GENEALOGY & FAMILY RESEARCH RESOURCES

The Civil War Research Guide
Includes the latest information on how to conduct your research and where, provides contact information, and examples of specific documents. Stephen McManus, Donald Thompson & Thomas Churchill, 2003, 155 pp, $12.95, member price $11.65

The Diary of Jacob Engelbrecht
From 1819 to 1878, Jacob Engelbrecht recorded Frederick County history in the pages of his hand-bound diary. He included topics ranging from national events, such as the Civil War, to those of local importance. He included the activities of his daily life as well as his thoughts about the issues of the day. The diarist also recorded marriages, births, deaths and other milestones of the community. Engelbrecht’s diary provides historians and genealogists a unique opportunity to discover Frederick County’s rich heritage. The hardcover, two-volume version is printed on acid free paper and features an improved presentational format. It also includes a comprehensive index, passages not available in previous publications and translations of German passages. William R. Quynn, and others, eds., 2 vols., hardcover, 2001 edition, 1292 pp, $100.00, member price $90.00

The Diary of Jacob Engelbrecht (CD-ROM)
A complete, searchable digital version of Engelbrecht’s important diary. 2001, $50.00, member price $45.00

The Diary of Jacob Engelbrecht SET
Both the two volume hardcover and CD-ROM versions. $125.00, member price $112.50

Early Families of Frederick County, Maryland and South Central Pennsylvania
Includes a bibliography of sources. Steve Gilland, 2000, 195 pp, $20.00, member price $18.00

Every-Name Index for the Two Volumes of History of Frederick County, Maryland by T.J.C. Williams and Folger McKinsey
A comprehensive index to this historical and family history resource. Patricia A. Fogle, 2002, 220 pp, $24.50, member price $22.05

Frederick County Church & Cemetery Records, Volume 1
Pastoral records from the Jefferson and Feagaville Lutheran Churches 1850-1998, tombstone inscription data from Union, St. Paul’s Lutheran, Jefferson United Church of Christ, St. Luke’s Lutheran, and Mt. Zion Lutheran cemeteries. Patricia A. Fogle, $21.00, member price $18.90

Frederick County Church & Cemetery Records, Volume 2
Pastoral records of Christ Reformed United Church of Christ, Middletown, 1830-1996. Patricia A. Fogle, $24.50, member price $22.05

Frederick County Church & Cemetery Records, Volume 3
Includes listing of the graves and tombstones in the cemetery of Zion Lutheran Congregation, including Mt. Tabor cemetery. Pastoral records of the Lutheran congregation of Zion Church in Middletown, 1790-1996. Patricia A. Fogle, $36.00, member price $32.40

Frederick County Church & Cemetery Records, Volume 4
Pastoral records of the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ, Frederick, Maryland, 1746-1999. Patricia A. Fogle, $20.00, member price $18.00

Frederick County Church & Cemetery Records, Volume 5
Marriages of the Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ, Frederick, Maryland, 1756-1999. Patricia A. Fogle, $21.00, member price $18.90

Frederick County Church & Cemetery Records, Volume 6
Deaths and burials of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ, Frederick, Maryland, 1778-1801 & 1874-1999. Patricia A. Fogle, $13.00, member price $11.70

Frederick County, Maryland, Land Records Abstracts Liber B, 1748-1752
Abstracted by Patricia Abelard Anderson, $12.50, member price $11.25

Frederick County, Maryland, Land Records Abstracts Liber E, 1752-1756
Abstracted by Patricia Abelard Anderson, $15.00, member price $13.50—This title is currently OUT OF PRINT and unavailable. Please try back.

Frederick County, Maryland, Land Records Abstracts Liber F, 1756-1761
Abstracted by Patricia Abelard Anderson, $18.00, member price $16.20—This title is currently OUT OF PRINT and unavailable. Please try back

Frederick County, Maryland, Land Records Abstracts Liber G & H, 1761-1763
Abstracted by Patricia Abelard Anderson, $18.00, member price $16.20

Frederick County, Maryland, Land Records Abstracts Liber J, 1763-1767
Abstracted by Patricia Abelard Anderson, $18.00, member price $16.20—This title is currently OUT OF PRINT and unavailable. Please try back

Frederick County, Maryland, Land Records Abstracts Liber K, 1765-1768
Abstracted by Patricia Abelard Anderson, $18.00, member price $16.20

Frederick County, Maryland, Land Records Abstracts Liber L, 1767-1770
Abstracted by Patricia Abelard Anderson, $18.00, member price $16.20

Frederick County, Maryland, Land Records Abstracts Liber M, 1768-1770
Abstracted by Patricia Abelard Anderson, $15.00, member price $13.50

Frederick County, Maryland, Land Records Abstracts Liber N, 1770-1772
Abstracted by Patricia Abelard Anderson, $15.00, member price $13.50

Frederick County, Maryland, Will Index 1744-1946
Compiled by Susanne Files Flowers, 1998, 354 pp, $32.50, member price $29.25

Frederick County, Maryland Wills 1744-1794
Abstracts of Frederick County wills from the period. Donna Valley Russell, 2002, 273 pp, $35.00, member price $31.50—This title is currently OUT OF PRINT and unavailable. Please try back.

Genealogical Abstracts from the Brunswick Herald, Brunswick, Maryland 6 Mar 1891 to 28 Dec 1894
Patricia B. Duncan. 2003, 344 pp, $28.50, member price $25.65

Genealogical Abstracts from the Brunswick Herald, Brunswick, Maryland 4 January 1895 to 30 December 1898
Patricia B. Duncan. 2006, 359 pp, $33.50, member price $30.15

Genealogical Abstracts from the Brunswick Herald, Brunswick, Maryland 6 January 1899 to 25 December 1902
Patricia B. Duncan. 2005, 364 pp, $37.00, member price $33.30

Genealogical Abstracts from the Brunswick Herald, Brunswick, Maryland 2 January 1903 to 29 June 1906
Patricia B. Duncan. 2006, 323 pp, $32.00, member price $29.70

Genealogical Abstracts from the Brunswick Herald, Brunswick, Maryland 6 June 1906 to 25 February 1910
Patricia B. Duncan. 2006, 337 pp, $33.00, member price $33.30

A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your African-American Ancestors
Franklin Carter Smith & Emily Anne Croom, 2003, 250 pp, $21.99, member price $19.79

A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors
2001, 296 pp, $19.99, member price $17.99

Guide to Genealogical Research in Maryland
Henry C. Peden, revised ed., 140 pp, $18.00, member price $16.20

History and Roster of Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-65, Volumes 1-3 (CD ROM)
L. Allison Wilmer, J.H. Jarrett, Geo. W.F. Vernon, 2006, $29.95, member price $26.95

History of Frederick County, Maryland
This seminal work first published in 1910 is once again available! The history of Braddock’s campaign, local events of the Revolution, the National Road, early railroading in Frederick, the effect of the Civil War locally, as well as many other facets of the county’s history are included. Over 1,000 biographies (including genealogical information) are presented as well. T.J.C. Williams & Folger McKinsey, 2003 reprint, 2 volumes, softcover, 1724 pp, $140.00, member price $126.00

Inhabitants of Frederick County, Maryland, 1750-1790 Volume I
Researched from court records, levy lists and tax records. Stefanie Shaffer, 1998, 197 pp, $18.00, member price $16.20

Inhabitants of Frederick County, Maryland, 1750-1790 Volume II
Researched from court records, levy lists and tax records. Stefanie Shaffer, 2002, $28.00, member price $25.20

In Search of Confederate Ancestors: the Guide
Newly revised and updated. J.H. Segars, 2005 edition, 125 pp, $14.00, member price $12.60

The Jacob Engelbrecht Death Ledger, 1820-1890
Abstracted from Engelbrecht’s extensive diary. Compiled by Edith Olivia Eader & Trudie Davis-Long, $35.00, member price $31.50

The Jacob Engelbrecht Marriage Ledger
Compiled by Edith Olivia Eader & Trudie Davis-Long, $18.50, member price $16.65

The Jacob Engelbrecht Property & Almshouse Ledgers of Frederick County, Maryland, 1820-1890
Compiled by Edith Olivia Eader & Trudie Davis-Long, $18.50, member price $16.65

The Land Tracts of the Battlefield of South Mountain
Includes many other tracts near the area from land records of Frederick County, Washington County, and the Maryland Archives. Curtis L. Older, 2008 edition, 259 pp, $38.50, $34.65

Marriage Licenses of Frederick County 1778-1810
Margaret Myers, $19.50, member price $17.55

Marriage Licenses of Frederick County 1811-1840
Margaret Myers, $25.00, member price $22.50

Marriage Licenses of Frederick County 1841-1865
Margaret Myers, $23.00, member price $20.70

Marriages and Deaths from the Political Examiner, 1831-1835
Gil House, 2001, 68 pp, $10.50, member price $9.45

Maryland German Church Records, Volume I
Christ Reformed Church, Middletown, Frederick County, 1770-1840. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume II
Zion Lutheran Church, Middletown, Frederick County, 1781-1826. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume III
Monocacy Lutheran Congregation and Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Frederick County, Baptisms 1742-1779. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume IV
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Frederick County, Baptisms 1780-1811. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume V
Evangelical Reformed Church, Frederick, Frederick County, 1746-1789. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume VI
Evangelical Reformed Church, Frederick, Frederick County, 1790-1828. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume VII
Saint Mary’s Church, Silver Run, Carroll County, Lutheran Records 1784-1863, Reformed Records 1812-1866. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume VIII
Saint Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, "Winter’s Church," near New Windsor, Carroll County, 1784-1884; Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Taneytown, Carroll County, 1788-1841; Emanuel Church, "Baust’s Church," near Tyrone, Carroll County, Lutheran and Reformed Records, 1792-1849. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume IX
The Pipe Creek Church: Benjamin’s, St. Benjamin’s or Kreider’s Church near Westminster, Carroll County, Reformed Records, 1766-1835, Lutheran Records, 1767-1837; Jerusalem, Bachman’s or Bauer’s Church, Bachman Valley, Carroll County, Lutheran Records, 1799-188. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume X
Zion Church, "The German Church," Manchester, Carroll County, Maryland, Toady Trinity United Church of Christ Records, 1760-1836, Immanuel Lutheran Church Records, 1760-1853. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume XI
Apple’s Church near Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland, Lutheran and Reformed Records, 1773-1849; Union Church, Creagerstown, Frederick County, Lutheran and Reformed Records, 1789-1863. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume XII
Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 1771-1849. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume XIII
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, 1770-1819. $18.50, member price $16.65

Maryland German Church Records, Volume XVI
St. Peter’s Lutheran, near Woodsboro, Glade Reformed, Walkersville, Mt. Zion Lutheran and Reformed, Keymar. $18.50, member price $16.65

Names in Stone: 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions from Frederick County, Maryland (reprinted with More Names in Stone)
This work represents the largest body of mortuary inscriptions ever assembled in a single work. The original work, first published in 1966, is now accompanied by the sequel work which contains an additional 3,300 inscriptions. This work is now available in a limited printing. Jacob M. Holdcraft, 2002 reprint, two volumes, softcover, 1371 pp, $95.00, member price $85.50—This title is currently OUT OF PRINT and unavailable. Please try back.

New Facts & Old Families from the Records of Frederick County, Maryland
Millard Milburn Rice, 2002 ed., 200 pp, $21.50, member price $19.35—This title is currently OUT OF PRINT and unavailable. Please try back.

A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland, 2nd Edition
Brian Mitchell, 2002, 175 pp, $20.00, member price $18.00

Newspaper Abstracts of Frederick County 1811-1815
F. Edward Wright, $18.00, member price $16.20

Newspaper Abstracts of Frederick County 1816-1819
F. Edward Wright, $18.00, member price $16.20

Organizing & Preserving Your Heirloom Documents
How to safely organize, collect and preserve your priceless family diaries, memoirs, letters, papers and memorabilia. Katherine Scott Sturdevant, 2002, 238 pp, $21.99, member price $19.79

"Our Family Tree"
A 16" x 20" print that allows five generations of family genealogy to be displayed. Printed on antique-style recycled paper, this Victorian-inspired decorative print features illustrated borders based on 19th century sources. Ideal for framing. (Mailed rolled) $6.95, member price $6.25

Pioneers of Old Monocacy: The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland, 1721-1743
Grace L. Tracey & John P. Dern, 1987, softcover, 442 pp, $40.00, member price $36.00—NOW BACK IN PRINT!

Records of Evangelical Lutheran Church
At Union Chapel, Liberty District, 1864-1947; Woodsboro, 1862-1885; and Frederick, 1848-1855. Margaret E. Myers, reprinted 2004, 147 pp, $20.00, member price $18.00

This Was the Life: Excerpts from the Judgement Records of Frederick County, Maryland 1748-1765
Extracts from the judgement records from the county’s formation covering many phases of colonial life. The records deal with a wide range of activities, including orphan, bastardy and custody cases, civil and criminal suits, petitions for apprenticeships, articles of indenture, surveys, and more. Millard Milburn Rice, 2002 reprint of the 1979 edition, 308 pp, $27.50, member price $24.74—This title is currently OUT OF PRINT and unavailable. Please try back.

The Valley Register of Middletown, Maryland 1861-1862
This collection is the first in a series of Civil War-era Frederick County newspaper transcriptions. L. Tilden Moore, ed., 2008, 287 pp, $24.99, member price $22.49

The Weekend Genealogist: Timesaving Techniques for Effective Research
Insightful advice, case studies and time saving tips for organizing your time and completing your research. Sidebars, sample letters and blank forms help to impart the skills to make your research efficient and productive. Marcia Yannizze Melnyk, 2000, 134 pp, $18.99, member price $17.09

Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor
A complete guide to tracking down your ancestors’ Civil War adventures, North and South. Bertram Hawthorne Groene, 1973, 119 pp, $11.95, member price $10.75

Tracing Your Irish Ancestors, 3rd Edition
John Grenham, 2006, 526 pp, $24.95, member price $22.45

Your Guide to Cemetery Research
The fascinating practice of cemetery research is illuminated, from determining an ancestor’s final resting place to decoding mysterious headstone symbols. A wide range of related research techniques are examined. Sharon Carmack, 2001, 263 pp, $19.99, member price $17.99

The 1861 Diary of Susan Amelia (Barnes) Lindsay
Peter Traskey & Nancy Pearre Leasure, 2003, 60 pp, $10.95, member price $9.85

Family Workshop Series: Kids Create-a-Quilt
Saturday, September 11
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Museum of Frederick County History

Lecture: "Living in the Middle:" Maryland and the Six Iroquois Nations
Saturday, September 14
7:00 p.m.
Museum of Frederick County History

History Symposium: Slavery in Maryland
Friday, September 17
90:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Evangelical Lutheran Church Schaeffer Center

Band Box Workshop
Saturday, September 25
12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m.
Roger B. Taney House

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