The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Marsh, Joan F. "William Henry Holmes and 'Holmescroft'." Montgomery County Story 42 (August 1999): 89-100.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, Geography and Cartography, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Berlin, Ira. Slaves Without Masters: The Free Negro in the Antebellum South. New York: Pantheon Books, 1974.
Notes: The author spends some time discussing Maryland, and the Upper South in general, in order to emphasize geographic distinctions which impacted the status of free Negroes. He postulates that the treatment and status of free blacks foreshadowed the treatment of black people in general after emancipation. In addition, the author examines the various classes of free blacks to understand how different groups viewed their social role. For the elite, positions of leadership continued after the Civil War. Maryland is of particular interest since by 1810, almost one-quarter of Maryland's black population was free. Maryland therefore had the largest free black population of any state in the nation.
Categories: African American, Geography and Cartography, Politics and Law, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century
Buford, Carolyn Bames. The Distribution of Negroes in Maryland, 1850-1950. M.A. thesis, Catholic University, 1955.
Categories: African American, Geography and Cartography, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
Donaldson, O. Fred, and Richard L. Morrill. "Geographical Perspectives on the History of Black America." Economic Geography 48 (1972): 1-23.
Olson, Sherry. Baltimore: The Building of an American City. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980.
Notes: Geographer Olson's book, by far the most thorough illustrated history of Baltimore, is strong on geographic and commercial development, and gives less attention to the arts, including architecture. However it does feature many historic photographs of buildings and contemporary news accounts of their construction.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Atlas of Howard County, Maryland, 1878. Ellicott City, MD: Howard County Bicentennial Commission, Inc., 1975.
Notes: Originally part of G. M. Hopkins atlas.
Baden, Jacqueline Heppes. Maryland's Eastern Shore: A Place Apart. 2 vols. Rockville, MD: Travel on Tape, Book Division, 1990.
Categories: County and Local History, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Caroline County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County, Chesapeake Region, Eastern Shore
Bataller, Neal. "Ednor and Norwood-Quiet Reminders of the Past." Legacy 19 (Fall 1999): 1, 5.
Categories: Agriculture, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Bayley, Ned. "Colesville-In the Beginning." Montgomery County Story 36 (February 1993): 237-48.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery County
Benson, Robert Louis. "The Creation of Howard County." Anne Arundel County History Notes 26 (January 1995): 5-7.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Politics and Law, Nineteenth Century, Anne Arundel County, Howard County
Benson, Robert Louis. "Notes on South County." Anne Arundel County History Notes 23 (July 1992): 5-6.
Boyd, Thomas Hulings Stockton. The History of Montgomery County, Maryland, from its earliest settlement in 1650 to 1879. Clarksburgh, MD [Baltimore, W. K. Boyle & son, printers], 1879; reprint, Baltimore: Regional Pub. Co, 1968.
Notes: Written following the American, and the County's, Centennial, this work places special emphasis on land grants and prominent men. Includes a directory of the towns, villages, and residents.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Before 1600 AD, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Frederick County, Montgomery County
Brigham, David L. "Ashton: From Unpaved Crossroad to 'Downtown'." Legacy 19 (Winter 1999): 1, 4-5.
Categories: African American, Agriculture, Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Religion, Transportation and Communication, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Canby, Tom, and Elie S. Rogers. Sandy Spring Legacy. Sandy Spring, MD: Sandy Spring Museum, 1999.
Notes: A history of greater Sandy Spring which includes Brookeville, Ashton, Olney, Brinklow/Cincinnati, Brighton, and Laytonsville/Mt. Zion. Nearly 200 pages of historic images, all sepia, are arranged around themes or communities, i.e. "Some Childhood Recollections ...","The Era of the Grist Mills","Early Churches Take Root","Old Homes Bespeak Prosperity and Taste". Small historic maps of the communities are included.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Religion, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Montgomery County
Canby, Tom. "When Sandy Spring Struck GOLD!" Legacy 15 (Winter 1996): 1, 7.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery 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
Cook, Eleanor M. V. "Georgetown: Jewel of Montgomery County-Part II." Montgomery County Story 42 (February 1999): 61-76.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Geography and Cartography, Intellectual Life, Literature, and Publishing, Maritime, Transportation and Communication, Women, Eighteenth Century, Montgomery County
Crawford, Joan B. "A Heritage Preserved: The Creative Traditions of Western Maryland." Maryland 25 (Summer 1993): 38-44.
Categories: County and Local History, Environment, Geography and Cartography, Music and Theater, Women, Twentieth Century, Allegany County, Garrett County, Washington County
Crook, Mary Charlotte. "The Tale of Triadelphia, the Town Beneath the Lake." Montgomery County Story 33 (August 1990): 117-28.
Categories: County and Local History, Economic, Business, and Labor History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Nineteenth Century, Montgomery County
Davis, Chris. "What's in a Name? Proposal for Restoration of Town's Original Name 'Riverdale Park'." Riverdale Town Crier 27 (April 1998): 1, 8.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Twentieth Century, Prince George's County
Dessaint, A. Y. "Was Coxtown Really Lower Marlboro?" Calvert County Historical Society News and Notes 2 (October 1983): 3-8.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Seventeenth Century, Calvert County
Ellingsworth, M. Keith. "Tracey's or Tracys Landing?" Anne Arundel County History Notes 26 (July 1995): 1-2, 8-9.
Goetz, Walter A. Montgomery County Gold Fever. Bethesda, MD: Published by the author, 1988.
Goetz, Walter. "Montgomery's Gold Rush." Maryland 28 (February 1996): 16-17.
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