The winter 2013 edition of The Inkwell, the Society newsletter, is at the printer now and will be mailed to members shortly after the first of the year. In this packed issue you will find in-depth history articles, a roundup of the latest local heritage news, features about people, and updates on events. It also…
Papers of Cecil County School Supt. Morris W. Rannels Available at McDaniel College
One of the Historical Society volunteers, Kyle Dixon, is an undergraduate at Washington College where he is working on one of his senior graduation requirements. It’s a research paper that examines school integration on the Upper Chesapeake and he has discovered a valuable Cecil County collection at McDaniel College. Other researchers may find this resource…
Snow Falls on Cecil County on Christmas Eve
North East, Dec., 24, 2012 – A light snow began to fall on Cecil County late in the afternoon on Christmas Eve and soon a thin blanket of the fluffy stuff was starting to cover the ground. In the growing winter darkness the scene made for a near postcard-perfect evening over at the old Episcopal…
The Church Spires of Elkton, Silent Sentries of Time
With another year drawing to a close, the old church spires of Elkton catch a few rays from the setting winter sun, as the sky begins to clear. These silent sentries of time, towering over an old pike lined by 18th and 19th century buildings, have watched over Elkton for centuries.
Cecil Co. Civil Rights Leader McKinley Scott Subject of Program at Perryville Library
McKinley Scott played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights history of Cecil County and almost paid for his efforts with his life. McKinley’s son Michael will share stories about his father’s life and how his actions in Cecil County fit into the turmoil of the Civil Rights era. Date: February 12, 2013 at 7:00…
Notes from The Elkton Police Blotter
The official record of the Elkton PD, the police blotter, provides around-the-clock entries as life unfolded and the community interacted with its lawmen. Most of these fleeting encounters would have been quickly lost in time were it not for the brief items penned into the ledgers. This long run of volumes provides day-by-day insight into…
From Weather to Crimes, Police Blotters Give Glimpse of Bygone Elkton
The Elkton Police Department carefully and meticulously chronicled day-to-day happenings for the rural Maryland law enforcement agency in five-pound ledger books from 1955 to 1993. As patrolmen went on and off duty, requests for police aid came in, suspects were arrested, weather conditions changed, or accidents happened, officers filled the pages of these heavy blotters with the…
Holiday Open House at 18th Century Perry Point Mansion Continues Saturday Evening
Perry Point, Dec., 14, 2012 — The old 18th century mansion-house at Perry Point was aglow with holiday spirit Friday evening. Located on the attractive, waterfront Veterans Administration campus. the hospital was hosting a holiday open house. Drawing visitors in from the December darkness, flickering light from the luminaries showed the pathway to the grand front entrance. As guests approached…
Society Launches Digitization Campaign to “Save Our Newspapers”
By Bruce Leith The Historical Society of Cecil County is kicking off a new fundraiser which will help make the past more accessible. The Society has accumulated a vast microfilm collection containing most of the newspapers that have been printed in Cecil County since the 19th Century. Besides complete holdings of the Cecil Whig, this resource includes…
Remembrance Program Planned to Mark Fiftieth Anniversary of Elkton Plane Crash.
Many in Cecil sighed with relief as 1963, an eventful year full of ups and downs, came to an end. As people reflected on those events of nearly fifty years ago, they recalled the opening of the modern expressway, President John F. Kennedy’s visit, and the unbelievable news a few days later. An assassin’s bullet had struck the…