The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
"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
Hoffman, W.C., Dr. "The Origin for the Name for Frederick County." Historical Society of Frederick County Journal 1 (Spring 1990): 25-27.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Eighteenth Century, Frederick County
Hoffman, Charles W. "The Indian Names of Frederick County." Historical Society of Frederick County, Inc., Newsletter (May 1991): 2.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Native American, Before 1600 AD, Frederick 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
"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. "A Profile of Chaptico in 1821: The Partition of Philip Key's Real Estate." Chronicles of St. Mary's 43 (Fall 1995): 49-62.
Notes: A history of this commercial community as interpreted by the 1821 survey and plat developed for the division of Key's estate.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Nineteenth Century, St. Mary's County
An Illustrated Atlas of Carroll County, Maryland 1877. Enlarged edition. Westminster, MD: Historical Society of Carroll County, 1993.
Index of Carroll County Names. Manchester, MD: Noodle-Doosey Press, 1984.
Notes: An index to two early maps of the county.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Carroll 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
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
Kelbaugh, Jack. "The Shipley's Choice Tract; Part II: More Than Three Centuries of Fascinating History." Anne Arundel County History Notes 20 (April 1989): 1-3.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Native American, Transportation and Communication, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Anne Arundel County
Lanham, Paul T. "Why 'Upper'?" News and Notes from the Prince George's County Historical Society 17 (May 1989): 27.
Notes: Upper and Lower Marlboro.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Native American, Eighteenth Century, Prince George's County
Lister, Dawn Sheets. "Calvert County Maryland: The Physical and Human Geography of the 'Charm of the Chesapeake'." Calvert Historian 11 (Spring 1996): 43-55.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Twentieth Century, Calvert County
McElrath, Doug. "Riverdale Park: The Story Behind the Name." Riverdale Town Crier 27 (May 1998): 1, 10.
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
McWilliams, Rita. "Great Elevations." Mid-Atlantic Country 13 (January 1992): 54-58, 63.
Notes: A tourism piece, but one which offers good basic information on a number of western Maryland's geological landmarks -- Crystal Grottoes Caverns, Sideling Hill Road Cut, and The Devil's Racecourse.
Categories: County and Local History, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Twentieth Century, Allegany County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Washington County
Merrill, Lucy W. "Gun Road: 'Cannon Track' to Suburb." History Trails 29 (Spring-Summer 1995): 9-16.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County, Howard County
Molter, Nelson J. An Illustrated History of Severna Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland: The Annapolis Short Line & W.B.A. Railroads, with A Brief Mention of the Surrounding Communities. [Annapolis, MD]: [Whitmore Print. & Stationary Co.], 1969.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County
Molter, Nelson J. Severna Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland: A History of the Area. 2 vols. Severna Park, MD: [N.p.] 1969, 1988.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Religion, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County
"More About 'Isaac's Camp'." Glades Star 8 (September 1996): 99.
Nichols, Joseph H. Patriots and Pioneers of Howard County, Maryland: The Courthouse and the Jail. Columbia, MD: Howard County Genealogical Society, 1998.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Politics and Law, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Howard County