Since 1959, the Maryland Genealogical Society has been promoting genealogical study and research.   Through our publications, programs, resources, and outreach, the Society can help you explore your family history.

 

In this issue, Stephen Stec provides an in-depth look at the Henry Kent family, despite the fact that many of the related records were destroyed in the Calvert County courthouse fire. Kent Randell continues his series about the Rousby family of Susquehanna with a genealogical summary. Helen Hinchliff introduces us to another of the very interesting Baltimore women she has researched: Annie Legate Swindell, teacher and Wall Street investor. Anthony Nardo sorts out the story of two brothers, Jacob and William Kindley, who have sometimes been confused in the records. William Reynolds provides the names of ships’ captains who aided in transporting the Continental army and its ordnance. Jane Burgess, in addition to contributing the crossword puzzle, shows us how to use land records and tax assessments to improve our genealogical findings. Allender Sybert has provided a bibliography of church and cemetery records from the MGS Bulletin. Debra Hoffman transcribes an 1845 document describing an inquest. And as always, we have reviews of some interesting new books and genealogical materials.

 

 

To access the data, click on Members Only, then sign in and look for “Baltimore Marriage Index.”

 

MGS would like to thank the more than 30 dedicated volunteers who've spent several thousand hours completing this project. Many thanks also to Board Member John Siemon for his coordination of the project and to Board Member Dave Powell for his database expertise.

 

 

An index spreadsheet to Anne Arundel County probate records is now available. The Maryland State Archives is participating in a joint project with the Comptroller of the Treasury, the Registers of Wills, and FamilySearch to have the state's probate records from 1634 to 1940 indexed, scanned, and made available online. Volunteers are preparing the documents for scanning and indexing the records. The indexed information eventually will be available in an online FamilySearch database. In the meantime, as county indexes are completed, the Maryland State Archives is making the spreadsheets available for researcher use.

 

Many thanks to MGS Board Member Tom McCarriar - who is participating as a volunteer on the project - for providing us with the Anne Arundel County spreadsheet. Click here to see the index spreadsheets currently available - Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Caroline, and Carroll Counties. Visit the Maryland State Archives web site for more information about volunteering for this or other projects.

 

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The August 2020 edition of MGS News is now available. If you are a MGS member, you should have received the issue by email. If you are a member and haven't provided us with your email, please contact us at info@mdgensoc.org so that you can begin to receive MGS News. 

 

This issue features news items and information on the MGS project to index the Baltimore City Male Marriage Index (1886-1914).  

 

Archived copies of this issue and previous issues are available in the Member's Only area. 

 

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“Leave No Stone Unturned” is a series of occasional articles in MGS News and its predecessor, the MGS Newsletter, by Board Member Robert Barnes. Bob has had over 50 years’ experience tracing Maryland families. He is the author of many source books, compiled family histories, and guides, and has taught many courses in genealogical research and lectured at genealogical conferences.

 

We have assembled an archive of his articles - 28 to date - which is available to MGS members in the Members Only section of the web site. MGS thanks Bob for sharing these articles on a variety of Maryland genealogy topics.