Press Release – Maryland Dept. of Natural ResourcesCitizens interested in becoming curators to the Old Bohemia house in Cecil County or the Stephenson property in Harford County are invited to join the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for one of its open houses. The estates are available for restoration under the Department’s Resident-Curatorship Program,…
Celebrate 150th Anniversary of the Civil War as Battle Returns to Rising Sun, Oct. 6 & 7
Press Release Rising Sun, September 16, 2012 — In celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War [April 1861-April 1865], come experience a re-created Civil War battle just yards away from your eyes at the Town Park on Wilson Avenue in Rising Sun, MD. Whether you witness the thunder and might of the battle,…
From Love to War – Cecil County and WWII at Rising Sun Library, Oct. 18th
Guy Alchon, Associate Professor from the University of Delaware, will show us how World War II transformed Cecil County from the thriving marriage capital of the eastern seaboard to a bustling center of munitions factories. Attracted by plentiful jobs, thousands of women from surrounding states migrated to Cecil County. Learn how Cecil County evolved into…
Two Presentations on Recent Archaeological Fieldwork at Elk Landing Scheduled
Here is an announcement from the newsletter of Archeological Society of the Northern Chesapeake (ASNC) about two programs exploring the recent Elk Landing field-school. ———————————— The ASNC has Dr. Jim Gibb on its schedule for two presentations about the recent fieldwork at Elk Landing. The first of these will be conducted at the Historical Society of…
1st Annual Cecil County Genealogy Symposium: “A Toolkit for the 21st Century” — Oct. 6th
Join us for a full day of genealogy lectures and hands-on research on Oct 6, 2012. Nationally renowned genealogist Donn Devine will present the keynote lecture: “DNA: The New Tool in Genealogy.” The program begins at 9am at the Elkton Central Library with a poster session of local lineage and genealogical societies, followed by three…
Mother Nature Brews Up a Line of Thunderstorms as Dark Clouds Gather Over C & D Canal & Chesapeake City
Around 4 p.m. this afternoon, as the National Weather Service issued severe weather warnings for Cecil County, the sky quickly darkened over Chesapeake City. By all appearances mother nature was brewing up an intense line of thunderstorms for Cecil County and we were in for a dark and stormy night. But Cecil appears to have escaped the worst of the…
The Hundreds of Cecil County
Today Cecil County is divided into nine minor political subdivisions called election districts (ED). But in the earliest times the equivalent intra-county areas were known as a hundred. Having its origin in Saxon history, the name was derived from the concept of having a territory that could provide a hundred men to serve in the…
Pin Some History: New Collaborative Picture Archive Opens a Virtual Window on the Past
It’s a great time for those who investigate earlier eras as we are in the middle of a major transformative revolution. Oh sure photocopiers made it easy to duplicate library materials and the connectivity of the Internet tied things together. But in this digital age open source placement of content on social media sites is…
Libby Prison Minstrels Perform Sept 22 at Big Elk Chapel
Popular tunes of the Civil War and religious songs of the era performed by The Libby Prison Minstrels Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012 Concert at the Big Elk Chapel, Fair Hill, MD (corner of Gallaher & Big Elk Chapel Roads) 7:00 PM ~ Tickets $15 All proceeds benefit Big Elk Chapel Restoration * * Limited seating …
Port Deposit Town Council Member Calls for Dissolution of Historic District Commission
From the Cecil Whig YouTube Page – By Jane Bellmyer After the approval for an emergency demolition of a historic home, one member of the Port Deposit town council calls for the dissolution of the Historic Area Commission