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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

"Cumberland Street 100 Years Ago." Way Back When 1 (Summer 1989): 16-52.
Notes: Cumberland Street in Clear Spring.

Davis, A. Vernon. "The Local Scene." Cracker Barrel 18 (August 1988): 3, 5-7.
Notes: Smithsburg.

Davis, A. Vernon. "Sharpsburg, 225 Years Old, Pre-Dates Hagerstown by 7 Years, 'New' Old Data Shows." Cracker Barrel 18 (June 1988): 3-5, 7.

Fee, Elizabeth, et. al. "Baltimore by Bus: Steering a New Course through the City's History." Radical History Review 28-30 (1984): 206-216.
Notes: A discussion of the development of the alternative, left oriented "People's Bus Tour" of Baltimore. The tour's intention was to demonstrate the diversity of Baltimore and to show the conflicts and processes that affected the City's working class. Class relations are interpreted throughout Baltimore's history by visiting significant and visually interesting places.

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.

Feldstein, Albert L. Feldstein's Historic Washington County: A Video Postcard Extravaganza. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1992.
Notes: Videotape.

Forbes, Marie. Speaking of Our Past. A Narrative History of Owings Mills, Maryland, 1640-1988. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1988.

Frank, Beryl. A Pictorial History of Pikesville, Maryland. Towson, MD: Baltimore County Public Library, 1982.

Frank, Beryl. "Lexington on the Hookstown Road." History Trails 17 (Autumn 1982): 1-3.

Frank, Beryl. "Dr. James Smith-Land Owner in Pikesville." History Trails 15 (Spring 1981): 9-10.

Frank, Beryl. Way Back When in Sudbrook Park. Baltimore: Sudbrook Park, Inc., 1997.
Notes: The major focus of this work are the one to two pages, illustrated, histories of 17 selected houses. Although architecture is mentioned, the major focus is on the lives of the people who occupied the houses. Their is a description of community life by the activities of the months. Over 60 people were interviewed for this work.

"Funkstown . . . A Crossroad of History." Hagerstown Cracker Barrel (February 1975): [4-7].

Grimes, Michael A. The Development of Baltimore's Northwest Corridor, 1919-1930. Columbus, OH: Society for American City and Regional Planning History, 1989.

Grimes, Michael A. "Sources for Documenting Baltimore's Suburban Landscape." Maryland Historical Magazine 84 (1989): 163-68.
Notes: Grimes discusses a variety of sources useful for studying Baltimore's expansion -- maps, deeds, tax assessments, newspapers, building permits, and photographs. He describes where to find them and how to use them.

Hahn, H. George, and Carl Behm, III. Towson: A Pictorial History of A Maryland Town. Norfolk, VA: Donning Co., 1977.

Haile, Amelia R. Kolk. A History of Reckford, Maryland. N.p., 1939.

Hardie, Dee. Hollyhock, Lambs and Other Passions: A Memoir of Thornhill Farms. New York: Atheneum, 1985.

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.

Heritage Committee of the Greater Timonium American Bicentennial Committee, Inc. The Limestone Valley. Timonium, MD: Greater Timonium American Bicentennial Committee, Inc., 1976.

Historic Long Green Valley, Baltimore County, Maryland: Architecture - History. Cockeysville, MD: Baltimore County Historical Society, 1981; 3rd printing, 1986.

Hollifield, William. Difficulties Made Easy: History of the Turnpikes of Baltimore City and County. Baltimore: Baltimore County Historical Society, 1978.

Hollifield, William. "Names of Baltimore County Estates." Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin 22 (Summer 1981): 187-93.

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