Somerset County Historical Society
Teackle Mansion, 11736 Mansion Street, Princess Anne. Local history, collections, programs, and the historic Teackle Mansion.
Somerset County Genealogy Resources
Repositories, record systems, historical organizations, libraries, maps, and online research tools useful for Somerset County and Old Somerset genealogy.
Somerset County and Lower Delmarva Repositories
Somerset County Historical Trust
Historic-preservation organization documenting and protecting Somerset County’s architectural heritage.
Somerset County Library
Princess Anne, Crisfield, and Ewell branches, with local-history and genealogy resources.
Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture
Salisbury University’s major regional archive for Delmarva manuscripts, photographs, maps, family collections, and local history.
Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society
Genealogical society serving the Lower Delmarva Peninsula, with publications, projects, meetings, and a reference collection.
Oriole Historical Society
Local history and preservation focused on the Oriole area of Somerset County.
Maryland Records and Government Sources
- Maryland State Archives — Somerset County record series — a county-specific guide to surviving government records.
- Maryland State Archives probate records guide — wills, inventories, accounts, administrations, and related estate records.
- Maryland State Archives land records guide — deeds, patents, surveys, and related land sources.
- MDLandRec — digital repository for Maryland land-record instruments and indexes; a free account is required.
- Maryland marriage records guide — includes Somerset County marriage records, indexes, and applications held by the Archives.
- Maryland State Archives research guides — birth, death, census, African American, court, cemetery, church, immigration, and many other topics.
- Maryland Historical Trust Medusa — Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties and other cultural-resource information.
- Somerset County Clerk of the Circuit Court — current court and clerk information.
- Somerset County Register of Wills — current probate office information.
- Maryland Division of Vital Records — information about ordering modern Maryland vital certificates.
Additional Research Tools
- FamilySearch Research Wiki: Somerset County, Maryland
- Library of Congress Sanborn Maps — useful for buildings, neighborhoods, businesses, and changing streetscapes.
- Maryland Center for History and Culture
- Maryland Genealogical Society
- Lower Delmarva Roots Forum
- Lower Delmarva Family Album
Old Somerset research: remember to check Worcester, Wicomico, Sussex (Delaware), Accomack (Virginia), and neighboring Dorchester sources when geography or dates suggest the record may fall outside modern Somerset County.