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THE AEGIS
 The Aegis, published Wednesday and Friday with a weekly circulation of 56,000, is Homestead Publishing C.'s largest news publication. It covers news in Harford County, Maryland and follows its residents all over the world! Its main office is at 10 Hays St. in Bel Air, Maryland. Its executive editor, Ted Hendricks, can be reached by phone at (410) 838-4551, by mail c/o The Aegis, 10 Hays St., Bel Air, Md. 21014 or by e-mail at thendricks@theaegis.com.
Since 1856, The Aegis has recorded Harford County history, including community news, politics, business, sports, schools, real estate and local organizations as it happens. With its long, proud tradition of strong readership and comprehensive news coverage, The Aegis, Harford County’s premier publication, is the community's newspaper of record and #1 news source..
THE RECORD
 The Record, with a weekly Friday circulation of 4,500, is Homestead Publishing Co.'s second largest news publication. For more than 139 years, it has brought local news and information to communities at the head of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay in Harford and Cecil counties, including the municipalities of Aberdeen, Havre de Grace, Perryville and Port Deposit
With special features for the newspapers. In 1999, it was named the Newspaper of the Year by the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association.
Its office is located at 316 St. John St. in Havre de Grace, Maryland. To reach the paper by phone, call (410) 939-4040, by mail c/o The Record, 316 St. John St., Havre de Grace, Md. 21078 and by e-mail at news@theaegis.com.
The Record and its predecessor, The Republican, have been published in Havre de Grace since 1868, although the publication has changed several times over the decades.
Originally published as the Havre Republican, the paper's name was changed to the Havre de Grace Republican in 1887. In the early part of this century, the publication of The Republican, which had "The pioneer newspaper of Havre de Grace" in its flag, was Saturday morning.
The paper's name was changed to The Havre de Grace Record in the first week of 1947 and the paper's motto was changed to "Let the people know." On April 12 of that year, the publication day was changed to Friday.
The paper was published Friday mornings until Jan. 1, 1954, when the day was changed to Thursdays with the Jan. 7, 1954 edition. Starting Nov. 20, 1969, the motto "Let the people know" was taken off the paper's flag, which was changed to read "The Havre de Grace Record featuring the County Woman." The County Woman was a section of community news.
The paper's publication day was changed to Wednesday in 1971 and its name was officially shortened to The Record on Aug. 22, 1973. The type face was also changed from an elaborate script to the present, more modern style. "The County Woman" was eliminated that same day and the Feature section was initiated shortly thereafter.
April 3, 1992, The Record returned to Friday morning publication. It continues to flourish, garnering numerous awards from Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association and other prominent press associations every year.
THE AEGIS WEEKENDERS
 Since 1985, The Aegis has been offering The Weekender, a Friday tabloid dedicated to bringing the communities in Harford County, and surrounding areas, information about weekend events and sales. The direct-mail tabloid also includes weekly features not found in Homestead Publishing Company's other publications.
The Weekender includes five different editions each week for five separate zones where it is distributed. Those zones include: North Bay (serving 20,230 households in Aberdeen, Havre de Grace, Perryman, Perryville and Port Deposit), South Bay (serving 17,943 households in Belcamp, Edgewood and Joppa), East (serving 21,577 households in Abingdon, Bel Air and Churchville), West (serving 18,721 households in Bel Air, Benson, Fallston and Forest Hill) and North (serving 11,081 households in northern Harford communities). The Weekender's total weekly circulation is 89,552.
HARFORD MAGAZINE
 Homestead Publishing Co. began publishing HARFORD in 1999. With award-winning Art Director Julie Kichline giving it a unique look, this colorful publication has explored topics ranging from Harford's famous Ripken family to winemaking and Hummers in its first five editions.
HARFORD also features an exciting section featuring the memories of some of Harford County's oldest citizens.
The following is from Executive Editor Ted Hendricks in the first issue of HARFORD:
"Our new publication offers a periodic look at life and lifestyles in our county. We plan to explore not only HARFORD’s heritage and history, but also the culture, experiences, trends and visions which shape our future as we welcome the Year 2000 and beyond to this place we call home.
HARFORD is published by Homestead Publishing Co. in Bel Air which many of you know as publisher of community newspapers – The Aegis, The Aegis Weekender, The Record and APG News. We like to think of HARFORD as our community periodical, bringing you tales of the people and places in our unique community.
Through the pages of HARFORD, we plan to tell you more about your family, friends and neighbors and all that makes our community special. We’ll see you again with our second edition in the spring, until then…Enjoy HARFORD."
APG NEWS
 The APG News is the official newspaper for Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County’s largest employer. Published by Homestead Publishing Company under contract with the United States Defense Department, the free weekly newspaper is distributed Thursdays to every employee, both military and civilian, on Aberdeen Proving Ground. Its weekly circulation is 6,800.
Aberdeen Proving Ground includes more than 100 separate institutional research, development and testing commands under seven different major Army commands. APG News is the only newspaper distributed to every post employee.
Link to APG News Online: apgnews.apg.army.mil
COMMERCIAL PRINTING
The commercial printing division at The Aegis does printing for a wide variety of companies. Using only newsprint, the department handles tabs, broadsheets and flexis for companies like Patuxent Publishing Company in Columbia. It also prints newsletters for most of the high schools in Harford County as well as the Harford Owl for Harford Community College. If you are interested in printing work, please contact print manager Tina Reynolds at 410-838-4400 Ext. 103 or e-mail her at treynolds@theaegis.com.
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