Discover Frederick County’s rich and diverse past in Heritage Frederick’s Don Linton Digital History Library. Click on any of the book covers below to open a PDF file (the book will open in a new tab). Our digital library has been made possible by the generous support of Don Linton and cooperation from the Community Foundation of Frederick County.

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No text or photographs may be reproduced from these works without permission of Heritage Frederick. Contact our archivist to request permission for reproduction of any materials found in these works.

From Brink to Brilliant: The Revitalization of Downtown Frederick, Maryland has been made available to the Digital History Library by Don Linton.

Frederick’s Main Street: The Life and Times of Charles V. Main has been made available to the Digital History Library by The Community Foundation of Frederick County.

For Good. Forever. For Frederick County.: A History of The Community Foundation of Frederick County has been made available to the Digital History Library by The Community Foundation of Frederick County.

Historic Frederick County: The Story of Frederick and Frederick County has been made available to the Digital History Library by Heritage Frederick.

Frederick’s Legacy: The Art of Helen L. Smith has been made available to the Digital History Library by The Community Foundation of Frederick County.

Heroic Work: The Story of Montevue Yesterday and Today has been made available to the Digital History Library by The Community Foundation of Frederick County.

Mirror on Frederick: Through 250 Years has been made available to the Digital History Library by the Randall Family.

More Reflections on the History of Frederick County has been made available to the Digital History Library by the Randall Family.

One of the premier resources for researching Frederick in nineteenth century. The Diary of Jacob Engelbrecht has been made available to the Digital History Library by Heritage Frederick.

Read All About It! explores the history and legacy of generations of the Delaplaine Family and how they have shaped Frederick County. William Delaplaine, grandfather of the author, started the Frederick News-Post in 1883. Read All About It! has been made available to the Digital History Library by the Delaplaine Foundation.

Pre-1800s Houses of Frederick County, Vol 1 has been made available to the Digital History Library by Heritage Frederick.

Pre-1800s Houses of Frederick County, Vol 2 has been made available to the Digital History Library by Heritage Frederick.

Pre-1800s Houses of Frederick County, Vol 3 has been made available to the Digital History Library by Heritage Frederick.