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MARYLAND & REGIONAL HISTORY
Allegheny Woman’s Missionary Society: Entering a Second Century of Service: The Story of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection (Original Allegheny Conference) Centennial Edition 1906-2006
Joyce Ludden Cooper, 2006, 270 pp, $9.95, member price $8.95
 America’s Road: a Photographic Journey Across the National Road from Baltimore to East St. Louis
A beautifully illustrated coffee-table book. Russell C. Poole, 2006, hardcover, 228 pp, $42.00, member price $37.80
Architecture and Artifacts of the Pennsylvania Germans: Constructing Identity in Early America
This new work explores the relationship between ethnicity and the buildings, personal belongings, and other cultural artifacts of early Pennsylvania German immigrants and their descendants. Cynthia G. Falk, 2008, 242 pp, hardcover, $45.00, member price $40.50
The C&O Canal: From Great National Project to National Historical Park
The author’s beautiful color photographs and superb narrative present a compelling account of the canal’s mission, structures, history, and unique way of life. Dorothy Camagna, 2006, 124 pp, hardcover, $32.95, member price $28.80
 Maryland History in Prints, 1742-1900
Experience Maryland’s history through etchings, lithographs and engravings drawn from the collections of the Maryland Historical Society and presented in a handsome, coffee table-sized work. These detailed etchings and delicately tinted images illuminate the vitality and dynamism of the State’s history, depicting virtually every aspect of life, and will appeal to historians and art enthusiasts alike. Laura Rice, 2002, 404 pp, hardcover, $75.00, member price $67.50
Maryland: Old Line to New Prosperity
Fascinating exploration of the State’s riches and saga of its economic growth. A valuable edition to any library of Maryland history. Joseph Arnold & Anirban Basu, 2003, 368 pp, hardcover, $24.95, member price $22.45
Maryland's Appalachian Highlands: Massacres, Moonshine & Mountaineering
A history of the mountains of Western Maryland, from the rocky relations of Native Americans and early settlers and the Battle of South Mountain to the faded elegance of Gilded Age resorts and the coming of the B&O Railroad. With a dry sense of humor, the author regales readers with tales of ghosts, presidential retreats, and hikers while celebrating the beauty and charm of the area. Tim Rowland, 2009, 126 pp, $19.99, member price $17.99
Maryland Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in Maryland from Interviews with Former Slaves
Featuring interviews gathered as part of the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1938. 2007, 78 pp, $14.95, member price $15.85
Mid-Maryland: A Crossroad of History
A collection of compelling and insightful essays on the area’s rich history. Michael A. Powell & Bruce A. Thompson, eds., 2005, 191 pp, $21.99, member price $19.79
Mid-Maryland History: Conflict, Growth and Change
A wide-ranging collection of essays that paint an intriguing, informative, and provocative portrait of mid-Maryland's history. Barbara Powell & Michael Powell, eds., 2008, 223 pp, $21.99, member price $19.79
The Mighty Revolution: Negro Emancipation in Maryland, 1862-1864
Originally published in 1964, this work remains the most thorough analysis of a critical event in Maryland history. Charles Lewis Wagandt, 2004, 298 pp, $20.00, member price $18.00
On Africa’s Shore: A History of Maryland in Liberia 1834-1857
A history of the colony created by the State’s Colonization Society and black emigrees, slave and free, from Maryland is explored in detail. Included is annotated list of settlers, some of whom were from Frederick County. Richard L. Hall, 2003, hardcover, 644 pp, $45.00, member price $40.50
The Potomac Canal: George Washington and the Waterway West
A thorough history of the Potomac Canal is presented in this illustrated work. Robert J. Kapsch, 2007, 373 pp, $40.00, member price $36.00
Underground Railroad in Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia
Focusing on the region and using a series of detailed maps, this book retraces the routes slaves followed and examines the impact of geography, transportation, free blacks, and religious congregations on the journey to freedom. William Switala, 2004, 166 pp, $19.95, member price $17.95
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Learning Lunch: Researching Your Historic Home
Thursday, February 2
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Museum of Frederick County History
Treasured Heirloom Event
Saturday, March 24
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center
hiStory Hour
First and third Wednesday of the month
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Museum of Frederick County History
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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. 