The USGSMD journal
Chesapeake Cousins
Articles, records, and family histories that support research across Maryland’s Upper Shore and the Delmarva region.
Spring and fall
A journal for
local discovery.
Chesapeake Cousins is the Society’s journal, published twice per year in April and October.
Research rooted in place
Each issue features articles submitted by members to help further genealogical research. Topics include family group sheets, lineage charts, family histories, success stories, queries, brick-wall research, family Bible records, ancestor biographies, photographs, court records, depositions, newspaper abstracts, military and tax records, pension lists, immigration records, and other genealogical and historical subjects.
View Table of Contents for All Issues of the Journal ↗Now accepting submissions
October 2026 issue
Volume 53, Number 1
The submission deadline for this issue is October 15, 2026. The Society welcomes new material of value to people researching their ancestry on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Delmarva.
Submissions may also be mailed to:
USGSMD, P.O. Box 275
Easton, Maryland 21601
Read past issues
Back issues and complete sets
Past issues are available individually or as a complete set, volumes 1 through 52, number 2 (101 issues). Visit the Bookstore for available formats, prices, member discounts, and ordering details.
Share your family research
Family group
sheets.
USGSMD provides forms for the Family Record Exchange and for submissions to Chesapeake Cousins.
Complete these forms on your computer and email them to usgsmd@yahoo.com. Handwritten forms are also accepted, though they will not be text searchable.
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