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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

Sweeting, Les. "Who Was Who on Ralston Avenue, Hyattsville." News and Notes from the Prince George's County Historical Society 21 (April 1994): [2-4].

Tracey, Grace L., and John P. Dern. Pioneers of Old Monocacy: The Early Settlement of Frederick County, Maryland, 1721-1743. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987.
Notes: A history of that portion of Prince George's County that in 1748 became Frederick County as told through the stories of the original land patents and their owners. The appendix includes many handy lists including a list of 1733-1734 inhabitants, early German Settlers, and Frederick County Muster Rolls, ca. 1757.

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.

Van Horn, R. Lee. Out of the Past: Prince Georgians and Their Land 1695-1861. Riverdale, MD: Prince George's County Historical Society, 1976.

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.

Virta, Alan. "'Only Twenty Minutes Ride from Washington.'" News and Notes from the Prince George's County Historical Society , 14 (June 1986): 25-28.
Notes: Huntington.

Virta, Alan. Prince George's County: A Pictorial History. Norfolk, VA: Donning Co., 1984.

Virta, Alan. "Where is Westphalia?" News and Notes from the Prince George's County Historical Society, 14 (March 1986): 8-12.

Walton, John M., Jr. "Bladensburg Celebrates a Milestone." Passport to the Past 3 (July/August 1992): 2.

Walton, John M., Jr. "Prince George's Genesis." Passport to the Past, 1 (March/April 1990): 1, 6, 7.

Walton, John M., Jr. "Prince George's Genesis." News and Notes from the Prince George's County Historical Society, 20 (August 1992): 3-4.

Warren, Morris. "Help Me Find Birmingham Manor." News and Notes from the Prince George's County Historical Society, 19 (April 1991): 18-19.

Wilstach, Paul. Tidewater Maryland. Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931.
Notes: A narrative history of those Maryland counties, all but seven of the twenty-three, touched by saltwater, arranged by theme and locale. There is a great deal of emphasis on the founding of towns and important personages, a wide variety of subjects are covered.

Wohlfarth, J. W. A History of the Whitehouse: A Tavern in Vansville, Maryland. Published by the author, 1984.

Wright, Sister Catherine. Port O' Bladensburg: A Brief History of a 1742 Town. Town of Bladensburg Bicentennial Committee, 1977.

Bissell, Theodore L. "The Duvall Pecan Trees and Thomas Jefferson." News and Notes from the Prince George's County Historical Society 14 (June 1986): 24.

Bunting, Elaine, and Patricia D'Amario. Counties of Central Maryland. Centreville, MD: Tidewater Publishers, 1998.
Notes: A series designed for young people.

Native Plants of Prince George's County, Maryland 1997-1998. Upper Marlboro, MD: Prince George's County Planning Department, 1998.

Walsh, James. "Waterways of Prince George's County Then and Now." News and Notes from the Prince George's County Historical Society, 25 (February 1997): 9.

Walsh, James. "Waterways of Prince George's County." News and Notes of the Prince George's County Historical Society, 27 (November/December 1999): 9.

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.

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