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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Dize, Frances. Smith Island, Chesapeake Bay. Centreville, MD: Tidewater Publishers, 1989.

Dove, Tom. "Destination: Crisfield." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 26 (April 1997): 50-57.

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.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Creagerstown." Frederick Magazine (January 1991): 9-10.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Dance Hall Days [Bartonsville]." Frederick Magazine (October 1993).

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Emmistburg." Frederick Magazine (August 1992): 12-3.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Foxville." Frederick Magazine (September 1991): 18, 57.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Graceham." Frederick Magazine (August 1993): 16-17.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Hopehill." Frederick Magazine (February 1993): 12-13.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Jefferson." Frederick Magazine (August 1991): 18, 29.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Kemptown." Frederick Magazine (September 1990): 11-12.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Middletown." Frederick Magazine (May 1992): 12-14.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Point of Rocks." Frederick Magazine (August 1990): 15-16.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Vanishing Village." Frederick Magazine (December 1993): 10-11.
Notes: Charlesville.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Pleasant View." Historical Society of Frederick County Journal [3] (Summer 1994): 13-15.

Erlick, David P. "The Peales and Gas Lights in Baltimore." Maryland Historical Magazine 80 (Spring 1985): 9-18.
Notes: In 1816 Baltimore became the first city lite by gas lighting. What began as exhibitions at the Peale Museum became the Gas Light Company of Baltimore.

Forsthoffer, Joseph P. "Crisfield Crab Daze." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 22 (August 1992): 26-29.

Foster, Sally. The Private World of Smith Island. New York: Cobblehill Books/Dutton, 1993.
Notes: A juvenile audience photo book which addresses the question of "What is it like to live on an island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay."

Harp, David W., and Tom Horton. Water's Way: Life Along the Chesapeake. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Notes: A photo essay on the environmental plight of the Eastern Shore, special attention is paid to the area's natural history and the life of the watermen.

Hayman, Louise. "Somerset County." Heartland of Del-Mar-Va 11 (Sunshine 1987): 36-40.

Himmelheber, Peter. "A Ramble Down Ramble: The Road from St. Joseph Chapel to St. Aloysius Chapel." Chronicles of St. Mary's 47 (Spring 1999): 354-59.
Notes: A study of the land patents along a road which once ran between two religious congregations.

Himmelheber, Peter. "St. George's Island Revisited." Chronicles of St. Mary's 46 (Winter 1998): 332-37.

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