If you are interested in reading more about the history of Boyds, the history of Upper
Montgomery County, Negro Schools in Maryland, or other topics, a brief list of additional
sources appears below. A number of these publications are available through the
Montgomery County Historical Society. For additional assistance with locating copies of
these books or other information, please contact us at info@boydshistory.org.
Boyd, T.H.S., The History of Montgomery County, Maryland, From Its Earliest
Settlement in 1650 to 1879. Originally published, Clarksburg, in 1879, reprinted by
Regional Publishing Company, Baltimore MD 1968. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number
68-31727.
Cavicchi, Clare Lise. Places from the Past: The Tradition of Gardez Bien in
Montgomery County, Maryland. MNCPPC, 2001. ISBN 0-971-5607-0-6.
Clarke, Nina H. & Lillian B . Brown. History of the Black Public Schools of
Montgomery County, Maryland, 1872-1961. Copyright 1978, Vantage Press, Inc. New
York, NY 10001.
Standard Book Number 533-02933-3
Cohen, Anthony, The Underground Railroad in Montgomery County, Maryland, A
History and Driving Guide. Copyright 1994, Revised 1997, Montgomery County
Historical Society, 111 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville MD 20850. ISBN 0-9601094-0-4
Coleman, Margaret Marshall, Montgomery County, A Pictorial History. Copyright
(revised edition), 1990, The Donning Company Publishers, Norfolk, VA 23402.
ISBN 0-89865-516-1
Coleman, Margaret Marshall, Paul of Montgomery. Copyright, 2002 by Peg Coleman.
PublishAmerica Book Publishers, Baltimore MD. [This is a historical novel for children, set in and
around Boyds and Barnesville MD in the late 18th century. It provides entertaining reading for history fans of all
ages].
Dwyer, Michael. Images of America: Montgomery County. Arcadia Publishing, 2006.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2006922695.
Hiebert, Ray Eldon & Richard K. MacMaster. A Grateful Remembrance, the Story of
Montgomery County, Maryland. 1976, Montgomery County Government and the
Montgomery County Historical Society.
Hopkins, G.M. Atlas of Montgomery County, Maryland, 1879. Copyright, 1975,
Montgomery County Historical Society, 111 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville MD
20850.Garamond/Pridemark Press, Inc., Baltimore MD. [This is a collection of historical maps,
including Boyds, Barnesville, Germantown, Poolesville, Darnestown, Damascus and Hyattstown, among many
others].
Jacobs, Charles T. Civil War Guide to Montgomery County, Maryland. Copyright
1983, Revised 1996. Montgomery County Historical Society, 111 W. Montgomery
Ave., Rockville MD 20850. ISBN 0-9601094-1-2.
Jewell, E. Guy. MCPS Schools That Were. Montgomery County Public Schools
McDaniel, George W. Black Historical Resources in Upper Western Montgomery
County. Sugarloaf Regional Trails, July 1979.
Shart, J. Thomas. Excerpts from History of Western Maryland (Montgomery County).
Louis H. Everts, Philadelphia, 1882.
Soderberg, Susan Cooke. The Met: A History of the Metropolitan Branch of the B &
O Railroad, Its Stations and Towns. Germantown Historical Society. May, 1998.
Sween, Jane C. & William Offutt. Montgomery County, Centuries of Change. 1999,
American Historical Press. ISBN 1-892724-05-7