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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Isaac, Erich. "Kent Island." Maryland Historical Magazine 52 (1957): 93-119, 210-232.
Notes: Kent Island was founded in 1631 by William Claiborne. This article provides a description of the community during its early history. Discussed are the manors, the religious congregations, the towns, and the trades. Included is a list of the indentured servants residing there.

Jopp, Harold D. Rediscovery of the Eastern Shore: Delmarva Travelogues of the 1870s. Wye Mills, MD: Chesapeake College Press, 1986.
Notes: Reprints of articles by four different authors which appeared in the leading nineteenth century publications of <em>Harper's New Monthly Magazine</em>, <em>Lippincott's Magazine</em>, and <em>Scribner's Monthly</em>. The authors included noted illustrator Howard Pyle and Maryland writer George Townsend.

"Kit Wesler's Manuscript on Claiborne's Trading Post." Isle of Kent (Summer 1991): 227-28.

Liebowitz, Steve. "The End of a Jewish Neighborhood: The Life and Death of Lower Park Heights." Generations (Fall 1998): 4-7.
Notes: A discussion of the move of the Jewish community (the people and their institutions) towards the suburbs. A move brought about, in large part, by racism and the search for greater social status.

Marsh, Joan F. "Washington Grove: A Rustic Jewel in a Modern Setting." Montgomery County Story 41 (February 1998): 13-23.

Milne, Kristin. "Steps in Time: Walking Frederick's Historic Court Square." Frederick Magazine (April 1990): 22-9.

"Mount Washington in Quotations, Part I." History Trails 28 (Autumn 1993-Winter 1994): 1-8; Part II, 28 (Spring-Summer 1994): 9-16.
Notes: A compilation of small Mt. Washington articles from a variety of Maryland newspapers.

Northam, Jack C. "Solomon's Remembered." Calvert Historian 8 (Fall 1993): 12-19.

Reps, John. Tidewater Towns: City Planning in Colonial Virginia and Maryland. Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1972.
Notes: Early towns did not generally spring out of nowhere. Town planning was common and an important part of Chesapeake Maryland's colonial history. The government played an active role in the founding and formation of towns. Annapolis and the District of Columbia were unique in that their plans did not resemble those common amongst other English colonies.

Rhodes, Harry C. Queenstown: The Social History of a Small American Town. Queenstown, MD: Queen Anne Press, 1985.

"Rich in History, A Sense of Community." Maryland 27 (September/October 1995): [110].
Notes: Gaithersburg.

Ryon, Roderick N. Northwest Baltimore and Its Neighborhoods, 1870-1970 Before "Smart Growth". Baltimore: University of Baltimore Press, 2000.

Schoch, Mildred C., comp. The Endeavours & Exertions of Queen Anne's County, Maryland During the Revolutionary War 1775-1783. N.p.: [Queen Anne's County Bicentennial Commission, 1976].

Shipe, Bess Patterson. "Claiborne's Camelot." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 18 (April 1989): 72-75.
Notes: William Claiborne and Kent Island.

Sims, Diana J. "A Place Apart: Life on West All Saints Street." Frederick Magazine (February 1991): 28-32, 49.

Speed, Bettye. "Bloody Point and its Legends." Isle of Kent (Summer 1990): 196-97.

Truitt, Reginald V. The Saga of Blunt's Warehouse, Kent Island, Maryland. Queen Anne's County Historical Society, 1980.

Tucker, Barclay Earl. "History of Forest Hill." Harford Historical Bulletin 29 (Summer 1986): 53-83.

"Upton Historic District: A Walk Through Black History in Baltimore." Keeping Time: The Newsletter of the Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation 2 (Winter 1990): 1, 3-5.

Varner, Lynne K. "The Forgotten Town of Oriole." Maryland 23 (Summer 1991): 20-25.
Notes: Oriole was once a prosperous Methodist black community whose inhabitants were farmers and watermen. The few remaining residents of Oriole are hoping to revitalize the community through the preservation of St. James Church, once a cornerstone of the community.

Vojtech, Pat. "New Age at Kent Narrows." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 22 (April 1993): 30-35.

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