Cecil County Life Spring/Summer 2024

Letter from the Editor:

The Cecil County Fair—a favorite tradition for many in the area—will soon return with all the food, fun, and festivities that attendees have come to expect and love. This year’s fair takes place from July 19 to July 27, and this edition of Cecil County Life previews the event, including the extensive participation by the local 4-H club members.

This edition also pays tribute to 20 years of Trashy Women—for the last two decades, female artists based in Cecil County and nearby areas have been making art out of what other people would consider garbage. They call themselves the Trashy Women, and their work is amazing.

Cecil County Life talked to Erin Wright, Aaron Wright and Christopher Rives about the amazing work being done at Voices of Hope Maryland. Substance abuse appears in many forms and affects an incredibly wide variety of people. The journey to recovery is also a journey of many roads, and Voices of Hope Maryland travels all of them, from its Cecil Recovery Center in Elkton to its Harford Recovery Center in Aberdeen.

The theme of the 2024-25 season at the Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College is “Dream Big,” which functions as an homage to the “want song,” an important element of musical theater. We preview the upcoming season that features six musicals and two plays. Details and tickets are available at www.milburnstone.com.

We also take a look at Jeffrey Ricketts’ efforts to preserve and restore Mullen’s Folly, the 17th century farmhouse located next to Rosebank Cemetery that is an important part of the area’s history. The rich history of the Mullen’s Folly property begins with the purchase by William Penn, and it includes time as a family home and as a store.

The photo essay in this edition, “Our greatest successes,” features the photos of Jim Coarse with text by Richard L. Gaw. From the platforms of education, creativity, health and wellness, Community Connecting Us aligns with local agencies and neighbors to celebrate the alchemy of what happens when people come together.

We think these stories capture the spirit and vitality of the Cecil County area, and we hope that you enjoy them. Please contact us with comments and suggestions for future stories. In the meantime, we’ll be planning the next issue of Cecil County Life, which will arrive in the fall.

Sincerely,

Avery Lieberman Eaton

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Stone Lieberman

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Steve Hoffman, Editor

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