Maryland Newspapers

Newspapers report family information in notices of births, marriages, obituaries, and local news.

Time period
Newspaper publication usually began soon after the initial settlement of a locality.The first newspaper published in Maryland, the Maryland Gazette, began publication at Annapolis in 1727.

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.