The Maryland Genealogical Society has a variety of online databases and sources.

• MGS General Database
• Baltimore City Marriage Licenses Database, 1851-1919
• MGS Journal and MGS Bulletin
• MGS Research Resources (Various Topics)
• Colonial Maryland Tax List Transcripts
• Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Archives - Parish Register List

MGS General Database

This database includes a number of record collections (mostly church records). If you are not logged in as a member, your search results will provide only basic information. To view the details, including the source of each result, you must sign in as a member. 

Records included in the database include:

• Burials
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (Baltimore) Removals
• Baptisms
  • First German United Evangelical Church (Baltimore City, Maryland) - 1850-1874
  • Saint Mary's Govans Catholic Church (Baltimore City, Maryland) - 1850-1882
  • St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church (aka Old St. Joseph’s) (Baltimore City, Maryland) - 1839-1849
• Marriages
  • First German United Evangelical Church (Baltimore City, Maryland) - 1851-1911
  • Saint Mary's Govans Catholic Church (Baltimore City, Maryland) - 1850-1912
  • Saint Paul's Fifth German Reformed Church  (Baltimore City, Maryland) - 1857-1859 and 1864-1919

Baltimore City Marriage Licenses Database, 1851-1919

This database index is designed to help you find/identify ancestors who obtained marriage licenses in Baltimore City from 1851-1919. The index contains 284,643 records. The original index cards from 1851-1914 are alphabetized by the name of the groom, and the MGS index was the first online index to be searchable by the names of the brides. This index also was the first online index created for Baltimore City marriage records from 1915-1919.

MGS Journal and MGS Bulletin

The Maryland Genealogical Society Journal (2008-present) and the Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin (1960-2007) include Maryland source records, family histories, “how-to” articles to improve genealogical research skills, book reviews, and other features.

MGS Research Resources (Various Topics)

The following summaries highlight resources throughout the MGS website on various topics.

Colonial Maryland Tax List Transcripts

Tax records can offer invaluable genealogical clues and are particularly important for eras or locations where census records are not available. In Maryland, we are fortunate that portions of colonial tax lists for several counties are available. Most of these have been transcribed by Karen Walker, who has generously donated her transcriptions to MGS.

Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Archives - Parish Register List

The Archives of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland holds the records of baptisms, marriages and burials of churches that have closed. Click the link below for a list of those available as of June 2025. (Active churches maintain their own records.)

For more information contact: Mary Klein, Archivist, Diocese of Maryland, 4 E. University Pkwy., Baltimore, MD 21218, archives@episcopalmaryland.org, 410-467-1399, ext. 1361.