The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Dunham, Mary Deegan. Rockville: Its History and Its People. Rockville, MD: Kits and Crafts, 1976.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County
Dwyer, Michael F. "The Valley Mill on Paint Branch." The Montgomery County Story 28 (February 1985): 143-[154].
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery 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
Farquahr, Roger Brooke. Old Homes and History of Montgomery County, Maryland. Silver Spring, MD: Published by the author, [1962].
Notes: The first portion of this work presents a brief, broad, general history of the County. The much larger second portion presents a cultural history of the County's major houses and their people. Houses of Georgetown, once Montgomery's major city, are also included. Originally published in 1952 as <em>Historic Montgomery County, Maryland, Old Homes and History</em>.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Frederick County, Montgomery County
Fitzsimons, Mavis, ed. Chronicles of Chevy Chase View. Kensington, MD: Council of Chevy Chase View, 1983.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County
Garrett Park, Maryland: A Scrapbook, 1898-1988. Garrett Park, MD: Town of Garrett Park, 1988.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County
Goetz, Walter A. Montgomery County Gold Fever. Bethesda, MD: Published by the author, 1988.
Goetz, Walter. "Montgomery's Gold Rush." Maryland 28 (February 1996): 16-17.
Gude, Gilbert. Small Town Destiny: The Story of 5 Small Towns along the Potomac Valley. Mt. Airy, MD: Lomond Publications, 1989.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Politics and Law, Transportation and Communication, Frederick County, Montgomery County
Hawkins, Francis, Jr. "Olney-What a Difference 80 Years Makes!" Legacy 19 (Spring 1999): 1, 4-5.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Hiebert, Ray Eldon, and Richard K. MacMaster. A Grateful Remembrance: The Story of Montgomery County, Maryland. Rockville, MD: Montgomery County Government and the Montgomery County Historical Society, 1976.
Notes: An attempt to compile a definitive history of the County. It focusses on Montgomery's development and its institutions against the backdrop of national events. No emphasis is placed on important people and families. Each chapter is footnoted. Both primary and secondary sources were used. There is a substantial bibliography, an index, and an appendix of County political office holders.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County
Historic and Architectural Guide to the Rockville Pike-Indian Path to the Golden Mile. Rockville, MD: Peerless Rockville, 1995.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Transportation and Communication, Montgomery County
Holman, Doree Germaine. Old Bethesda. Bethesda Not So Old. Gaithersburg, MD: [Franklin Press], [1956].
Notes: A compilation of articles that three local historians wrote for Bethesda newspapers.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County
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.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Nineteenth Century, Caroline County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore
Kelley, Owen. How Glen Echo Park Joined the National Park Service. Greenbelt, MD: Owen Kelley, 1999.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Kytle, Elizabeth L. Time Was: A Cabin John Memory Book; Interviews with 18 Old-Timers. Cabin John, MD: Cabin John Citizens' Association, 1976.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Larsen, Hal. "35 Years Ago!" Maryland Cracker Barrel 18 (April 1989): 18-19.
Notes: Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas on C&O Canal hike.
Categories: County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication, Twentieth Century, Frederick County, Montgomery County, Washington County
Long, Helen R. Index for the Montgomery County Section of Scharf's History of Western Maryland, Volume 1. Topeka, KS: Copy Center, 1988.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery County
Long, Helen R. Index to Scharf's History of Western Maryland, Volumes I and II. Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1995.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Allegany County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Montgomery County, Washington County
Lubar, Steven. "Trolley Lines Land Speculation and Community-Building: The Early History of Woodside Park, Silver Spring, Maryland." Maryland Historical Magazine 81 (Winter 1986): 316-29.
Notes: The early twentieth century history of Silver Spring is a part of the larger picture of the development of Washington, D.C.'s suburban growth.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
McGuckian, Eileen S. F. Scott Fitzgerald's Rockville: A Guide to Rockville, Maryland, in the 1920s. Rockville, MD: Peerless Rockville Historic Preservation, 1996.
Categories: County and Local History, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Marsh, Ellen R. Takoma Park: Portrait of a Victorian Suburb, 1883-1983. Takoma Park, MD: Historic Takoma Park, Inc. 1984.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Marsh, Joan F. "Washington Grove: A Rustic Jewel in a Modern Setting." Montgomery County Story 41 (February 1998): 13-23.
Categories: County and Local History, Religion, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Memories of Choptank 1679-1930. [Choptank Bicentennial Commission, 1976].
Categories: County and Local History, Caroline County, Eastern Shore
Moore, Dick. "Our Little Town of Bethlehem." Maryland 21 (Winter 1988): 35.
Categories: County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Caroline County, Eastern Shore