The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Cox, Richard J. "Historical Demographers, Local Historians, and Genealogists: A Bibliographical Essay of Maryland Studies." Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin 21 (Winter 1980): 5-17.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
Cox, Richard J., and Larry E. Sullivan, eds. A Guide to the Research Collections of the Maryland Historical Society: Historical and Genealogical Manuscripts and Oral History Interviews. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1981.
Notes: The second of Maryland Historical Society's books describing collections from their manuscript division. See citation under Pedley for the first work. Although out of print, both books are still excellent research starting points and can serve as a good introduction to the Society's manuscript holdings.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
Cummins, B.F., Jr. "Sources of Genealogical Information in Maryland." New England Historical and Genealogical Register 46 (July 1982): 403-5.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Davis-Long, Trudie, and Edith Olivia Eader. The Jacob Engelbrecht Marriage Ledger of Frederick County, Maryland, 1820-1890. Monrovia, MD: Paw Prints, 1994.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Frederick County
Dessaint, Alain. Southern Maryland Directory: A Guide to Researching the Region's Past. Prince Frederick, MD: Southern Maryland Today, 1983.
Categories: General, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Calvert County, St. Mary's County, Chesapeake Region
Eader, Edith Olivia, and Trudie Davis-Long, comps. The Jacob Engelbrecht Death Ledger of Frederick County, Maryland, 1820-1890. Monrovia, MD: Paw Prints, 1995.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Frederick County
Eader, Edith Olivia, and Trudie Davis-Long, comps. The Jacob Engelbrecht Property and Almshouse Ledgers of Frederick County, Maryland. Monrovia, MD: Paw Prints, 1996.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Frederick County
Edwards, Doris W., and Mary K. Mannix. Selected Genealogical Resources in the Howard County Historical Society Library. Columbia, MD: Howard County Genealogical Society, 1997.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Howard County
Eff, Elaine, ed. You Should Have Been Here Yesterday. Crownsville, MD: Maryland Historical Trust Press, 1995.
Notes: This guide covers every aspect of a cultural documentation study. It should be consulted by anyone starting out on such a project.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century
Gibb, James G. "Using Calvert County's Agricultural Censuses: 1850-1880." Calvert Historian 5 (Fall 1990): 9-17.
Notes: A useful introduction to an underutlized resource. This article would be worthwhile reading for anyone interested in agricultural censuses whether or not their area of study was Calvert County.
Categories: Agriculture, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Calvert County
Gordon, Douglas H. "The Chew Auction." Maryland Historical Magazine 77 (December 1982): 358-61.
Notes: Auctions are a frequent method of acquisition for large institutions. Anyone interested in their development should have an understanding of what occurs at an auction.
Categories: Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Eighteenth Century
Hollowak, Thomas L. "Maryland Genealogy and Family History: A Bibliography, 1987-1989." Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin 33 (Summer 1992): 484-530.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Ethnic History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Military, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Key, Betty McKeever. "Oral History: A Challenge to the Genealogist." Maryland Magazine of Genealogy 5 (Fall 1982): 74-80.
Categories: Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century
Malloy, Mary Gordon, and Jane Sween. A Selective Guide to the Historic Records of Montgomery County, Maryland. Rockville: Montgomery County Department of Public Libraries, 1974.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Michael, Douglas O., comp., and ed. Western Maryland Materials in Allegany and Garrett County Libraries. Cumberland, MD: Allegany County Local History Program, 1977.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Allegany County, Garrett County
The New York Public Library, The Research Libraries Local History, and Genealogical Division. United States Local History Catalog. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1974.
Notes: For Maryland entries see pp. 253-65.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century
Pedley, Avril J. M., ed. The Manuscript Collections of the Maryland Historical Society. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1968.
Notes: Collection level descriptions of 1,724 collections in the Society's Manuscripts Division. It includes an extensive index. This is the first of two books the Society published describing their holdings. The collection information can now be found on the Society's webpage. See also Cox and Sullivan, (1981), for further information.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
Peden, Henry C. A Guide to Genealogical Research in Maryland. 5th edition. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 2001.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Radoff, Morris L., Gust Skordas, and Phebe R. Jacobsen. The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland, Part Two: The Records. Annapolis: Maryland Hall of Records, 1963.
Notes: This survey of the records created by Maryland's counties, and Baltimore City, has its origins in the Depression era's Historical Records Survey. The introduction includes descriptions and explanations of the records. At the start of each county section is a general history of the county's records. This is the second of two books. The first in the series focuses of the history of each courthouse building.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Ray, Donald, ed. Western Maryland Materials in Allegany and Garrett County Libraries. Cumberland, MD: Allegany County Community College, 1987.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Allegany County, Garrett County
Russell, Donna Valley. Frederick County, Maryland, Genealogical Research Guide. Middletown: Catoctin Press, 1987.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Frederick County
Rutledge, Anna Wells. "Portraits in Varied Media in the Collections of the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Historical Magazine 41 (December 1946): 282-326.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Family History and Genealogy, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Rutledge, Anna Wells. "Portraits Painted Before 1900 in the Collections of the Maryland Historical Society." Maryland Historical Magazine 41 (March 1946): 11-50.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Family History and Genealogy, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Starin, Mary Elizabeth. "The Callister Papers, Maryland Room, Talbot County Free Library, Easton, Maryland." Maryland and Delaware Genealogist 15 (January 1974): 3-5.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Religion, Eighteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Talbot County, Eastern Shore
Starin, Mrs. Arthur. "A Guide to the Maryland Hall of Records on Microfilm, Vol. 1." Maryland and Delaware Genealogist 21 (April 1980): 35.
Notes: Review essay.
Categories: Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County