ONLINE BOOKS
Some Notable Books Available for Reading Online
on subjects pertaining to Eastern Shore genealogy and history

MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE

Maryland's Colonial Eastern Shore: historical sketches of counties and of some notable structures - Swepson Earle, 1916
Citation: Earle, Swepson and Percy G Skirven. 1916. Maryland's Colonial Eastern Shore: Historical Sketches of Counties and of Some Notable Structures. Baltimore Md: Munder-Thomsen Press.

Price List of the Eastern Shore Nurseries for Fall of 1894 and Spring of 1895 - J. W. Kerr, Denton, Caroline County, Maryland, 1894
Citation: Kerr, J.W. 1894. Price List of the Eastern Shore Nurseries for Fall of 1894 and Spring of 1895. Easton, Md: Gazette Power Office.

Painting the Eastern Shore: a guide to Chesapeake and Delaware places and how to capture them in watercolors - James Drake Iams, 1999
Citation: Iams, James Drake. 1999. Painting the Eastern Shore: a guide to Chesapeake and Delaware places and how to capture them in watercolors. Baltimore, Md: The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Delaware and the Eastern Shore - Edward Noble Vallandigham, 1922
Citation: Vallandigham, Edward Noble. 1922. Delaware and the Eastern Shore. Philadelphia: The J.B. Lippincott Co.

The Eastern Shore Cook Book of Maryland Recipes - Epworth League of the Still Pond, Maryland Methodist Episcopal Church, 1919
Citation: Epworth League of the Still Pond, Maryland Methodist Episcopal Church. 1919. The Eastern Shore Cook Book. Wilmington: Hubert A. Roop, Printer.

The Eastern Shore Baseball League - William W. Mobray, 1989
Citation: Mowbray, William W. 1989. The Eastern Shore Baseball League. Centreville, Md: Tidewater Publishers

Newspapers of Maryland's Eastern Shore - Dickson J. Preston, 1986
Citation: Preston, Dickson J. 1986. Newspapers of Maryland's Eastern Shore. Centreville, Md: Tidewater Publishers

Maryland Eastern Shore Newspaper Extracts - F. Edward Wright
Volume 1, 1790-1805 - 1981
Citation: Wright, F. Edward. 1981. Maryland Eastern Shore Newspaper Extracts, 1790-1805. Westminster, Md: Willowbend Books

Maryland Eastern Shore Newspaper Abstracts - F. Edward Wright
Volume 4, 1819-1824 - 2000
Citation: Wright, F. Edward. 2000. Maryland Eastern Shore Newspaper Extracts, 1819-1824. Westminster, Md: Willowbend Books

Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records - F. Edward Wright
Book 2, 1726-1750 - 2001
Citation: Wright, F. Edward. 2001. Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records, 1726-1750. Westminster, Md: Willowbend Books

The Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia - Charles B. Clark, 1950
Citation: Clark, Charles B. 1950. The Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia, Volume II. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co.

The Maryland Eastern Shore and Tile - Edwin Bateman Morris, c1950
Citation: Morris, Edwin Bateman. n.d., circa 1950. The Maryland Eastern Shore and Tile. Washington, DC: Edwin Bateman Morris.

Eastern Shore Indians of Virginia and Maryland - Helen C. Rountree, 1990
Citation: Rountree, Helen C. 1990. Eastern Shore Indians of Virginia and Maryland. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia.

Indians of the Eastern Shore of Maryland - Frank G. Speck, 1922
Citation: Speck, Frank Gouldsmith. 1922. Indians of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Baltimore: Springfield State Hospital Press.

A Faraway Time and Place: Lore of the Eastern Shore - George Gibson Carey, 1971
Citation: Carey, George Gibson. 1971. A Faraway Time and Place: Lore of the Eastern Shore. Washington: R.B. Luce.

Historic Landmarks of Delaware and the Eastern Shore - Betty Harrington Macdonald, 1963
Citation: Macdonald, Betty Harrington. 1963. Historic Landmarks of Delaware and the Eastern Shore. Annapolis: Delaware State Society, Daughters of American Colonists.

Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke, or, The Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century - Jennings Cropper Wise, 1911
Citation: Wise, Jennings C. 1911. Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke, or, The Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century. Richmond: Bell Book and Stationery Co.

Hirelings: African American Workers and Free Labor in Early Maryland - Jennifer Hull Dorsey, 2011
Citation: Dorsey, Jennifer Hull. 2011. Hirelings: African American Workers and Free Labor in Early Maryland. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

The Parson of the Islands; a Biography of the Rev. Joshua Thomas; Embracing Sketches of His Contemporaries, and Remarkable Camp Meeting Scenes, Revival Incidents, and Reminiscences of the Introduction of Methodism on the Islands of the Chesapeake, and the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia - Adam Wallace, 1861
Citation: Wallace, Adam. 1861. The Parson of the Islands; a Biography of the Rev. Joshua Thomas; Embracing Sketches of His Contemporaries, and Remarkable Camp Meeting Scenes, Revival Incidents, and Reminiscences of the Introduction of Methodism on the Islands of the Chesapeake, and the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia. Philadelphia: The author.

Recollections of a Long Life on the Eastern Shore - John B. Seth and Mary W. Seth, c. 1926
Citation: Seth, John B. and Mary W. Seth. n.d., circa 1926. Recollections of a Long Life on the Eastern Shore. Easton, Md: Press of the Star-Democrat.

An Architectural Monograph on Colonial Architecture of the Eastern Shore of Maryland - Charles A. Ziegler, 1916
Citation: Ziegler, Charles A. 1916. An Architectural Monograph on Colonial Architecture of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. St. Paul: White Pine Bureau.

SOMERSET COUNTY

Expedition of Col. Edmond Scarburgh: Document presented by Charles C. Harper, Esquire, from the committee on the library, enclosing Col. Edmond Scarburgh's account of proceedings in an expedition from Virginia to Annamessecks and Manokin, pursuant to an Act of the Grand Assembly of Virginia in the year 1663. Printed by order of the Legislature of Maryland. - Col. Edmond Scarburgh, 1833
Citation: Scarburgh, Edmund, and Francis Markoe Pamphlet Collection. 1833. Document presented by Charles C. Harper, Esquire, from the committee on the library, enclosing Col. Edmond Scarburgh's account of proceedings in an expedition from Virginia to Annamessecks and Manokin, pursuant to an Act of the Grand Assembly of Virginia in the year 1663. Printed by order of the Legislature of Maryland. Annapolis: J. Hughes, Printer.

Land Commissions And Affidavits: Abstracted From Somerset County, Maryland Court Records 1767-1783 - James Edward Jensen, 2007
Citation: Jensen, James Edward. 2007. Land Commissions And Affidavits: Abstracted From Somerset County, Maryland Court Records 1767-1783. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

Inventory Locator Index for Somerset County, Maryland, 1666-1720 - Edward F. Jones, Jr., 1996
Citation: Jones, Edward F., Jr. 1996. Inventory Locator Index for Somerset County, Maryland, 1666-1720. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

Inventories of Women in Old Somerset County, Maryland - Volume 1, 1676-1726 - Jennifer Lovellette and G. Ray Thompson, 1996
Citation: Lovellete, Jennifer and G. Ray Thompson. 1996. Inventories of Women in Old Somerset County, Maryland - Volume 1, 1676-1726. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

Studies in Primary Sources of the Lower Eastern Shore: Early Settlers of Old Somerset, a Revision and Expansion of Bogerternorton Hundred and Surrounding Areas of Old Somerset County, Maryland - G. Ray Thompson
Volume I, Inventories 1665-1700 - revised and expanded 2004
Citation: Thompson, G. Ray. 2004. Studies in Primary Sources of the Lower Eastern Shore: Early Settlers of Old Somerset, a Revision and Expansion of Bogerternorton Hundred and Surrounding Areas of Old Somerset County, Maryland - Volume I, Inventories 1665-1700. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.
Volume II, Inventories 1701-1720 - 1996
Citation: Thompson, G. Ray. 1996. Studies in Primary Sources of the Lower Eastern Shore: Early Settlers of Old Somerset, a Revision and Expansion of Bogerternorton Hundred and Surrounding Areas of Old Somerset County, Maryland - Volume II, Inventories 1701-1720. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.
Volume III, Inventories 1721-1740, including 12 inventories from the period 1693-1719 - 1997
Citation: Thompson, G. Ray. 1997. Studies in Primary Sources of the Lower Eastern Shore: Early Settlers of Old Somerset, a Revision and Expansion of Bogerternorton Hundred and Surrounding Areas of Old Somerset County, Maryland - Volume III, Inventories 1721-1740, including 12 inventories from the period 1693-1719. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.
Volume IV, Inventories 1741-1832 - 1997
Citation: Thompson, G. Ray. 1997. Studies in Primary Sources of the Lower Eastern Shore: Early Settlers of Old Somerset, a Revision and Expansion of Bogerternorton Hundred and Surrounding Areas of Old Somerset County, Maryland - Volume IV, Inventories 1741-1832. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

Marriage Licenses of Somerset County, Maryland, 1796-1831 - Earle Brodie Polk, 1949
Citation: Polk, Earle Brodie. 1949. Marriage Licenses of Somerset County, Md. : 1796-1831. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Somerset County, Maryland Certificates of Freedom, 1821-1864 - Donna Messick, c. 2020
Citation: Messick, Donna. n.d., circa 2020. Somerset County, Maryland Certificates of Freedom, 1821-1864. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

Manumissions and Sales of Slaves Recorded in Land Records of Somerset and Worcester Counties, Maryland, 1859-1866 - Donna Messick, c. 2020
Citation: Messick, Donna. n.d., circa 2020. Manumissions and Sales of Slaves Recorded in Land Records of Somerset and Worcester Counties, Maryland, 1859-1866. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

Stepney Parish, Somerset County, Maryland : Register and Vestry Proceedings, 1703-1890 - Annie Walker Burns, c. 1940
Citation: Burns, Annie Walker. n.d., circa 1940. Stepney Parish, Somerset County, Maryland : Register and Vestry Proceedings, 1703-1890. Annapolis, Md: The author.

1734 Debt Book Somerset County, Maryland - T. Aaron Horner, 2003
Citation: Horner, T. Aaron. 2003. 1734 Debt Book Somerset County, Maryland. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

Views and Estimates: Orphan Documents from Somerset County Court Records, Maryland, 1722-1759 - James Edward Jensen, 2004
Citation: Jensen, James Edward. 2004. Views and Estimates: Orphan Documents from Somerset County Court Records, Maryland, 1722-1759. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

WICOMICO COUNTY

Historic Salisbury Maryland - Charles J. Truitt, 1932
Citation: Truitt, Charles J. 1932. Historic Salisbury Maryland. Garden City, NY: Country Life Press.

WORCESTER COUNTY

Manumissions and Sales of Slaves Recorded in Land Records of Somerset and Worcester Counties, Maryland, 1859-1866 - Donna Messick, c. 2020
Citation: Messick, Donna. n.d., circa 2020. Manumissions and Sales of Slaves Recorded in Land Records of Somerset and Worcester Counties, Maryland, 1859-1866. Salisbury, Md: Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University.

Old Buckingham by the Sea on the Eastern Shore of Maryland - I. Marshall Page, 1936
Citation: Page, I. Marshall. 1936. Old Buckingham by the Sea on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press.

A Trip Up the Pocomoke, Through the Wooded Wilds of the Eastern Shore - Anonymous, 1908
Citation: A Trip Up the Pocomoke, Through the Wooded Wilds of the Eastern Shore. [N.P, 1908] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/tmp92002543/

FAMILY HISTORIES and BIOGRAPHIES

Portrait and Biographical Record of the Eastern Shore of Maryland - Chapman Publishing Company, 1898
Citation: Chapman Publishing Company. 1898. Portrait and Biographical Record of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. New York: Chapman Publishing Co.

Genealogical Notes of the Chamberlaine Family of Maryland (Eastern shore) and of the following connected families: Neale-Lloyd, Tilghman-Robins, Hollyday-Hammond-Dyer, Hughes-Stockton, Hayward, Nicols-Goldsborough, and others - John Bozman Kerr, 1880
Citation: Kerr, John Bozman. 1880. Genealogical Notes of the Chamberlaine Family of Maryland, (Eastern Shore) and of the following connected families: Neale-Lloyd, Tilghman-Robins, Hollyday-Hammond-Dyer, Hughes-Stockton, Hayward, Nicols-Goldsborough, and others. Baltimore: J. B. Piet.

Some Descendants of John Culver, Born 1700, Died 1766, Somerset County, Maryland, and Related Families - Lorena Martin Spillers, 1963
Citation: Spillers, Lorena Martin. 1963. Some Descendants of John Culver, Born 1700, Died 1766, Somerset County, Maryland, and Related Families. Tulsa: Lorena Martin Spillers.

The Hollyday and Related Families of the Eastern Shore of Maryland - James Bordley, Jr., 1962
Citation: Bordley, James Jr. 1962. The Hollyday and Related Families. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society.

Our Family Heritage: The Perdues of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1563 to Present - Edward M. Perdue, 1988
Citation: Perdue, Edward Marshall. 1988. Our Family Heritage: The Perdues of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1563 to Present. Baltimore: Gateway Press.

JUST FOR FUN

Misty of Chincoteague - Marguerite Henry, 1947