A wonderful travelogue that appeared in the Washington Post (1998) describing the many sites and beauty of Western Maryland.

How To's for dating old photographs

This is Larry Winebrenner's site. Larry is a Professor, Clergyman and Genealogist extrodinaire.
Drawing from his vast knowledge of teaching Genealogy, he shares his expertise on the subject, along with reminiscing and family stories.
There is a wealth of information regarding how to break down those brick walls, writing your family history and getting those long lost family legends from friends and relatives.
The site is very entertaining as well, being infused with Larry's humorous nature and his own family jokes, legends and stories. You will also find items and letters Larry has received in his own research, from earlier family members.
A fabulous place to spend some time!

Period Fashions from early 1800's to 20th century.  This site has information on the different styles of clothing worn, which may help in dating an old photo.

Found on Cousin Larry Winebrenner's website, his grandmother Flora wrote down her life's story about fifty years ago.  Flora relates details of her daily life, from childhood in the late 19th century, to getting married, setting up housekeeping as a bride, having children, etc. in the  early 20th century.  Very interesting for History Buffs as well as anyone having any curiosity about our Ancestors' lives.

HeritageCookbook.com - Family Reunion Cookbooks.
Fun for the whole family.
Recommended by Oprah Magazine, the Associated Press and the Christian Science Monitor, HeritageCookbook.com provides an easy to use tool for making a professional looking cookbook with pictures, stories and recipes.
Printed in B&W or color in 10-15 business days. Minimum order is just 5 books.

Discusses and explores superstitions, folklore, and - naturally - Old Wives' Tales

A very interesting and informative history of The National Road

Find loved ones who lost their lives in the Viet Nam War. The Virtual wall displays photos and/or medals along with military service.

There are over 1400 names in the Tree right now.  If you have additions and/or corrections, please e-mail us so the changes can be made.

Contributor based information on Allegany County families.  Since Garrett Co. was once a part of Allegany Co., make sure you check both Allegany & Garrett Counties.  Many families also lived in both counties, at one time or another.

From here you'll see pages broken down by US states and by Canadian province. Click on a state/province and you'll get a state map with county listings, and state census links on the left.

The (U.S.) National Parks Service website indexing the names of over 5.4 million Civil War Servicement, who fought for the Union or the Confederacy.  You can search by name and location, etc.
This is a work in progress and not all those who served have been indexed/listed. 

The FRIEND Family Association has a website of interest to anyone connected to the FRIEND Family.
Membership requires an application and nominal yearly dues.

Contributor based information on Garrett Co. families.  Since Garrett Co. was once a part of Allegany Co., make sure you check both Allegany & Garrett Counties.  Many families also lived in both counties, at one time or another.

This site has an online library for researching newspapers, etc. for a nominal membership fee.

Thousands of Ships' lists (manifests) transcribed to date.  Check back often with this ongoing project

State of Maryland's Vital Records Online. This site is frequently down. Be patient and check back often.

All kinds of records can be found here, from throughout the state of Maryland, dating back to the 17th century.

You'll find lots of helpful information on the Mineral Co., W.Va. GenWeb site, including a vast collection of area newspaper articles which often cover Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia news and obituaries.  Patti McDonald has done a fantastic job with transcribing the papers.  You'll find sources for marriages, cemeteries and much more.

Beautiful pictures of Mt. Savage, then and now, along with lots of historical information for the area.  Many of our families lived in Mt. Savage.

This site requires approved membership to view.

US Department of Veterans Affairs ~ Locate burial sites for those buried in National Cemeteries throughout the United States.  Listings go back as far as the Civil War.

Many out-of-print books can be found here as reprints.  They have an extensive collection of Family Histories and Genealogical books.