The Historical Society of Harford County, Inc., established at the County Courthouse in 1885, is the oldest county historical society in Maryland. Initially, the Society focused on quarterly meetings where members and others presented historical papers they had written and accepted items of historical importance for a growing archive.
Everyone is invited to join us for a unique Christmas adventure. This is your chance to learn about Christmas in days gone by while wandering through Bel Air’s Winter Wonderland. The Society is pleased to announce its first annual Candlelight Christmas Tour led by docent, Julie Brasch. Participants will enjoy Christmas stories of days gone...
You’re invited! Please join us on Saturday, May 20, 2023, 2 – 6 pm at the Historical Society Headquarters, 143 N. Main Street in Bel Air for our Grand Reopening. It has been a long time coming with the building restoration efforts complicated by Covid closures and the inevitable “construction surprises”, but we believe you...
Dr. James Gibb, Director of the Smithsonian Environmental Archaelogy Laboatory and Dr. Adam Fracchia, research associate and practicing archaelogist at the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Institution will provide a virtual presentation on the general history of the rise and fall of Old Joppa Town (1727 - 1768) as it is currently understood based...
Tom Fink, President of the Junius B. Booth Society and Director of Tudor Hall Museum will tell the story of Junius Brutus Booth and Tudor Hall, tracing Booth's arrival in America in 1821 to his rise as the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day. This eccentric, complex and colorful actor made his home in Bel...