Genealogy Pathfinder Last updated: April 2004 The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available at the Charles County Public Library in the subject area of genealogy. The various types of library materials which may be useful are described along with a few examples of each type.

A good place to start your research is with the library’s CATALOG, which can be accessed online at: http://cosmos.somd.lib.md.us. Books on genealogy may be located by using the following SUBJECT searches:

• United States – Genealogy – Handbooks, Manuals, etc.
• Genealogy
• Genealogy – Maryland

BROWSING through the library’s books in the following call number areas may also be helpful:

• 929’s and R 929’s
• MD 929’s and MD R 929’s

REFERENCE books which may be helpful in regard to general genealogical research include:

R 016.929 Printed Sources: A Guide to Pubished Genealogical Records. Meyerink, Kay L., ed. Ancestry, 1998.

R 016.9291 Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. National Archives and Records Service, 1982.

R 016.973 The Library of Congress: A Guide to Genealogical and Historical Research. Neagles, James Co. Ancestry, 1990.

R 911.73 Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses. Thorndale, William. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987.

R 929.1 The American Census Handbook. Kemp, Thomas Jay. Scholarly Resources, 2001.

R 929.1 Ancestry’s Red Book. Eicholz, Alice, Ed. Ancestry, 1989.

R 929.1 The Genealogist’s Address Book. Bentley, Elizabeth Petty. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1998.

R 929.1 The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy. Greenwood, Val D. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000.

R 929.1 The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy. Szucs, Loretto Dennis & Luebking, Sandra Hargreaves, ed. Ancestry, 1997.

R 929.1072 International Vital Records Handbook. Kemp, Thomas J. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000.

REFERENCE books that may be helpful in regard to Maryland genealogy include:

MD R 929 Maryland Records. Brumbaugh, Gaius. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985.

MD R 929.2 Early Families of Southern Maryland. Jourdan, Elise. Family Line Publications, 1993.

MD R 929.3 Early Settlers of Maryland. Skordas, G. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968.

MD R 929.3 Index of Maryland Colonial Wills. Magruder, James. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1967.

MD R 929.3 Maryland Marriages. Barnes, Robert. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1975.

MD R 929.5 Tombstone Inscriptions in Cemeteries in Charles County, MD. Charles County Heritage Commission and Historical Society of Charles County, 1987.

INTERNET sites which may be helpful include:

Ancestry.com http://www.ancestry.com

Charles County, Maryland Genealogical Web Page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdcharle/chasco.html

Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Sites on the Internet
http://www.cyndislist.com

Maryland Archives Home Page
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us

National Archives Genealogy Page
http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/genindex.html

ONLINE DATABASES which may be helpful include:

Heritage Quest Genealogy, a subscription database accessible from home with your library card #, contains U.S. census data, local histories, and primary source materials.

Ancestry.com is available from inside any of the Southern Maryland Public Libraries.

OTHER SOURCES to consider:

Maryland State Archives
350 Rowe Boulevard
Annapolis, MD 21401
1-800-235-4045
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us

National Archives & Record Admin.
700 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20408
1-800-234-8861
http://www.archives.gov/research_room/genealogy

*Southern Maryland Studies Center
College of Southern Maryland
P.O. Box 910
La Plata, MD 20646
301-934-7626 ext. 7110
http://www.csmd.edu/Library/SMSC/index.html

*The Charles County Historic Society has their collection housed here.