Maryland Newspapers

The first newspaper published in Maryland, the Maryland Gazette, began publication at Annapolis in 1727. The best collections of Maryland newspapers are at the Enoch Pratt Free Library http://www.prattlibrary.org/, the Maryland Historical Society at http://www.mdhs.org/, and the Maryland State Archives at http://www.msa.md.gov/.

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.

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