Books & Collections

Regional books, atlases, and substantial collections that add context to Worcester County genealogy.

The 1916 regional history edited by Swepson Earle with Percy G. Skirven, including a Worcester County chapter by S. K. Dennis.

Frank G. Speck’s 1922 study of Native communities and traditions on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Detailed Worcester County election-district and town maps with roads, landowners, churches, schools, businesses, and other landmarks.

Wilmer O. Lankford’s important Old Somerset reference work, useful for the Worcester area before the county was formed in 1742.

Sarah M. Tarr’s business ledger records her bonnet-making work and transactions from 1842 to 1850.

A 1766 county tax levy presented by G. Ray Thompson, useful for identifying Worcester residents.

A collection of colonial and early national period wills presented by G. Ray Thompson.

G. Ray Thompson’s index of landowners and named survey tracts for land research.

A 1914 voter register for Worcester County’s fifth election district.

John E. Jacob’s 2000 county history in the Images of America series.

A 1953 guide to historic homes and landmarks in and around Berlin, issued by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

The 1977 Worcester County history by Reginald V. Truitt and Millard G. Les Callette.