Cecil County History on Facebook passed a milestone with 6,000 followers on August 21, 2018. Thus, we want to say thanks for stopping by to spend a little on our social media channel. Your visits to this public history space and your participation in conversations there and on our blog make our effort worthwhile.
The mission of the page is to inspire curiosity, enjoyment, and understanding about Cecil County’s fascinating past for a broad audience. We do this in two ways: Curating and selectively sharing content created by others; and contributing our own original pieces — photos, posts, and rich media — to this universe.
If You Are Cecil County Curious
Along with content about practically every aspect of the area’s past, you will find news and announcements about local heritage happenings. But the channel won’t clutter your newsfeed with irrelevant material not related to the past in the northeastern corner of Maryland.
We strive to provide historical context for without that memories, characters and stories have little meaning. By presenting supporting details surrounding an isolated fact or image, it helps us understand traces of earlier times in the larger sphere — why is it important, what was happening at the time, why did the event or occurrence take place? This gives meaning to the details and helps us understand how does it relate to today?
Also, in case you want to dig in to something a little more, we try to cite the sources for our material.
Cecil County History on Facebook
