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Genealogy Resources
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Ancestry Library Edition
(Availability: public computers in BCPL Libraries)
Genealogy research product that provides access to more than 2 billion names, more than 3,000 databases, primary source documents and images and a variety of genealogical research features, with new resources added daily
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Death Indexes and Records
A directory of online death indexes listed by state and county, including death records, death certificate indexes, death notices and registers, obituaries, probate indexes, and cemetery and burial records, as well as information about searching the Social Security Death Index
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Genealogy Reference
Links to sites for genealogy research including Cyndi's List, USGenWeb, and other web resources, as well as print resources and subscription services.
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HeritageQuest
(Availability: Public PCs in BCPL Libraries or from elsewhere with a valid library card from a Maryland public library through Sailor) The HeritageQuest Collection includes federal census records, source documents, and indexes. Rich with demographic and genealogical detail, the collection contains personal data such as education, place of birth, language, occupation, veteran status. Includes images.
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African American Genealogy Resources
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African American Genealogy: How -To Guide
by the African American Department of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore Maryland.
Tells you how to get started in researching your family's genealogy and the tools available online and at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, which is the Maryland State Library and serves all Maryland residents.
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Beneath the Underground Database
by Maryland State Archive.
Enter the surname of a family member into the database using the general search page, or limit the search to a more specific category such as only Runaway Ads or Census Population records. The Maryland State Archives houses the jail records from Baltimore City and County from 1827-1899. The Baltimore County docket from 1827-1832 lists persons arrested for an assortment of crimes, but for the purpose of this project, only runaway slaves were recorded.
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Freedman's Bureau 1865 to1872
provided by National Archives
In the years following the Civil War, the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands provided assistance to tens of thousands of former slaves and impoverished whites in the Southern states and the District of Columbia. Their records are available on microfilm through the National Archives.
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Freedman's Bureau Online
from Freedman's Bureau.com
Publishes transcriptions of the records of the Bureau, including Freedmen's marriage certificates, reports of outrages against freed slaves, and labor records.
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Genealogy Research Databases
provided by Baltimore County Public Library
Find digital images of federal census records, and primary source documents, and indexes. Rich with demographic and genealogical detail. All are available on public computers in our libraries and some from home with a valid library card registered with Baltimore County Public Library.
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Starting Your Own Genealogy Research
by the Maryland Department of Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland
A guide to the many genealogy resources available in the Maryland Department on families that lived in Maryland.
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Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
Sponsored by Emory University
Look for particular voyages in this database of documented slaving expeditions. Also an African Names database of Africans aboard slave ships, using name, age, gender, origin, and place of embarkation.
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Obituaries
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BCPL has the Baltimore Sun on microfilm from January 1960 to the present at the Catonsville and Towson Branches. Customers are welcome to use the microfilm reader to search for obituaries. For a list of BCPL's microfilm holdings, see Newspapers and Periodicals on Microfilm. Customers can also email a request for an obituary lookup through our Ask a Question service, but must provide the exact date of death (day, month, and year). We are able to search 5 days before and after the date supplied. BCPL cannot accommodate obituary requests with only a month and year of death.
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Legacy.com
Search obituaries from more than 650 newspapers in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. Search by name, obituary keyword, or newspaper.
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Maryland Obituaries at Rootsweb
Extracts and copies of obituaries and death notices from Baltimore area newspapers, including Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, and Howard County.
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Newspaper Research Databases
provided by Baltimore County Public Library
Search for full text articles and obituaries in several current and historic newspapers, including the Baltimore Sun and the Baltimore Afro-American Newspaper: 1893 - 1988. All are available on public computers in our libraries and some from home with a valid library card registered with Baltimore County Public Library.
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Obits Archive.com
Collection of newpaper obituaries and death notices, indexed by name of deceased person, with searchable text, allowing searching by place of residence, occupation, etc.
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Vital Records
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Vital Statistics Administration
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene provides certified copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates and related information
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