An eighth generation WHITEFORD and seventh generation McFADDEN in Harford County, Doug grew up in the Jarrettsville area in the 1950s and 1960s. He worked at the Jarrettsville General Store for the Berge family, the Jarrettsville Pharmacy for Doc Arnold (at the original location), and the Sinclair Gas Station that replaced the general store.

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Doug has been married to his wife, Mary, for 55 years. They have a son and daughter, four grandsons, one granddaughter, and one great-grandaughter. Doug retired as a Technical Consultant after a 34-year career in the telecommunications industry at Western Electric, AT&T Corp., and Lucent Technologies.

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Doug has written A History Of Pylesville, Harford County, Maryland, and four Harford Historical Bulletins on schools for The Historical Society of Harford County, Inc. Doug’s business does the Historical Society’s photo work, and the desktop publishing of their newsletters and Harford Historical Bulletins. He also has done the oral histories of Harford Living Treasurers for the Harford County Public Library since 2002 and has written the history article for Chad Shrodes' Northern Zone newsletter since its launch in 2015.

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As was true for his previous work on Pylesville, Doug did the desktop publishing for Vol. 1, Vol. 2 and Vol. 3.