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Under The Tree|Episode 9 of Under the Tree: Interview with Mr. Franklin Stewart, Mrs. Evelyn Jordan and Mrs. Monolyne Gaddy, Cecil County, MD Episode
This episode continues the State to State Series with Cecil County, MD. I'll review the history of Cecil County and recount some of the early slaveholders.
In addition, I'll be presenting an excerpt of an interview with Mr. Franklin Stewart of Port Deposit, MD and Mrs. Evelyn Jordan and Mrs. Monolyne Gaddy. Mr. Stewart is one of the oldest members of Bethel AME in Port Deposit, which was established in 1848.
The following books were used for this podcast: McCall, Darlene. E. Genealogical research guide for Cecil County, Maryland. Charlestown, MD: Unknown, 1987. Johnston, George. Cecil County, a reference book of history, business and general information. Baltimore: County Directories of Maryland, 1999.Cecil County Bicentennial Committee. Having a wonderful time in Cecil County, Maryland : a postcard documentation of "The highway of American history". Chestertown, MD: Kent Print. Corp., 1986-.Howard, E.A. Almanac of Cecil County, Maryland. Elkton, MD: Historical Society of Cecil County, 1975.Gifford, George Edmund. Cecil County, Maryland, 1608-1850 : as seen by some visitors, and several essays on local history. Rising Sun, MD: George E. Gifford Memorial Committee, Calvert School, 1974.Blumgart, Pamela James, ed. At the head of the bay : a cultural and architectural history of Cecil County, Maryland. Elkton, Md. : Cecil Historical Trust ; Crownsville, MD: Maryland Historical Trust Press, 1996.Miller, Alice Etta. Cecil County, Maryland, a study in local history. Elkton, MD: C. &. L. Print. & Specialty Co., 1949.Wright, F. Edward. Newspaper abstracts of Cecil & Harford Counties, 1822-1830. Silver Spring, Md.: Family Line Publications, c1984.Peden, Henry C. Revolutionary patriots of Cecil County, Maryland . Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1991.Peden, Henry C. Inhabitants of Cecil County, Maryland, 1649-1774. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1993.Beard, Alice L., comp. Births, deaths, and marriages of the Nottingham Quakers, 1680-1889. Westminster, Md. : Family Line Publications, 1989.Johnston, George. History of Cecil County, Maryland, and the early settlements around the head of Chesapeake Bay and on the Delaware River, with sketches of some of the old families of Cecil County. Elkton, MD: George Johnston, 1881.Genealogical Society of Cecil County, comp. Land patents of Cecil County, Maryland : listing patents, patentees, acreage, dates, libers of recorded surveys and patents, certificate numbers of patented and unpatented certificates of the surveyors. Silver Spring, MD: Family Line Publications, c1986.Portrait and biographical record of Harford and Cecil counties, Maryland. Containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties. New York, Chicago, Chapman publishing co., 1897.Garrett, Jerre. Muffled drums and mustard spoons : Cecil County, Maryland, 1860-1865. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, c1996.Harford County Genealogical Society. Biographical record of Harford and Cecil counties Maryland. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications in collaboration with Harford County Genealogical Society, 1989.
Photo: Old African-American School in Port Deposit, MD. Mr. Franklin Stewart's grandmother attended this school in the 1800s.
[ Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:00:00 GMT ]
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