The Historical Society of Cecil County was incorporated by an act of the General Assembly in 1931. The building which now houses the Society was constructed about 1830 as a bank with commercial space for a vault and cashier’s office on the first floor and residential quarters for the head cashier above. In the 1890s, architect Levi Cameron completed major renovations to the building. It was last privately owned by Henry H. Mitchell. In 1955, the Cecil County Public Library obtained the building as its home and the Society was given space, the Howard Room, for its collection. In 1988, the library moved to a new home and the Society occupied a large part of the building, now shared with the Cecil County Arts Council and the Cecil Land Trust.
The mission of the Historical Society of Cecil County has been to collect, preserve and interpret artifacts relevant to our county. We operate as a non-profit entity and rely on volunteers to fulfill our objectives.
