General Guides
Meyer, Mary Keysor. Genealogical Research in Maryland: A Guide. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1992. [No longer in print, this book is available in libraries, including at the Maryland Historical Society (call number MF 176.M61 1992). It has been updated and revised by Henry C. Peden, Jr. - see below.]
Peden, Henry C., Jr. A Guide to Genealogical Research in Maryland. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 2001. [This book is available for purchase from online booksellers. It also is available in libraries, including at the Maryland Historical Society (call number Ref. Z 1293.P43 2001).]
Shawker, Patricia O’Brien. Research in Maryland. Research in the States Series. Arlington, VA: National Genealogical Society, 2007. [To purchase and download a PDF copy or to purchase a hard copy, click here.].e... .. ..
Shawker, Patricia O’Brien. “Maryland Research Online.” Maryland Genealogical Society Journal 49, no. 2 (2008): 11-31. [To purchase, click here.]
Research in Maryland Counties
Allegany County
Russell, Donna Valley. Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland, Genealogical Research Guide. New Market, Md.: Catoctin Press, 1996. [This book is available in libraries, including at the Maryland Historical Society (call number PAM 4367).]
Anne Arundel County
Simmons, Tina. “Research in Anne Arundel County.”
Maryland Genealogical Society Journal 53, no. 1 (2012): 101-126. [To purchase, click
here.]
Baltimore City and County
Barnes, Robert. Guide to Research in Baltimore City and County. 2nd Edition. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1993. [This book is available for purchase from online booksellers. It also is available in libraries, including at the Maryland Historical Society (call number Ref. CS 16.B261).]
Carroll County
Carroll County Genealogical Society. A Guide to Genealogical Research in Carroll County. Westminster, Md.: Carroll County Genealogical Society, 1991. [This book is available for purchase from online booksellers. It also is available in libraries, including at the Maryland Historical Society (call number MF 187.C3G84 1991).]
Souza, Eileen A. “Research in Carroll County.”
Maryland Genealogical Society Journal 53, no. 2 (2012): 307-324. [To purchase, click
here.]
Frederick County
Andersen, Patricia Abelard. “Research in Frederick County.”
Maryland Genealogical Society Journal 52, no. 1 (2011): 75-88. [To purchase, click
here.]
Russell, Donna Valley. Frederick County, Maryland, Genealogical Research Guide. Middletown, Md.: Catoctin Press, 1987. [This book is available for purchase from online booksellers. It also is available in libraries, including at the Maryland Historical Society (call number PAM 10682).]
Garrett County
Russell, Donna Valley. Allegany and Garrett Counties, Maryland, Genealogical Research Guide. New Market, Md.: Catoctin Press, 1996. [This book is available in libraries, including at the Maryland Historical Society (call number PAM 4367).]
Howard County
Zimmerman, Kenneth E. Guide to Research in Howard County, Maryland. Woodstock, Md.: K. E. Zimmerman, 1997. [This book is available for purchase from online booksellers. It also is available in libraries.]
Montgomery County
Andersen, Patricia Abelard. “Research in Montgomery County.”
Maryland Genealogical Society Journal 51, no. 2 (2010): 207-217. [To purchase, click
here.]
Cook, Eleanor M. V. Guide to the Records of Montgomery County, Maryland: Genealogical and Historical. Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1989. [This book is available for purchase from online booksellers. It also is available in libraries, including at the Maryland Historical Society (call number PAM 11400).]
St. Mary’s County
Reno, Linda. “Research in St. Mary’s County.”
Maryland Genealogical Society Journal 50, no. 1 (2009): 119-125. [To purchase, click
here.]
History of Maryland
Robert J. Brugger. Maryland, A Middle Temperament: 1634-1980. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988. (This is the most recently published comprehensive history of the state.)
