The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Cronin, Charlotte Garretson. "The Incorporation of Aberdeen-1892." Harford Historical Bulletin 54 (Fall 1992): 97-101.
Categories: County and Local History, Politics and Law, Nineteenth Century, Harford County
Cronin, Richard. History of Aberdeen Maryland. Aberdeen, MD: Bicentennial Committee of Aberdeen, 1976.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Military, Religion, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Harford County
"Cumberland Street 100 Years Ago." Way Back When 1 (Summer 1989): 16-52.
Notes: Cumberland Street in Clear Spring.
Categories: County and Local History, Washington County
Dahlhamer, Gloria. "Hagerstown." Maryland 15 (Summer 1983): 14-19.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Music and Theater, Washington County
Davis, A. Vernon. "The Local Scene." Cracker Barrel 18 (August 1988): 3, 5-7.
Notes: Smithsburg.
Categories: County and Local History, Education, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Washington County
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.
Categories: County and Local History, Washington County
Dombrowski, Esther. "The Homefront: Harford County During World War II, Part I." Harford Historical Bulletin 65 (Summer 1995): 107-52; "Part II."Harford Historical Bulletin 66 (Fall 1995): 155-204.
Categories: Agriculture, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Military, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Women, Twentieth Century, Harford County
Earle, Swepson. The Chesapeake Bay Country. Baltimore: Thomsen-Ellis Company, 1923.
Notes: Divided into three regions -- southeastern Maryland, Upper Bay, and the Eastern Shore, this work includes a history for each, written by five noted authors, followed by a description of the counties in each, along with places of interest and the people of these places. The histories of the areas places special emphasis on major houses and genealogy of the owners. It is nicely illustrated with contemporary photographs, which nearly 80 years later serve as historic images. There are four pages of interesting photos of African Americans.
Categories: African American, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Education, Family History and Genealogy, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Caroline County, Cecil County, Charles County, Calvert County, Dorchester County, Harford County, Kent County, Prince George's County, Queen Anne's County, St. Mary's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Southern Maryland, Eastern Shore
"Early Settlements on What is Now A. P. G. in Harford County." Harford Historical Bulletin (Winter 1986): 3-8.
Notes: Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
Categories: County and Local History, Military, Harford County
Feldstein, Albert L. Feldstein's Historic Washington County: A Video Postcard Extravaganza. LaVale, MD: Published by the author, 1992.
Notes: Videotape.
Categories: County and Local History, Washington County
"Funkstown . . . A Crossroad of History." Hagerstown Cracker Barrel (February 1975): [4-7].
Categories: County and Local History, Washington County
George, Christopher T. "Harford County in the War of 1812." Harford Historical Bulletin 76 (Spring 1998): 3-61.
Categories: County and Local History, Military, Nineteenth Century, Harford County, War of 1812
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.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Politics and Law, Twentieth Century, Allegany County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Howard County, Washington County
Jay, Peter A., ed. Havre de Grace: An Informal History. Havre de Grace, MD: Susquehanna Publishing Company, 1986.
Categories: County and Local History, Harford County
Kendall, D. Homer. "Hagerstown Bustled with Wagons in Early Pike Era." Maryland Cracker Barrel 19 (July 1989): 9, 18-20; (August 1989): 14-17.
Categories: County and Local History, Transportation and Communication, Eighteenth Century, Washington County
Larew, Marilynn M. "Pennsylvania Influence in Early Bel Air." Harford Historical Bulletin 48 (Spring 1991): 39-45.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Ethnic History, Eighteenth Century, Harford County
Larsen, Hal. "35 Years Ago!" Maryland Cracker Barrel 18 (April 1989): 18-19.
Notes: Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas on C&O Canal hike.
Categories: County and Local History, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication, Twentieth Century, Frederick County, Montgomery County, Washington County
Leatherman, Emily M. Hancock, 1776-1976. Hagerstown, MD: Privately published, 1986.
Categories: County and Local History, Washington County
Long, Helen R. Index for the Washington County Section of Scharf's History of Western Maryland, Volume 2. Manhattan, KS: Privately published, 1984.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Washington County
Long, Helen R. Index to Scharf's History of Western Maryland, Volumes I and II. Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1995.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Allegany County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Montgomery County, Washington County
McWilliams, Rita. "Great Elevations." Mid-Atlantic Country 13 (January 1992): 54-58, 63.
Notes: A tourism piece, but one which offers good basic information on a number of western Maryland's geological landmarks -- Crystal Grottoes Caverns, Sideling Hill Road Cut, and The Devil's Racecourse.
Categories: County and Local History, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Twentieth Century, Allegany County, Frederick County, Garrett County, Washington County
Manchester, Andi. "Havre de Grace." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 22 (March 1993): 28-32.
Categories: County and Local History, Harford County
Musey, Reuben L. It Happened in Washington County. Hagerstown, MD: Washington County Bicentennial Committee, 1976.
Categories: County and Local History, Military, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Transportation and Communication, Washington County
Noll, Linda. "The Land of Promise: A Brief History of the Site." Harford Historical Bulletin 70 (Fall 1996): 127-31.
Notes: Steppingstone Museum.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Eighteenth Century, Harford County
Parsons, Richard, comp. "Tours for Families or Groups in Metropolitan Baltimore." Maryland Historical Magazine 72 (Spring 1977): 1-58.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Education, Environment, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, Carroll County, Harford County, Howard County