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Items with subject 'Cemeteries'
Azariah C. Pusey photographs
by Unknown (circa 2014)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Azariah C. Pusey photograph collection documents the life and death of Azariah C. Pusey, who served as a Private in the 1st Maryland Cavalry of the Confederate Army. The collection includes photographs of his tombstone and a portrait of Pusey. Images were created in 2014.
Barren Creek Springs Cemetery Book CD
by Barren Creek Cemetery (1868 – 1917)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a CD-Rom of scans of Barren Creek Cemetery Book from 1868 to 1917. The original book is at the Adkins Historical Museum Complex in Mardela Springs, MD. The book contains the deceased's birth and death dates and place of birth and in most cases, cause of death as well as which plot that are buried.
Beth Jackson Cemetery collection
by Jackson, Beth (1900s)
4 folders (0.04 linear feet)
The Beth Jackson Cemetery Collection contains contains cemetery records from Somerset and Worcester County. The cemeteries mentioned include Cokesbury United Methodist Church, Worcester County, Maryland; Quinton Church Cemetery, Pitts Creek Baptist Church, Salem Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery, Pitts Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, First Baptist Church, Bethany United Methodist Church Beverly Manor, Fleming Mill Road, Milburn Landing State Park, Cemetery of Sheephouse Road, Goodwill M. E. Cemetery, Mack Ward Farm Cemetery, Somerset County, Md.
Cemetery Headstone collection
by Unknown (circa 2007)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
The Cemetery Headstone collection contains 62 photographic slides depicting headstones from cemeteries in Wicomico, Somerset and Worcester Counties, Maryland. The graveyards include Street Graveyard, Whatcoat Methodist Church Cemetery, Joshua Johnson Family Graveyard and the Hammond Cemetery. Locations of each cemetery are listed within the collection.
James R. Trader papers
by Trader, James R. (1847 – 2012)
21 cartons, 3 boxes (24 linear feet)
The papers of James R. Trader (1931-2012) cover his efforts to document family history on the Delmarva Peninsula and burial sites in Maryland through both independent research and as a member of the Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites (CPMBS) between 1988 and 2012. The family history research is most substantial series in the collection with particular focus on the Trader surname. The burial site research features records for sites in Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties. The bulk of the CPMBS records document the Coalition’s activities, correspondence, and legislative efforts while Trader served as president and on the board of directors. A small portion of the collection contains the early records of the social club, Eastern Shore Singles.
L.Q. Powell collection
by Unknown (1724 – 1976)
2 boxes (3 linear feet)
The L.Q. Powell collection contains early legal and political records pertaining to Somerset County, Maryland including tax lists, voters list, and court records as well as certificates for elections of Judge, Sheriff, and Surveyor. It details church activities through parish records, cemetery records and individual accounts of churches. One series is dedicated to genealogical histories of several families including the Powell family. Of interest to researchers may be the materials on the Civil War and Free Blacks in the final series.
Parsons Cemetery Collection
by Parsons Cemetery (circa 1870 – 2011s)
3 boxes (2.5 linear feet)
This collection consists of 26 ledgers and three-ring binders documenting burials at Parsons Cemetery in Salisbury, Maryland between the 1870s and 2011. Included are both alphabetical listings of lot owners (binders) and lot-ordered listings for both single sites and family lots (ledgers). Listings include financial information for lot sales, internments, and names of deceased.
Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church Cemetery collection
by Unknown (circa 2003)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church Cemetery collection contains the names inscribed on the tombstones at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church Cemetery, Princess Anne, Maryland.
Smith Family Collection
by Miles, Moody K. III; Stewart, John Richard (1863 – 1990)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Smith Family Collection contains a collection of Maryland cemetery records, an index for the book "The Parson of the Islands", and small genealogical information on the Smith family. The cemetery records cover All Saints Church, John Wesley United Methodist Church, Manokin Presbyterian Church, Parsons Cemetery, and Rock Creek Cemetery. The record was conducted by John Richard Stewart. The book index was written by Moody K. Miles, III. The Smith family genealogical information is taken from the Smith Family Bible, which includes a birth and death date for family members.
South Dorchester Folk Museum collection
by South Dorchester Folk Museum (2001 – 2024)
3 boxes (2.25 linear feet)
The South Dorchester Folk Museum collection documents programs and lectures held at the museum in Cambridge, Maryland from 2001-2024. The history of southern Dorchester County is immortalized in these Digital Video Disc (DVD) recordings of presentations and feature information about Hooper’s Island, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, decoy carving, hunting traditions, songs and local family history.