Hello to our friends in the Laurel community. The Howard County Historical Society is a private non-profit that is the primary repository of all historical documents, books, photos, maps, and artifacts from our county’s rich history. The Society has three museums, as well as a historical center and archives at the Miller Branch of the Howard County Library System.
The Museum of Howard County History is located at 8328 Court Avenue in historic Ellicott City. This facility also has a large rental space available for events. On the first Friday of each month, we hold our Lunch Date with History lecture series, which are free to the public. Next door is the Ellicott Mills Children’s Museum, an interactive experience for children with four themed rooms that are meant to replicate life in an early Nineteenth Century mill town. The Pue-Fulton Farm Museum is located just outside of Ellicott City at 3948 Cooks Lane. This site features two exhibit rooms devoted to Howard County’s agricultural past, in addition to a meeting space with a kitchen and bath that is free to any non-profit. While this site is only open by appointment, the other museums are open each weekend from 1–5 p.m.
Our Historical Center and Archives is at the Miller Branch Library. Here, we maintain an enormous collection of materials related to the history of our county, with primary source documents dating to the 18th century. We also offer research services, and average about 30 research requests monthly from historians, authors, news reporters, other research institutions, police departments, and the general public. We conduct research on historical events, genealogy, historic sites, cold cases, and architecture. The Historical Center is open from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Stop by any of our sites for a visit or feel free to learn more about our organization at hchsmd.org.
Mark J. Stout is the Executive Director of the Howard County Historical Society. He spent the previous 33 years in the Howard County Public School System in a variety of roles.
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