Welcome to Midland Roots!

This website is dedicated to all those families who began their life in America in the tiny coal town of Midland, Md.  The origins of these immigrants varied, but most came from Ireland and Scotland. They came to pursue a new life for their families and we must not forget their legacy.  

History of Midland	Article - 1939 Cavanaugh Reunion
Coal Mining	1923 Sanborn Fire Map, page 1
Midland Fire Company # 1	1923 Sanborn Fire Map, page 2
1880 Census	Obituaries
1850-1920 Allegany County Census	Growing Up in Midland
1890 Directory	American Legion
Newspaper Excerpts	Railroads of Midland by Pat Stakem
Hugh Martin O'Rourke's Memories	Nicknames of Midland
Hugh Martin O'Rourke's Diary 1894-1922
Mayors of Midland   Midland Final Resting Places
Announcements 2005 Midland Homecoming - August 12, 13, 14- Details to follow   McGowan Reunion  -The McGowan Reunion will take place on August 13, 2005. For further information, please contact Mamie Dawson Rudd@ mamiedawson@sbcglobal.net   Picture Day in Midland - Craig scanned 150 pictures. Click here to see some of the people involved in the project. Midland Homecoming 2003 - Click here to see some of the pictures 2003 homecoming       Midland's Military Men
1850-1900 - Civil War Era
1900-1930 - World War I Era
1930-1960- World War II & Korea
1960-1990 -Viet Nam Era
1990-Present - Under Construction
Photo Galleries Midland Pictures CoalMiners  Mystery Photos McVeigh/Creamer Steiding Family Tom Stakem Family O'Rourke Family Cavanaugh Family  Sports Teams McGeady Family   Midland Kids  Midland Families Midland Faces Midland Weddings  Scotty's  Truly Family St. Joseph's Catholic Church Midland Couples James Stakem's Family Midland Today McGowan-Farrell Family School Days St. Joseph's School  Crowe Family Miscellaneous Pics Jones Family
Family Files
Ravenscroft Family	Robertson Family
Cavanaugh Family	O'Rourke Family
Williams Family	McGowan Family
Creamer Family
Free Access to All Ancestry.com Databases, Clooz, and more! Sign & View Guest Book
Display your Family Memorabilia in Midland's Heritage Room for all to enjoy!!  Craig Robertson, who has provided most of the photos for this site, would like to add your family pictures, diaries and memorabilia to the Midland Historical Collection. Please contact Craig at crobertson1@prodigy.net for details on how your family can become a part of Midland's history.

  Favorite Links                                                 

• Allegany County, Md  Genealogy Site
• Cumberland Times News
• Allegany County Genealogy Society
• Allegany County Regional  Family History Society
• Midland Fire Dept.
• Buddy Duckworth's Allegany & Garrett County Families
• Vintage Photographs- Collection of old photos from around the country
• Eichorn/Mckenzie Funeral Home - Local Obits
• Staup & Beeman Families
• Early Western Md. Families-Crowe, Humbertson, Layman, etc.
• Western MD Historical Library

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This site designed and created by Mamie Dawson Rudd with help from a lot of "Midland Folks"

Send any questions or comments to me at mamiedawson@sbcglobal.net

This site was updated 05/03/2007