnClintonFryeWesternMarylandRoom

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GettingStartedIfyouarenewtogenealogicalresearch,beginbyreadingoneormorehow‐tobooks,orbyvisitinganonlinetutorial.Herearesomeexamplestogetyoustarted:HelpfulTitles(AvailablethroughtheWCFLonlinecatalog)

Familyhistory101:ABeginner’sGuidetoFindingYourAncestorsMelnyk,MarciaYannizze.2005. 929.1MGenealogyfortheFirstTime:ResearchYourFamilyHistoryBest,Laura.2003. 929.1BGenealogyOnlineforDummies,7thEditionHelm,Matthew.2014. 929.1028HTheCompleteIdiot’sGuidetoGenealogy,3rdEditionRose,Christine.2012. 929.1072RUnpuzzlingYourPast:TheBest‐SellingBasicGuidetoGenealogyCroom,EmilyAnne.2001. 929.1CFamilyTreasures:15Lessons,TipsandTricksforDiscoveringYourFamilyHistoryEwell,BarryJ.2012. 929.1072EGettingStartedinGenealogyOnlineDollarhide,William.2006. 929.1DBlackRoots:ABeginner’sGuidetoTracingtheAfrican‐AmericanFamilyTreeBurroughs,Tony.2001. Ref929.10899B(Non‐circulating)BlackGenesis:AResourceBookforAfrican‐AmericanGenealogyRose,JamesM.2003. 929.1RFreeOnlineGuidesforBeginningGenealogyResearchBeginnersGuides,Hints&Tips:https://www.cyndislist.com/beginners/beginners‐guides‐hints‐and‐tips/

FamilySearchBeginnersGuide:https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/New_to_Genealogy_‐_Beginners_First_Step

HowtoBeginTracingYourFamilyTree:https://www.thoughtco.com/how‐to‐trace‐your‐family‐tree‐1420458

DevelopingYourResearchSkills:http://www.genealogy.com/genehelp.html

TheUSGENWEBProject–FreeOnlineGenealogyHelpandResources:http://usgenweb.org/

AfriGeneas–AfricanAncestoredGenealogy:http://www.afrigeneas.com/

WCFLGenealogyWebpage

Availableathttps://www.washcolibrary.org/genealogyorbyfollowingthe“Genealogy”linklocatedinthetopmenuofthelibrary’shomepage.

Hereyoucanconnectdirectlytoseverallocalandstate‐widesearchabledatabasesincluding:

FromthispageyouarealsoabletofollowlinkstoWHILBR,theWesternMarylandRoom’swebpage,andtosubmitaGenealogyresearchrequesttoatrainedlibrarianorarchivist.

ObituaryLocator1790‐2019

HistoricNewspaperIndex,1790‐1890

WHILBR–WesternMaryland’sHistoricalLibrary

DigitalWHILBR

MarriageRecords,1861‐1970

CemeteryRecords

SchoolRecords

ChurchRecords

LandRecords

HeritageQuest™

AncestryLibraryEdition[Availableonpubliclibrarycomputersonly]

SanbornMaps

OnlineDatabases

TwoofthemostfrequentlyusedonlinedatabasesareHeritageQuest™andAncestryLibraryEdition.Ifyouneedassistancenavigatingeitherofthesesites,pleasecontactareferencelibrarian.BothdatabasescanbeconnectedtobyfollowingthelinksontheLibrary’sGenealogywebpageandthemostpopularsearchfeaturesofeacharelistedbelow.

AncestryLibraryEdition(AvailableonlyonLibrarycomputers)

Tip:Thebestwaytosearchthisdatabaseistofirstclickon“alldatabases”atthebottomofthescreen,chooseacategoryfromthelistontheright,andthenenteryourtargetname

U.S.FederalCensus,1790‐1930(searchesoneveryname,butnotasaccurateas

HeritageQuest™searches) Militaryrecords:

o LandBountyrecordsforRevolutionaryWarsoldierso RevolutionaryWarMusterandPayRollso IndextoU.S.InvalidPensionRecords,1801‐1815o AmericanCivilWarSoldiers&Regiments,CivilWarService,andPrisonerof

WarRecords,ConfederateService,andPensionFilesindexRecordso WorldWarIDraftRegistrationCards&ArmyEnlistmentRecordso WorldWarIIArmyEnlistmentRecordso WorldWarIIandKoreanConflictVeteransInterredOverseas

SocialSecurityDeathIndex Parish,Probate,andCensusrecords,UnitedKingdom1500s‐1800s HistoricalmapsofMarylandfrom1795 DigitizedbookssuchasCumberlandyearbooks,MarylandMarriages1634‐1820,MarriagesandDeathsfromMarylandLutheranNewspapers1831‐1865,MarylandCalendarofWills,andVirginiaGenealogicalSocietyQuarterly

HeritageQuestDatabase(RequiresaMarylandlibrarycardnumber)

U.S.FederalCensus,1790‐1930(searchesheadofhouseholdonly‐everynamefor1880census;1830‐1850notindexed;excellentsearchfeature)

RevolutionaryWarPensionandBountyLandWarrantApplicationFiles Over22,000books,keywordsearchable,printableanddownloadable 8,000genealogies Localcounty,city,andchurchhistories,suchasJonathanHager,FounderbyMary

Mish(1937) 500cityandbusinessdirectories Workscontainingbirth,marriage,anddeathrecords DocumentarycollectionssuchasallnineseriesofthePennsylvaniaArchives Militaryrecordssuchasunithistoriesandbattledescriptions

OnlineMaps

MapofMaryland1855byJ.H.Coltonhttp://slavery.msa.maryland.gov/html/mapped_images/mapsindex.html

WashingtonCountyfromMartenet'sAtlasofMaryland,1865(ClickonIndividualDistrictsinWashingtonCountyforAMapofWashingtonCounty1859by

ThomasTaggert)http://slavery.msa.maryland.gov/html/mapped_images/wamap.html

SanbornMapsofBoonsboro,ClearSpring,Hagerstown,Hancock,Sharpsburg,Smithsburg,Williamsportfrom1887‐1970

www.washcolibrary.org(ClickonGenealogyandscrolldowntotheSanbornMapsDatabaselink)

VeteransRecords

Youcanrequestacopyofmilitarypersonnelrecordsforyourselforarelativefrom:https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military‐service‐records

Militarypersonnelrecordsareprimarilyadministrativerecordsandcancontain

informationsuchas:

enlistment/appointment dutystationsandassignments training,qualifications,performance awardsandmedals disciplinaryactions insurance emergencydata administrativeremarks separation/discharge/retirement andotherpersonnelactions

Detailedinformationabouttheveteran'sparticipationinmilitarybattlesandengagements

isNOTcontainedintherecord.MostOfficialMilitaryPersonnelFilescontainbothpersonnelandactivedutyhealthrecords,butthispracticewasdiscontinuedbytheservice

branchesbeginningin1992.

UsingWHILBR

WHILBR

WesternMaryland’sHistoricalLibrary

ThiswebsitedisplaysdigitizedMaryland‐relatedhistoricaldocuments.

ClickonWashingtonCountyontheleft‐handsideofthewebsitetoviewthecollectionspertainingtothisarea.Availablerecordsinclude:

Sheriff’sRecords1804‐06 CourtRecords1778‐1793 HagerstownCityDirectory1893 1877JuryList 1730‐1830LandPatents 1875BusinessDirectory 1877Atlaswithnamesoflandowners

www.whilbr.org

AntietamCemeteryPayroll1866‐67 HagerstownTelephoneDirectory1907 WashingtonCountyTaxes1803‐04 BattleofAntietamnewspaper:Sept.1862 1887BoonsboroCommercialHotel

register

NewspapersonMicrofilm

AnIndextoHagerstownNewspapers,1790‐1865

Newspaperarticles,advertisements,andannouncements(marriageanddeath,etc.)areindexedinprintandonlinebysubjectoflocalandregionalnewspublishedinHagerstown’sweeklyandsemi‐weeklynewspapersfrom1790to1865.

Twomicrofilmreaderswithattachedprintersareavailableforpublicuseonthe3rdflooroftheAliceVirginiaandDavidW.Fletcherbranch.WhenusingtheCivilWar‐eramicrofilms,youmaywishtospeakwithareferencelibrariantohelplocateaparticularissueonthemultiplemicrofilms.

HistoricNewspaperIndexingProject1790‐1890https://www.washcolibrary.org/hni

MissingNewspaperIssues

Pleasenotethatnotallnewspapersareextant.Ifyoudon’tfindaniteminthenewspaperindex,checkthislisttoseeifitcouldhavebeenpublishedinamissingissue.Itmay,oneday,befound.

1790‐1797~TheWashingtonSpy:#1‐8,13‐15,19‐20,22,32,41,66‐67,76,82,84,88,106,110,113,115‐116,132,145,149‐150,155,172,179,207‐210,222,236,238‐240,2420246,249,262,280,285,292,295,300,302,314,320,324,326‐327,334‐336(example:#9is26Aug1790,#16is14Oct1790)

1797‐1804~TheMarylandHerald:Volume1#51,VolumeVII#271

1805‐1809~TheMarylandHerald:10Mar1809,22Feb1805(missingp.2‐3),3May1809(missingpartofp.3)

TheHagerstownGazette:16May1809,20Jun1809(missingp.3‐4)1810‐1814~TheMarylandHerald:19Dec1810‐9Jan1811,20Feb1811‐11Sep1811,13Nov1811,4Dec1811,11Dec1811,1Jan1812,8Jan1812,22Apr1812,3Jun1812,24Jun,1812‐29Jul1812,21Oct1812‐3Feb1813;Missingpages:14Mar1810,21Nov1810,18Sep1811,6Nov1811,25Dec1811,26Feb1812,15Apr1812,27May1812,5Jan1814,31Aug1814;TheHagerstownGazette:18Jun1811,25Aug1812,15Jun1813(missingp.3‐4)

1815‐1819~TorchLight&PublicAdvertiser:1817:7Jan,4Mar,15Apr,6May,27May,8Jul,15Jul,22Jul,29Jul,5Aug,12Aug;1818:6Jan,27Jan,26May,30Jun,8Dec,29Dec;1819:26Jan,23Feb,30Jun,27Jul,11Aug,19Oct,2Nov,14Dec

1820‐1824~TorchLight&PublicAdvertiser:1820:22Feb,29Feb,7Mar,14Mar,28Mar,4Apr,23May,30May,13Jun;1821:2Jan,20Feb,2Oct,16Oct;TheMarylandHerald:29Jul1823,27Jan1824,3Feb1824,17Feb1824,6Apr1824

1825‐1834~Variousissues,notinventoried

1835‐1839~TheHagerstownMail:June26,1835‐October2,1835;December30,1836;June16,1837‐December15,1837;July20,1838

1840‐1844~TorchLight&PublicAdvertiser:13Apr1843,27Apr1843–19Oct1843,01Aug1844–31Dec1844;TheHagerstownMail:01May1840–15May1840,18Nov1842–29Dec1842,12Jan1843–04Jan1844

1860‐1865~HeraldofFreedom&Torchlight:1860:21Nov,28Nov;21Aug1861;1862:7May,9Jul,1Oct,29Oct,26Nov,3Dec,10Dec;1863:7Jan,14Jan,28Jan,allofFeb,11Mar25Mar,13May,20May,27May,12Aug,19Aug,14Oct,28Oct,4Nov,16Dec,23Dec;Herald&TorchLight:1864:allofJan,10Feb,17Feb,2Mar,10Aug,31Aug;11Oct1865;The6Jul1864issuewasinterruptedatpressanddidnotresumepublicationuntilJuly20.;1865:11Oct.;MarylandFreePress:Jan1860‐24Oct1862;majorityofissues1863‐65aremissing;HagerstownMail:allof1860;1861:Jan‐Jul,9Aug‐8Nov,22Nov‐27Dec;allof1862;majorityof1863‐65

BirthRecords

Forearlybirthrecords,yourbestavenueofresearchistolookforbaptismallistingsinchurchrecords.(BirthrecordsinMarylandwerenotrecordeduntilAugust1,1898)GenealogyReferenceSection‐ChurchRecords

929.2GEvangelicalCongregationofWilliamsport,Maryland,1791‐1853… 929.2GChurchRecordsofClearSpring,Smithsburg,Greensburg,MDandMercersburg,PA 929.2RRecordsofSt.Paul'sEvangelicalLutheranChurch1846‐1895[Burkettsville,MD] 929.2RRegisterofSt.Ann’sEpiscopal1882‐1899,Smithsburg[Smythsburg] 929.2WWashingtonCounty,MarylandChurchRecordsofthe18thCentury1768‐1800 929.3752FSt.Mary’sCatholicChurchRecords1818‐1900,Hagerstown

GenealogyReferenceSection‐OtherResources

929.375291FWashingtonCountyNaturalizationsPriorto1880[recordsmaylistbirthdateorage] 929.375291FAfricanAmericanManumissionsofWashingtonCo.[recordsmaylistbirthdateorage] 929.375291RObituaryLocator1790‐2005(multi‐volume)[obituariesmaylistageatdeath] 929.3FFamilyBibleRecordsintheWashingtonCountyFreeLibrary 929.5MWashingtonCounty,MarylandCemeteryRecords(vols.1‐7)[gravestonesmaylistbirth] Censusrecords1790‐1930onmicrofilm(boundindexesonshelf),oronHeritageQuest™andAncestry

LibraryEdition[publicaccesscomputers] RevolutionaryWarPensionrecordsonHeritageQuest™[publicaccesscomputers]

RecordsavailableonlyintheWesternMarylandRoom‐ChurchRecordsandOtherResources

286.5CTheChurchintheValley(BrownsvilleChurchoftheBrethren)1760‐1993 289.7LMennonitesoftheWashingtonCounty&FranklinCounty(PA)Conference 289.73LHistoryoftheReformedMennoniteChurch1857‐1934(vitalrecords) 929.2BABriefHistoryofBoonsboroandSalemLutheranChurch(hasaseparateindex) 929.2BCircuitRidersRecords,WesternWashingtonCo.1862‐1916 929.375287BIndextotheRecordsofSt.Paul'sLutheranChurchofBurkittsville,FrederickCo.,Maryland 929.2BSt.Mark'sEpiscopalChurchfrom1849to1981(2vols.) 929.2CRecordsofEvangelicalLutheranChurch,1856‐1912,WilliamsportPart2 929.2CTheChurchBook1852‐1887,Funkstown 929.2CTheEarlyChurchRecordsofSt.Paul'sChurch 929.2FADiaryandHistoricalSketchoftheBrownsvilleChurchoftheBrethren1895‐1917 929.2FIndextotheHistoryoftheChurchoftheBrethrenofBrownsville[1895‐1917] 929.2GChurchandCemeteryRecordsofWashingtonCounty 929.2GRecordsofSt.John'sEvangelicalLutheraninHagerstown,MD 929.2GPersonalRecordofPastorJacobGoering(Baptisms&Marriages1791‐1792) 929.2MRecordsofZionReformedChurchofHagerstown 929.2RRecordsofSt.Paul'sEvangelicalLutheranChurch1846‐1895 929.2RTheRegisterofSt.John'sParish,Hagerstown,MDandtheRecordsoftheParishCemetery 929.2SEarlyRecordsofBeard’sLutheranChurch(St.Peter’sLutheran)

BirthRecords(Continued)

929.3BTheObstetricalRecordsofDr.AugustinA.BiggsofSharpsburg,1836to1888[3volumes] 929.3C1776CensusofMaryland[censusrecordsmaylistage] 929.3748WWaynesboroEvangelicalLutheranChurchRecords1818‐1919 929.3752RWaynesboroGermanReformedChurch1828‐1845 929.3752AAsburyMethodistEpiscopalChurchRecords1878‐1943,Williamsport 929.3752CCavetownGermanReformedChurchRecords1828‐1916 929.3752CClearSpringMethodistEpiscopalChurchRecords1912‐1924,Williamsport 929.3752FSt.Thomas’EpiscopalChurchRecords1835‐1993,Hancock 929.3752FBeaverCreekEvangelicalLutheranChurch1844‐1917 929.3752H1850CensusofWashingtonCounty,Maryland 929.3752MMiscellaneousRecordsofWashingtonCounty,Vol.1 929.3752MMaryland1870CensusIndex(2vols.) 929.3752PTheParishRecordskeptbytheRev.JohnAlexAdams,St.Paul'sEpiscopal,Sharpsburg 929.3752RTrinityLutheranChurchRecords1869‐1940,Hagerstown 929.3752WWilliamsportMethodistEpiscopalChurchRecords1875‐1890,Williamsport 929.3752WWilliamsportMethodistChurchRecords1891‐1911,Williamsport 929.3752WSt.John'sEvangelicalLutheran,Hagerstown1770‐1819 929.3752WZionEvangelicalandReformedChurch…UCC…Hagerstown1771‐1849 929.5BCemetery,Death&MiscellaneousRecordsfromHagerstownandWashingtonCounty 929.5PSharpsburgChurchRecords(hasaseparateindex) 929.2CChurchBookofEvangelicalLutheranChurchatWeverton,1848‐1875 929.3752MshelfSurnameIndextoWashingtonCounty,MarylandDeeds1776‐1932(unbound)

OtherLocalResources

ChurchrecordsattheWashingtonCountyHistoricalSociety ProbaterecordsandOrphansCourtMinutes&ProceedingsattheWashingtonCountyCourthouse

BirthrecordsinMarylandwereneverkeptatthecountylevel.

Forbirthrecords1898‐1924,contact:MarylandStateArchives

350RoweBlvd.Annapolis,MD21401

410‐764‐3038or800‐235‐4045Fax:410‐974‐[email protected]

www.mdarchives.state.md.us

BirthRecordsfrom1925tothepresentarerestrictedfor100yearsandcanonlybeobtainedforone’sownbirth,orbyaparent,guardian,orcertifiedrepresentative.

Forbirthsoccurringbetween1907‐1924,orderfrom:

MarylandStateArchives

For1925tothepresent,orderfrom:DivisionofVitalRecords

P.O.Box68760Baltimore,MD21215‐0036

410‐767‐6500or877‐463‐3464Website:VitalStatisticsAdministration

MarriageRecords

TheonlyexistingmarriagerecordsforWashingtonCounty,priorto1860,arethelistingsinthemarriageindexfor1799‐1860.(Themarriagelicensesthemselveshavebeenlostforthattimeperiod.)Yourbestavenueofresearchistolookforthenewspaperannouncementofthemarriagewhichmaylistthegroom,bride,andbride’sfather.Themarriageindexfor1861‐1919&1927‐1949isonthelibrary’sgenealogywebpage.Thecourthousehasmarriagelicensesfrom1886tothepresent.Adobe.pdfimagesofmarriagelicensesfrom1886to1970areavailableonthelibrary’sGenealogywebpageathttps://www.washcolibrary.org/marriage‐records‐pdfs

GenealogyReferenceSection

016.05IAnIndextoHagerstownNewspapers[marriageannouncements] 929.3MMarriagesofWashingtonCounty[alistingoftheindexatthecourthouse] MarriageIndex1861‐1919&1927‐1949ontheLibrary’sgenealogywebpage

RecordsavailableonlyintheWesternMarylandRoom

929.2BMarriages&DeathsinTheRepublicanBanner1830‐1837 929.2GMarylandMarriagesinFranklinCounty,Pennsylvania 929.2GRecordsofSt.John'sEvangelicalLutheraninHagerstown,MD 929.2GPersonalRecordofPastorJacobGoering(Baptisms&Marriages1791‐1792) 929.2MRecordsofZionReformedChurchofHagerstown 929.3752MMiscellaneousRecordsofWashingtonCounty,Vol.1 929.3752RWashingtonCounty,MarylandMarriages1861‐1886,1886‐1903,1904‐1919,1941‐1949[an

indextorecordsatthecourthouse] 929.3752WSt.John'sEvangelicalLutheran,Hagerstown1770‐1819 929.3752WZionEvangelicalandReformedChurch,Hagerstown1771‐1849

OtherLocalResources

MarriagelicensesattheWashingtonCountyCourthouse ChurchrecordsattheWashingtonCountyHistoricalSociety

MarriageLicensesafter1886areavailableat:

WashingtonCountyCourthouse95W.WashingtonStreet

Hagerstown,MD301‐733‐8660

Monday‐Friday8:30am‐4:30pm

WashingtonCountyHistoricalSociety135W.WashingtonStreet

Hagerstown,MD301‐797‐8782

www.washcomdhistoricalsociety.orginfo@washcomdhistoricalsociety.org

Tuesday‐Saturday9:00am‐4:00pm

DeathRecordsForearlydeathrecords,yourbestavenueofresearchistolookforobituaries,cemeterylistings,orburiallistingsinchurchrecords.(DeathrecordsinMarylandwerenotrecordeduntilAugust1,1898)


016.05IAnIndextoHagerstownNewspapers1790‐1844,1860‐1865[obituaries&funerals] 929.2BMarriages&DeathsinTheRepublicanBanner1830‐1837 929.2GChurchandCemeteryRecordsofWashingtonCounty 929.3MWillsofWashingtonCounty[nameindextocourthouserecords‐novol.orpagegiven] 929.3MDistributionofEstateAccounts,WashingtonCounty,MD1778‐1835[4volumes] 929.375291RObituaryLocator1790‐2005(multi‐volume) 929.5WWashingtonCounty,MarylandCemeteryRecords(vols.1‐7) RevolutionaryWarPensionrecordsonHeritageQuest™[publicaccesscomputers] HistoryoftheAntietamNationalCemetery,withlistofburialsonwww.whilbr.org Confederatesoldierskilled,&Unionsoldiersburied,atAntietamonwww.whilbr.org


286.5CTheChurchintheValley(BrownsvilleChurchoftheBrethren) 289.7LMennonitesoftheWashingtonCounty&FranklinCounty(PA)Conference 929.2GRecordsofSt.John'sEvangelicalLutheraninHagerstown,MD 929.2HCemeteryRecordsforReiff’sMennoniteChurch 929.2MRecordsofZionReformedChurchofHagerstown 929.2NCemeteriesofWashingtonCountybyNorris 929.3DMarylandMortalitySchedules1850&1860 929.3RRegisterofDeathsinSharpsburgfromtheYear1831(hasaseparateindex) 929.3752MMiscellaneousRecordsofWashingtonCounty,Vol.1 929.5BCemetery,Death&MiscellaneousRecordsfromHagerstownandWashingtonCounty[hasa

separateindex]OtherLocalResources

Poorhouse(Almshouse)recordsandchurchrecordsattheWashingtonCountyHistoricalSociety ProbaterecordsandOrphansCourtMinutes&ProceedingsattheWashingtonCountyCourthouse(full

indextowillsandphotocopiesofwills)

Fordeathrecords1898‐1994,sendthedeceased’sname,county,andyearofdeathto:

MarylandStateArchives350RoweBoulevard,Annapolis,MD21401

Enclosecheck,moneyorder,orVisa/MCinformation:$25certifiedcopy

DeathIndex1898‐1951availableonlineat

http://vitalrec.msa.maryland.gov/pages/index.aspx

OtherAvailableResources


912B1877AtlasofWashingtonCounty,Maryland[listsnamesoflandowners;indexattached] 929.3WWashingtonCountyCourtMinutes&Proceedings1776‐1810 975.2SHistoryofWesternMaryland 975.291WHistoryofWashingtonCounty 929.375291FAfricanAmericanManumissionsofWashingtonCounty 929.375291FWashingtonCountyNaturalizationsPriorto1880 1778‐1793WashingtonCo.CourtRecordsonwww.whilbr.org 1877JuryListonwww.whilbr.org 1884‐85Hagerstown&ChambersburgDirectoryonHeritageQuest™[publicaccesscomputers] 1893HagerstownCityDirectoryonwww.whilbr.org 1907Hagerstown&WashingtonCo.TelephoneDirectoryonwww.whilbr.org


380.1LTheLedgerofGeorgeW.Otzelberger,merchantofDargan,WashingtonCounty,1893‐1894 917.5SSheriff&Taylor’sChambersburg&HagerstownDirectory1884‐1885 929.2GMarylandGenealogicalRecordsTakenfromDARMagazine 929.2GHistoricalRecordsofConococheagueChapter,DAR 929.3BTheObstetricalRecordsofDr.AugustinA.Biggs1836‐1888(3vols.) 929.3W1783TaxAssessment(inVols.8–9ofWesternMarylandGenealogy) 929.3WWesternMarylandGenealogyMagazine(15vols.) 917.5292CTelephoneandCityDirectories 929.3752BThe1877‐1879JuryListofWashingtonCounty 929.3752EDirectoryofMarylandMinisters(2vols.) 975.291BTheLettersofThomasA.Boullt,1866‐1867 929.3752MMiscellaneousRecordsofWashingtonCounty,Vol.1 929.3BIndextotheRecordsofDr.AugustinA.BiggsofSharpsburg(3vols.) FilingCabinetFamilyFiles(arrangedbysurname,alphabetically)

OtherLocalResources

SanbornMapsonlineatwww.washcolibrary.org(ClickonGenealogy) EarlyWashingtonCo.CourtRecordsonlineattheMarylandStateArchives Volume2ofPennsylvaniaGermanPioneerswithimagesoforiginalsignaturesofimmigrantsatthe

WashingtonCountyHistoricalSociety

JohnClintonFrye

WesternMarylandRoomHours(SubjecttoChange):Tuesday1:00‐9:00pm

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TheJohnClintonFryeWesternMarylandRoomisarepositoryforbooks,mapsandpapersforfamilyandhistoricalresearchrelatingtoWesternMaryland.TheroomcontainsmaterialcoveringtheCumberlandandShenandoahValleys,andallofWesternMaryland,includingWashingtonCounty,AlleganyCounty,andGarrettCounty,plusFrederickCountyandCarrollCountyinCentralMaryland.MaterialisalsoincludedforallcountiesadjacenttothosefiveMarylandcountiesinthethreesurroundingstatesofPennsylvania,Virginia,andWestVirginia.TheRoomcurrentlycontainsover8,000volumesandalargeverticalfilecollection.

GeneralCollection: CivilWarCollection:

HagerstownImprints HistoricalMaps VerticalFileCollectionwithIndex FamilyFiles HagerstownAlmanacs HighSchoolYearbooks Railroadmaterials CityDirectories(1893toPresent) Localhistories Sportsmaterials LocalTelephoneBooks(1906toPresent) GeorgeWashingtonPapersseries ExtensivePhotographCollection WorldWarI&IImaterials Manymanuscriptsandrarebooks OfficialRecordsoftheUnionandConfederate

Armies,plustheSupplements

VirginiaRegimentalHistories(fullset) HistoryofPennsylvaniaandMaryland

Volunteers MilitaryOrderoftheLoyalLegionoftheUS

(fullset) SouthernHistoricalSocietyPapers ConfederateVeteransSeries ConfederateMilitaryHistory

C&OCanalCollection:

TheCushwaCollection TheDaviesPapers WilliamO.DouglasCanalPapers PhotographsandOriginalDocuments

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from7:00‐8:30pm.Newmembersarewelcome.

Fordetails,contactElizabethHoweat301‐739‐3250,Ext.350orE‐mail:[email protected]

TipsforVisitingResearchers

Ifyouarevisitingourlibraryfromout‐of‐town,allowustowelcomeyoutoWashingtonCounty!

Hagerstownandthesurroundingareasarerichwithimportanthistoricalsites(suchasSouthMountainStateBattlefield&AntietamNationalBattlefield),greatgolfcourses,upscaleandoutletshopping,restaurants,museums,theaterandsuperbhotelandmeetingfacilities.

WeencourageyoutocontacttheHagerstown‐WashingtonCountyConventionandVisitorsBureautolearnmoreabouttheevents,attractions,andlodgingoptionsinourcommunity:

16PublicSquare301‐791‐3246www.visithagerstown.com

LocalDiningOptions

BullsandBearsRestaurant~38S.PotomacStreet TheGourmetGoat~41N.PotomacStreet

PretzelandPizzaCreations~20W.WashingtonStreet RhubarbHouse~12PublicSquare

SchmankerlStube~58S.PotomacStreet 28South~28S.PotomacStreet

ThePlum~6RochesterPlace BroadAxe~28W.FranklinStreet

ThisGenealogyReferenceGuidewasoriginallycreatedby:MarshaL.Fuller,CG

UpdatedNovember2013

UpdatedJuly2015UpdatedMay2017UpdatedMay2018UpdatedApril2019

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