Window on Cecil County's Past

What was North East to do with vagrants, drunks, disturbers of the peace, and other unruly types in the 1880s?  Although a bailiff enforced the law, the town officer didn’t have a place to detain offenders after arrest.  Placing prisoners on one of the P.W. & B. trains running through town and carting them off to…

Press Release – Cecil County Public Library Date: 3/31/2012 Start Time: 1:30 PM End Time:4:30 PM Description: Learn how to record personal, family, and local history stories using oral history techniques and modern technology. Mike Dixon from the Cecil County Historical Society will guide you through the process of telling your personal journey stories. Open…

Date: 3/31/2012 Start Time: 11:00 AM End Time:12:30 PM Description: Join cookbook writer Katie Moose, author of “Chesapeake’s Bounty: Cooking with Regional Favorites,” for a bit of Chesapeake food history, a cooking demonstration, and a book signing. Books will be for sale from the author. Call 410-996-6269 to register. Library: North East Branch Location: Meeting…

Press Release – Cecil County Public Library The 2nd Maryland, Company H invades the Perryville Branch of the Cecil County Public Library!  This reenactment group will set  up camp, conduct drills and demonstrations and provide a glimpse into the life of Civil War soldiers.  This event is open to the public, free of charge and…

Route 1, crossing the Susquehanna at the Conowingo Dam, is the only free passageway in Maryland for motorists. But for nearly a century, this trip involved paying a toll to a private company. A covered bridge was built just north of the dam by 1820, but after a flood swept it away in 1846, the…

“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…