African American History of Cecilton

Posted on January 3, 2019 by admh

“A Black History of Cecilton” is an informative title written by Mary Haggerty in 1993. Mary collected stories from African-Americans who lived in the Cecilton area, recording their memories and recollections of things that had happened or the stories they heard from older people in the community.

Over the years, she has done fine work documenting Cecilton area history. One of her earlier volumes was Cecilton: Chronicles of a Small Town in Rural America.

We often consult Mary’s work when we are working on projects about the First District and Cecilton.

Recently, Mary asked if we would place some of her fine work on the Internet so people curious about the past in the area between the Bohemia and Sassafras rivers could have easy access to the volumes. Of course, we were very pleased to do that. The book is also available at the Cecil County Public Library, which has circulating copies at the Cecilton and Elkton branches. And a non-circulation copy is found at the Historical Society.

Thank you, Mary, for documenting the African American history in the southern part of the county and for allowing your publications about the past to be made widely available on the web These little volumes are valuable contributors to the area’s history.

We will have some more of Mary’s work to share later.

Also see

Cecilton: Chronicles of a Small Town in Rural America by Mary