Thank you to Maryland Humanities for awarding HSBC with a Marilyn Hatza Memorial SHINE Grant again this year! This general operating support is vital for our organization and helps us…
What remains of a more than 200-year-old burying ground for the McAllister, Brooks, and Beam families is on the grounds of the Pikesville Middle School on Seven Mile Lane. A…
Baltimore County has a rich history, with significant contributions to Maryland’s and America’s cultural, technological, environmental, and social evolution. There are many great museums, societies, historic sites, and other groups…
Order the book HERE! Information about the mills along the Gwynns Falls can often be challenging to locate within large State archival collections. In John McGrain’s new book, the…
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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…
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....
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…
We’ve just updated our website with a new page and research tool! We posted our ever-growing collection of vertical files! These files may be one of the most used research…
History Trails is the Historical Society of Baltimore County’s semi-academic, popular history publication, in production since 1966. SUBMISSIONS: To have your research or narrative considered for publication, please follow this…
(Brief preview and excerpt from History Trails 43, no. 3 & 4. To read more become a member of the society today!)) “The Montebello Water Filtration Plan I: Clean Water for City…
Tug Boat, Baltimore County
Horse Race, Greenspring Valley
WWI Military Camp, Baltimore County
Loch Raven Bridge No. 1