Communications & Speech Research Guide: Town Hall Meeting
A guide to resources for choosing a speech topic, presentation tips, and information sources for speech and interpersonal communication topics.
Carroll County Organizations
- Directory of Community PartnersSorted by issue
Suggested Links
- Maryland Coastal BaysFind information about seagrasses
- Solar Panel Fact SheetFrom Carroll County Board of Commissioners and Planning Commission
- Hampstead Streetscape ProjectCarroll County Times article 2/2/18
- Hampstead Streetscape ProjectBaltimore Sun article
- GentrificationFrom International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences (ebook)
- Westminster Community Trail & Wakefield Valley Trail NetworkCarroll County Times article March 2016
- Hiking Trails in AmericaFrom American Hiking Organization
- Maryland Trail ResourcesFrom American Trails
Organizations & Services
- Directory of Community Services: Carroll County, MDInformation on a variety of non-profit and community organizations based in Carroll County and the region-- includes governmental agencies, recreational opportunities, clubs and organizations, day care centers, religious services, etc.
- Department of Citizen Services: Carroll CountySee Human Services Resource Guide
- A Helping Hand in Hard TimesServices available in Baltimore County
- Connections: Children, Youth, & Family ServicesServices available in Baltimore County
- Maryland Community Services LocatorIncludes information on over 9,000 health, social service and criminal justice resource programs
- Resources for Maryland FamiliesServices provided by the state of Maryland
- 2-1-1 Maryland: Help Happens HereLinks to community health and human service resources statewide
Newspapers
- Carroll County Times - Archive (1911-)Searchable archive of articles scanned from microfilm
Suggested Searches in Databases
- Baltimore Sun (see box above for link):
- oyster* AND chesapeake bay
- Search by subject for oysters
- Academic Search Premier (Go to Find Articles for link):
- concussion* and student* and sports
Find organization & government websites
To find organizational websites, add site:org with your search terms
- Example: Chesapeake Bay site:org
To find government websites, add site:gov with your search terms
- Example: "Northern Snakehead" and Maryland site:gov
For this topic, try both:
- mount airy and "rails to trails" site:org
- mount airy and "rails to trails" site:gov