The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
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
Crowley, C. H. "Birthday by the Bay." Saturday Evening Post 267 (March/April 1995): 80-81.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Maritime, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County
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
Dodds, Richard. Solomons Island and Vicinity: An Illustrated History and Walking Tour. Solomons, MD: Calvert Marine Museum, 1995.
Notes: A narrative history of the Island, from its inhabitation by Native Americans to the late twentieth century. The author covers the folklore, traditions, and way of life of this unusual community. Poetry and phrases are also included. There is a discussion of the Island's future. The books is illustrated with images by noted Maryland photographers Marion Warren and Aubrey Bodine. A tour of Solomons Island, Avondale (Johnston), and the surrounding area. The sites chosen discuss the social and cultural history of the area.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Maritime, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Calvert County
Dudley, David. "Getaways: Water World." Baltimore 91 (March 1998): 86-88, 118.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Maritime, Twentieth Century, Talbot County
Fair, Patricia Stover, comp. Everyname Index to History of Allegany County Maryland. Oklahoma City, OK: Fair Printing Co., 1991.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Allegany County
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
Feldstein, Albert L. Downtown Cumberland. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1988.
Categories: County and Local History, Allegany County
Feldstein, Albert. Feldstein's All New Historic Postcard Album of Allegany County, Maryland. Volume II. Cumberland, MD: Commercial Press Printing Co., 1987.
Categories: County and Local History, Allegany County
Feldstein, Albert L. Feldstein's Historic Allegany County: A Video Postcard Extravaganza. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1990.
Notes: Videotape.
Categories: County and Local History, Allegany County
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.
Categories: County and Local History, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Allegany County
Feldstein, Albert L. Feldstein's Historic Newspapers of Allegany County Vol. II-The 19th and 20th C. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1987.
Categories: County and Local History, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Allegany County
Feldstein, Albert. Feldstein's Historic Postcard Album of Allegany County, Maryland. Cumberland: MD: Commercial Press Printing Co., 1983.
Categories: County and Local History, Allegany County
Feldstein, Albert L. Feldstein's Illustrated Tour Guide to Historic Sites in Allegany County. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1990.
Categories: County and Local History, Allegany County
Feldstein, Albert L., ed. Feldstein's Revised I Remember Downtown Cumberland, 1950-1980. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1994.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Twentieth Century, Allegany County
Feldstein, Albert L., comp. Feldstein's Top Historic Postcard Views of Allegany County, Maryland. Allegany County, MD: Commercial Press Printing Co., 1997.
Categories: County and Local History, Allegany County
Foster, Sally. The Private World of Smith Island. New York: Cobblehill Books/Dutton, 1993.
Notes: A juvenile audience photo book which addresses the question of "What is it like to live on an island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay."
Categories: County and Local History, Maritime, Twentieth Century, Somerset County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore
Frostburg Bicentennial Committee. Frostburg Salutes the Bicentennial. Frostburg, MD: Citizen Office Equipment Co., 1976.
Categories: County and Local History, Allegany County
Glascock, Judith C. "Solomons, the Early Years." Calvert Historian 8 (Spring 1993): 14-26.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Family History and Genealogy, Maritime, Calvert County
Gude, Gilbert. Where the Potomac Begins: A History of the North Branch Valley. Cabin John, MD: Seven Locks, Press, 1984.
Notes: A history of the coal communities of Kemptown, MD, and Elk Garden, WV. Nicely illustrated, including 1939 Farm Security Administration photos, by John Vachon, of the Kemptwon miners and their families.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Allegany County, Garrett County
Hanyok, Laura A. "The Chesapeake Beach Resort." Calvert Historian 7 (Fall 1992): 14-20.
Categories: County and Local History, Maritime, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Calvert County, Prince George's County
Harp, David W., and Tom Horton. Water's Way: Life Along the Chesapeake. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Notes: A photo essay on the environmental plight of the Eastern Shore, special attention is paid to the area's natural history and the life of the watermen.
Categories: County and Local History, Environment, Maritime, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Dorchester County, Somerset County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, 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
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
Lancaster, Harold. "The Burning of the Historic Clarysville Inn." Journal of the Alleghenies 35 (1999): 4-6.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Twentieth Century, Allegany County