The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Vlach, Dr. "Outbuildings." News and Notes from the Prince George's County Historical Society, 27 (October 1999): 2-5.
Walton, John M., Jr. "Adaptive Use of Historic Sites." News and Notes from the Prince George's County Historical Society, 27 (August/September 1999): 2-4.
Along the Potomac Shore in Prince George's County: A Local History from Tanta-Cove Garden Club. Fort Washington, MD: The Tanta-Cove Garden Club, 1983.
Categories: County and Local History, Prince George's County
Tricentennial Community Associations History Committee. Association and Community Histories of Prince George's County. [Upper Marlboro, MD]: Prince George's County, 1996.
Categories: County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Prince George's County
Baden, Jacqueline Heppes. Maryland's Eastern Shore: A Place Apart. 2 vols. Rockville, MD: Travel on Tape, Book Division, 1990.
Categories: County and Local History, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Caroline County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore
"A Bay for All Seasons." Maryland 27 (September/October 1995): F28-F29, F31, F33.
Categories: County and Local History, Maritime, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Caroline County, Cecil County, Charles County, Calvert County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Southern Maryland, Eastern Shore
Belle Air Chapter, Brigadier General Rezin Beall Chapter, Marlborough Towne Chapter, Toaping Castle Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Prince George's County Memorial Library System. Reminders of Revolutionary Days in Prince George's County. N.p.: 1975.
Blake, Allison. The Chesapeake Bay Book: A Complete Guide. 3rd edition. Lee, MA: Berkshire House Publishers, 1997.
Notes: A well researched tour guide for the general population.
Categories: County and Local History, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Cecil County, Charles County, Dorchester County, Harford County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, St. Mary's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore
Bosanko, Ed. Triumph and Tradition: Firefighting in Prince George's County, Maryland, 1887-1990. Baltimore: John D. Lucas Printing Company, 1990.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Prince George's County
Boucher, Jack E. Landmarks of Prince George's County. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Prince George's County
Burn, Helen Jean. "Prince George's County: A 300-Year Journey." Maryland 28 (April 1996): M4-M5.
Categories: County and Local History, Prince George's County
Carroll, Pam. "Greenbelt." Maryland 19 (Spring 1987): 34-39.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Prince George's County
"Chestertown Awaits You." Peninsula Pacemaker 20 (June 1992): 18-20, 22.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Kent County
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
Davis, Chris. "What's in a Name? Proposal for Restoration of Town's Original Name 'Riverdale Park'." Riverdale Town Crier 27 (April 1998): 1, 8.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Twentieth Century, Prince George's County
Davis, Chris. "Cafritz Property Slated for Development: Resident Asked for Input." Riverdale Town Crier 26 (November 1997): 1, 5.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Twentieth Century, Prince George's County
Denny, George D., Jr. Proud Past, Promising Future: Cities and Towns in Prince George's County, Maryland. Brentwood, MD: Dilden Company, 1997.
Notes: This work presents multiple page histories, with illustrations and bibliographies, for Prince George's 28 municipalities. It includes a discussion of what a municipality is.
Categories: County and Local History, Politics and Law, Prince George's County
Dessaint, A. Y. Southern Maryland Yesterday and Today: Crab Pots and Sotweed Fields. Prince Frederick, MD: Calvert County Historical Society, 1984.
Notes: Historic photographs and excerpts from 60 of the "best" works on Southern Maryland. Arranged predominately by theme, the chapters include working the land, working the water, life in the home, and life in the community. A ten page introduction gives a brief chronological history of the area.
Categories: African American, Agriculture, County and Local History, Maritime, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication, Women, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Charles County, Calvert County, Prince George's County, St. Mary's County
Dierker, Charmayne. "Early Agriculture in Kent County." Old Kent 16 (Summer 1999): 1; "Part II." Old Kent 16 (Fall 1999): 3; "Part III." Old Kent 16 (Winter 1999): 1-2.
Categories: Agriculture, County and Local History, Kent County, Eastern Shore
Donley, Raleigh A., Jr. A History of the Town of Cottage City Maryland. N.p., 1976.
Categories: County and Local History, Prince George's County
Earle, Swepson. The Chesapeake Bay Country. Baltimore: Thomsen-Ellis Company, 1923.
Notes: Divided into three regions -- southeastern Maryland, Upper Bay, and the Eastern Shore, this work includes a history for each, written by five noted authors, followed by a description of the counties in each, along with places of interest and the people of these places. The histories of the areas places special emphasis on major houses and genealogy of the owners. It is nicely illustrated with contemporary photographs, which nearly 80 years later serve as historic images. There are four pages of interesting photos of African Americans.
Categories: African American, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Education, Family History and Genealogy, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Caroline County, Cecil County, Charles County, Calvert County, Dorchester County, Harford County, Kent County, Prince George's County, Queen Anne's County, St. Mary's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Southern Maryland, Eastern Shore
"Early History of Tolchester." Kent Shoreman 9 (September 1974): 41ff.
Notes: A bare-bones history of the ownership of Tolchester.
Categories: County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Kent County, Eastern Shore
Ferguson, Ann M. "A Prince of a County." Riverdale Town Crier 26 (April 1996): 1, 4-5.
Categories: County and Local History, Prince George's County
Ferguson, Ann. "The Early Years." Riverdale Park Town Crier 28 (November 1999): 3.
Categories: County and Local History, Prince George's County
Forman, Henry Chandlee. The Rolling Year on Maryland's Upper Eastern Shore. Centreville, MD: Corsica Bookshop, 1985.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Kent County