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Singerly Fire Company was the first department to provide ambulance service to Cecil County, the first responders having started providing emergency medical transport in 1942.  But to keep up with the growth the community experienced after World War II, a  Cadillac ambulance was purchased at a cost nearly $9,000 in 1952.  It had features not found in the old unit, including an…

Forgotten Fair Hill – Part II, will be presented by Emily Kilby on March 9th, 2013, at 7 p.m.  at the Fair Hill NRMA.  Part I packed the house and the meeting room was filled to capacity, so if you plan to attend be sure to call and reserve your seat. Come learn of the world that…

In an outstanding program this evening, the significant contributions of Cecil County Civil Rights pioneer McKinley Scott were recalled by his son, Michael Scott, for an engaged audience at the public library in Perryville.  The tireless crusader, struggling to create cracks in the walls of segregation and level the playing field, stood up against injustices…

In June 1952, ten Port Deposit firefighters, members of the Water Witch Fire Company, completed a 60-hour basic course of instruction provided by the University of Maryland Fire Extension Service.  As county growth soared in those post World War II years, made sure they were fully trained to serve the community.  This is a Cecil…

In a popular 1952 column in Cecil County’s paper of record, the Cecil Whig published a picture from the pa, and asked subscribers if they remembered when.  In one 60 year old issue from October of that year, they featured the Rising Sun champion baseball team from 1904.

As the Historical Society of Cecil County’s Winter Speakers Series continues, Historian Milt Diggins will present “Stealing Freedom Along the Mason Dixon Line” on March 2, 2013.  The talk examines the story of Thomas McCreary, a kidnapper and slave catcher, making whatever profit he could from the institution of slavery.  Working out of Elkton, he was active…

Here is a list of the early police chiefs of Elkton.  The data is drawn from municipal records and newspapers. George M. Potts . . . . . . 1908 – 1935 Jacob Biddle . . . . . . . . . 1935 W. Coudon Reynolds . . 1936 – 1938 W. Coudon Reynolds ….

Elkton was well protected from fire in the years before World War I as the Singerly Fire Company had all the latest equipment for controlling a blaze.  The horse-drawn Steam Engine and  Hook and Ladder were supported by two hand-pulled hose carts, and whenever the old alarm bell rang out with an urgent appeal those…

On this Friday afternoon in late January snow started falling on the frozen Scotchman Creek around 3:00 p.m.  It quickly started covering surfaces as the area has been shivering under frigid conditions for a few days.  But all around Hacks Point, all was quiet as big fluffy white flakes came down for a period as the clipper zipped…