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Since 1959, the Maryland Genealogical Society has been promoting genealogical study and research. Through our publications, programs, resources, and outreach, the Society can help you explore your family history.
Basics+ Workshop - June 2, 2012
Please join us for our next major event, our annual Basics+ Workshop, with a great program planned on:
Internet Genealogical Research
Saturday, June 2, 2012
9 am to 1:30 pm
(Registration and Continental Breakfast at 8:30 am)
Severna Park United Methodist Church
731 Benfield Boulevard
Severna Park, MD 21146
Speakers:
Heather Olsen –Tips for Online Genealogy Research
Robert Barnes –The Maryland State Archives: What's Real and What's Digital
Sabrina Petersen (from Ancestry.com)– Ancestry.com—Getting the Most Out of It
Register by clicking the button below or by mail.
Click here for a Registration Form to mail in.
Cost: $25 for members, $30 for non-members
An additional $5 will be charged for registration at the door.
The 1940 Census Is Available
The 1940 Census was released by the National Archives (NARA) to the public on 2 April 2012, 72 years after its enumeration. The MD Genealogical Society would like to express its appreciation to Diane Petro from NARA for her entertaining and educational presentation at our Spring Luncheon on 24 March. Thanks to Diane for the information we present on our pages.
Name indexes (like most of us use for searching the Census) will not be available for about 6-9 months.
But you can still research and find your families in the 1940 Census before then, if you know where they lived. The secret is identifying the Enumeration District their residence was in. As it was when the 1930 Census was released, finding some people will be a challenge, but we've got some information and links to help you
here.
Additions to Church Record Databases
In the Members Only section, new church record abstracts for St. Mary’s Govans Catholic Church in Baltimore are now available under the Databases link. MGS members now can review abstracts of baptismal records from 1850-1882. Also, abstracts from almost 40 more years of St. Mary's marriage records have been posted, making the dates available 1850-1912.
These abstracts graciously have been provided courtesy of MGS Board Member Edward P. Arthur. Ed recently published
St. John the Evangelist (Baltimore, MD) Catholic Church, Baptisms 1882-1915, a follow-up to his earlier
St. John the Evangelist (Baltimore, MD) Catholic Church, Baptisms 1853-1882. Ed also is the author of
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Baltimore, Maryland, Baptisms 1825-1871. These volumes are available from
Colonial Roots.
April Issue of the Journal
The April issue of the Journal is now available. The authors provide timely, useful and interesting information.
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Discover Daniel Trundle (died 1831 Montgomery County), his family and their historic home still standing in Montgomery County—article by Jane Burgess
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Find an engaging discussion of the War of 1812 records at the National Archives, available for the state militia and the regular army—article by John Deeben
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Study information rich in genealogical content from early nineteenth century Baltimore County Orphans’ Court Proceedings—article by Allender Sybert
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Learn the location of Methodist records in Maryland—article by Wanda Barnes Hall
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Enhance understanding of the wide array of resources for research in Anne Arundel County—article by Tina Simmons
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See the two special columns concerning the 1940 census of population—searching the records without an index and the 50 questions on the census schedule—columns by Editors Ron Leach and Jane Burgess.
For the full Table of Contents for this issue click here.
We're Looking for Your Photos!
Would you like to see images of your ancestors included on the MGS Web site? Members are encouraged to submit photos for inclusion in the gallery of images at the top of the page that rotate and change each time visitors go to a new page on the Web site. (Each has a caption that you can read by hovering your cursor over the image.) For more information about submitting images, click
here.
