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* Periodicals


Shoreline
Nabb Research Center monthly newsletters. Archived online from 2004. The bi-annual editions of Shoreline are available to members only. Click here for information about membership.

Looking for a specific article? Browse the Shoreline Index, 1994-2007.



* Print Volumes


EHN001 Court Records of Somerset County, Maryland 1674
Compiled by Wilmer O. Lankford. This is the second in a series of transcriptions of Somerset County Court Records, the first being for the period November 1675 to September 1677. $15.00.

EHN002 Essays on Delmarva's Wartime Experience 1861-1945, Vol. 1
Compiled by Edward F. Jones. Student examinations of the journals and letters of individuals who participated in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, and World War I & II. $15.00.

EHN004 Graveyards and Gravestones of Wicomico
Compiled by John E. Jacob. More than just genealogical records, grave markers are records of custom, fashion, economic conditions, even the twang of Wicomico County speech. $20.00.

EHN005 A Historical Sketch of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Somerset County
By N. M. Browne. Transcribed from original manuscript discovered at the Presbyterian Historical Society in Philadelphia. $9.00.

EHN006 A Listing of Slaves and Indentured Servants 1668-1720
Compiled by Edward F. Jones. The focus of this work is the slave and indentured servants lists of Old Somerset County, Maryland. $9.00.

EHN008 Marriage and Baptismal Records of the Union Methodist Episcopal Church (Federalsburg, MD, 1859-1943)
By Carlene Schmick and Robert Peloquin. $15.00.

EHN009 Memories (Mrs. Enoch Louis Lowe) 1824-1918
By Esther Winder Polk Lowe. $10.00.

Early Settlers of Bogerternorton Hundred and Surrounding Areas of Old Somerset County, Maryland
By G. Ray Thompson. A full transcription of inventories. Inventories list all possessions of the deceased and illuminate the material culture and lifestyle of early colonists.

EHN013 Volume I: Inventories- 1666-1700 475 pages. $55.00
This volume is bound as 2 books - parts 1 & 2.
EHN014 Volume II: Inventories- 1701-1720 225 pages. $25.00.
EHN015 Volume III: Inventories- 1721-1740 139 pages. $20.00.
EHN016 Volume IV: Inventories- 1741-1832 150 pages. $20.00.

EHN017 Assorted Wills and Deeds of Gift of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia 1648-1845
Compiled by G. Ray Thompson. The series of volumes, of which this work is a part, is intended as a companion to the previously published volumes of inventories. $25.00.

EHN018 Inventories of Women of Old Somerset on Maryland's Eastern Shore, 1677-1726
By Jennifer Lovellette and G. Ray Thompson. A full transcription of all known inventories of women during this time frame. 31 pages. $10.00.

EHN019 Inventories of Somerset County, Maryland, 1666-1720: A Locator Index With User Introduction
Edward F. Jones Indexed. 55 pages. $10.00.

EHN020 Studies in African-American History
Vol. 1: A Comparative Study of the Perceptions of the Media Relating to Lynchings on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1931-1933
By Cezar Tampoya Jackson. Unindexed. 159 pages. $20.00.

EHN021 They Lived in Somerset: 17th Century Marylanders, Volume I
Compiled by Wilmer O. Lankford. Reprint of 1990 publication to benefit the Nabb Research Center. Contains "bare bones facts" compiled from county vital records, parish records, judicial proceedings, legislative biographies, probate records and published Archives of Maryland. 116 pages. $20.00.

EHN022 They Lived in Somerset County, Maryland 1700-1725, Volume II
Compiled by Wilmer O. Lankford. Reprint of 1990 publication. Alpha compilation from county vital records, parish records, judicial proceedings, legislative biographies, probate records and extant tax lists. $25.00.

EHN023 They Lived in Somerset County, Maryland 1726-1750, Volume III
Compiled by Wilmer O. Lankford. Compilation of genealogical data from a variety of sources including probate, parish, and judicial records among others. $20.00.

EHN024 They Lived in Somerset County, Maryland 1751-1800, Volume IV
Compiled by Wilmer O. Lankford. Compilation of genealogical data from a variety of sources including probate, parish, and judicial records among others. $25.00.

EHN027 Worcester County Land Records: Abstracts of Libers AG, AF, and AH, May 1815 - June 1818
A project by the Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society and the Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture. Abstracts of original legal instruments thought lost in the Snow Hill fires of 1834 and 1893 discovered in a warehouse in Worcester County. 30 pages. $10.

EHN028 1734 Debt Book Somerset County, Maryland
By T. Aaron Horner. A full transcription of Somerset County's 1734 Debt Book. 94 pages with Index. $20.00.

EHN029 The Littleton Heritage
Dr. Matthew Wise. The 527 page, hardback volume has chapters on the following families: Bell, Denwood, Eyre, Fassitt, Gilliss, Littleton, Long, Roach, Robins, Savage, Tazewell, Tingle, Purnell, Waters, Whittington, Wilson, Winder and the Ephraim Wilson family. All families in this meticulously researched book may claim ancestry from the Magna Carta barrons: Henry de Bohun; Richard De Clare; Roger Blood, as well as Brian Boru, King of Ireland, 1002-1014; Henry I, King of France; Charlemagne; William the Conqueror and many other recognizable names in history. Sale price: $20.00.

EHN030 In Her Own Words: A Southern Partisan on Maryland's Eastern Shore
This journal of Clara Gunby from Trappe, Maryland written between 1853 and 1865 depicts the life and exciting exploits of a young Southern woman. $10.00

EHN032 Glossary of Unusual and Little-Used Terms in Colonial British America: Maryland Court Records 1600s
By James Edward Jensen (2004). Alphabetized glossary of terms, objects, animals and measurements, including: a list of stock phrases used in many court documents, a list of colonial measurements with their modern equivalent and an explanation of colonial abbreviation and spelling, 45 pages. $20

EHN033 Views and Estimates: Orphan Documents from Somerset County Court Records, Maryland, 1722-1759
by James Edward Jensen (2004). An extensive collection of transcribed documents which provide detailed information on the property, buildings, orchards and fencing belonging to orphaned minors, includes an introduction and an abstract of the law regarding the administration of the estates of orphans, fully indexed, 60 pages. $20

EHN034 Land Commissions & Affidavits:  Abstracted from Somerset County, Maryland Court Records 1767-1783
by James Jensen (2007).  Consists of relevant court references in which individuals testify regarding disputed land boundaries.  Contains wealth of information regarding people, places and practices of a given community.  May include names, ages, relationships and geographical references.  120 pages with index $20

EHN035 Pittsville:  A Pictorial History
Edited by James Jensen (2007).  Pictorial and written history of Pittsville in Wicomico County, Maryland.  $22

EHNA Counties of Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore
By Elaine Bunting & Patricia D'Amario and illustrated by Marcy Dunn Ramsey. The 156 page, hardback volume is the fourth book in the Tidewater Publishers series "Our Maryland Counties." This children's book includes general geographical, environmental, and historical information about the region as well as facts pertaining to the establishment, growth, government, major towns, churches and religion, education and schools, business, industries, agriculture, natural resources, places of interest, parks, and recreational areas in Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties. $19.95 (Member discount does not apply)

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* Digital Volumes


Early Settlers of Old Somerset: A Revision and Expansion of
Bogerternorton Hundred and Surrounding Areas of Old Somerset County,
Maryland. Volume 1, Inventories, 1665-1700.
Transcribed, compiled and revised by G. Ray Thompson, PhD.

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