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Afrigeneas: AfriGeneas is a site devoted to African American genealogy, to researching African Ancestry in the Americas in particular and to genealogical research and resources in general.

Ancestry.com: Some content free; subscription required for full services. The site offers over 1 billion names in over 3,000 unique databases. New records are being added to the site each business day.

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System: The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. The initial focus of the CWSS is the Names Index Project, a project to enter names and other basic information from 5.4 million soldier records in the National Archives. The facts about the soldiers are being entered from records that are indexed to many millions of other documents about Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet: With over 31,300 links, categorized and cross-referenced, in over 90 categories, Cyndi's List covers A to (almost) Z, from Acadians to Wills and Probate, with countries and states in between. Comprehensive, informative, and well-organized.

Family Search: Founded in 1894 to gather genealogical records and assist members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with their family history and genealogical research. Brought online in 1999.

Genealogy Research: Subject guide to genealogical research from the Pratt Library/ State Library Resource Center.

Handley: Contains the Wicomico (Co.) Cemetery project, the Somerset (Co.) Cemetery project, the DelMarVa Surnames project, as well as links to Eastern Shore Maps, Research on the Shore, local libraries, genealogy events, and more.

MDGenWeb Project: One of the thousands of sites that compose the USGenWeb Project, this site serves as a effort to provide researchers at all levels with access to transcribed public domain records such as U.S. Census schedules, tax lists, church, cemetery, marriage, and estate records for the state of Maryland.

Maryland Genealogical Society: Founded in 1959 as a organization devoted wholly to the research and preservation of Maryland Genealogical History. The Society's mission is to preserve and perpetuate the records of our ancestors; to locate, preserve, index, and publish public and private genealogical records; to acquire a collection of genealogical and historical material for our library; to encourage and instruct members in the art and practice of genealogical research and compilation; and to maintain and elevate genealogical standards.

Maryland Historical Society: The Maryland Historical Society, widely esteemed as one of the nation's finest history museums, was established in 1844 as a private nonprofit institution to collect, preserve, and interpret the objects and artifacts that illuminate the state's history. Today, the Society contains a profusion of treasures that illuminate the lives and events that have shaped the state and nation for nearly four centuries. The collection includes more than 200,000 objects and 6.2 million books and documents, ranging from pre-settlement to the present and representing virtually every aspect of Maryland history and life.

Maryland State Archives: Information on Maryland state government, reference and research, education and outreach, Maryland state art collection, the Maryland State House, as well as the Maryland Manual On- line. Search over 25,000 pages on the Maryland State Archives' web site.

National Archives and Records Administration: The National Archives contains a wealth of information about individuals whose names appear in census records, military service and pension files, ship passenger arrival lists, land records, and many other types of documents of interest to both beginning and experienced genealogists.

ROOTS-L: ROOTS-L is primarily a mailing list for people interested in genealogy. But this site also contains files and databases started and maintained by other ROOTS-L members. Information about surnames, Civil War units, Irish-Canadians, and more.

Rootsweb: The oldest and largest free online community for genealogists. The site contains extensive interactive guides and numerous research tools for tracing family histories. On RootsWeb the site's WorldConnect Project contains more than 73 million ancestor names. The RootsWeb Surname List consists of a registry of nearly one million surnames submitted by more than 216,000 online genealogists.

Talbot County Free Library Local History and Genealogy Special Collections: Provides historical and genealogical information about Talbot County, Maryland. Provides a link to contact the Maryland Room Librarian to ask questions about the collection.

US GEN WEB: This is the home page for The USGenWeb Project. We are a group of volunteers working together to provide Internet websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. This Project is non-commercial and fully committed to free access for everyone.

Upper Shore Genealogical Society: Serving as a focal point for genealogical activities for Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Dorchester, and Caroline Counties, this group serves to discover, collect, and disseminate data and records significant to history and family research. Information about the organization and its meeting schedule included.

Vital Records: Contains information about where to obtain vital records (such as birth, death & marriage certificates and divorce decrees) from each state, territory and county of the United States.

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