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The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography

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.

Brooklyn-Curtis Bay Historical Committee. A History of Brooklyn-Curtis Bay, 1776-1976. Baltimore: The Committee, 1976.

Browne, Joseph L. From Sotweed to Suburbia: A History of the Crofton, Maryland Area 1660-1960. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1985.

Burdett, Harold N. Yesterday in Annapolis. Cambridge, MD: Tidewater Publishers, 1974.

Crowley, C. H. "Birthday by the Bay." Saturday Evening Post 267 (March/April 1995): 80-81.

Dempsey, Patricia. "Chesapeake Frontier Town." Annapolis Quarterly (Spring 1996): 68-72.

Dempsey, Patricia. "Beach Town Renaissance." Annapolis Quarterly (Spring 1997): 42-48, 84-85.

Dempsey, Patricia A. "Galesville." Annapolis Quarterly (Fall 1996): 68-70, 93, 112.

Durner, Marie Angel. "Early Days on Mountain Road." Anne Arundel County History Notes 16 (April 1985): 1-2.

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.

Eason, Ruth P. History of the Town of Glen Burnie. Glen Burnie, MD: Kuethe Library, Inc., 1972.

Ellingsworth, M. Keith. "Tracey's or Tracys Landing?" Anne Arundel County History Notes 26 (July 1995): 1-2, 8-9.

Feldman, Gregory, and M. Stephen Ailstock. "Greenbury Point: The Interplay of History and Ecology." Maryland Historical Magazine 90 (Summer 1995): 216-20.
Notes: This author sees a strong connection between history and ecology. He argues that the same environmental factors which drew people to colonize Greenbury Point, the town known as Providence, and were responsible for its early success, also brought about its failure as an economic center.

Filby, Vera Ruth. "The History of Friendship." Anne Arundel County History Notes 5 (January 1974): [4]; 6 (October 1974): [3-4].

Filby, Vera Ruth. "From Forest to Friendship." Maryland Historical Magazine 71 (Spring 1976): 93-102.
Notes: A history of the area which now houses the Baltimore-Washington International Airport.

Fitz, Virginia White. Spirit of Shady Side: Peninsular Life, 1664-1984. Shady Side, MD: Shady Side Peninsular Association, Inc., 1984.

Fleming, Kevin. Annapolis: The Spirit of the Chesapeake Bay. Annapolis, MD: Portfolio Press, 1988.

Ford, Elise. "Happy Anniversaries." Mid-Atlantic Country 16 (May 1995): 78-81.
Notes: Annapolis.

"From Statehouse to Statehouse." Maryland 27 (March/April 1995): 63, 65-66.

Glen Burnie: A Pictorial History, 1888-1988. [Glen Burnie?]: Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, [1988?].

Goyette, Barbara. "The Real Annapolis." Chesapeake Bay Magazine 22 (October 1992): 36-39, 56.

Greene, Carroll, Jr. "The Rebuff That Inspired a Town." Maryland 7 (Summer 1975): 49-52.
Notes: Highland Beach.

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.

Haefner, Dick. "Dining and Discovery." Annapolis Quarterly (Spring 1996): 86-89.

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