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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Marsh, Joan F. "Washington Grove: A Rustic Jewel in a Modern Setting." Montgomery County Story 41 (February 1998): 13-23.

Milne, Kristin. "Steps in Time: Walking Frederick's Historic Court Square." Frederick Magazine (April 1990): 22-9.

"Mount Washington in Quotations, Part I." History Trails 28 (Autumn 1993-Winter 1994): 1-8; Part II, 28 (Spring-Summer 1994): 9-16.
Notes: A compilation of small Mt. Washington articles from a variety of Maryland newspapers.

Northam, Jack C. "Solomon's Remembered." Calvert Historian 8 (Fall 1993): 12-19.

O'Malley, Catherine L. Odenton: The Town a Railroad Built. Annapolis and St. Michaels, MD: Published by the author, 1978.

Offutt, William M. Bethesda, a Social History. Bethesda, MD: The Innovation Game, 1995.
Notes: An attempt to present a comprehensive history of Bethesda and its surrounding communities, Montgomery County's seventh election district. The subjects covered in the appendices reflect the wide variety of material dealt with in the book overall. Appendices include "How to set duckpins" and "Rocky Mountain spotted Tick Fever."

"Rich in History, A Sense of Community." Maryland 27 (September/October 1995): [110].
Notes: Gaithersburg.

Risjord, Norman K. Builders of Annapolis: Enterprise and Politics in a Colonial Capital. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1998.
Notes: A history of colonial Annpolis presented through the lives of eleven prominent citizens. Represented are a printer, a governor, a doctor, and a cabinetmaker. Included are such well known Maryland surnames as Carroll, Paca, Dulany, Chase, and Shaw.

Robinson, John M. "History of Pinehurst-Part II To the Forties." Anne Arundel County History Notes 21 (July 1990): 1-2, 7-8.

Ryon, Roderick N. Northwest Baltimore and Its Neighborhoods, 1870-1970 Before "Smart Growth". Baltimore: University of Baltimore Press, 2000.

Simon, David, and Edward Burns. The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood. New York: Broadway Books, 1997.
Notes: The story of the people of a drug corner in Baltimore's Franklin Square neighborhood.

Sims, Diana J. "A Place Apart: Life on West All Saints Street." Frederick Magazine (February 1991): 28-32, 49.

Sutton, Stanley B. Beyond the Roadgate: Kent County, 1900-1980. Privately published, 1983.
Notes: This history of twentieth century Kent was compiled by a former Agricultural Extension Officer. Naturally enough, a great deal of emphasis is placed on the agricultural and rural heritage of the County. Pivotal 1980 leaders of the county supply commentary on their areas of expertise.

Tucker, Barclay Earl. "History of Forest Hill." Harford Historical Bulletin 29 (Summer 1986): 53-83.

"Upton Historic District: A Walk Through Black History in Baltimore." Keeping Time: The Newsletter of the Baltimore City Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation 2 (Winter 1990): 1, 3-5.

Varner, Lynne K. "The Forgotten Town of Oriole." Maryland 23 (Summer 1991): 20-25.
Notes: Oriole was once a prosperous Methodist black community whose inhabitants were farmers and watermen. The few remaining residents of Oriole are hoping to revitalize the community through the preservation of St. James Church, once a cornerstone of the community.

"The Volunteer Tradition." History Trails 9 (Autumn 1974): 1-8.
Notes: A history of Baltimore County's various volunteer fire companies, arranged by location and order of development.

Capper, John, Garrett Power, and Frank Shivers. Chesapeake Waters: Pollution, Public Health and Public Opinion, 1602-1972. Centreville, MD: Tidewater Publishers, 1983.

Bode, Carl. "Mencken and Semitism." Menckeniana 120 (Winter 1991): 1-7.

Breslaw, Elaine G. Dr. Alexander Hamilton and the Enlightenment in Maryland. Ph.D. diss., University of Maryland, 1973.

Crews, Judith Mary. Virginity and Maryland: The American Founding Myth in the Sot-weed Factors of Ebenezer Cooke and John Barth. Ph.D. diss., University of Michigan, 1984.

Fecher, Charles A. "Mencken and the Archbishop." Menckeniana 93 (Spring 1985): 2-6.

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