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Dorchester County Maryland Newspapers


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Key Newspapers for Genealogy

  • The Dorchester Star: Serves as a primary local source for modern community news, local events, and comprehensive regional obituaries.
  • The Daily Banner (Cambridge): Historically known for extensive local vital statistics, social columns, and deep archives tracking births, marriages, and local deaths.
  • The Democrat & News (Cambridge): An essential historical paper known for published vital record compilations and death notice abstracts spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Directory of Dorchester County Maryland Newspapers

A listing of Dorchester County Maryland newspapers, their location, and dates published.

  • American Eagle (Cambridge, Md.) 1855-1864
  • Banner (Cambridge, MD) 2008-Current
  • The Banner (Cambridge, Md.) 1975-1979
  • The Bay Star (Cambridge, Md.) 1971-1971
  • The Blackwater Courier (Cambridge, Md.) 1936-193?
  • Cambridge Chronicle (Cambridge, Md.) 1828-1855
  • The Cambridge Chronicle (Cambridge, Md.) 1871-190?
  • Cambridge Chronicle (Cambridge, Md.) 1822-1825
  • Cambridge Chronicle and E. Shore Advertiser (Cambridge, Md.) 1825-1827
  • Cambridge Chronicle and Maryland Weekly Advertiser (Cambridge, Md.) 1827-1828
  • Cambridge Democrat (Cambridge, Md.) 185?-1866
  • The Cambridge Herald (Cambridge, Md.) 1857-1866
  • The Cambridge Intelligencer (Cambridge, Md.) 1865-187?
  • The Cambridge Journal (Cambridge, Md.) 1906-19??
  • The Cambridge Record (Cambridge, Md.) 1905-1941
  • The Cambridge Telegraph (Cambridge, Md.) 1870-1871
  • The Cambridge Tribune (Cambridge, Md.) 1936-19??
  • The Daily Banner (Cambridge, Md.) 19??-1973
  • The Daily Banner (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008
  • Democrat and News (Cambridge, Md.) 186?-1965
  • The Democrat, and Dorchester Advertiser (Cambridge, Md.) 1845-185?
  • Dorchester Aurora (Cambridge, Md.) 1835-1840
  • Dorchester Community News (Cambridge, Md.) 1979-198?
  • The Dorchester County Era (Cambridge, Md.) 1900-1906
  • The Dorchester Era (Cambridge, Md.) 1883-1900
  • The Dorchester News (Hurlock, Md.) 1966-1979
  • Dorchester News (Hurlock, Md.) 1938-1948
  • Semi-Weekly Republican (Cambridge, Md.) 18??-1???
  • The Talbot Banner (Cambridge, Md.) 1973-1975
  • Upper Dorchester News (Hurlock, Md.) 1921-1938
  • Upper Dorchester News (Hurlock, Md.) 1948-1963