Window on Cecil County's Past

“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…

We recently received a press release from Chester County Parks & Recreation  advising that the organization is sponsoring a lecture on the 1851 kidnapping of Rachel Parker, an African-American. A slave catcher from Elkton, Thomas McCreary, was involved in the abduction, which alarmed Pennsylvania and galvanized popular opinion against the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.  —————— In…

Making A Difference, a video for a Cecil College photojournalism class, was produced by Robert Moreland.  In this production, the videographer takes a look at the Historical Society and the county’s heritage.  Thanks Robert.  We enjoyed watching this creative work.  It’s good to see a new generation starting to use new media to present the county’s story.  This is the future medium for sharing history and…

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces.  In the ranks of that famed group was one Cecil Countian, 2nd Lt. Calvin Theodore Warrick.  He was born in Chesapeake City in 1921 and graduated from the George Washington Carver High School in Elkton. After graduating, he worked…

This quaint house on Route 213 south of Cecilton intrigued Baltimore Sun photographer Richard Stacks so in 1966 his picture of it made the cover of the paper’s Sunday magazine.  It was occupied by June Washington.  After the photo was published Lilly O. Ferguson, the property owner, wrote to say that while there while were many beautiful homes in the area, none…