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We serve upwards of 100,000 people through our museum, library, press, and education programs. The MCHC is located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
Mission: The Maryland Center for History and Culture collects, preserves, and interprets the history, art, and culture of Maryland. By exploring multiple perspectives and sharing national stories through the lens of Maryland, the MCHC inspires critical thinking, creativity, and community.
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Did you know that Hutzler’s department store had the first Victory Window in the nation? In 1942, the iconic Howard Street window display in Baltimore was transformed into a patriotic vignette advertising war bonds, selling over $2 million in its first year.
Visit the Maryland Center for History and Culture to see the new Victory Window in our "Hutzler’s Experience" exhibition: https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/the-hutzlers-experience/
Need new school or office supplies? The Maryland Center for History and Culture has got you covered! Celebrate our new name and reopening with brand new swag, now on sale in our Museum Store. Shop online 24/7 or visit us Wednesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Shop: https://shop.mdhistory.org/
"While the old moniker was 'noble,' Letzer said, it was also limiting. The word 'society,' widespread in the 19th century, can come across as elitist. 'We wanted people to know immediately that it was a welcoming place, that it was for everyone,' he said." Read more in today's The Baltimore Sun...
After six months closed by the coronavirus, the Maryland Historical Society reopened to the public on Saturday with a new name: The Maryland Center for History and Culture.
It has been a busy week as we unveiled our new name, and today we are happy to reopen the museum doors, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.! We encourage you to reserve a ticket prior to your visit - https://www.mdhistory.org/visit/hours-admission/
Enjoy two new onsite exhibitons - "Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore's Forgotten Movie Theaters," and "Wild and Untamed: Dunton's Discovery of the Baltimore Album Quilts."
We will be open, Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The library will reopen October 7 after building upgrades are complete.
Have you visited the Maryland Center for History and Culture's new user-friendly website rebuilt from the ground up? New digital access to hundreds of museum/library collection items, an enhanced finding aids database, and a new museum blog are just a few of the features. Explore and enjoy!
https://www.mdhistory.org/
At the Maryland Center for History and Culture, we're proud to be a leading resource of Maryland and U.S. history for educators and lifelong learners.
Thank you WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore for coverage of what is new with us. As a reminder, admission is free on our public reopening day tomorrow, Saturday, September 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., but we recommend you reserve a ticket ahead of time on our website due to our new safety procedures and limited capacity: https://www.mdhistory.org/visit/hours-admission/
After 176 years, the Maryland Historical Society is reopening its doors as the Maryland Center for History and Culture.
Tune in today at 4:30 PM for a Facebook Live Watch Party with Museum Learning Manager, Alex Lothstein. Viewers will see an MCHC-produced video highlighting the contributions of women and African Americans to Maryland industries during World War II and will have the opportunity to chat questions to Alex.
During World War II, Marylanders of many backgrounds played central roles in supporting the war effort. Some groups such as women and African Americans faced significant discrimination, but persevered to make major contributions on the homefront and beyond. Maryland’s wartime industries were especially impactful, providing ships, airplanes, and other supplies for frontlines in Europe and in the Pacific.
Join the Maryland Center for History and Culture (formerly the Maryland Historical Society) to learn more about the role that Marylanders played on the homefront during World War II! Alex Lothstein, Museum Learning Manager, will discuss the fascinating stories of those individuals while also featuring relevant images and perspectives from the MCHC collections.
Topics will include: origins of the local shipbuilding industry, the Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, the Glenn L. Martin Company, the Fairchild Aircraft Plant, and migration and housing for wartime workers.
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The Maryland Center for History and Culture is excited to partner with Historic Ships of Baltimore and Living Classrooms for Virtual Maryland Fleet Week 2020! Tune in today at 4:30 PM for a Facebook Live Watch Party with Museum Learning Manager, Alex Lothstein. Viewers will see an MCHC-produced video highlighting the contributions of women and African Americans to Maryland industries during World War II and will have the opportunity to chat questions to Alex. We hope you’ll join us to learn more!
Watch here: https://www.facebook.com/mdfleetweek/videos/987125651692766
Image: Employee Activities, Glenn L. Martin Company, Airplane Manufacturers. Photograph by Aubrey Bodine, 1943, B841.2U. A Aubrey Bodine Collection, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Center for History and Culture, Baltimore.
We are pleased to announce an exciting transformation. Today, the Maryland Historical Society has become the Maryland Center for History and Culture. After 176 years, we are stepping into this new identity that better reflects our mission to provide space for the community to discover and develop a deeper understanding of our nation’s history and culture through a Maryland prism. Your history lives here.
Visit and learn more on our new website: https://www.mdhistory.org/
And visit us in person as we reopen this week. Members enjoy early access tomorrow and Friday, and we are open free to the public on Saturday, September 12. Hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Wed.-Sat.
Come explore and enjoy the "new" us!
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As schools reopen for teachers and students across Maryland, we want to announce scheduling is also now open for our education programs. These include Virtual Field Trips through Zoom, and Traveling Trunks with pre-designed lesson plans and reproduction objects that allow educators to lead activities over video conferencing software.
Questions? Contact [email protected], or visit us at mdhs.org. Stay tuned for the launch of our new website that will make scheduling programs even easier.
Image: Items contained in the Civil War Traveling Trunk.
We are pleased to announce our "Spectrum of Fashion" exhibition is reopening to the public this Saturday, Sept. 12 and will be on view through December 2020. Members get early access this week, Sept. 9-11. Our new hours are Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Admission is free on Sept. 12.
Visit mdhs.org to learn about our enhanced safety procedures and recommended advanced ticket reservations.
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We are reopening the museum in person this week (Sept. 9-11 for members, and Sept. 12 for the general public) and also launching our first-ever virtual exhibition on Sept. 9. Re-watch our most recent virtual program for an inside look at, "Forgotten Fight: The Struggle for Voting Rights in Maryland." You’ll meet a few MdHS staff members and learn about how several suffragists’ stories were uncovered and brought to light through our collections. https://vimeo.com/453739756
Watch this virtual program for an inside look at MdHS’s upcoming virtual exhibition, "Forgotten Fight: The Struggle for Voting Rights in Maryland,"…
Now we are six days from reopening the museum and the new exhibition, "Wild and Untamed: Dunton's Discovery of the Baltimore Album Quilt." Learn how quilts served as the building blocks for Dr. William Rush Dunton Jr.'s groundbreaking work in occupational therapy. Admission to the exhibition is free on Saturday, Sept. 12. Learn more: https://www.mdhs.org/exhibitions/wild-and-untamed.
Learn more about our reopening: https://www.mdhs.org/pressrelease/maryland-historical-society-preparing-reopen
As movie theaters begin to reopen across Maryland, we are ready to celebrate the history of the movies in Baltimore on this #FilmFriday. In just nine days, take a stroll down the red carpet when we reopen our museum Saturday, September 12, and enjoy one of our newest exhibitions, “Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore’s Forgotten Movie Theaters," brought to you by PNC. Learn more: https://www.mdhs.org/exhibitions/flickering-treasures
And learn more about our reopening and safety procedures: https://www.mdhs.org/pressrelease/maryland-historical-society-preparing-reopen
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In just 10 days, we are excited to welcome you back to our museum on Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Enjoy special member days Sept. 9-11. Maryland history and culture await you! The library will reopen October 7 after building upgrades are complete.
To ensure a safe and comfortable experience for all, we are implementing new safety procedures, including limiting capacity, requiring masks, increasing cleaning, and offering advanced ticket reservations, beginning Sept. 9. Learn more: https://www.mdhs.org/pressrelease/maryland-historical-society-preparing-reopen
And learn more about our new exhibitions opening next week: https://www.mdhs.org/museum/exhibitions/upcoming
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FSK from Home! What do the paintings “Washington Crossing the Delaware” and “Settlement of Maryland by Lord Baltimore” have in common? They are both paintings where the past was romanticized by artist Emanuel Leutze.
Dive deeper into Leutze’s artistic choices virtually on Thursday, September 10 at noon with School of Visual Arts instructor and former Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum Educator Alice Schwarz. We hope you can join us for this alternative offering of our traditional Francis Scott Key Lecture Series for free!
Register here: https://bit.ly/3gRf0M3.
Did you miss our program about Maryland’s historic amusement parks? Don’t worry - the recording is now available to watch!
This virtual program recalls Maryland’s amusement parks of a bygone era, with special consideration to Gywnn Oak Park. MdHS proudly welcomes Jason Rhodes, author of “Images of America: Maryland’s Amusement Parks,” and Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan, co-authors of the recently published children’s book about Gwynn Oak, “A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story,” whose story is told in more detail in Nathan's earlier book for teens and adults: “Round and Round Together” to our virtual program stage.
Watch the program on our Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/451505051
This virtual program recalls Maryland’s historic amusement parks, with special consideration to Gywnn Oak Park, presented by Jason Rhodes, author of 'Images…
In the latest issue of Maryland Historical Magazine, we bring you the first two of three articles by William F. Messner on Maryland’s Eastern Shore’s black communities from 1870 into the 20th century. The changes that occurred in black demographics, education, political activity, and church life as opportunities opened up for black women and men in terms of labor freedom are illustrated in more detail in the lives, successes, and challenges of community leaders Joe Gray and Nace Hopkins. Articles begin on pgs. 187 and 203. http://ow.ly/zpSH50B4H5P
All issues of MdHM are available online for free. http://ow.ly/ngSz50B4H5N
For your very own printed collectible copy, become a member of the Maryland Historical Society.
Image: Likely Lewis Roberts, the 11-year-old son of Horace Roberts, a farm hand on the Clora Dorsey Farm, unknown photographer, c.1890–1901. Initially published in James Dawson, ed., 100 Years of Change on the Eastern Shore: The Willis Family Journals, 1847–1951 (n.p.: published by Charles F. Willis III, 2014), reproduced with permission.
It was 130 years ago #OnThisDay, August 30, that the battlefield at Antietam in western Maryland was officially established as the Antietam National Battlefield Site. The Battle of Antietam, also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, which took place September 17, 1862, is known for being the bloodiest single day of the Civil War. Indeed it remains still the bloodiest day in U.S. history, with close to 23,000 killed, wounded, reported missing or captured. While the reality of the day was one of carnage, American printmakers in the later decades of the 19th century often produced romanticized images of the battlefield. The image seen here depicts a confrontation at Antietam's Creek Lower Bridge, later called Burnside's Bridge. While dead and wounded soldiers figure in the forefront, the sharp uniforms and polished brass buttons of the soldiers present an image of confidence that belied the horrors of the day.
Image: Battle of Antietam, lithographic print by Kurz & Allison Art Publishers, 1862 (published 1888), Large Prints Collection, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society
This week we were thrilled to receive the news that the Maryland Historical Society has received a Save America's Treasures grant for conservation of our nationally significant daguerreotype collection. The collection of more than 300 objects—photographic images created through the first commercially successful photographic process—helps to tell the story of the evolution of photography while also documenting our regional and national history. We are elated to have the opportunity to conserve these unique items. The Save America's Treasures grant is a federal grant program managed in partnership by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Park Service.
Learn more here: http://ow.ly/N4iy50BaXvz
Image: This full-plate daguerreotype from is from a series of Baltimore scenes attributed to Henry H. Clark. Clark’s daguerreotypes are the earliest known photographs of the city. View of Baltimore Harbor from Federal Hill, full-plate daguerreotype by Henry H. Clark, circa 1845-1850, MC711.4. Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, H. Furlong Baldwin Library, Maryland Historical Society.
On this day in 1776, soldiers from Maryland fighting in the Continental Army fought in their first major battle of the American Revolution. To defend New York City from the British attack, George Washington placed troops at defensive fortifications on Brooklyn Heights. As the British forces landed on Long Island, Washington moved a few battalions to the Heights of Guan to defend the four passes and inflict damage of the advancing British army before retreating to the forts of Brooklyn.
The 1st Maryland Regiment, under the immediate command of Mordecai Gist, was tasked with defending the Gowanus Road. During the night of the 26th, the British began a night march around the American defense and passed through the lightly defended Jamaica Pass. On the 27th of August, the British and their Hessian allies began diversionary attacks as the main British Army began to sweep down from the flank on the American forces defending the Heights of Guan.
At the Vechte-Cortelyou House, Lord Stirling and the Maryland and Delaware regiments were defending their position for four hours from the British diversionary attacks. Little did they know, the main British force had begun their attack on the flank. By 11:00 AM, Lord Stirling's forces were being attacked on three sides; in the middle by British regulars and Marines under General Grant, on the left by Hessians under command by von Heister, and on the rear by the main British force under General Sir William Howe. Their only escape was through the swamps of the Gowanus Creek.
Stirling tasked the Maryland Regiment with protecting the rear of the retreating American forces. The Maryland 400, as they were called, launched two attacks on the British positions. By the end of the day, around 250 Maryland troops lay dead and only nine, including Mordecai Gist, made it back to American lines. Washington supposedly said of the Maryland troops: “Good God, what brave fellows I must this day lose.”
The Maryland Chapter of the Society of Cincinnati has graciously provided funding that provides free Colonial Maryland and Revolutionary War based Virtual Field Trips and Traveling Trunks to educators throughout Maryland. Interested? Click here to schedule: https://www.mdhs.org/education/schedule-now
Image: Charles Wilson Peale, Mordecai Gist, 1774, 1991.20.1, Museum Collection, Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore.
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Did you know that Hutzler’s department store had the first Victory Window in the nation? In 1942, the iconic Howard Street window display in Baltimore was transformed into a patriotic vignette advertising war bonds, selling over $2 million in its first year. Visit the Maryland Center for History and Culture to see the new Victory Window in our "Hutzler’s Experience" exhibition: https://www.mdhistory.org/exhibitions/the-hutzlers-experience/
It has been a busy week as we unveiled our new name, and today we are happy to reopen the museum doors, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.! We encourage you to reserve a ticket prior to your visit - https://www.mdhistory.org/visit/hours-admission/ Enjoy two new onsite exhibitons - "Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore's Forgotten Movie Theaters," and "Wild and Untamed: Dunton's Discovery of the Baltimore Album Quilts." We will be open, Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The library will reopen October 7 after building upgrades are complete.
We are pleased to announce an exciting transformation. Today, the Maryland Historical Society has become the Maryland Center for History and Culture. After 176 years, we are stepping into this new identity that better reflects our mission to provide space for the community to discover and develop a deeper understanding of our nation’s history and culture through a Maryland prism. Your history lives here. Visit and learn more on our new website: https://www.mdhistory.org/ And visit us in person as we reopen this week. Members enjoy early access tomorrow and Friday, and we are open free to the public on Saturday, September 12. Hours are 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Wed.-Sat. Come explore and enjoy the "new" us!
As movie theaters begin to reopen across Maryland, we are ready to celebrate the history of the movies in Baltimore on this #FilmFriday. In just nine days, take a stroll down the red carpet when we reopen our museum Saturday, September 12, and enjoy one of our newest exhibitions, “Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore’s Forgotten Movie Theaters," brought to you by PNC. Learn more: https://www.mdhs.org/exhibitions/flickering-treasures And learn more about our reopening and safety procedures: https://www.mdhs.org/pressrelease/maryland-historical-society-preparing-reopen #FlickeringTreasures
For many people, theme parks reconnect us to childhood memories of thrilling rides, tasty food, and live entertainment. These sentimental recollections, however, aren’t held by all Marylanders. From their inception, amusement parks were racially segregated, with most operating under a whites-only admissions policy. Join us on Wednesday, August 12 as we welcome Jason Rhodes, author of “Images of America: Maryland’s Amusement Parks, and Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan, co-authors of the recently published children’s book about Gwynn Oak Park, “A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story,” whose story is told in more detail in Nathan's earlier book for teens and adults: “Round and Round Together” to our virtual program stage. Together, they will discuss Maryland’s amusement parks of a bygone era and how segregated recreation played an important role in the civil rights movement. Register to attend Historic Amusement Parks in Maryland: Separate But Not Equal here: https://bit.ly/2PvriOV. This archival newsfilm from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive’s WJZ-TV collection features Gwynn Oak Park in 1968 on the last night of the park’s 75th season, five years after the amusement park desegregated. The reporter attributes the park’s declining admission and near-bankruptcy to “...a fear by white people to integrate and the lack of consistent support from blacks.” Gwynn Oak Park was open for another five years, eventually closing in 1973.
This week we’re finishing up our three-part virtual tour of our exhibition ‘In Full Glory Reflected: Maryland During the War of 1812’, featuring Museum Learning Manager, Alex Lothstein. Missed the first parts or want to watch them again? Check out our Facebook videos or Vimeo channel for that and more video content!
This week we’re bringing you Part II of our three-part virtual tour of our exhibition ‘In Full Glory Reflected: Maryland During the War of 1812’, featuring Museum Learning Manager, Alex Lothstein. Missed Part I or want to watch it again? Check out our Facebook videos or Vimeo channel for that and more video content! And don’t forget to check back next week for Part III!
Wash on Monday, iron on Tuesday, mend on Wednesday, churn on Thursday, clean on Friday...bake on Saturday! This rhyme shows us what was important to Maryland colonists – clothing and baking. Test your colonial cooking knowledge with us tonight at 7 p.m. for Colonial Market Virtual Tavern Trivia. To get ready for our colonial trivia rounds tonight, we are providing you with some historical tidbits like this one: For our colonist Kathleen, keeping a fire hot enough for baking was not practical on a daily basis. Instead, baking became a once-a-week and all-day custom. To avoid the dangers of fire in the house, colonial homes usually had their own bake ovens outside. Made from molded slabs of earthenware, baking ovens were shipped to Maryland and have been found at several archaeological sites in the Chesapeake region. Join Kathleen – and many of the Colonial Market living historians tonight – play along with us in a four-round tavern trivia game on topics all-things Colonial Maryland. It may get bawdy. Register: http://ow.ly/rQra50AFwd1 Kathleen lives in Harford County where she and her husband Tom Ritter have been involved with living history for over 15 years, educating the public about the life and crafts of Colonials at numerous locations. Some of their demonstrations include boiling peanuts, sewing, cooking, and music.
Last week you all voted for a virtual tour of our exhibition ‘In Full Glory Reflected: Maryland During the War of 1812.’ We’re happy to present you with Part I of a three part tour! Make sure to check back next week for Part II!
Bucking, boiling, bluing, beating… this is how we do laundry in Colonial Maryland! If you enjoyed this bartering colonial laundress and woodworker then you really should join us for our Colonial Market Virtual Tavern Trivia night Thursday, July 23, at 7 p.m. To get ready for our colonial trivia rounds this Thursday, we are providing you with some historical tidbits like this one: Our colonial laundress, Susan Wooden, would have greatly benefited from this barter arrangement with woodworker Arthur Benser. Susan needed a new laundry bat to beat the dirt out of clothing. To clean Arthur’s clothes, Susan would have first pre-soaked the clothes with lye made by pouring water through wood ash, called bucking. If Arthur’s clothes were particularly stained, Susan would have used aged urine, called lant, collected from chamber pots and left to age until it was transformed into ammonia. After beating and boiling the clothes, Susan said she performed a bluing process with indigo – getting Arthur’s linen appearing whiter and brighter. Join Susan and Arthur – and many of the Colonial Market living historians – this Thursday. This year, play along with us in a four-round tavern trivia game on topics all-things Colonial Maryland. Play, engage and interact with us – grab your pint and register now for this year’s Colonial Market virtual program. It may get bawdy. Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4115931789071/WN_-KnBZgIcTqu29xYwSfztaQ Susan Wooden is a living history interpreter and independent researcher who enjoys cooking, sewing, doing laundry, and washing dishes the 18th century way at historic sites and events. Arthur Benser puts his professional woodworking, furniture restoration, and history research skills to excellent use in his lively interpretation of an 18th century craftsman.
With a tow, row, row, row, row, row... tap your feet and hum to this tune sung by living historian Tom Ritter. This is just a sample of what our Colonial Market Virtual Tavern Trivia night has in store for you on Thursday, July 23, at 7 p.m. Even though Tom is playing the traditional marching song of the British —The British Grenadiers—American fife players played this catchy tune by changing the original lyrics. In fact, stealing tunes was popular in the 1700s when the lyrics to popular melodies would be re-written, usually poking fun at the original. Join Tom and other Colonial Market living historians to play along with us as we "go live" in a four-round tavern trivia game on topics all-things Colonial Maryland. You can ask questions, and challenge your knowledge. Grab a pint and register now. It may get bawdy. Register: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jMh9NKaAFik2OCt0i2asUUlhQPXMLv_g/view?usp=sharing Tom Ritter lives in Harford County where he plays several instruments as well as organizes and plays period dance music for historic balls and festivals.
Tradesman Thomas is going virtual this year for Colonial Market – if he can do it, you can too! Join Tradesman Thomas and many of the Colonial Market living historians for Colonial Market Virtual Tavern Trivia on Thursday, July 23 at 7PM. This year, play along with us in a four-round tavern trivia game on topics all-things Colonial Maryland. Meet some of your favorite Colonial Market living history interpreters as we “go live” with them between rounds. You’ll have the chance to ask questions, and challenge your knowledge of Colonial Maryland. Play, engage and interact with us – grab your pint and register now for this year’s Colonial Market virtual program. It may get bawdy! Register: http://ow.ly/ZPad50AxXh6
You asked questions. Now we have answers. Watch our fourth #AskaHistorian video where Katie Brown, Digital Projects Specialist, answers some of your most pressing questions about American maritime history. Have more questions? Leave them in the comments or email them to [email protected]. Check back next Tuesday for another #AskaHistorian call for questions.”
Happy (early) Fourth of July and #FilmFriday! Enjoy this July 4, 1934 film from the Maryland Historical Society archives showing the northwestern section of Baltimore buzzing with activity as military, school, and civic units took part in the celebrations. According to an article in the Baltimore Sun from that day, Bluejackets from the U.S.S. Northampton represented the Navy, while detachments from the Fifth Regiment, Maryland National Guard and the Twelfth Infantry represented the land forces. Elsewhere in the city were assorted races and swimming events, with fireworks extending into the evening.
Have you been thinking about becoming a member or renewing your membership? Well, today is the day! Our fiscal year ends June 30, which means your membership commitment helps us end FY20 strong. *Memberships expire one year from MdHS' public reopening date.* Renew HERE: https://secure.mdhs.org/join-or-renew-member or take advantage of a special new member discount HERE: https://www.mdhs.org/civicrm/event/info?id=540&reset=1
You asked questions. Now we have answers. Watch our third #AskaHistorian video where David Armenti, Director of Education, answers some of your most pressing questions about Civil Rights Activism in Maryland. Have more questions? Leave them in the comments or email them to [email protected]. Check back next Tuesday for another #AskaHistorian call for questions.
Have you taken advantage of our new member special rate yet? You can become a Maryland Historical Society member at a special rate of $25 for an Individual Membership (normally $55) and $35 for a Family Membership (normally $70) by clicking here: https://www.mdhs.org/civicrm/event/info?id=540&reset=1. *Memberships will expire one year from MdHS' public reopening date* Already a member? THANK YOU - you make everything we do possible!
You asked questions. Now we have answers. Watch our second #AskaHistorian video where Ashlee Anderson, Digital Learning Specialist, answers some of your most pressing questions about American women’s history. Have more questions? Leave them in the comments or email them to [email protected]. Check back next Tuesday for another #AskaHistorian call for questions.
As the weather becomes warmer, we all wish we could go to the beach, relax, and let the waves wash our stress away. In this video, Chloe Green, MdHS’ education intern, shares some history on Carr’s beach, a segregated beach for black Marylanders. Using primary sources, Chloe talks about how the beach was more than just a place to sit on the sand; it was a summer experience! Stick around to the end of the video as Chloe leads the students in a fun craft activity. Supplies Needed: A cup or glass A pencil A pair of scissors A sheet of sturdy paper/colored paper A toothpick Tape
You asked questions. Now we have answers. Watch our first #AskaHistorian video where Alex Lothstein, Museum Learning Manager, answers some of your most pressing questions about the American Revolutionary period. Have more questions? Leave them in the comments or email them to [email protected]. Check back next Tuesday for another #AskaHistorian call for questions.
“There is now real need for civilians to relieve the burden on commercial food sources, transportation, and preservation by growing all food that is practical at home and preserving, storing, and using it over as much of the year as possible.” While this quote may sound like it is talking about our current pandemic, it is from a 1942 U.S. Department of Agriculture publication on Victory Gardens! Victory Gardens were developed during World War I and World War II to ease the strain on the American food supply system and allow the food to get where it was needed. Victory Gardens were wildly successful then and are starting to come back today during this Coronavirus pandemic. Many Americans are once again beginning to grow fruits and vegetables in their Victory gardens to reduce burden on a stressed food supply and to reduce the amount of time and risk outside of the house. Victory Gardens helped Marylanders and the United States reach V.E. Day 75 years ago this week and they will help Marylanders get through the Coronavirus! Want to start your own Victory Garden? Watch the video below and look at these Victory Garden sources below. Already have one? Share a picture of your Victory Garden with us! Music credits for video: Free use music by OlexandrMusic https://www.olexandrignatov.com/freemusic https://soundcloud.com/olexandrmusic https://www.youtube.com/olexandrmusic https://www.olexandrignatov.com
Doing any window shopping this weekend? Stop by the Maryland Historical Society and take a look inside the reimagined Hutzler’s department store window in the new exhibition, “The Hutzler’s Experience: How a Small Dry Goods Store Became a Maryland Institution.”
Coverage of this past weekend's "Spectrum of Fashion" Gala and Fashion Show, including an interview with designer Bishme Cromartie.
We are so honored to have celebrity designer and Maryland native Christian Siriano with us this evening to launch the opening of the "Spectrum of Fashion" exhibiton and to host our fashion show of Maryland designers and boutiques.
See a first glimpse of "Spectrum of Fashion" and hear from the curators.
Buy your ticket for our "Spectrum of Fashion" Opening Gala before 9/23 to get entered into a raffle to win 2 tickets to the VIP Reception with CFDA Designer Christian Siriano (a $1000 value). Both Dance Party and General Admission ticket buyers are eligible to win. Go to www.mdhs.org/fashion-gala to purchase tickets now.
This year’s Fashion Archive Interns present studies in fashion history and conservation based on objects and research completed during their internships.
Colonial Market Day is in full swing! Come by and join the fun until 4 pm today, followed by Colonial Tavern Night, 5-7 pm.
Today is the day! Maryland Day that is. Donate now to the #MdHSMarylandDay Fundraiser. You’ll double your impact thanks to matching pledges from two generous donors and you’ll help schools nationwide gain access to our “Pack it Up” Colonial Maryland Virtual Field Trip for FREE this fall. Go to https://www.mdhs.org/MarylandDay to learn more and give.
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