The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Cox, Richard J., and Larry E. Sullivan, eds. A Guide to the Research Collections of the Maryland Historical Society: Historical and Genealogical Manuscripts and Oral History Interviews. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1981.
Notes: The second of Maryland Historical Society's books describing collections from their manuscript division. See citation under Pedley for the first work. Although out of print, both books are still excellent research starting points and can serve as a good introduction to the Society's manuscript holdings.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
Cummins, B.F., Jr. "Sources of Genealogical Information in Maryland." New England Historical and Genealogical Register 46 (July 1982): 403-5.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Dance, Betsy. "Delmarva's Keepers of the Past." Mid-Atlantic Country 12 (July 1991): 53-54, 60-66.
Categories: County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Dessaint, Alain. Southern Maryland Directory: A Guide to Researching the Region's Past. Prince Frederick, MD: Southern Maryland Today, 1983.
Categories: General, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Calvert County, St. Mary's County, Chesapeake Region
Directory of Historical Organizations. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2001.
Notes: This directory, an occasional publication in its fifteenth edition since 1936, is the product of the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH). The AASLH is the major professional association for local history practitioners -- curators, librarians, archivists, educators, etc.
Categories: General, County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Edwards, Richard. Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Baltimore, MD: J.S. Waters, 1856.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Chesapeake Region
Fisher, Richard Swainson. Gazetteer of the State of Maryland. New York: J.H. Colton, 1852.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Chesapeake Region
Foster, Elizabeth. "A Visit to the Saint Clements Island-Potomac River Museum." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 17 (February 1988): 30-34.
Categories: County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Maritime, Twentieth Century, St. Mary's County, Chesapeake Region
Gannett, Henry. A Gazetteer of Maryland and Delaware. 1904; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976.
Notes: A reprint of a 1904 publication. The Maryland portion was originally issued as Bulletin No. 231 of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Gelbert, Doug. Company Museums, Industry Museums, and Industrial Tours: A Guidebook of Sites in the United States That Are Open to the Public. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1994. 94-104.
Notes: Brief descriptions of fifteen industrial sites in Maryland. When considering sites on this topic most museum goers would probably know of the Baltimore Museum of Industry but people may overlook many of the other sites covered, such as the Ocean City Lifesaving Station Museum, the Poultry Hall of Fame, and the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Visitor Center.
Categories: Economic, Business, and Labor History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Science and Technology, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Carroll County, Calvert County, Frederick County, Howard County, Montgomery County, Prince George's County, Talbot County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Southern Maryland, Eastern Shore
Hollowak, Thomas L. "Maryland Genealogy and Family History: A Bibliography, 1987-1989." Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin 33 (Summer 1992): 484-530.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Ethnic History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Military, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Hollowak, Thomas L., comp. "Maryland Maps in the Peabody Collection." Maryland Historical Magazine 87 (Spring 1992): 72-87.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
Kenny, Hamill. Placenames of Maryland. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1985.
Notes: Kenny's works supplies the name derivations, along with brief historical backgrounds, for a wide variety of Maryland locations.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
"Maryland Bibliography: 1951." Maryland Historical Magazine 47 (March 1952): 55-61.
Categories: General, County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
"Maryland Bibliography: 1952." Maryland Historical Magazine 48 (March 1953): 53-64.
Categories: General, County and Local History, Education, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
"Maryland Bibliography: 1953." Maryland Historical Magazine 49 (March 1954): 64-69.
Categories: General, County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
McCauley, Lois B. Maryland Historical Prints, 1752 to 1889: A Selection from the Robert G. Merrick Collection Maryland Historical Society and Other Maryland Collections. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1975.
Notes: McCauley's is the major reference point for anyone researching Maryland prints. It is well illustrated, with descriptive text. This is as close as one comes to a union catalog for Maryland prints. This work should also be of interest to anyone seeking pre-photographic images of Maryland sites, as well as to map historians.
Categories: County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Chesapeake Region
"Maryland Historical Society Celebrates 150th Year (1844-1994)." The Legacy 37 (February 1994): 4.
Categories: County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
The Official Museum Directory. Washington, DC: American Association of Museums, 1971-.
Notes: This guide has been published yearly since 1971. The American Association of Museums is the museum world's major professional organization, although it is oriented more towards large wealthy institutions.
Categories: General, County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Papenfuse, Edward C., et al. A Guide to Government Records at the Maryland State Archives: A Comprehensive List by Agency and Record Series. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1991.
Categories: County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Chesapeake Region
Papenfuse, Edward C., Susan A. Collins, and Christopher N. Allan. A Guide to the Maryland Hall of Records: Local Judicial and Administrative Records in Microform. Vol. 1. Annapolis: Hall of Records Commission, 1978.
Notes: Records of Allegany County through Baltimore County and City.
Categories: County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Allegany County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
Pedley, Avril J. M., ed. The Manuscript Collections of the Maryland Historical Society. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1968.
Notes: Collection level descriptions of 1,724 collections in the Society's Manuscripts Division. It includes an extensive index. This is the first of two books the Society published describing their holdings. The collection information can now be found on the Society's webpage. See also Cox and Sullivan, (1981), for further information.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
Peden, Henry C. A Guide to Genealogical Research in Maryland. 5th edition. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 2001.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Posner, Ernst. American State Archives. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1964, 134-142.
Categories: County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Chesapeake Region
Radoff, Morris L., Gust Skordas, and Phebe R. Jacobsen. The County Courthouses and Records of Maryland, Part Two: The Records. Annapolis: Maryland Hall of Records, 1963.
Notes: This survey of the records created by Maryland's counties, and Baltimore City, has its origins in the Depression era's Historical Records Survey. The introduction includes descriptions and explanations of the records. At the start of each county section is a general history of the county's records. This is the second of two books. The first in the series focuses of the history of each courthouse building.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region