The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Bayley, Ned. Colesville: The Development of a County, Its People and its Natural Resources, Over a Period of Four Centuries. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1997.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County
Beitzell, Edwin W., ed. "Diary of Dr. Joseph L. McWilliams 1868-1875." Chronicles of St. Mary's 26 (March 1978): 359-66; (May 1978): 375-82; (June 1978): 383-89; (September 1978): 411-15.
Notes: Transcriptions of a mid-nineteenth century diary. Most entries are very short.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Nineteenth Century, St. Mary's County
Benson, Robert Louis. "Notes on South County: Part II: Two Tours and Two Families." Anne Arundel County History Notes 24 (October 1992): 4, 9.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Transportation and Communication, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County
Boggs, Ardith Gunderman. Goshen, Maryland, A History and Its People. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County
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.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Before 1600 AD, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Frederick County, Montgomery County
Brigham, David L. "Ashton: From Unpaved Crossroad to 'Downtown'." Legacy 19 (Winter 1999): 1, 4-5.
Categories: African American, Agriculture, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Religion, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Broadneck Jaycees. Broadneck, Maryland's Historic Peninsula. Annapolis, MD: Fishergate Publishing Co., Inc., 1976.
Notes: Broadneck is a former Anne Arundel County hundred, located between the Severn and the Magothy Rivers. This work, published for the American Bicentennial, consists of thirteen essays, written by community leaders and local scholars, on a variety of themes -- education, religion, etc. One essay is the work of former Maryland State Archivist, Morris L. Radoff. Included is a list showing the dates of the area's first families' first residences.
Categories: African American, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Anne Arundel County
Browne, Joseph L. From Sotweed to Suburbia: A History of the Crofton, Maryland Area 1660-1960. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1985.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Transportation and Communication, Anne Arundel County
Cadwalader, Mary H. "The Mill." Harford Historical Bulletin (Spring 1986): 35-37.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Family History and Genealogy, Harford County
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.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Religion, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Canby, Tom. "When Sandy Spring Struck GOLD!" Legacy 15 (Winter 1996): 1, 7.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery County
"Capitol View Park: Historic District With Wilderness Flavor . . . and Long Romance with the Railroad." The Preservationist 4 (November-December 1988): 4-5.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery County
Chance, Merritt O. "Unity." Legacy 19 (Summer 1999): 1, 5.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County
Clark, Charles Branch. The Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia. 3 vols. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1950.
Categories: Agriculture, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Native American, Women, Cecil County, Dorchester County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Worcester County, Eastern Shore
Cochran, Sheila. "The Early History of River Road." The Montgomery County Story 28 (November 1985): 183-196.
Coleman, Margaret M. "Roots for the New Neighborhood of Beau Monde Estates." Montgomery County Story 23 (November 1980): 1-11.
Categories: Agriculture, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Coleman, Margaret Marshall, and Anne Dennis Lewis. Montgomery County: A Pictorial History. Norfolk, VA: Donning Company, 1984; revised edition. Norfolk, VA: Donning Company, 1990.
Notes: A variety of images, a great deal of text. The revised edition includes a chapter of one to two page histories of major businesses and organizations in the County and a chapter of color photos of the county during the 1980s.
Cook, Eleanor M. V. "Life in Montgomery County at the Turn of the Last Century." Montgomery County Story 42 (November 1999): 101-12.
Categories: County and Local History, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Cook, Eleanor M. V. "Georgetown: Jewel of Montgomery County-Part I." Montgomery County Story 41 (November 1998): 49-60.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Maritime, Transportation and Communication, Eighteenth Century, Montgomery County
Cook, Eleanor M. V. "Georgetown: Jewel of Montgomery County-Part II." Montgomery County Story 42 (February 1999): 61-76.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Maritime, Transportation and Communication, Women, Eighteenth Century, Montgomery County
Crook, Mary Charlotte. "Hyattstown, a Roadside Town Preserved." The Montgomery County Story 29 (May 1986): 207-220.
Categories: African American, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Military, Music and Theater, Religion, Transportation and Communication, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery County
Crook, Mary Charlotte. "The Tale of Triadelphia, the Town Beneath the Lake." Montgomery County Story 33 (August 1990): 117-28.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery County
Cuttler, Donna, and Michael Dwyer. The History of Hyattstown. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1998.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County
Cuttler, Dona Lou. The History of Barnesville and Sellman. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1999.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County
Cuttler, Dona Lou. The History of Comus. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1999.
Categories: County and Local History, Montgomery County