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Items associated with name 'Cecil County (Md.)'
Folklife Collection - Superstitions: Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of superstitions from across the upper Eastern Shore. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - The Legends and Oral History of Cecil County
by Salisbury University Students (1974 – 1974s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1974, former Salisbury University students Judi Ellwood and Ann Olah collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of legends and oral histories from Cecil County, Maryland. This collection includes an introduction to the topic, multiple photographs, as well as descriptions of the interviewers and informants.
Gale J. Belser papers
by Belser, Gale (1972 – 1999)
2 cartons, 1 box (2.5 linear feet)
The papers of Gale J. Belser document her extensive family history research conducted from 1972-1999 and includes extensive histories of the Alford and Gale families of the Eastern Shore as well as other families from Cecil, Dorchester and Somerset Counties. Family histories are documented via correspondence with family members, pedigree charts, deeds and wills, obituaries, as well as church and marriage records.
Glances at Maryland Collection
by Scott, Marshall (1957)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This folder contains a school assignment by Marsha Scott entitled "Glances at Maryland" discussing her trip around the state of Maryland with her foreign exchange host parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cherry, in 1957. Counties discussed are Somerset, Wicomico, Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen Anne's, Kent, Cecil, Harford, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Washington, Allegany, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's.
Map of Cecil County
by Historical Society of Cecil County (1997)
1 oversize folder (2 linear feet)
Map, reproduction of early 19th century, Cecil County, Maryland, with handwritten notations documenting land ownership, natural borders including the Elk and Susquehanna Rivers, as well as Harford County and the Pennsylvania state line. The map was reproduced in 1997 by the Historical Society of Cecil County.
Melvin Family Collection
by Unknown (1688 – 1980)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
The Melvin Family Collection is comprised of genealogical notes for the Melvin family. The family is able to date their heritage back to the 17th Century. The Melvin Family has an ancestor, William Melvin, who was apart of the American Revolution, which is why descendant Ruth Young was apart of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The family lived in almost every county of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia including: Worcester County, Somerset County, Accomack County, and Cecil County. Within the collection, there are also legal land deeds, wills, and censuses listing persons in a household including slaves.
Michael Owen Bourne papers
by Bourne, Michael Owen (1960 – 2020)
4 boxes, 4 drawers (6.5 linear feet)
This collection contains research notes, surveys, hand-drawn blueprints and photographs created by architectural historian Michael Owen Bourne for historic home renovations between 1960 and 2020. His projects were mainly on the Eastern Shores of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia; however, there are some materials from projects in St. Mary’s County, Maryland and one project in Texas. The majority of the collection dates from 1968 to 2009 and the materials range from his time working for the Historical Maryland Trust (1967-1973 and 1995-2000), as well as his own company, Preservation Inc. (1973-1995), and the Department of Architectural Research at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (2000-2003). Bourne's architectural papers related to Kent County, Maryland are located at the Historical Society of Kent County (the Nabb Center collection includes papers for all projects located outside of Kent County, Maryland).
United States and Maryland Pictorial Collection
by Unknown (1781 – 1945)
1 box (0.75 linear feet)
This collection contains a pictorial history of the American Soldier, Abraham Lincoln and locations within Maryland. It also includes printed articles about locations in this area including Poplar Hill Mansion and the Nassawango Iron Furnace. An article on Beverly Farm House discusses how it almost became Napoleon Bonaparte's final resting place. Most notably is a published poem by prominent Eastern Shoreman, William B. Tilghman about his home in Snow Hill, Maryland.
William E. Simms Collection
by Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association (1932)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a copy of the "Yearbook of Delmarva" dating from 1932.