Links
Clicking the button below will take you to a list of categories of websites with free and helpful information.
Research Helper
We do research in using our library resources for members and non-members. Members get a discount, including 30 minutes of free research each year. More information is available on the Research Form
Recordings
Links to available recorded presentations are here.
Genealogy 101 from January 15, 2026, click HERE
October 1, 2025, The Cost of Freedom in Maryland by Lisa Palmer Stafford. Click HERE
December 3, 2025, The One-Place Study as a Research Tool by Denise Cross. Copy this password, Y2gN+U6^ (on a PC highlight the password and then press Ctrl and the letter C at the same time), release the keys and then click HERE to watch the video. When asked for the password, press Ctrl and V at the same time and it should be printed magically before your eyes.
November 5, 2025, Small Town vs Big City: What You Need to Know About Researching Both, by Sharon Hodges. Click HERE
Surname Research
Surnames are contributed by members. Members may connect with others researching the same families through a secure, blind email process. We do not share your email; you respond if you so desire. It's a good way to connect with others who share your specific interest.
Publications
To order publications, download and complete the PGCGS Publications Order Form and mail it to us with a check. Currently our Paypal account cannot accommodate online publication sales, but this may change in the future.
ATTENTION MARYLAND RESIDENTS: You must add six percent sales tax to your total; failure to include sales tax in your order will result in a delay in fulfilling it. Add the total cost of all books ordered (not including shipping fees). Multiply this amount by 0.06, round off to two decimal places, and record the answer on the MD Sales Tax line at the bottom of the order form. Note shipping fees (unless you would like to pick your books up at our library in Bowie, MD) and add book costs + shipping fees + sales tax for your total and make your check to PGCGS for this amount.
Or, you may open the MD Sales Tax chart, find your book total on it and add that amount to the tax line on the order form. Then add in shipping fees for your total amount due. A Maryland Sales Tax chart is also available for review and downloading; CLICK HERE.