
Montgomery, one of Maryland's newer counties, was established in 1776. |
The county is named for Richard Montgomery (1738-1775), a Revolutionary War General. He died leading Continental forces in Quebec. Montgomery County was created from Frederick County, which had been created from parts of Baltimore and Prince George's Counties in 1748. Prince George's had been created from Calvert and Charles counties in 1695.
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Dona Cuttler who has contributed a great deal of information to these pages has written several books of interest to genealogists researching their roots in Montgomery County. The first is "The History of Hyattstown ", Maryland. The book was written for the Bicentennial Celebration of Hyattstown. This book contains chapters which encompass the Founding 1780's through 1860, The Civil War Years , Post -War Years, and a house by house pictorial history using old photographs. Also included: directories of postmasters, postal patrons, physicians, two historical poems written about the residents and businesses, charts of the town lots and residents in various years, historical sketches of four churches and their ministers and muster rolls of men who served in various wars. The cover of the book is adorned with a street scene of Hyattstown, an original artwork by artist Louise Ehlers. The second of these books is "The Cemeteries of
Hyattstown" which covers the cemeteries located in Hyattstown,
Maryland. This book also contains a full name index. These books are available through Heritage Books, of Md. |
~Sites of Historical Interest~
Montgomery
County Historical Society
This site lists resources and exhibits maintained by the Montgomery
County Historical Society including information on their hours of operation. It also
contains a link to the Montgomery County Genealogy Club which is a part of the Historical
Society.
The Walk to
Canada-"Tracing the Underground Railroad"
This site is a work of Anthony Cohen who researched the "Underground
Railroad" in the Washington D.C. area and traced it's path from Montgomery County,
Maryland to Ontario Canada.
The Unofficial
Home Page For The Town Of Damascus, Maryland - History
This site contains a brief history of the Montgomery County Town of Damascus.
The Page For Hyattstown,
Maryland - History
This site contains a brief history of the Montgomery County Town of Damascus.
Peerless Rockville
Historic Preservation, Ltd.
This site outlines the function of the Peerless organization in the preservation of
Rockville Md. History.
Rose
O'Neal Greenhow Papers - Duke University
This site catalogs some of Rose Greenhow's papers and letters and outlines her
activities during the Civil War.
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