HSBC Donates Books to The Book Thing of Baltimore
HSBC’s Used Books Donated to The Book Thing of Baltimore, Inc. April 2, 2015 Today, the society donated hundreds of remaining books from its used book sale to a good…
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Woman’s Club of Catonsville Collection
Woman’s Club of Catonsville Collection The society accepted and accessioned a collection consisting primarily of documentary materials related to the operations of the Woman’s Club of Catonsville (WCC). The club…
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Woodlawn Replaced Powhatan Mill & Town
Woodlawn Replaced Powhatan Mill & Town By: Martha Hendrickson March 31, 2015 Today we know Woodlawn as a community, the national headquarters of the Social Security Administration and the previous…
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Hidden Treasures: The HSBC Cemetery Transcription Files
Hidden Treasures: The HSBC Cemetery Transcription Files By: Ann Royston Blouse March 10, 2015 In the 1970s, HSBC members undertook the project of locating every cemetery in Baltimore County and…
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“Does History Matter?” Questionaire
Does History Matter? What locals in Baltimore County have to say about history… By: Justin Albright (Towson U. History Student & HSBC Intern.) Over the past week I have…
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Historical Society Headquarters
Since its incorporation in 1959, the Historical Society of Baltimore County (HSBC) has been housed in Baltimore County’s third and last Almshouse (built 1872). HSBC’s mission is to collect, preserve…
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Sparrows Point Rail Mill
An image of the Sparrows Point Rail Mill c1895. Sparrows Point was named for Thomas Sparrow, landowner, and was the site of a very large industrial complex owned by the…
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Baltimore City – Formerly Baltimore Town
The territory of Baltimore Town, officially established in 1729, was originally under the jurisdiction of Baltimore County. Baltimore City was thereafter incorporated as a municipality within Baltimore County’s boundaries in…
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A Historical Society’s Variety of Roles in the Community
Historical societies... play a unique role in both preserving and promoting local history... Unlike museums that primarily focus on education through objects, or historic preservation groups whose aim is directed to buildings and structures, or an archive focused solely on documentary sources, the historical society's mission requires it to engage all these diverse fields and more....
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Game of the District Messenger Boy: A Boundary Object Bridging Two Eras of American History
Game of the District Messenger Boy: A Boundary Object Bridging Two Eras of American History By: Kathleen Black Intern, Historical Society of Baltimore County, 2014 Oh, the games we play…