St. Mary’s County
Historical Society
the Society’s Bookstore
Confederate Cook Book. Family favorites from the Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Oyster Recipes of St. Mary’s County, Maryland. Ann Loker with introduction by Aleck
Loker. 97p. Soft cover; indexed.
Contains award-winning oyster recipes from 19 years of the National
Oyster Festival Oyster Cookoff.
St. Mary’s County National Oyster Cook-off. 15p.
Soft cover. Contains
award-winning oyster recipes.
300 Years of Black Cooking in St. Mary’s County Maryland. 1983; reprinted 2004. 110p.
Soft cover; spiral bound; indexed.
Treasured Recipes of Old St. Mary’s. St. Mary’s Academy Alumni Association. 282p.
Soft cover; spiral bound.
Unrevised reprint of the 1959 edition featuring illustrations and old
family recipes.
A to Zax.
Barbara Jean Evans.
300p. Soft cover. Comprehensive dictionary for genealogists
and historians.
Reading Early American Handwriting. Kip Sperry.
289p. Soft cover. Guide to reading and understanding the
writing of colonial times.
Christmas Memories from St. Mary’s County. Ann Loker.
24p. Soft cover. Personal remembrances and amusing anecdotes
of a local family.
Doris, A Trail of Tragedies. J. Roy Guyther, M.D. 40p.
The story of a woman who had a stressful childhood, broken home, and
tragic experiences as a mother. It also
recreates life in St. Mary’s County during the depression. In his usual frank manner, the author, a
family physician for 42 years in the county, writes a bit about politics.
Memoirs of a Country Doctor. J. Roy Guyther, M.D. 116p.
Hard cover. Chronicles life in
mid-twentieth century Southern Maryland as seen through the eyes of a family
physician.
The Murder of Joseph Henry Ching: A Legend Examined. Aleck Loker. 2003. 22p. Soft cover.
A compelling and true account of an early twentieth century murder in
Leonardtown, Maryland.
Piney Point Memories. Jean Tolson Waikart.
2000. 69p. Soft cover.
A personal story of an enchanted childhood lived from the early days of
the 20th century that revolved around the summer resort hotel owned
by her family on the steamboat shores of the lower Potomac River.
Red Tide.
David A. Dement. 201p. Soft cover.
An unusual tale of family loyalty, broken ties, and high stakes spying
during the Civil War.
Chronicles of St. Mary’s. Journal published by the St. Mary’s County
Historical Society. Contains articles
on the history and genealogy of St. Mary’s County and Maryland. Features photographs, illustrations, maps,
and excerpts from historical and genealogical research.
Chronicles of St. Mary’s Book 2 (1957-1959). Hard cover; table of contents; indexed.
Chronicles of St. Mary’s Book 10
(1987-1990). Hard cover;
table of contents; indexed.
Chronicles of St. Mary’s Book 11
(1991-1994). Hard cover;
table of contents; indexed.
Chronicles
of St. Mary’s, The. Monthly
issue (1953-1986).
Chronicles
of St. Mary’s, The. Quarterly
issue (1987--).