Archival material and primary documents relating to the seafood harvesting and packing industry, enslaved people, and education. Examples include but are not limited to pay scales, employee records, slaveholder correspondence, and advertisements/ bills of sale.
History
Planning Your Visit
The museum is open Daily, 10am – 5pm with the exception of noted holidays. The Archives and Library are available by appointment. Call 410-326-2042
County: Calvert County
Themes: Maritime Culture and History, Science and Technology
Timeframes: 1828 – 1860 Antebellum America, 1860 – 1877 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1877 – 1896 The Gilded Age, 1896 – 1916 The Progressive Era, 1917 – 1929 WWI and the Roaring Twenties, 1929 – 1940 The Great Depression, 1940 – 1952 World War II and the Early Cold War, 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s
Audience: College, General Public, High School, Middle School, Teacher
