The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
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
Feaga, Barbara W., and Various Howard Countians. Howard's Roads to the Past. Ellicott City, MD: Howard County Sesquicentennial Commission, 2000.
Filby, Vera Ruth. "From Forest to Friendship." Maryland Historical Magazine 71 (Spring 1976): 93-102.
Notes: A history of the area which now houses the Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
Categories: County and Local History, Transportation and Communication, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Howard County
Files, Karen. Howard County's Haunted Houses. Ellicott City, MD: Howard County Public School System, 1990.
Categories: County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Howard County
Gray, Ralph D., and Gerald E. Hartdagen. "A Glimpse of Baltimore Society in 1827: Letters by Henry D. Gilpin." Maryland Historical Magazine 69 (Fall 1974): 256-70.
Notes: Gilpin, a young lawyer from Philadelphia, wrote five lengthy letters to his father while visiting the Baltimore area in September, 1827. He described the people he met, many of whom were very important in Baltimore society, many were also the family and associates of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. In these letters he presents an insightful view of the life of the area's upper class. Of special interest is his descriptions of the major houses of Doughoregan Manor, Homewood, and Oakland.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore City, Howard County
Hanks, Douglas, Jr. Talbot Memories of J. McKenny Willis, Jr. Easton, MD: Talbot County Free Library, 1992.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Talbot County, Eastern Shore
Hanks, Douglas, III. "Faces of Oxford." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 26 (February 1997): 56-63.
Categories: County and Local History, Talbot County
Harding, M. Elaine. A History of Howard County. N.p., 1945.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Politics and Law, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Howard County
Harrington, Norman. The Easton Album. Easton, MD: Historical Society of Talbot County, 1986.
Categories: County and Local History, Talbot County, Eastern Shore
Hattery, Thomas H., ed. Western Maryland : A Profile. Foreword by Charles McC. Mathias Jr. Mt. Airy, MD: Lomond Books, 1980.
Notes: This work describes the Counties which make up Maryland's Sixth Congressional District. The chapters are written by individuals involved in current affairs. The focus is on politics, government, and the economic nature of the counties. There is a great deal of statistical information. Chapter VIII includes brief essays on the future of Western Maryland by notable Maryland Officials, such as Governor Hughes, the heads of various state agencies, and people of note in the counties.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Allegany County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Howard County, Washington County
"History of the Howard County Seal." Howard County Historical Society, Inc. Newsletter 30 (September 1987): 2.
Categories: County and Local History, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Howard County
Hobby, Susan Thornton. Columbia: A Celebration. Columbia, MD: Perry Publishing, 1995.
Categories: County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Howard County
Holland, Celia M. Ellicott City, Maryland: Mill Town, USA. University Park, MD: Published by the author, 1970.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Howard County
Holland, Celia M. Landmarks of Howard County, Maryland: A Bicentennial Presentation. University Park, MD: Published by the author, 1975.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Howard County
Holland, Celia M. Old Homes and Families of Howard County, Maryland. Published by the author, 1987.
Notes: A history of the county and its communities told largely through the history of its major houses and their builders and owners.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Howard County
Horton, Tom. "Poplar Island Rising." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 29 (May 1999): 58-63, 103.
Categories: County and Local History, Talbot County, Chesapeake Region
"Howard County...Where Planned Growth & Quality of Life Meet." Baltimore 87 (February 1994): 68-69, 72-75.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Twentieth Century, Howard County
Howard County Historical Society. Howard's Heritage: A Cook's Tour of Howard County, Maryland. Lenexa, KS: Cookbook Publishers, 1984.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Howard County
Hughes, Elizabeth. "Founded on Steam: A History of Claiborne, Maryland." Weather Gauge 28 (Fall 1992): 19-22.
Categories: County and Local History, Maritime, Talbot County
Hurst, Harold W. "Notes on Antebellum Easton." Maryland Historical Magazine 88 (Summer 1993): 181-88.
Notes: Although a small population center, Easton, during the nineteenth century, was the major town of the Eastern Shore. The Shore's banking, its hotels, newspapers, and political activity all centered on the community.
Categories: County and Local History, Nineteenth Century, Talbot County
Jones, Carleton. Streetwise Baltimore: The Story Behind Baltimore Street Names. [Baltimore?]: Bonus Books, 1991.
Notes: Brief, quick descriptions of street and neighborhoods names, including some surrounding communities in other counties. Includes a history of the city's development.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Howard 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
Joynes, J. William. Talbot Tales: An Historical Drama of the Eastern Shore, with Hymn Tunes, Folk Songs, Ballads and Dame. Published by the author, 1986.
Categories: County and Local History, Talbot County, Eastern Shore
Kelbaugh, Jack. "Shipley's Choice: A Community Name with Historical Significance; Part I: The Shipley Clan." Anne Arundel County History Notes 20 (January 1989): 3-5.
Categories: African American, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Before 1600 AD, Seventeenth Century, Anne Arundel County, Carroll County, Howard County
McGrain, John W. Bicentennial Festival, History and Heritage: Oella - Its Thread of History. N.p.: Oella Community Improvement Association, May 1976.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Baltimore County, Howard County