The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Thomas, Dawn F. The Green Spring Valley: Its History and Heritage, Vol. 1: A History and Historic Houses. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1978.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Baltimore County
Anson, Melanie D. Olmsted's Sudbrook: The Making of a Community. Baltimore: Sudbrook Park, Inc., 1997.
Notes: Sudbrook Park is one of the few neighborhoods where Frank Law Olmsted's plan was carried out to its entirety. It is a nationally significant example of community design. It was the first, and most important, Olmsted suburb in the region.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County
"Belfast Road - Reflections of Mr. Webster Bosley and Other Residents of the Belfast Area." Baltimore County Historical Society Newsletter (November-December 1979): [2-4].
Breihan, Jack. "Necessary Visions: Community Planning in Wartime." Maryland Humanities (November 1998): 11-14.
Notes: During World War II, as a result of the growth of the domestic immigration of industrial workers, two planned communities were developed in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The first of these was Baltimore County's Middle River, a community for whites, a project of the Martin aircraft plant. The second was Cherry Hill, a south Baltimore, black community. They were both garden suburbs focused on a central commercial center.
Categories: African American, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County, Baltimore City
Brigham, David L. "Ashton: From Unpaved Crossroad to 'Downtown'." Legacy 19 (Winter 1999): 1, 4-5.
Categories: African American, Agriculture, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Religion, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Brooks, Neal A. "The Northern Chesapeake: Perspectives on Early Baltimore and Harford Counties." Harford Historical Bulletin 38 (Fall 1988): 95-98.
Categories: County and Local History, Baltimore County, Harford County
Brooks, Neal, and Richard Parsons. Baltimore County Panorama. Towson, MD: Baltimore County Public Library, 1988.
Notes: A pictorial history reflecting the story of the County's development, arranged by nine themes -- schools, transportation, houses, events. It includes a good full text and makes use of mixed media, such as maps. This work is also noteworthy for its postscript of additional information on certain images.
Categories: County and Local History, Baltimore County
Browne, Gary L. "Urban Centers of the Past." Maryland Heritage News 2 (Fall 1984): 6-7.
Notes: A variety of factors effect the rise and fall of urban centers -- transportation, market, environmental, and political changes, as well as the rise of other centers. Browne presents a brief discussion of the fate of approximately ten urban centers.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Environment, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Allegany County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Cecil County, Charles County, Calvert County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Washington County, Worcester County, Eastern Shore
Canby, Tom, and Elie S. Rogers. Sandy Spring Legacy. Sandy Spring, MD: Sandy Spring Museum, 1999.
Notes: A history of greater Sandy Spring which includes Brookeville, Ashton, Olney, Brinklow/Cincinnati, Brighton, and Laytonsville/Mt. Zion. Nearly 200 pages of historic images, all sepia, are arranged around themes or communities, i.e. "Some Childhood Recollections ...","The Era of the Grist Mills","Early Churches Take Root","Old Homes Bespeak Prosperity and Taste". Small historic maps of the communities are included.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Religion, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Chapelle, Suzanne Ellery Greene. Baltimore, An Illustrated History. American Historical Press, 2000.
Notes: A history of Baltimore, 1608-2000, for the general reader. A chronological history is presented which touches upon growth, politics, economics, education, cultural organizations, etc. Included at the end is a series of approximately 45 histories of leading 20th century businesses, companies, and organizations.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Science and Technology, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Baltimore County, Baltimore City
Clemens, Shirley B., and Clarence E Clemens. From Marble Hill to Maryland Line: An Informal History of Northern Baltimore County. N.p.: Published by the authors, 1976.
Categories: County and Local History, Baltimore County
Coale, Joseph M. Middling Planters of Ruxton, 1694-1850. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1996.
Notes: A history of this Baltimore County community arranged around the seven land patents that define that portion of the County. The author makes a broad use of primary sources and touches upon the history of the churches, towns, and schools.
Categories: County and Local History, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore County
Colbert, Judy. Country Towns of Maryland and Delaware. Oaks, PA: Country Roads Press, 1996.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County, Cecil County, Carroll County, Calvert County, Frederick County, Harford County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Washington County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore
Cooper, Carolyn E. Worton Gleanings: A History of Union M. E. Church and the Development of the Area of Worton, Maryland. Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Pubs., 1983.
Categories: County and Local History, Religion, Kent County
Cramm, Joetta. Historic Ellicott City: A Walking Tour. First edition. Sykesville, MD: Greenberg Publishing, Co., 1990; second edition. Woodbine, MD: K&D, Ltd., 1996.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Baltimore County, Howard County
Cronin, Richard. History of Aberdeen Maryland. Aberdeen, MD: Bicentennial Committee of Aberdeen, 1976.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Military, Religion, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Harford County
Crook, Mary Charlotte. "Hyattstown, a Roadside Town Preserved." The Montgomery County Story 29 (May 1986): 207-220.
Categories: African American, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Military, Music and Theater, Religion, Transportation and Communication, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery County
Cross, E. May. "The Patent Medicine Show and Other Events at Rayville." History Trails 33 (Spring 1999): 9-12.
Categories: County and Local History, Medicine, Music and Theater, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County
Dundalk, Then & Now 1894-1980. Dundalk, MD: Dundalk-Patapsco Neck Historical Society, 1980.
Categories: Agriculture, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Military, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County
Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Creagerstown." Frederick Magazine (January 1991): 9-10.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Ethnic History, Religion, Transportation and Communication, Frederick County
Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Dance Hall Days [Bartonsville]." Frederick Magazine (October 1993).
Categories: African American, County and Local History, Music and Theater, Religion, Frederick County
Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Emmistburg." Frederick Magazine (August 1992): 12-3.
Categories: County and Local History, Ethnic History, Religion, Transportation and Communication, Frederick County
Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Foxville." Frederick Magazine (September 1991): 18, 57.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Ethnic History, Religion, Frederick County
Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Graceham." Frederick Magazine (August 1993): 16-17.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Ethnic History, Religion, Frederick County
Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Hopehill." Frederick Magazine (February 1993): 12-13.
Categories: African American, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Religion, Frederick County