On the eve of the 250 anniversary of the Mason Dixon Line I have been doing a number of talks about the history of this famous boundary. To end a boundary dispute between the Penns and Calvert (the proprietors of the British colonies of Maryland and Pennsylvania) it was surveyed in the 1760s. Delaware was part…
Category: Programs
“If this Place Could Talk: Researching the History of an Old House” Examined in Talk at College of Southern Maryland
“If this Place Could Talk: Researching the History of an Old House” is a talk I am giving at the College of Southern Maryland on Oct 19, 2012. The free program takes place at the Leonardtown Campus, 22950 Hollywood Road, Building A, Auditorium, Leonardtown at 7:00 p.m. Just as families have a past, old houses and properties…
Speaking About The Stories of Everyday People in the War of 1812 at the College of Southern Maryland
I have been asked to talk about “the Stories of Everyday People in the War of 1812,” as part of the College of Southern Maryland’s 2012-13 professional speakers series. The free program takes place at the La Plata campus, 8730 Mitchell Road, BI-113, La Plata on Oct. 22, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. During the lecture I will largely draw on unpublished stories of…
Voters at Last: Battling for the Ballot — A New Program Available From the Delaware Humanities Forum
This is a new program available from the Delaware Humanities Forum ———————— This program examines the struggle to extend voting rights to most adult citizens in Delaware and the nation. Using archival photographs, newspapers, cartoons, letters and speeches the organizing, petitioning, picketing, leafleting, educating, and politicking that went on is presented in a lively way. …