The Aegis (newspaper) The Aegis (newspaper) The Aegis is a local newspaper in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Its first issue was published on February 2, 1923. Before the Times Mirror Company, then-owners of "The Baltimore Sun", purchased "The Aegis" in 1986, it was known as "The Aegis & Intelligencer". In 1923, then-owner John D. Worthington, Sr. simplified its name to "The Aegis". The name "Aegis" originally derived from Greek mythology and is a reference to Zeus' shield, meant to "evoke protection for the interests of Harford residents" as well as the founding paper's Southern sympathies. Since 1923, "The Aegis" has gone through
The Welshman (newspaper) The Welshman (newspaper) The Welshman (established in 1835) was a weekly 'radical' English language newspaper, reporting local and national news and information. It was published in Carmarthen and distributed in the Cardiganshire area and through much of South Wales. From 1840 to 1942 it was known as "The Welshman and general advertiser for the Principality of Wales", reverting to its original name in 1942. In the late 1940s the paper was bought by the owners of the "Carmarthen Journal" and it ceased publication in 1984. There are 2,032 issues of the paper (from 1835 to 1910) free online at the