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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

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.

"Howard County...Where Planned Growth & Quality of Life Meet." Baltimore 87 (February 1994): 68-69, 72-75.

Howard County Historical Society. Howard's Heritage: A Cook's Tour of Howard County, Maryland. Lenexa, KS: Cookbook Publishers, 1984.

"Hyattstown, Maryland: Time and Place Preserved." The Preservationist 3 (January/February 1988): 4-5.

Jensen, Ann. "Annapolis at War." Annapolitan 5 (June 1991): 36-41, 86.

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.

Kelbaugh, Jack. "'What If' and Gibson's Island." Anne Arundel County History Notes 21 (April 1990): 7.

Kelbaugh, Jack. "Portland: One of Anne Arundel's Vanished Villages." Anne Arundel County History Notes 22 (January 1991): 7-8.

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.

Kelly, Jacques. Anne Arundel County: A Pictorial History. Norfolk, VA: Donning Company, 1989.
Notes: Kelly, a leader of Maryland's photohistory genre, divides the County into five regions -- Glen Burnie, Severna Park, Annapolis, South Count, and Fort Meade and Oddnton. He also includes a chapter on transportation.

Kraus, Walter L. "Belle Chance at Andrews Air Force Base: A Piece of Maryland's Past." Maryland Historical Magazine 83 (Fall 1988): 268-73.
Notes: Kraus argues that Andrews has the most historic setting of any airforce base in the country. He then goes on to discuss the history of the ownership of the land and the history of Belle Chance, a house on base.

McCoy, Frederick L. "Maryland and St. Mary's County Men in the Revolution." Chronicles of St. Mary's 30 (September 1982): 481-86.

McGrain, John W. Bicentennial Festival, History and Heritage: Oella - Its Thread of History. N.p.: Oella Community Improvement Association, May 1976.

Marks, Bayly Ellen, ed. Landmarks of the Revolutionary Era in Maryland. Annapolis: Maryland Bicentennial Commission, 1975.
Notes: 4 booklets on Southern Maryland, the Eastern Shore, Central Maryland, and Western Maryland.

Martin, Percy E. "Sam Arnold and Hookstown." History Trails 16 (Summer 1982): 13-16.
Notes: One of the co-conspirators in the Lincoln assassination.

Meyer, Eric. "Pax River, Lexington Park: The Right Place for the Right Stuff." Maryland 22 (Autumn 1989): 44-49.

Mullinix, Elsie Wingate, ed. Severna Park Reflections: An Album of Memories. Severna Park, MD: Severna Park Old Timers, 1996.
Notes: The Severna Park Old Timers are individuals who lived in the area prior to the 1950s, before the construction of Ritchie Highway. The reflections consist of over 150 written recollections, many with accompanying photographs, by this group of people on a wide variety of topics, including education, local organizations, homes, etc.

Musey, Reuben L. It Happened in Washington County. Hagerstown, MD: Washington County Bicentennial Committee, 1976.

Nichols, Joseph H. Patriots and Pioneers of Howard County, Maryland: The Courthouse and the Jail. Columbia, MD: Howard County Genealogical Society, 1998.

O'Malley, Catherine L. Odenton: The Town a Railroad Built. Annapolis and St. Michaels, MD: Published by the author, 1978.

Praising the Bridge that Brought them Over: One Hundred Years at Indian Head. Indian Head, MD: Naval Ordnance Station, 1990.
Notes: The history of the military base, and its surrounding community, as told through photographs and excerpts with interviews from twenty-six individuals. A ten page time line charts events of importance among the Navy at Indian Head, in the town of Indian Head, and national and internationally.

Pruzan, Jeffrey S. "Shadows of Civil War Baltimore." Civil War Times Illustrated 35 (September/October 1995): 24-27, 69-72.

Riboud, Jacques. "Une Ville Nouvelle Aux Etats-unis: Columbia. [A new city in the United States: Columbia]." Revue Politique et Parlementaire [France] 71 (1969): 74-88.

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