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Bayside History Museum

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The Bayside History Museum educates the public and visitors about the natural and cultural history of North Beach, Chesapeake Beach, and surrounding beach communities through collections, preservation, conservation, research, exhibits, and related programming.

The Museum has several exhibits which tell the history and stories of people of color in the southern Anne Arundel and northern Calvert County region. These exhibits include Native People on the Bay and Employed, But Not Equal. We also have collections which are available to researchers such as Calvert County Slaves and the War of 1812.  These exhibits are described in the resources included below.

Contact/Location

4025 4th Street North Beach, Maryland 20714
410-610-5970

https://www.baysidehistorymuseum.org

Hours of Operation

Visitor Center

Wednesday-Sunday 10am-4pm

Offices and MAC

Monday-Friday, 8am-4:30pm

Park Grounds

7 days a week, dawn to dusk

Wednesday through Sunday 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

We are also open throughout the week for special events, book lectures, and scouting activities.

The person to contact about group visits is Grace Mary Brady, 410-610-5970 or 410-257-7777.

Highlights

Provides information and resources regarding the history of Black, Indigenous and Other People of Color in a variety of formats:

The Bayside History Museum has an extensive collection of women’s political history that is not on display. This collection contains more than 5,000 items, starting in 1935 including women who ran for any political office in Calvert County and goes to the present.
Camp Chesapeake is a new exhibit about the first African American Boy Scout Camp purchased in 1950 in Lusby, Maryland.
The Bayside History Museum undertakes several research projects each year dedicated to uncovering hidden history and telling the stories of our local area.

Archaeological sites with interpretive panels. These sites and panels are accessible on Park trails.

FAQ Archaeology Exhibit in the Visitor’s Center includes segments on pre-contact period sites and on Sukeek’s Cabin site.

JPPM Library has over 15,000 titles relating to all aspects of Maryland’s history. Books do not circulate, but an online catalog is available. Southern Maryland Regional Files are also housed in the MAC Lab.

Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab has over 10 million artifacts spanning from 10,000 years ago until the early-mid 20th century. Portions available online; physical access upon request during MAC Lab hours. Qualifying institutions can borrow artifacts for display or study.

Audio and transcripts of oral histories of local Black families. Available upon request.

Portraits, daguerreotypes, and primary documents of local Black families. Available to view upon request.

Through Ebony Eyes digital exhibit can be viewed on large screendisplay.

Field trip programs for school age children on rural life and sharecropping are scheduled through the Education Department.

Park-wide special events like Discovering Archaeology Day and American Indian Heritage Day are free and open to the public.

Educators, docents, and archaeologists give tours, talks, and participate in outreach programs upon request.

JPPM hosts Calvert County’s NAACP Family and Community Day each June

Explore Resources

Bayside History Museum – Native People on the Bay

Description:
Exhibit includes an Algonquin information panel, archaeological artifacts.
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Themes:
Indigenous People and Culture
Access:

 

 

  • Physical access

Bayside is open Wednesday through Sunday 9a.m. to 12 noon.

Guides are available for visitors.  The site ADA compliant.

For group visits contact Grace Mary Brady, 410-610-5970 or 410-257-7777

Bayside History Museum – Calvert County Slaves and the War of 1812

Description:
Excellent summary of Calvert enslaved and the War of 1812.
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Themes:
African American People and Culture
Access:

 

Bayside is open Wednesday through Sunday 9a.m. to 12 noon.

 

Guides are available for visitors.  The site ADA compliant.

 

For group visits contact Grace Mary Brady, 410-610-5970 or 410-257-7777

Bayside History Museum – Employed but not Equal

Description:
  During segregation, African Americans were not allowed as patrons in the various establishments that served white visitors who frequented the bayside communities.
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Themes:
African American People and Culture
Access:

 

  • Through our website, baysidehistorymuseum.org
  • Bayside History Museum Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIO_WeY1oxGdltRujOn_U1w/videos,
  • Physical access

Bayside is open Wednesday through Sunday 9a.m. to 12 noon.

Guides are available for visitors.  The site ADA compliant.

For group visits contact Grace Mary Brady, 410-610-5970 or 410-257-7777

Bayside History Museum – Day at the Beach

Description:
Going to the beach in the early 20th century was an important part of life.
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Themes:
Rural Life in Southern Maryland
Access:

 

  • Through our website, baysidehistorymuseum.org
  • Bayside History Museum Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIO_WeY1oxGdltRujOn_U1w/videos,
  • Physical access

Bayside is open Wednesday through Sunday 9a.m. to 12 noon.

Guides are available for visitors.  The site ADA compliant.

For group visits contact Grace Mary Brady, 410-610-5970 or 410-257-7777

Bayside History Museum – Chesapeake Beach Railway

Description:
Railway travel was another aspect of life in the early 20th century.
Read More
Themes:
Rural Life in Southern Maryland
Access:
  • Through our website, baysidehistorymuseum.org
  • Bayside History Museum Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIO_WeY1oxGdltRujOn_U1w/videos,
  • Physical access

Bayside is open Wednesday through Sunday 9a.m. to 12 noon.

Guides are available for visitors.  The site ADA compliant.

For group visits contact Grace Mary Brady, 410-610-5970 or 410-257-7777

Timeframe:

Early to mid-20th century

Themes:

African American People and Culture, Indigenous People and Culture, Diversity in Southern Maryland, People, Places, and Our Southern Maryland Environment, Women’s History

Access:

During open hours for JPPM Visitor Center: Wed-Sunday, 10am-4pm. Contact Visitor Center at [email protected] or 410-586-8538.

Description:

Located at the Visitor Center, this exhibit shows a number of archaeological artifacts from across the state of Maryland, with detailed panels on a pre-contact period site (and its environment) and on the Sukeek’s Cabin site.

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