Local Newspapers
GenWeb Links
Local College Libraries
- Allegany College of Maryland Library
- Garrett College of Maryland Library
- Frostburg State University, Special Collections
- Potomac State College Library
Helpful Genealogy Web Sites
- Ancestry
- RootsWeb
- Western Maryland’s Historical Library – WHILBR
- Western Maryland’s Historical Library – WHILBR *New Site*
- Family Search (Latter Day Saints)
Vital Records Research Sites
Regional Genealogical Societies
- Garrett County, MD
- Washington County, MD
- Mineral County, WV
- Hampshire County, WV
- Grant County, WV
- Bedford County, PA
- Somerset County, PA
- Anne Arundel County, MD
Other Helpful Links
- Council of the Alleghenies
- Cumberland Historic Cemetery Organization
- Allegany County Cemeteries Online
- Washington County Free Library
- Mount Savage Historical Society
- Walt Warnick’s Western Maryland Family History Pages | PDF
- Getting Started With Genealogy on the Web
- Ultimate Beginners Guide to Genealogy
- Genealogy Resources Online
- How to plan a successful genealogy trip
- 6 Genealogy Projects to Interest Kids & Teens in Family History
- Everything You Need to Know to Make Family Trees
- New York City and the Historical Ellis Island
- Finding Your Family from Ship’s Passenger Lists
- Researching Your Family’s History from Ships Passenger Lists