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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Benson, Robert Louis. "Notes on South County: Part II: Two Tours and Two Families." Anne Arundel County History Notes 24 (October 1992): 4, 9.

Boyd, Thomas Hulings Stockton. The History of Montgomery County, Maryland, from its earliest settlement in 1650 to 1879. Clarksburgh, MD [Baltimore, W. K. Boyle & son, printers], 1879; reprint, Baltimore: Regional Pub. Co, 1968.
Notes: Written following the American, and the County's, Centennial, this work places special emphasis on land grants and prominent men. Includes a directory of the towns, villages, and residents.

Broadneck Jaycees. Broadneck, Maryland's Historic Peninsula. Annapolis, MD: Fishergate Publishing Co., Inc., 1976.
Notes: Broadneck is a former Anne Arundel County hundred, located between the Severn and the Magothy Rivers. This work, published for the American Bicentennial, consists of thirteen essays, written by community leaders and local scholars, on a variety of themes -- education, religion, etc. One essay is the work of former Maryland State Archivist, Morris L. Radoff. Included is a list showing the dates of the area's first families' first residences.

Bross-Fregonara, Nanci. "Allegany County." Mid-Atlantic Country 12 (January 1991): WM11, WM15-16.

Browne, Gary L. "Urban Centers of the Past." Maryland Heritage News 2 (Fall 1984): 6-7.
Notes: A variety of factors effect the rise and fall of urban centers -- transportation, market, environmental, and political changes, as well as the rise of other centers. Browne presents a brief discussion of the fate of approximately ten urban centers.

Browne, Joseph L. From Sotweed to Suburbia: A History of the Crofton, Maryland Area 1660-1960. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1985.

Buckley, Geoffrey L. "Converting Minerals into Merchandise: Landownership and Environmental Alteration in the George's Creek Valley of Western Maryland, 1789-1842." Historical Geography 26 (1998): 151-75.

Coleman, Margaret M. "Roots for the New Neighborhood of Beau Monde Estates." Montgomery County Story 23 (November 1980): 1-11.

Crawford, Joan B. "A Heritage Preserved: The Creative Traditions of Western Maryland." Maryland 25 (Summer 1993): 38-44.

Crook, Mary Charlotte. "The Tale of Triadelphia, the Town Beneath the Lake." Montgomery County Story 33 (August 1990): 117-28.

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: Feagaville." Frederick Magazine (March 1990): 11.

Erickson, Marie Anne. "Crossroads: Stop By Jimtown." Frederick Magazine (October 1995): 23.

Everett, Richard A. "The Vineyard of Beaverdam Manor." Chronicles of St. Mary's 39 (Summer 1991): 43-46.

Fair, Patricia Stover, comp. Everyname Index to History of Allegany County Maryland. Oklahoma City, OK: Fair Printing Co., 1991.

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>.

Feldstein, Albert L. Downtown Cumberland. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1988.

Feldstein, Albert. Feldstein's All New Historic Postcard Album of Allegany County, Maryland. Volume II. Cumberland, MD: Commercial Press Printing Co., 1987.

Feldstein, Albert L. Feldstein's Historic Allegany County: A Video Postcard Extravaganza. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1990.
Notes: Videotape.

Feldstein, Albert L. Feldstein's Historic Banner Front Pages of the Cumberland Daily News, Cumberland News, and Cumberland Evening Times Vol. I: The Twentieth Century. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1986.

Feldstein, Albert L. Feldstein's Historic Newspapers of Allegany County Vol. II-The 19th and 20th C. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1987.

Feldstein, Albert. Feldstein's Historic Postcard Album of Allegany County, Maryland. Cumberland: MD: Commercial Press Printing Co., 1983.

Feldstein, Albert L. Feldstein's Illustrated Tour Guide to Historic Sites in Allegany County. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1990.

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