Communist Might Have Infiltrated Cecil County Law Enforcement, Congressman Suspects in 1947
Congressman J. Parnell Thomas, the chairman of the Un-American Activities Committee, began suspecting that Communists might have infiltrated the ranks of Cecil County’s Law Enforcement community one autumn day in 1947. As the New Jersey Representative with plenty of experience investigating all sorts of high profile Hollywood radicals, the naturally suspicious politician knew when he…
Early Black Methodism on Delmarva Subject of Talk on Feb. 1st.
The Historical Society of Cecil County’s Winter Speakers Series continues on Saturday, February 1, 2014, with a talk on Early Black Methodism on Delmarva by Syl Woolford. John Wesley, in his vision of the Methodist Episcopal Church, established a denomination in which all human beings were considered equal. When his disciples, Francis Asbury, Richard Whatcoat and…
Cecil County Historic District Commission Works to Protect Historic and Architectural Resources
The Cecil County Historic District Commission (HDC) works to protect the area’s historic and architectural resources. The duties of the HDC include making recommendations on applications for historic designation. In addition to preserving the County’s past, there are a number of additional benefits to designation. Those include a 10% property tax credit for approved restoration…
Old Postcards, Photographs, Newspapers, and Books Available at 2014 Paper Americana Show
Singerly Volunteer Fire Company, of Elkton MD, will present their twenty-seventh annual “Paper Americana Show” on Saturday January 25, 2014 from 10 AM to 4 PM. The show will feature over thirty dealers from several states who are offering for sale, antique books, postcards, newspapers, art prints, advertising & regional collectibles, photographs, and general ephemera….
Archeological Society of the Northern Chesapeake Sponsors Kilby Talk on Fair Hill on Jan. 8th.
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 Time: Open for refreshments at 6:30. Speaker program begins at 7:00 pm. Location: Havre de Grace City Hall, corner of Juniata St. and Pennington Ave. Program: “Locating Historic House Sites within the Boundaries of the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area of Cecil County.” by Emily Kilby. Abstract/Preview: In this…
Emily Kilby Talks About Tracking Down Local History at Fair Hill
This afternoon at the Historical Society of Cecil County, Emily Kilby talked about mysteries, puzzles, and other wonderments from the past for the monthly winter lecture. In the program, “Reconstructing 100 Ruins,” the retired magazine editor explained how clusters of crumbling stone ruins and other physical surviving evidence from centuries ago got her attention as…
Elkton Digs Out From Early January Snowstorm
January 3, 2014 — An overnight snow storm dumped 6.5-inches of snow on Elkton and early this Friday morning the town was beginning to dig out.
Last Class Graduates from George Washington Carver High School
An earlier post about an undergraduate thesis examining the desegregation of Cecil County Public Schools caused us to take a look at the last graduating class of George Washington Carver High School. ————— The nine seniors that stepped forward and received their diplomas on June 8, 1964 at the George Washington Carver High School were…
Undergraduate Thesis Examines the Cecil County School Integration, 1954-1965
It is always exciting to obtain fresh perspectives and insights on Cecil County’s past, something that is often provided when scholars take a serious, fresh look at our history. These thorough investigations, requiring months of intensive digging into original documents and a critical evaluation of the sources, are valuable as they focus on specific research…