The Almshouse (Agriculture Building), Cockeysville, Maryland circa 2008

The Historical Society of Baltimore County (HSBC) was founded in 1959 with the goal of preserving and illustrating the history of Baltimore County for the benefit of present and future generations of Marylanders. "The Society accomplishes its mission through the production of presentations, lectures, workshops, entertaining educational publications, historical tours, and exhibits."^[2] Centrally located in Cockeysville, Maryland,^[2] the Society operates out of the Agriculture Building, the former Baltimore County Almshouse,^[3] which was built in 1872 and used to house the poor and mentally ill of Baltimore County until 1958.^[4]

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical Society of Baltimore County