tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78206134637675355672024-03-05T08:53:03.757-05:00The Historical Society of Cecil County BlogWelcome to the Historical Society of Cecil County's blog. We use this informal method to offer quick news updates about the Society, keep you informed about routine day-to-day happenings, and generally converse with patrons in a less formal, less structured way. Check back often and please feel free to add remarks on our musings by clicking on the comments button below each posting. Also don't forget to check our news and events pages for the latest events and activities.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-18617397696737111722018-08-13T22:46:00.004-04:002018-12-18T21:21:10.149-05:00A Window on Cecil County's PastHere is a link to a new blog sharing stories on Cecil County History. It is a<a href="http://www.cecilcountyhistory.com/"> Window on Cecil County's Past.</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-58089504925361268892011-09-03T11:01:00.001-04:002011-09-03T11:02:43.371-04:00Society Closed for 2011 Labor Day HolidayThe Society is closed Saturday, Sept. 3 and Monday, Sept. 5 for the Labor Day holidayMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-75238722385924930472011-08-28T20:07:00.003-04:002011-08-28T20:09:43.229-04:00Tome Student Helps Society Make Expanded Yearbook Collection Available to Patrons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/historical-society-051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/historical-society-051.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>For years the Society has worked to build a large collection of yearbooks as these volumes, which call up memories from decades ago, make valuable research resources for individuals working on a family or local history project. Cover-to-cover there are portraits of each student, plenty of anecdotes, brief essays, highlighting specific memories, advertising, photos of activities, and school antics while many contain hand written notes to teachers and friends.<br />
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Since a large run of these titles has been assembled at the society and they span a considerable part of the 20<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th</span></sup> century, they are yet another valuable resource researchers can turn to. We are fortunate to have such a large records group, which now consists of 308 Cecil County volumes. Tome School issued the oldest title we hold in 1906, while many of the public high schools started publishing the annuals in the 1940s.<br />
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Nate Schwartz volunteered this summer to reorganize the collection, update our inventory, and create a finding aid. The Tome School sophomore has carefully repositioned the volumes, updated the holdings records, and is now beginning to enter the titles in PastPerfect, software for managing museum collections. The Society appreciates Nate’s work and researchers will find it valuable as they are now easily able to determine the current status of our holdings. <a data-mce-href="http://www.cecilhistory.org/yearbooks/Yearbooks.pdf" href="http://www.cecilhistory.org/yearbooks/Yearbooks.pdf"><span style="color: #0060ff;"> Click here to see the finding aid,</span></a> Nate created and determine if we have something that will help you with your investigation. <br />
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The core of the collection came about when retired Cecil County educator, <a data-mce-href="http://cecilhistory.blogspot.com/2008/04/long-time-volunteer-rebecca-smith.html" href="http://cecilhistory.blogspot.com/2008/04/long-time-volunteer-rebecca-smith.html"><span style="color: #0060ff;">A. Rebecca Smith,</span></a> having taught in the school system from 1935 to 1976, donated 33-years of Elkton High yearbooks to the society, in order to assure they would have a permanent home. After that another volunteer,<a data-mce-href="http://www.portdeposit.org/?a=news&id=132" href="http://www.portdeposit.org/?a=news&id=132"><span style="color: #0060ff;"> Kyle Dixon</span></a>, worked to expand the A. Rebecca Smith Collection and obtain volumes from all the schools in the county, with a goal of creating a complete runs of the titles. It’s a project we’re still working on and Nate has moved it to the next level, as we continue to seek volumes to fill the gaps. Thanks Nate.<br />
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<a data-mce-href="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/historical-society-053.jpg" href="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/historical-society-053.jpg"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2634" data-mce-src="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/historical-society-053.jpg" height="806" src="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/historical-society-053.jpg" title="historical society 053" width="500" /></a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-24655894143936809742011-08-28T19:56:00.000-04:002011-08-28T19:56:43.772-04:00Research Library Closed Monday, Aug. 29, as Area Recovers from Passage of Hurricane IreneThe Society's library and museum are closed Monday as the area recovers from the passage of Hurricane Irene.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-52705615219001084152011-08-26T21:12:00.000-04:002011-08-26T21:12:29.546-04:00Society Closed This Saturday as Hurricane Irene Approaches the Area <span style="font-family: Calibri;">With Hurricane Irene working its way toward the lower Delmarva Peninsula, severe weather warnings are up for Cecil County. As a result the Historical Society will not be open this Saturday.</span>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-69136828269834615292011-07-30T22:28:00.004-04:002011-07-31T08:31:56.232-04:00Team Digitizes Centuries Old Funeral Home Records, From One of the Two Undertaking Establishments in Cherry Hill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/historical-society-046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/historical-society-046.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Two Historical Society of Cecil County volunteers, Billie Todd and Evelyn Wekke, are pouring over aging business ledgers from the Grant Funeral Home of Cherry Hill. Scanning the old, yellowing pages they meticulously extract information on deaths from the undertaker’s account books, cataloging information about the people whom W. J. Grant buried, including names, family ties and key biographical data.<br />
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Evelyn reads the fading handwriting penned in these volumes by the mortician from the late 1880s until the 1920s, as the Society’s resident genealogist, Billie, inputs the data into a spreadsheet. Once they finish this task, one that requires painstaking care, and attention to detail, they will digitize the images of these century old pages that document the services Grant provided for the burials and their work will be made available on the Society’s website. This efficient team has done other <a href="http://cecilhistory.blogspot.com/2009/12/death-certificates-added-to-web-site.html">demonstration projects</a> of this nature, linking web based data with the high quality images. Their effort makes valuable family history research materials accessible to patrons of the Historical Society.<br />
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Cherry Hill had two funeral homes. William J Grant operated one business, which his son, Joseph R., moved the North East in 1922. Alfred T. Abernathy, the other undertaker, died in 1934. His wife continued the business, according to newspaper accounts.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/historical-society-040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/historical-society-040.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-75970001488661663062011-07-24T10:02:00.002-04:002011-07-24T10:06:41.699-04:00The Heat Wave of 1969, Captured by Jim Cheeseman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/whig-warm-weather.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://cecilcounty.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/whig-warm-weather.jpg" width="394" /></a></div>The scorching summer heat has made outdoor activities nearly unbearable for a few days now, and people are coping with the tropical conditions in a variety of ways. Late Saturday afternoon, families’ crowded tables at Betterton Beach, enjoying outdoor picnics while hopefully catching a cooling breeze from the Chesapeake Bay. Elsewhere people outside quickly scattered for whatever shade they could find and restaurants were crowded.<br />
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When Cecil County was hit by a tropical wave of heat and humidity over 40 years ago, <a href="http://cecilhistory.blogspot.com/2007/04/blog-post.html">Cecil Whig photographer Jim Cheeseman</a> was out taking pictures for the weekly newspaper. He caught this one of a young-man attempting to escape the heat of 1969 by resting briefly in a self-serve ice-box at a business in the county seat. Elkton had a National Weather Service Observation Station from 1927 to 1976, by-the-way. H. Wirt Bouchell, the local weatherman, recorded the highs and lows every day for nearly 50 years and the highest reading he recorded in Elkton was 106-degrees on July 10, 1936.<br />
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We have thousands of Jim's photos so be sure to check those out when you visit the Society, as week by week he captured the happenings in Cecil County for the paper.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-1908657031492543512011-07-10T14:36:00.000-04:002011-07-10T14:36:06.090-04:00Society Closes on Tuesday Evenings for SummerDuring June, July and August, the Society will not be open on Tuesday evening. All other hours remain the same. <a href="http://www.cecilhistory.org/index_files/hours.htm">Click here</a> for operatng schedule. Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-59221695941056832902011-06-26T22:21:00.001-04:002018-08-13T22:39:27.825-04:00First Emergency Responder to Arrive on Scene of 1963 Plane Crash Recalls Tragic Night<i>Lt. Don Hash (Retired) of the Maryland State Police, the first emergency responder to arrive on the scene of the <a href="http://cecilcounty.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/pan-american-airways-crash-worst-disaster-in-cecil-county-history/"><span style="color: #0060ff;">plane crash east of Elkton on December 8, 1963, </span></a>recently talked to the Historical Society about his recollections of that dark, stormy night in a Maryland cornfield where 81-people perished</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">On a stormy December Sunday evening in 1963, Maryland State Trooper Don Hash, a 23 or 24 year-old rookie one year out of the academy, was cruising northbound on Route 213 near Brantwood Golf Course. </span><span style="color: black;">As an unusual late fall thunderstorm rolled across Cecil County, heavy rain pelted the patrol car when a powerful bolt of lightning in the shape of a wishbone suddenly came out of low hanging clouds, illuminating the area.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">One or two seconds after that a large airplane enshrouded in an orange glow flew out of the cloud.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">The doomed craft continued in flight for 10 to 15 seconds before a wing fell off and the plane nosed straight down into the ground.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Trooper Hash radioed to alert the barrack as he raced toward the crash site, somewhere east of Elkton near the state line.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">Don, who would retire from the Maryland State Police as a Lieutenant, talked to us on June 9, 2011, about his experience that troubling, unforgettable dark night in a Maryland cornfield. </span><span style="color: black;">He was the first emergency responder to arrive on the scene.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">“I could see flames on Delancy Road,” he recalled as he neared the crash site.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">“It wasn’t a large fire.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">It was several smaller fires. </span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">A fuselage with about 8 or 10 window frames was about the only large recognizable piece I could see when I pulled up.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">It was just a debris field. </span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">It didn’t resemble an airplane.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">The engines were buried in the ground 10 to 15-feet from the force of the impact.”</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">By this time everyone was mobilizing. </span><span style="color: black;">The state police called for troopers from other barracks to help the three troopers covering the county that evening.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">In a few minutes the fire company arrived and during the next hour officers from throughout the state started arriving on the scene to help.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">Trooper Hash stayed on the crash scene throughout that long stormy night until he was relieved the next morning.</span></span></span><br />
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<br />Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-42453334946566207202011-06-19T21:04:00.003-04:002011-06-19T21:06:48.396-04:00Society Welcomes Two Family History Groups to Cecil County in June 2011<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Coutesy of Mount Harmon: The heritage Troupe performs at Mount Harmon</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Early this morning in downtown Elkton, a bunch of characters were hanging out in the vicinity of the Historical Society. The buzz around the Main Street crowd was unusual for a Saturday, and when passersby took a closer look at this gaggle curiosity was peaked even more. The eccentrics were dressed as if they stepped out of aother era. Some men in tricorn hats were styled just right for the 18<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th</span></sup> century. A finely and properly dressed lady and gentlemen were out of the 2<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">nd</span></sup>-half of the 19<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th</span></sup> century and children were scampering around in colonial garb.</div><br />
This early morning crowd was actually the <a href="http://www.ccgov.org/tourism/heritageTroupe.cfm"><span style="color: #0060ff;">Cecil County Heritage Troupe</span></a>, a volunteer group sponsored by county tourism, closer investigation revealed. The company formed in the 1990s to entertain and inform audiences in a different way by taking them back in time to centuries old happenings right here in northeastern Maryland. During lively skits, they tell the county’s story theatrically as skits about the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and much more unfold for attentive audiences.<br />
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They were at the Historical Society to welcome about 50 visitors to the county, the Teague family History Group. The Teague association traveled from around the country to visit here as part of an annual family get together. And they were in for a treat as they chatted with Zebulon Hollingsworth, Judge Sample, Kitty Knight, other important people, and children who lived through these troubling times.<br />
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Soon after being welcomed to the Society by librarian Carol Donache the visitors to our historic region were treated to an excellent stage show about the history of the county by these fine performers. It was great to see Zebulon Hollingsworth return to the stage for he keeps things rolling along with some history, plenty of humor, and the best interplay with an audience you’re ever going to see. But there was Judge Sample, too. The old man, present when the enemy attacked Cecil County, recalled those troubling days when the cry the British are coming, the British are coming frightened citizens. Kitty Knight told her story about confronting the British, and there was a dramatic skit as local citizens and children worried and argued about the upcoming Revolution War.<br />
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For an hour or so this morning some of the most interesting people from our past, individuals with stories of dramatic times were hanging around downtown welcoming visitors to this place with so many historical connections. The Troupe does an excellent job and has great performers, taking our visitors on a fun filled and enjoyable trip to the past.<br />
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A week earlier another Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth were at the Society for their annual reunion, so it’s been a busy time in Elkton for visitors making our county a destination because of our past and the institutions that are working as our heritage-keepers.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-4527831190795652152011-06-03T16:59:00.001-04:002011-06-03T17:01:33.440-04:00Old Building Caught Up In Discussion About Demoliton by Elkton Officials Yields Up Some Interesting Archeaological Features From Earlier Era<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://someonenoticed.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/elkton-demolition-142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://someonenoticed.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/elkton-demolition-142.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>You never know what kind of buried treasures might turn upwhen someone starts digging around older parts of Elkton. Many parking areas, streets, and buildings lots have yielded relics that were tossed aside and buried long ago. It’s been that way for centuries as people are often astonished after unearthing Revolutionary War and War of 1812 artifacts. Beyond projectiles of war, the soil yields up relics of everyday living including old building foundations, architectural elements, bottles, coins, ceramics, buttons, and arrow-heads. One bona-fide archaeological dig produced Spanish coins, stoneware from prehistoric peoples, and human bones from an aboriginal burial ground.<br />
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These archaeological discoveries put the spotlight on a dimly illuminated part of Cecil County’s history as our written record here is strong so we know lots about that extended period. But in earlier times, as the manuscripts grow weaker, we have to depend on archeology to help puzzle out the past. So whenever a contractor starts digging deep into the earth in some of the oldest parts of the county seat, one has to wonder what’s being unearthed. Some of those discarded materials would help us solve historical mysteries since our soil is crammed with lots of artifacts that have been buried for centuries.<br />
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The exposure of some fascinating architectural elements of a building being demolished this past week at 124 and 124 ½ E. Main Street is what brought this subject up. The frame commercial, vernacular structure that stood on the property circa 1880, replaced a much earlier building. Once it was torn<br />
down, some below Main Street elements became visible from Howard Street. On the west side of the frontage lot was an attractive arched brick structure, which probably supported something heavy such as a multistory fireplace, from an earlier period (see photo). On the east side was another<br />
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A few weeks ago, <a data-mce-href="http://someonenoticed.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/after-elkton-board-expresses-concern-about-town-bypassing-procedures-public-hearing-is-scheduled-on-a-request-for-a-permit/" href="http://someonenoticed.wordpress.com/2011/05/09/after-elkton-board-expresses-concern-about-town-bypassing-procedures-public-hearing-is-scheduled-on-a-request-for-a-permit/"><span style="color: #0060ff;">unidentified town officials decided to rush </span></a>through the governmental bureaucracy a request to tear down the late 19<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">th </span></sup>century vernacular structure, bypassing the town’s procedural requirements. As it turned out in this instance, <a data-mce-href="http://someonenoticed.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/property-that-hauled-mayor-commissioners-into-court-demolished/" href="http://someonenoticed.wordpress.com/2010/08/07/property-that-hauled-mayor-commissioners-into-court-demolished/"><span style="color: #0060ff;">just as it has in other cases</span></a>, the decision to ignore municipal regulations simply made it far more complicated than necessary. Officials<br />
had to stop the contractor’s work so everyone could back up and go through the regulatory steps enumerated by Elkton ordinances. When they stepped back to address the requirements, the <a data-mce-href="http://someonenoticed.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/8723/" href="http://someonenoticed.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/8723/"><span style="color: #0060ff;">historic district board approved the demolition in a split vote</span></a>, only requiring that an “attractive fence” be installed on Main Street as it was unclear what the future held for the parcel.<br />
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</div><div data-mce-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left;">This is a property that is connected with some of the municipality’s earliest development so one never knows what types of surprising artifacts are waiting to be found and how they will yield insight to the past. Whenever an archaeological study is done around Elkton, the investigators frequently find historical secrets in the ground. The key is there is a lot of stuff we don’t know about that’s buried under Elkton soil. Hopefully officials, in their rush to restore the downtown, will think about archeology as a minimum, though we also suggest they require some minimal examination of properties being considered for demolition. Presentation of data concerning a site will help everyone make an informed decision and document the basics on the parcel's history, as a minimum.</div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-8808199500019795412011-05-23T22:12:00.002-04:002011-05-23T22:12:55.024-04:00Chautauqua 2011: A House Divided, the American Civil War Coming to North East July 8 – 10As a border state, Maryland played a critical role in the Civil War, and beginning in 2011, the Maryland Humanities Council (MHC), regional historic sites, museums and other cultural organizations throughout the state will be observing the Civil War Sesquicentennial.<br />
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As part of this remembrance, MHC’s 2011 Chautauqua living history series will feature three key figures of the Civil War: <a href="http://www.mdhc.org/programs/chautauqua/chautauqua-2011/abraham-lincoln/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0060ff;">Abraham Lincoln</span></a>, <a href="http://www.mdhc.org/programs/chautauqua/chautauqua-2011/harriet-tubman/" target="_parent"><span style="color: #0060ff;">Harriet Tubman</span></a> and <a href="http://www.mdhc.org/programs/chautauqua/chautauqua-2011/jefferson-davis/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0060ff;">Jefferson Davis</span></a>.<br />
Maryland was truly a state divided, with slaves and free blacks living in the same community, families split politically and emotionally between the North and South and political and military leaders in both camps. The Sesquicentennial gives us an opportunity to reflect on this pivotal period in our state and nation’s history and to consider what unites us and what divides us today.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mdhc.org/programs/chautauqua/chautauqua-2011/abraham-lincoln/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0060ff;">Abraham Lincoln</span></a> will be portrayed by Chautauqua veteran Jim Getty. Lincoln, our 16th president, led our country through its greatest internal crisis and is remembered as the savior of the American union and “The Great Emancipator.”<br />
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<a href="http://www.mdhc.org/programs/chautauqua/chautauqua-2011/harriet-tubman/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0060ff;">Harriet Tubman</span></a>, brought to life by Chautauqua and Speakers Bureau presenter Gwendolyn Briley-Strand, was born a slave in Dorchester County, Maryland. Known as “The Moses of Her People,” she led scores of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad and served as a union spy during the Civil War.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mdhc.org/programs/chautauqua/chautauqua-2011/jefferson-davis/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0060ff;">Jefferson Davis</span></a> will be portrayed by another returning Chautauqua favorite, Doug Mishler. A fervent defender of Southern whites’ “right” to own slaves and an advocate of slavery’s expansion, Davis broke from the Union after deciding that Lincoln’s election might lead to its being further restricted or even abolished. Davis believed that peaceful secession was legal under the U.S. Constitution. He served as president of the Confederacy throughout the war.<br />
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Our 17th summer Chautauqua will take place July 5–13 in six regions throughout the state: Baltimore County, Cecil County, Charles County, Garrett County, Montgomery County and Talbot County.<br />
Join us for these free events and engage in spirited conversation with celebrated figures from the past.<br />
<hr /><strong>2011 Chautauqua schedule by date</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.mdhc.org/programs/chautauqua/chautauqua-2011/"><span style="color: #0060ff;">Click here for more information</span></a><br />
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<strong>2011 Chautauqua Sponsors</strong><br />
Chautauqua would not be possible without the generous sponsorship of the organizations and individuals listed below, nor donors to our annual fund. Thank you to them and to you for your continued support!<br />
Chautauqua in North East is sponsored by Cecil County Arts Council, Cecil County Tourism, and Delmarva PowerMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-89691098275620121442011-04-02T13:28:00.000-04:002011-04-02T13:28:33.710-04:00Window on Cecil County's Past<em>By James R. Koterski</em><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPp_Fu0ofKpE1nWNMq-gRHmwDppW-YBvye2RHgU4lWo5IhPsV9DqFMDMuZCCZgBmwp81NpAk8pAqReBt07mLSd0Lm8-y8dBW7_KV8c8WweLcSNF72zo1iiEOUIgQoDM_VxA-jRXai6C8/s1600/3-25-2011-11-04-20-pm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPp_Fu0ofKpE1nWNMq-gRHmwDppW-YBvye2RHgU4lWo5IhPsV9DqFMDMuZCCZgBmwp81NpAk8pAqReBt07mLSd0Lm8-y8dBW7_KV8c8WweLcSNF72zo1iiEOUIgQoDM_VxA-jRXai6C8/s320/3-25-2011-11-04-20-pm.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>Clay deposits played a major role in the economy of by-gone Cecil County. Some were mined and shipped out-of-state while others provided the key raw material to potters and firebrick makers. Wheel-thrown redware and stoneware were fired in kilns at Rising Sun, Brick Meeting House, NorthEast and Rock Springs. Meanwhile some Delaware and Pennsylvania potters relied on the county’s clays to turn their pots. The names of some potters like William Carter and Eli Haines were virtually unknown until this book traced the role this craft played in their lives. An exquisite harvest jug fashioned by Carter in 1847 survives today. Other names – Remmey, Grier, Hare, Magee, Brown and Schofield – are much more recognizable to today’s collectors and historians, yet in many cases, connections to Cecil County were unknown or incomplete.<br />
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Commercial firebrick operations were attracted by the abundance of kaolin-based clays. Some were short-lived while others carried on for decades. Most companies like Cecil, North East, Wakefield, Green Hill and United molded and fired these refractory bricks around the town of North East.<br />
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Potters and Firebrick Makers of Cecil County, Maryland, and Nearby is illustrated with over 100 images, nearly half in color. Spanning 140 pages and 8.5” X 11” in size, this book was built from numerous newspaper accounts, land records, family histories and pottery collections. It provides a valuable window to the past and deserves the widespread interest from fans of local history and pottery enthusiasts and collectors alike.<br />
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Available From History in Print, P.O. Box 185, Mendenhall, PA 19357, (610) 388-6836; fairhill3@aol.com $30.00Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-2146586116183589262011-02-23T16:39:00.000-05:002011-02-23T16:39:22.242-05:00Library Holiday Calendar Announced for 2011Lbary Holiday Closings 2011<br />
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January 3 Society reopens<br />
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January 17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Society closed<br />
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February 21 Presidents’ Day, Society closed<br />
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May 30 Memorial Day, Society closed<br />
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July 2 Independence Day weekend, Society closed<br />
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July 4 Independence Day, Society closed<br />
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Sept. 3 Labor Day weekend, Society closed<br />
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Sept. 5 Labor Day, Society closed<br />
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Oct. 10 Columbus Day (observed), Society closed<br />
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Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Day, Society closed<br />
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Nov. 26 Thanksgiving weekend, Society closed<br />
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Dec. 20-Jan. 1 Christmas-New Year’s, Society closed<br />
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Jan. 2 Society reopens<br />
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Watch the news section of our web site for press releases on specific activities and updates on the Society schedule.<br />
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Snow Closing Policy: Whenever Cecil County schools and/or Cecil College are closed, anticipate that the Society is closed.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-6339327418988293162010-12-25T22:20:00.001-05:002010-12-25T22:25:55.346-05:00Merry Christmas from the Historical Society of Cecil CountyAs we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, we share two photos from the 1970s holidays in Cecil County. These two images are from the Jim Cheeseman collection, a photo journalist who donated over 10,000 images to the Society.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the top photo Santa takes a break while working at a Cecil County Dept. Store, while in the lower image he's arriving in downtown Elkton in the 1970s</div>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-81495938471865119622010-12-07T18:24:00.002-05:002010-12-07T18:24:46.273-05:00Rising Sun 150th Anniversary Title Available From Historical SocietyAs a year filled with exciting events celebrating the 150th anniversary of Rising Sun draws to a close, a new book about the event and the community’s past just came off the press. This commemorative volume, Rising Sun, MD 150th Anniversary, is loaded with informative articles that chronicle the town’s past and features stories about its people, businesses and organizations.<br />
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“In putting together this commemorative book, we have tried to bridge the gap between the Centennial Book time frame and the Sesquicentennial time frame,” Mayor Sandi Didra recalled an earlier title that was published in 1960. “We have also summarized much of the material from the first book.”<br />
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It was a large task to produce this attractive work. But for nearly a year writers and photographers have been reaching out to residents to gather information for the volume. Speaking of that challenge, Ed Belote, the publisher said: “. . . . A massive amount of human effort was invested in putting this book together and we have all become a part of Rising Sun history. Fifty years from now, when our children and grandchildren come together to create the 20t0h anniversary celebration book for Rising Sun, I hope they have as much fun doing it as we had.” <br />
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This attractively illustrated limited edition volume loaded with original local content is something we’ll keep proudly at hand in our library. The title retails for $20 (plus tax) is available from the Historical Society.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-21352935326539815012010-12-07T17:38:00.001-05:002010-12-07T17:39:44.682-05:00Society Holidays HoursThe Society will close for the holidays starting on Dec. 21. We reopen on Jan 3, 2011Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-75676597558076804302010-12-07T17:33:00.001-05:002010-12-07T17:35:02.384-05:00Author of War of 1812 Title Talks About County During the War During Annual MeetingDr. Ralph Eshelman, one of the authors of a newly published Johns Hopkins University title, the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake, was the guest speaker for the annual Historical Society of Cecil County meeting on October 18th. The War of 1812 scholar spent years investigating sites connected with the conflict in Maryland, including Cecil County sites. <br />
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In a lively and engaging talk, the distinguished historian shared his findings about the history of the War of 1812 in Cecil County with the 80 members attending the annual event At the Chesapeake Inn. No theater of war suffered more than the Chesapeake Bay region, where 11 battles, 63 skirmishes, and 86 raids took place, he remarked. Several of those incidents took place right here in Cecil County. “Elkton and St. Michaels share the distinction of turning the British back twice.” He highlighted some of the history we don’t recognize here in the county as he continued, while also swiftly dispatching a few our cherished myths.<br />
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Dr. Eshelman was the director of the Calvert Marine Museum in Maryland from 1974 to 1990. In 1974 he received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. The widely published maritime and military history lecturer was also a research associate at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. In addition he served as a consulting historian on the War of 1812 on the Chesapeake for the Maryland Historical Trust and the National Park Service.<br />
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Authored by the regions foremost scholars on the war, Dr. Eshelman, Scott S. Sheads, National Park Service Historian, and Professor Donald D. Hickey, this title will serve as the definitive work on the war in the Chesapeake region, including Cecil County. The research in this encyclopedia title surpasses any body of material brought together on this matter and it is supported by primary documents including diaries, journals, and newspaper articles. The Society has added this well researched title to our library for it’ll get lots of use as planning continues for the celebration and it gives us a comprehensive volume of verified facts. Page after page is loaded with facts about incidents in Cecil and Harford counties, as well as throughout the state.<br />
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While this title is going to earn its keep in the library, there are a number of other works that are helpful too. But one additional manuscript is in the works. Authored by Ron Turner, it specifically deals with the War of 1812 on the Upper Chesapeake. Ron, a professional writer and journalist, wrote the draft a few years ago for the Roundtable and we’ve had an opportunity glance at this fine piece which focuses on Harford and Cecil. It is our understanding that this local title will be published and available to the public as a detailed local source of information, as the celebration nears.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-20195481959588788492010-08-22T22:40:00.000-04:002010-08-22T22:40:24.419-04:00Johns Hopkins Press Author, Dr. Eshelman, to Speak on War of 1812 in MD at Annual Historical Society Meeting, Oct. 18One of the authors of a newly published Johns Hopkins University title, the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake, will be the guest speaker for the annual Historical Society meeting on October 18th in Chesapeake City. Dr. Ralph Eshelman spent years investigating sites connected with the conflict in Maryland so as the bicentennial of this chapter of our past nears, we’re pleased to have the opportunity to hear the distinguished historian.<br />
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His presentation will focus on the campaign in Maryland and our general area. “No state has more battlefields, graves or sites associated with the War,” he noted in a Washington College lecture. “Elkton and St. Michaels share the distinction of turning the British back twice.”<br />
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Dr. Eshelman was the director of the Calvert Marine Museum in Maryland from 1974 to 1990. In 1974 he received his Ph.D. in geology and vertebrate paleontology from the University of Michigan. He’s now a research associate at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. He is widely published and lectures on maritime and military history, popular exploration and paleontology. In addition he also served as a consulting historian on the War of 1812 on the Chesapeake for the Maryland Historical Trust and the National Park Service.<br />
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The evening program will be held at the Chesapeake Inn in Chesaepake City, MD, start at 6;00 p.m. with dinner on Oct. 18th. Watch for additional information on the evening’s arrangements soon, but keep this important date on your calendar. The author’s book will be available for purchase.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-85242474988424404522010-03-30T22:12:00.000-04:002010-03-30T22:12:03.647-04:00Cecil’s Field of Dreams Coming April 30thCecil County has a long and rich love affair with baseball going back more than a century, with its share of “local boys” making good in the Big Leagues. On Friday, April 30, from 5 to 8 p.m., sports fans of all ages are invited to experience the best years of county baseball all over again as part of “Cecil’s Field of Dreams,” a new exhibit at the Historical Society of Cecil County that celebrates our baseball heritage. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSlqfZrJLwX22nIvZ6K0-nj6iD_1Y6P_xDk_RamC0mQNlH5kBlPbv5JZKmX0iCSpXMGexhDyMm0XHRLYrsh88iTwokuEXBe2ydOeZvYToq_-Epq_TkzbFYRX3lQXY7AOk9zxnRo0_oAo/s1600/photo+appleton+baseball+team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcSlqfZrJLwX22nIvZ6K0-nj6iD_1Y6P_xDk_RamC0mQNlH5kBlPbv5JZKmX0iCSpXMGexhDyMm0XHRLYrsh88iTwokuEXBe2ydOeZvYToq_-Epq_TkzbFYRX3lQXY7AOk9zxnRo0_oAo/s320/photo+appleton+baseball+team.jpg" /></a></div>For the exhibit opening, members of the Elkton Eclipse Vintage Base Ball Club will be on hand in their late 1800s-era uniforms to portray players from the sport’s earliest days. The Historical Society will be exhibiting some interesting sports-related items from its extensive collection, featuring team photographs and memorabilia that includes vintage uniforms, autographed items and more. <br />
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All county baseball players past and present are invited to come out and reunite and reconnect with former teammates. <br />
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“What a great way to relive your baseball glory days with friends and family,” said Paula Newton, president of the Historical Society of Cecil County. “Sports is sometimes overlooked as an important part of our local heritage, which is why we want to make this exhibit a fun learning experience for the whole family.”<br />
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County resident James Crothers will be discussing his new book “History of the Rising Sun Little League” and signing copies. (This book was excerpted recently in the Historical Society’s publication, The Inkwell.)<br />
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Drawings will be held for Blue Rocks tickets and baseball cards, and there will be free Cracker Jacks, hot dogs and peanuts for hungry baseball fans.<br />
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This event is free and open to the public. The Historical Society of Cecil County is located at 135 E. Main Street, Elkton, Md. For more information, please call the Historical Society at 410-398-1790 or email info@cchistory.org. Visit the Historical Society online at <a href="http://www.cchistory.org/">http://www.cchistory.org/</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-19594834977091801932010-03-22T21:00:00.005-04:002010-03-22T21:07:14.007-04:00Cecil's Field of Dreams an Exhibit Showcasing the History of Baseball in Cecil Co. Opens April 30th.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Click on image for a better view)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<a href="http://cchistory.org/deboardscholarship.pdf">Click here </a>to obtain more information, including the application formMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-70008224851501393622010-02-11T20:58:00.000-05:002010-02-11T20:58:37.035-05:00Honeymoon Express Program, Sat., Feb 13 Cancelled as Recovery From Feb. Blizzard ContinuesThe program scheduled for Feb. 13, the Honeymoon Express, has been cancelled as a result of the February blizzard. The program will be rescheduled in a few months. <br />
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This three-hour workshop will introduce you to the basics of genealogical research. You will learn about the online resources available to you , as well as the records at our local historical society and the National Archives in Washington, D.C. The Society has access to records and databases you might not know about.<br />
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This workshop is intended for everyone even if you don’t have Cecil County family roots. The workshop is free for members of the Society and is $5 for non-members. The program will be held at the historical Society at 135 E. Main Street, Elkton.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7820613463767535567.post-42723098066459832452009-12-27T21:12:00.004-05:002009-12-27T21:22:13.420-05:00Death Certificates added to Web Site<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtImO1u8iwkum4dUUqRxKY3pHKxSGm62cw4kLQd6AviuF4xzQjO0Ajm1vJofuqBscXjOAw61veFvcrc2bDD7DLYnUh5YmXPt6h0NwYu2Qk5hAI2h51ZzhF9a44xb92p_TQFnukSf6sP4/s1600-h/evelyn+382.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 253px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420106177255649874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtImO1u8iwkum4dUUqRxKY3pHKxSGm62cw4kLQd6AviuF4xzQjO0Ajm1vJofuqBscXjOAw61veFvcrc2bDD7DLYnUh5YmXPt6h0NwYu2Qk5hAI2h51ZzhF9a44xb92p_TQFnukSf6sP4/s320/evelyn+382.JPG" /></a>Evelyn Wekke and Billie Todd, two of our volunteers, have digitized a number of our collections over the past few years and Evelyn recently completed another one. This time it is death certificates from the 1940s and 1950s. It joins earlier work the two had done with death certificates from the 1920s - 1940s and burial permits from 1906 to 1912. (Evelyn is shown at right working in the library.) These products can be accessed by <a href="http://www.cchistory.org/deathrecords/index.html">clicking on the link here.</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00806703214505081085noreply@blogger.com0