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Saturday, May 4
In Search of Female Ancestors: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Women in Your Family Tree (Online/Hybrid Events)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD 21201, Poe Room, 2nd Floor
Join us to learn about sources of information you can use to discover the untold stories of the female relatives in your family tree. Presented by Eva Slezak, Assistant Manager, Social Science and History Department, Enoch Pratt Free Library/State Library Resource Center.
This program will be streamed live and recorded for those unable to attend in person. You can check the Pratt Library's Facebook or Youtube page for the video. Registration is not required for this program.
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Thursday, May 9
Maryland State Archives Lunch and Learn (Online/Hybrid Events)
1:00 pm
Writing the Biography of Frederick Douglass and the Bailey/Douglass Family: Scenes from the Archives”
Presented by Ezra Greenspan
Register here: Online Event
Join historian Ezra Greenspan as he talks about his comprehensive forthcoming biography of Frederick Douglass and the Bailey/Douglass family. His talk will proceed scenically in the manner of an illustrated historical panorama, matching documentary evidence to central events in the history of one of our country’s most remarkable families. Many of the sources for this important new book are held by the Maryland State Archives!
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Thursday, May 9
Stories of the Maiden Aunts: The Genealogical Heritage of Single Women (AAGS Meetings)
7:00 pm Online - Zoom
Two single women in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts in the 19th century, Marion Greenleaf and Emily Biddle, each with their own unique tale. Hear the stories, the research techniques used in uncovering their stories, and how a little serendipity played a big part.
Sara Greenleaf is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Having lived in New York’s Finger Lakes region for nearly 25 years, she recently relocated to Annapolis. She has been the Associate Director of the Library at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, and is currently the Collections and Acquisitions Librarian at the United States Naval Academy. A member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, she has served as Regent for Seneca Chapter in Geneva, New York, and presently serves as State Chair for Historic Preservation for New York State. She has been engaged in genealogical research since 2005.
This program is open to the public. We will email the Zoom link for the meeting to AAGS members the day before the meeting. If you are not a member of AAGS there is a $5 charge to help us defray our expenses. Please register and pay by credit card or PayPal here, and we will email you the link for the program. We request that you register no later than Wednesday, May 8, so we can send you the link in a timely manner.
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Thursday, May 30
Early Southern Maryland Tobacco Barns (Online/Hybrid Events)
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Commissioners Meeting Room, Chesapeake Bldg, 41770 Baldridge St., Leonardtown, MD
Dependence on tobacco shaped the social, economic, and physical development of the five Southern Maryland counties for more than 300 years, spanning from their founding until its demise by the end of the 20th century. The Southern Maryland Tobacco Barn Survey is a two-year project aimed at identifying and documenting the dwindling numbers of the region’s surviving pre-1870 air-cured tobacco barns. The survey is a partnership between the University of Maryland and the Maryland Historical Trust, supported by an award to the university from the MHT Non-Capital Grant Fund. Dr. Dennis Pogue and Chris Bryan, project staff working for the University, will share their findings and offer new insights into both the past and the future of these iconic features of the cultural landscape.
Live on Channel 95 and streaming on YouTube!
Hosted by the Historic Preservation Commission
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