Online Genealogy Resources Pathfinder Last updated: April 2004 The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available online for genealogical research. Well-respected websites, URLs, and brief descriptions are listed below.

Southern Maryland Studies Center
http://www.csmd.edu/Library/SMSC/index.html
Located at the College of Southern Maryland Library, the Southern Maryland Studies Center contains a wealth of historical information on Southern Maryland. You can find land records, wills, lists of local newspapers available on microfilm, and genealogy research files listed by surname. The Charles County Historic Society houses their collection here and a volunteer genealogist is available to help customers on Wednesday mornings.

Charles County, MD Genealogical Web Page
www.rootsweb.com/~mdcharle/chasco.html
You can share information on your Charles County ancestors with others as well as benefit from information obtained by people with similar interests.

Maryland Archives Home Page
www.mdarchives.state.md.us
The Maryland Archives houses records for state, county, and municipal governments within Maryland. You can find information on essential genealogical resources such as court, military, probate, church, and land records.

FamilySearch
www.familysearch.org
This site is maintained by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–Day Saints and provides access to their massive Family History Library. You can search for your ancestors in the library’s huge record collection or find people with similar interests to share your knowledge with.

Cyndi’s List
www.cyndislist.com
This site is a kind of index to the vast array of genealogical resources on the Internet. It categorizes and organizes sites in order to help you navigate your way through the maze of online genealogical information now available.

Social Security Death Index
www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm
This web site contains records of deceased persons who had social security numbers and whose death was reported to the Social Security Administration. You can search by name and then limit your search by geographic area or birth date.

Ancestry.com
www.ancestry.com
A user friendly web site that makes it easy to search for your ancestors by name and state. You can also browse through the online records such as birth, marriage, death, and immigration. The Library subscribes to the complete version of Ancestry.com. It is available from inside any of the Southern Maryland Public Libraries.

National Archives
www.archives.gov
A comprehensive genealogical site run by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Contains helpful hints on how to begin your genealogical research as well as search sites and links for obtaining most federal records (including military, census, and social security records.)

Afrigeneas
www.afrigeneas.com
Afrigeneas is a great web site for people interested in researching African-American genealogy and African ancestry in America.

Heritage Quest Genealogy
cosmos.somd.lib.md.us
This is a great subscription database available to you free of charge from the Southern Maryland Regional Library! It contains the entire U.S. Census from 1790 – 1930. You can access it from home or office with your library card barcode number.