Singerly Fire Company of Elkton, MD. will present their 25th annual “Paper Americana Show” on Saturday, January 28, 2012 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.The Singerly…
The Traveler’s B & O Christmas Tree, a Holiday Tradition
December 8, 2011 — One tradition for kicking off the Christmas Season in Cecil County is the annual lighting of the “Holly Tree by the tracks.” This year, the 62nd lighting was scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 3rd, 2011. The Baltimore & Ohio held its first public ceremony in 1948 when thousands of people gathered to ring…
Rising Sun Greets the Automobile Age in Cecil County
Although the automobile age is just getting underway in the second decade of the 20th century, people in Rising Sun have adjusted quickly to the new transportation era. Vehicles of all sorts pack Main Street as people visit the shops and restaurants while motorists zip along on the new concrete highway through the center of town.
A Thanksgiving Greeting From 1907
Holiday postcards were popular in the early 20th century and many of these artistic products were exchanged with friends, family, and neighbors. This old one, providing a “hearty Thanksgiving greeting,” was mailed to Shuwall (?) family in Earleville on November 26, 1907.
Elkton’s Old Fire Bell Tapped Out Many Alarms
The 118-year-old fire bell that stood watch over Elkton for decades, arousing firefighters from their slumbers in the dead of winter nights or calling them from their labors on hot summer days, remains an important part of Singerly Fire Company today. For years this instrument, mounted in the belfry high atop the fire station, alerted…
Singerly Fire Company’s Ahrens Fox & Hale Pumpers
While traveling in Western Mass one summer backs in the 1980s, we stopped at a large roadside flea market. There I found a few photographs of Singerly Fire Company apparatus in the inventory at one table so I immediately picked them up. Here are scans of two of those images, one showing the Ahrens Fox…
Historical Society Fills Vital Role as County Archives
With national archives month drawing to a close, we thought we’d remind those interested in researching Cecil’s history, that the Society is the county archives. The County Commissioners asked us to assume the responsibility of becoming the caretakers for centuries old local records years ago. Those visionary local government leaders wanted these materials for researching…
Mother Nature Plays a Little Trick on Cecil County as Winter Arrives Early
On this last Saturday in October, an early wintry mix started falling on Cecil County early this afternoon, causing a little snow and ice to accumulate on the ground of the old Principio United Methodist Church. The mix will change over to snow tonight and accumulate 1.5-inches, according to AccuWeather. Mother-nature apparently decided to play a little trick on the area…
Free Antique Appraisals Featured at CCPL Friends Annual Meeting
Free Antique appraisals will be the featured program at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Cecil County Public Library, Wednesday, November 9, 6 p.m., at the Perryville Branch Library in Perryville, MD. The Friends, who support key reading programs for children such as the CCPL Summer Reading Program and are advocates for reading…
Cecil County Public Library Celebrates National Friends of Libraries Week Oct. 16-22
Cecil County Public Library will be celebrating National Friends of Libraries week October 16 – October 22. This nationally recognized week was established to raise awareness of the importance of community support for libraries, to encourage community members to join library Friends groups, and to recognize the wonderful ways Friends support libraries. The Friends of…