HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLICATIONS
The Best of the Docent News, Volume I
The Docent News is a monthly publication provided to Historical Society of Frederick County docents to supplement their training. This book is a compilation of some its best articles of 2002 and 2003. 2003, 52 pp, $9.95, member price $8.95
The Best of the Docent News, Volume 2
A compilation of the best articles from 2004 and 2005. 2006, $10.95, member price $9.85
The Diary of Jacob Engelbrecht
From 1819 to 1878, Jacob Engelbrecht recorded Frederick County history in the pages of his hand-bound diary. He included topics ranging from national events, such as the Civil War, to those of local importance. He included the activities of his daily life as well as his thoughts about the issues of the day. The diarist also recorded marriages, births, deaths and other milestones of the community. Engelbrecht’s diary provides historians and genealogists a unique opportunity to discover Frederick County’s rich heritage. The hardcover, two-volume version is printed on acid free paper and features an improved presentational format. It also includes a comprehensive index, passages not available in previous publications and translations of German passages. William R. Quynn, and others, eds., 2 vols., hardcover, 2001 edition, 1292 pp, $100.00, member price $90.00
The Diary of Jacob Engelbrecht (CD-ROM)
A complete, searchable digital version of Engelbrecht’s important diary. 2001, $50.00, member price $45.00
The Diary of Jacob Engelbrecht Set
Both the two volume hardcover and CD-ROM versions. $125.00, member price $112.50
1861 Diary of Susan Amelia (Barnes) Lindsay
Encounter Frederick County history through the diary of a young woman who experienced life’s joys and pains. The diary includes photographs and maps, and is painstakingly annotated with helpful genealogical information about those who appear in its pages. Peter Traskey & Nancy Pearre Lesure, 2003, 60 pp, $10.95, member price $9.85
Frederick, Maryland in Peace and War 1856-1864: Diary of Catherine Susannah Thomas Markell
This diary affords a vivid picture of life in Frederick as the tide of Civil War swept over and around it, particularly during the battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, and Monocacy. Catherine Markell, a southern sympathizer, ministered to the wounded of both sides. Transcribed & annotated by David Wallace, 2006, 183 pp, $19.95, member price $17.95
Journal (Fall 2001)
”From Frederick Farmboy to Higher Education Leader in South Carolina: Americus George David Wiles” by Dan George Ruff, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Spring 2002)
”Edna Buhrman Remembered” by Marie Anne Erickson, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Fall 2002)
”James Whitehill: Furniture Maker, Builder, Inventor & Politician” by Joyce Cooper, and “Cabinetmakers & Chairmakers in Frederick County, Maryland 1740-1820” by Heidi Campbell-Shoaf $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Spring 2003)
”Lafayette in Frederick Re-examined: The Impact & Context of His 1824 Visit” by Edward Carl, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Fall 2003)
”Dave Hagan, Joe Stephens, and Sperry Storm: A Frederick Musical Trio, 1920-1970” by Carroll H. Hendrickson Jr., and “Bells and Chimes of Frederick City, 1760-1960” by Joyce Cooper, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Spring 2004)
”Frederick’s Chief Justice: Roger Brooke Taney” by Mark S. Hudson, “Looking Forward at the Taney House” by Randolph Davis, and “Chief Justices Visit Frederick” by Mark S, Hudson, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Fall 2004)
”Frederick County’s Most Significant Civil War Site” by Timothy J. Reese, and “The Potomac Home Brigade at Gettysburg” by Keith O. Gary, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Spring 2005)
”Industrial & Labor Heritage in Frederick County” by Robert C. Chidester, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Fall 2005)
”A Brief History of the McPherson and Brien Era of the Antietam Iron Works, Antietam, Maryland, 1806-1853” by H. Marc Howell, and “Coleman, Brien and McPherson: Early Pennsylvania and Maryland Iron Masters” by Joyce Cooper, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Spring 2006)
”Throwing the Last Pot: Utilitarian Potters of Frederick County, 1860-1880” by Lois Fenton, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Fall 2006)
”Professor Amon Burgee and The Boys’ High School” by Nancy Pearre Lesure, and “The Rockwell Journal: memoirs of the American Middle Class” by Josh Herber, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Spring 2007)
”P.W. Branch Camp #6: A Photo Essay” by Charles P. Wales, “A Brief History of Frederick’s Prisoner of War Camp” by Duane Doxzen, and “Local Responses: Excerpts from the Richard Lebherz World War II Letters Collection” by Elizabeth Conn, $5.00 (members and non-members)
Journal (Fall 2007)
”History of the Loats Female Orphan Asylum or Home 1882-1956” by Joyce Cooper, $5.00 (members and non-members)
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Formed from Prince George’s County in 1748, Frederick County originally included all of what are now Washington, Allegany, Garrett and Montgomery Counties, as well as part of Carroll County. Today, Frederick County is the largest county in land mass in Maryland. 