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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Tyson, John S. Life of Elisha Tyson, the Philanthropist, by a Citizen of Baltimore. Baltimore: published by the author, 1825.
Notes: Elisha Tyson was a Quaker abolitionist and philanthropist.

Van Deburg, William L. "Frederick Douglass: Maryland Slave to Religious Liberal." Maryland Historical Magazine 69 (Spring 1974): 27-43.

Van Deburg, William L. "The Tragedy of Frederick Douglass." Christianity Today 19 (January 31, 1975): 7-8.

Vaugh, Clarence. "Some Venerable Leaders." Harford Historical Bulletin 20 (Spring 1984): 18-23.
Notes: Biographical sketches of black leaders in Harford County history.

Williams, Gladys. "The Beginnings of Union United Methodist Church from 1849-1860." Harford Historical Bulletin 15 (Winter 1983): 2-5.

Alexander, Robert L. "Wealth Well Bestowed in Worship: St. Paul's in Baltimore from Robert Cary Long to Richard Upjohn." Maryland Historical Magazine 86 (Summer 1991): 123-150.

Davis, Vernon Perdue, and James Scott Rawlings. The Colonial Churches of Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina; Their Interiors and Worship. Richmond, VA: Dietz Press, 1985.

Olson, Sherry. Baltimore: The Building of an American City. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980.
Notes: Geographer Olson's book, by far the most thorough illustrated history of Baltimore, is strong on geographic and commercial development, and gives less attention to the arts, including architecture. However it does feature many historic photographs of buildings and contemporary news accounts of their construction.

Tabak, Israel. "The Lloyd Street Synagogue of Baltimore: A National Shrine." American Jewish Historical Quarterly 61 (1972): 342-352.

Atlas of Howard County, Maryland, 1878. Ellicott City, MD: Howard County Bicentennial Commission, Inc., 1975.
Notes: Originally part of G. M. Hopkins atlas.

Bataller, Neal. "Ednor and Norwood-Quiet Reminders of the Past." Legacy 19 (Fall 1999): 1, 5.

Bayley, Ned. "Colesville-In the Beginning." Montgomery County Story 36 (February 1993): 237-48.

Benson, Robert Louis. "The Creation of Howard County." Anne Arundel County History Notes 26 (January 1995): 5-7.

Benson, Robert Louis. "Notes on South County." Anne Arundel County History Notes 23 (July 1992): 5-6.

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.

Canby, Tom, and Elie S. Rogers. Sandy Spring Legacy. Sandy Spring, MD: Sandy Spring Museum, 1999.
Notes: A history of greater Sandy Spring which includes Brookeville, Ashton, Olney, Brinklow/Cincinnati, Brighton, and Laytonsville/Mt. Zion. Nearly 200 pages of historic images, all sepia, are arranged around themes or communities, i.e. "Some Childhood Recollections ...","The Era of the Grist Mills","Early Churches Take Root","Old Homes Bespeak Prosperity and Taste". Small historic maps of the communities are included.

Canby, Tom. "When Sandy Spring Struck GOLD!" Legacy 15 (Winter 1996): 1, 7.

Cook, Eleanor M. V. "Georgetown: Jewel of Montgomery County-Part II." Montgomery County Story 42 (February 1999): 61-76.

Cooper, Carolyn E. Worton Gleanings: A History of Union M. E. Church and the Development of the Area of Worton, Maryland. Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Pubs., 1983.

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

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