Forgotten history of Ellicott City & Howard County MD

One way to cool buildings was to have a 'lantern' or cupola on the roof that would draw the warm air up stairs, or through vents o...

The first three firehouses were on upper Main Street, and the current firehouse is above Old Ellicott City at the top of Old Columbia Pike ...

An English traveler, Godfrey Vigne, wrote about his six month visit to America in 1831 which included a visit to Doughoregan.

A small community of 29 Russian Jewish families started farms near Hollofield on the old "Brosenna" estate.  The following articl...

The Manor in 1874 was described in Appletons’ Journal as being a typical Maryland 5 part home - center being only 30 feet deep, two win...

Born on September 19, 1737 Charles Carroll would live 95 years, dying in November of 1832.  To celebrate his birthday, his 44 relatives ...

THE BEGINNING TREES OF DOOH REGAN PUSHPIN AND THE GIRLS PORTION                  1773

Gov. George Howard's (1789-1846) large stone dairy was built c1822 according to an early sketch of his "Waverly" buildings a...

Four governors lived in the county, and it was named for a fifth governor with extensive land holdings there - Col. John Eager Howard.  Wh...

The manor is known for its connection to Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737-1832), who outlived all the other signers of the Declaration ...