This is the beginning of a collection of references to African Americans found in this area.   Their research is even more difficult if not impossible at times.   As references are found, please forward them so they may be added to this site; credits to submitters will be acknowledged.   This effort will need lots of assistance from all to become a helpful resource.   If you can help and have data to share, please email me.

Do Search on Main Page on the surname or "Slave" or "Negro" for more listings on the whole MidMdRoots website.

• Wills
• Chancery Court Abstracts
• Frederick Co - Equity Court
• Washington Co - Equity Court
• Land Records

• Manumissions
• Frederick Co - Slave Statistics - 1868
• Carroll Co - Manumissions & Statistics - 1836-1869
• Washington Co - Certificates of Freedom
  • 1806-1834 (page down to download pdf file)
  • 1834-1862 (page down to download pdf file)

• Frederick County
  • Laboring Sons Cemetery, Frederick
  • Point of Rocks Cemetery
  • Miscellaneous Burials

• Carroll County
  • BEAL - Fisher Family, Westminster Cemetery
  • St John's Catholic, Westminster

Photos - Porter's School, Frederick

• Frederick Examiner
• Frederick News
• Hagerstown Herald of Freedom
• Slaves & Free African Americans - Washington & Allegany Counties - 1790-1864

Legacy of Slavery in Maryland
Ex-Slave Narratives in Maryland from Library of Congress

• Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad
• Harriet Tubman Nationl Historical Park
• Harriet Tubman Visitors Center
• AFRIGENEAS (Menu is at top border of website)