Upper Shore Genealogical Society of Maryland

The goal of The Upper Shore Genealogical Society of Maryland is to discover, collect and disseminate data and records significant to history and family research. By becoming a member of the Society, you will be joining many others who share this goal while tracing their family’s origins to the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Founded in 1973, the USGS continues to serve as a focal point for genealogical activities in the counties of Kent, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester. The Society is an important link in the exchange of information between resident and non-resident family history researchers.

A forum of exchange is provided at meetings which are held on the third Sunday during the months of September, November, January, March, and May, at 2 PM. Meetings are held at the USGS Meeting Center & Library. Occasionally meetings are held at other locations of genealogical or historical interest.

The annual membership dues of $25.00 covers the period from July 1 through June 30. It includes the Society’s publication Chesapeake Cousins, an annually published Surname List and Cousin to Cousin, a periodic newsletter.

Date: Sunday May 18th at noon

Topic: Covered dish picnic

Last Regular Meeting for this Fiscal Year
Bring a covered dish. Drinks and dessert will be provided.
Short business meeting at 2 P.M., followed by election of next years’ officers.
Hope to see you there!
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We Now Have E-Books

USGS is now offering their publications as E-books on CD-ROM in PDF searchable format. E-books are in book-like cases made of recycled plastics. Help us save paper along with mileage and expense incurred by our volunteers.

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Seven volumes of “Deaths Published in the Papers” are now available

Each volume is $17 plus $3 shipping and handling. Sales tax will be added for Maryland residents. Order today

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Join us on Facebook

We’ve set up a public Facebook page Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland Genealogy – so come join us online.

We’re inviting anyone interested in genealogy and the history of our area. Ask questions, post events, anything at all! An open forum dedicated to our area.

If you haven’t been a facebook-er in the past, now is the time to start.

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Library hours are 10 am to 3 pm on the first and second Saturdays of each month, except weekends of federal holidays.

The library will be closed the weekends of Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.

New Book on the Bookshelf
37 years of Chesapeake Cousins on CD in searchable PDF format, and Tombstone Recordings on CD in searchable PDF format, available by book or by county

Chesapeake Cousins is the Society’s journal to help further the research of our members. Published twice a year, in the spring and fall, it contains a wide variety of articles submitted by members. The articles include such information as family charts, bible records, abstracts of public records – county and state, cemetery records, newspaper abstracts, military records, tax records, census, family histories, depositions, pension lists, emigration lists, book reviews and articles of genealogical and historic interest. A section is devoted to queries sent in by members seeking information and assistance in their research. There is no fee for these queries.

Preserving Cemetery Records Beginning in 1985, the USGS undertook a continuing project to transcribe all of the cemeteries in the counties of the Upper Eastern Shore. This has resulted in the publication of the following books, that may be ordered from the USGS. For ordering information, stop by the USGS Book Store.

Books by USGS Members Several USGS members are active publishers of genealogical books of interest to Eastern Shore researchers. Titles, pricing and order forms are available through this web site for many of these books. Check out the USGS Book Store for details.