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Press Release – Cecil County Public Library Date: 3/31/2012 Start Time: 1:30 PM End Time:4:30 PM Description: Learn how to record personal, family, and local history stories using oral history techniques and modern technology. Mike Dixon from the Cecil County Historical Society will guide you through the process of telling your personal journey stories. Open…

Date: 3/31/2012 Start Time: 11:00 AM End Time:12:30 PM Description: Join cookbook writer Katie Moose, author of “Chesapeake’s Bounty: Cooking with Regional Favorites,” for a bit of Chesapeake food history, a cooking demonstration, and a book signing. Books will be for sale from the author. Call 410-996-6269 to register. Library: North East Branch Location: Meeting…

Press Release – Cecil County Public Library The 2nd Maryland, Company H invades the Perryville Branch of the Cecil County Public Library!  This reenactment group will set  up camp, conduct drills and demonstrations and provide a glimpse into the life of Civil War soldiers.  This event is open to the public, free of charge and…

Route 1, crossing the Susquehanna at the Conowingo Dam, is the only free passageway in Maryland for motorists. But for nearly a century, this trip involved paying a toll to a private company. A covered bridge was built just north of the dam by 1820, but after a flood swept it away in 1846, the…

“Return to Hollingsworth Farm” is the subject of a talk March 21st, 2012, at 7 p.m. at Greenbank Mill near Price’s Corner.   The program is sponsored by the the New Castle Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Delaware. Former Delaware State archaeologist Ron Thomas wrapped up an extensive investigation on this parcel in 1980 and this May the Archeological Society…

As the sun went down on this beautiful late winter Saturday the Beehive, the ruins of an 18th century commercial complex, caught my attention.  These stone buildings are located at the intersection of Telegraph and Little Elk Creek roads near Fair Hill.  Some long forgotten stonemason and his helpers displayed fine skill in cutting and placing stone to build…

Erica Jesonis, Web Manager and Graphic Designer at the Cecil County Public Library has been named a “Mover and Shaker” in the library industry by the national publication, Library Journal.  In its March 15, 2012 issue, Library Journal named 53 outstanding professionals committed to providing excellent service to meet the needs of the people they…

During a disastrous fire that swept through a large part of Elkton’s central business district in 1947, an urgent telephone call was made to the Wilmington Fire Department.  One of the city’s ladder truck was desperately needed to help control the blaze that was ripping through Main Street businesses.  The firefighters from Delaware’s largest city answered the call, coming to the aid of the local…

The Historical Society of Cecil County is pleased to announce the addition of an important new collection of Civil War and 19th century material directly related to Port Deposit and Snow’s Battery.  Thanks to the generous donation of materials from Dr. Davy McCall, professor emeritus at Washington College in Chestertown and an accomplished historian, these…

Press Release – Histroric Elk Landing Foundation Elk Landing is proud to play host to the Archaeological Society of the Northern Chesapeake’s 2012 Field School from May 25th to June 5th 2012 It’s been forty years, but the Archaeological Society of the Northern Chesapeake’s “Archaeological Field School” is returning to Cecil County!  And the Historic Elk Landing…