The Upper Shoreman was a magazine that existed from 1963 until 1985. The historical society has had a collection of these magazines for several years, but this summer the collection was digitized by our friend Jack Shagena. Patrons may now come to the society and pull up the collection on one of our computers.
The Upper Shoreman was a “pocket-sized” monthly free magazine that was available at many Cecil County businesses. It was first published in January of 1963 and ceased publication in 1975. It was small in size (4 ½” X 6 “), but full of information.
The magazine featured articles about local events, people, and history. There were featured Eastern Shore recipes as well. One monthly page was called “Historical Facts and Figures”. This page had mini paragraphs about local history, and in the inaugural issue of this page highlighted the bay’s first steamship, Cecil County’s first newspaper, Port Deposit’s quarries, early immigrants to Maryland, rules of the court in 1720, and the Frenchtown and New Castle Railroad Company.
Many recipes were included in this magazine. Many were seafood recipes. For example, in January 1964, egg recipes were featured. Directions for a French Omelet and Puffy Eggs were included. In another issue, recipes for oyster bisque and coquilles de volaille were the recipes of the month.
If you are interested in reminiscing about Cecil County’s past, come into the historical society and take a look. Be prepared to get “lost down a rabbit hole” though!
