The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Blake, Allison. The Chesapeake Bay Book: A Complete Guide. 3rd edition. Lee, MA: Berkshire House Publishers, 1997.
Notes: A well researched tour guide for the general population.
Categories: County and Local History, Twentieth Century, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Cecil County, Charles County, Dorchester County, Harford County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, St. Mary's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore
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
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
Colbert, Judy. Country Towns of Maryland & Delaware: Charming Small Towns and Villages to Explore. Lincolnwood, IL: Country Roads Press, 1999.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Colbert, Judy. Country Towns of Maryland and Delaware. Oaks, PA: Country Roads Press, 1996.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County, Cecil County, Carroll County, Calvert County, Frederick County, Harford County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Washington County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore
Comer, Elizabeth Anderson, and Kirsten L. Stevens. "Mount Clare: Introducing Baltimore to Eighteenth Century Splendor." Maryland Archeology 26 (March and September 1990): 86-94.
Notes: A discussion of Charles Carroll, the Barrister's, Baltimore estate, with special emphasis on the gardens and the archeological work done there during the mid-1980s as a percussor to landscape restoration.
Categories: Archaeology, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Eighteenth Century, Baltimore City
Cooper, Richard W. Profile of a Colonial Community: Salisbury Towne and Wicomico County on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1986.
Categories: County and Local History, Seventeenth Century, Wicomico County, Eastern Shore
Cooper, Richard W. Salisbury in Times Gone By. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1991.
Categories: County and Local History, Wicomico County, Eastern Shore
Davis, A. Vernon. "Brunswick Saving 'Old Railroad Town' as Tourist Attraction." Cracker Barrel 17 (February 1988): 3-5.
Categories: County and Local History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Transportation and Communication, Twentieth Century, Frederick 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
Fair, Patricia Stover, comp. Everyname Index to History of Allegany County Maryland. Oklahoma City, OK: Fair Printing Co., 1991.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Allegany County
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.
Categories: African American, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Ethnic History, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Baltimore County, Baltimore City
Fowler, Robert H. "...The Shriver Homestead at Union Mills, Maryland." American History Illustrated 3 (1968): 23-30.
Notes: A heavily illustrated history of the house which was home to the Shriver family for six generations and was the center of the community of Union Mills. The Shrivers were a family of keepers and diarists. The house is now open to the public.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Military, Carroll County
Gardner, Betty K. "Wicomico County." Heartland of Del-Mar-Va 10 (Spring 1985): 36-43.
Categories: County and Local History, Wicomico County
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.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City
Harp, David W., and Tom Horton. Water's Way: Life Along the Chesapeake. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Notes: A photo essay on the environmental plight of the Eastern Shore, special attention is paid to the area's natural history and the life of the watermen.
Categories: County and Local History, Environment, Maritime, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Twentieth Century, Dorchester County, Somerset County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore
Index of Carroll County Names. Manchester, MD: Noodle-Doosey Press, 1984.
Notes: An index to two early maps of the county.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Carroll County
Jacob, John E. Wicomico County and Delmar in Vintage Postcards. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Press, 1999.
Jacob, John E. "The Port of Salisbury." Heartland of Del-Mar-Va 12 (Fireside1989-90): 76-79.
Categories: County and Local History, Wicomico County
Jacob, John E. Salisbury, Maryland. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 1998.
Long, Helen R. Index for the Carroll County Section of Scharf's History of Western Maryland, Volume 2. Topeka, KS: Copy Center, 1989.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Carroll County
Long, Helen R. Index for the Frederick County Section of Scharf's History of Western Maryland, Volume 1. Manhattan, KS: ADR, 1986.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Frederick County
Long, Helen R. Index for the Garrett County Section of Scharf's History of Western Maryland, Volume 2. Topeka, KS: Copy Center, 1988.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Garrett County
Long, Helen R. Index for the Montgomery County Section of Scharf's History of Western Maryland, Volume 1. Topeka, KS: Copy Center, 1988.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery 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