The region has many helpful research repositories for anyone studying the past and one of those is the Aberdeen Room Archives and Museum. Established in 1987, this bustling heritage group connects people to the Harford County community’s past through “active learning as an educational and research resource.” The growing research collection with over 5,000 original items…
Oxford PA Library Has Excellent Resources for Local & Family History Research
The region has many helpful research repositories for those studying the past and many are found tucked away in the corner of our community libraries. One of those great places for studying Chester County’s and the area’s heritage is the Katherine B. Alexander Memorial Library in Oxford, PA. Serving Southern Chester County, it is an…
Old Commercial Maps for Delaware & Maryland Available from Philadelphia Free Library
While digging up some historical records on a Delaware property earlier this week, I discovered a large body of helpful online maps published by the Philadelphia Free Library. This urban institution has substantial online collections, including a large holding of maps. The resources that helped with my investigation was the Hexamer General Survey collection. Between 1866 and…
10 Maryland Newspapers Available on Library of Congress Site
The Historic Maryland Newspaper Project at the University of Maryland Libraries is an ongoing effort to digitize historic newspaper content across the state. During the first year of this important project, the University has scanned several titles from Baltimore. There are also serials from Cumberland and Hagerstown. All ten titles that have been completed are…