Agricultural History (MD)

The Way We Worked is a Smithsonian traveling exhibition that was displayed February 2017 in Allegany County, Maryland. The Western Maryland Heritage Association presented exhibitions about ‘the way we worked’ at six locations in Allegany County in conjunction with Maryland Humanities and the Smithsonian. The Allegany Museum in Cumberland traced the changes that have affected the American workforce and work environments over the past 150 years.

This collection records University of Maryland Extension services in Allegany County between 1914 and 1932.  The Extension Office provides instruction and support in diverse fields including agriculture, animal science, food and nutrition and youth development, along with 4-H.