The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Sotterley Mansion, St. Mary's County, Maryland; Notes on Its History and Architecture and Photos of the Mansion Today and in the 1910-1914 Period. Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service, 1961.
Stone, Gary Wheeler. "Reconstructing the Shifting Boundaries of St. John's with Addition c. 1720-1780, St. Mary's City, Maryland." Chronicles of St. Mary's 37 (Fall 1989): 249-52.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Eighteenth Century, St. Mary's County
Stone, Garry W. Society, Housing, and Architecture in Early Maryland: John Lewger's St. John's. Ph.D. Diss., University of Pennsylvania, 1982.
Woodburn, Patrick. "Pleasant Valley Centernary-July 25, 1993." Chronicles of St. Mary's 41 (Winter 1993): 261-64.
"The 1854 Journal of Hannah H. Clark." History Trails 17 (Winter 1982-1983): 5-8.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Women
Anderson, George M. "The Civil War Courtship of Richard Mortimer Williams and Rose Anderson of Rockville." Maryland Historical Magazine 80 (Summer 1985): 119-138.
Notes: The story of the couple's courtship taken from Williams's writings. Insight is offered into life in Rockville, the county seat, during that period.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery County, Civil War
Beirne, Francis F. The Amiable Baltimoreans. New York, 1951; reprint, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984.
Notes: A social history of Baltimore City told through thematic chapters. Chapter topics are varied and include a wide range of subjects: i.e. monuments, food, sports, Hopkins Hospital, newspapers, and politics.
Categories: African American, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Ethnic History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Music and Theater, Women, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Beitzell, Edwin W., ed. "Diary of Dr. Joseph L. McWilliams 1868-1875." Chronicles of St. Mary's 26 (March 1978): 359-66; (May 1978): 375-82; (June 1978): 383-89; (September 1978): 411-15.
Notes: Transcriptions of a mid-nineteenth century diary. Most entries are very short.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Nineteenth Century, St. Mary's County
Beitzell, Edwin W. St. Mary's County, Maryland in the American Revolution: Calendar of Events. Leonardtown, MD: St. Mary's County Bicentennial Commission, 1975.
Categories: County and Local History, Military, St. Mary's County
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
Bradburn, Clarence D. Some Important People and Events of St. Mary's. N.p.: Published by the author, 1977.
Categories: County and Local History, St. Mary's County
Carr, Lois Green. "The Metropolis of Maryland': A Comment on Town Development Along the Tobacco Coast." Maryland Historical Magazine 69 (Summer 1974): 124-45.
Notes: Many towns in the Chesapeake area failed during the seventeenth century. Towns were not needed as commercial centers for the tobacco trade, the major economy of the area at that time. Carr uses St. Mary's City as an example of such a failure.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Before 1600 AD, Seventeenth Century, St. Mary's County, Chesapeake Region
Carr, Lois Green, and Russell R. Menard. "Wealth and Welfare in Early Maryland: Evidence from St. Mary's County." William and Mary Quarterly 56 (January 1999): 95-120.
Categories: County and Local History, Seventeenth Century, St. Mary's County
Chesser, Helen Brown. "St. George Island Memories." Chronicles of St. Mary's 40 (Spring 1992): 98-104.
Notes: The memories of a woman who grew up on the Island during the early decades of the twentieth century.
Categories: African American, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Maritime, Transportation and Communication, Women, Twentieth Century, St. Mary's County, Chesapeake Region
Clark, Charles Branch. The Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia. 3 vols. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1950.
Categories: Agriculture, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Native American, Women, Cecil County, Dorchester County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Worcester County, Eastern Shore
Cook, Eleanor M. V. "Georgetown: Jewel of Montgomery County-Part II." Montgomery County Story 42 (February 1999): 61-76.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Maritime, Transportation and Communication, Women, Eighteenth Century, Montgomery County
Crawford, Joan B. "A Heritage Preserved: The Creative Traditions of Western Maryland." Maryland 25 (Summer 1993): 38-44.
Categories: County and Local History, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Music and Theater, Women, Twentieth Century, Allegany County, Garrett County, Washington County
Cronin, William B. "St. George's Island." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 19 (May 1989): 44-47.
Categories: County and Local History, St. Mary's County, Chesapeake Region
Darin, Grace. "The Story of Charles Village: The Building of a Community (1967-1974)." In Charles Village Journal, 6-18. Baltimore: Charles Village Civic Association, 1974.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Politics and Law, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
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
Dombrowski, Esther. "The Homefront: Harford County During World War II, Part I." Harford Historical Bulletin 65 (Summer 1995): 107-52; "Part II."Harford Historical Bulletin 66 (Fall 1995): 155-204.
Categories: Agriculture, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Military, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Twentieth Century, Harford 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
Erickson, Marie Anne. "Lime Kiln." Historical Society of Frederick County Journal [3] (Summer 1994): 16-19.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Transportation and Communication, Women, Twentieth Century, Frederick County
Everett, Richard A. "The Vineyard of Beaverdam Manor." Chronicles of St. Mary's 39 (Summer 1991): 43-46.
Fee, Elizabeth, Linda Shopes, and Linda Zeidman, eds. The Baltimore Book: New Views of Local History. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1991.
Notes: Eleven essays documenting the working class history of Baltimore, stretching across many of Baltimore's neighborhoods -- from Federal Hill to Hampden, Edmondson Village to Dundalk. This work grew out of a "People's History Tour of Baltimore." Each chapter includes a map of relevant sites. There are fifteen interviews. It is well illustrated and includes an excellent bibliography.
Categories: African American, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Ethnic History, Maritime, Politics and Law, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County, Baltimore City