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Everlyn Swales Holland

Updated On: Jan 16, 2025 | Everlyn Holland raised in the Jim Crow era, became a nurse at St. Mary's Hospital during segregation, an honored community activist promoting civil rights.

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How an Airplane Came to Land in Calvert County in 1920

Updated On: Dec 18, 2024 | In 1920, an Calvert African American arranged for an airplane to land in rural Calvert County. This newspaper article gives insight into rural life,

News History

St. Mary’s County History Day

Updated On: Nov 23, 2024 | History opportunity for St. Mary's County middle and high school students. Projects due March 8, 2025. Scan QR code for more information or call

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Maryland Emancipation Day: Its Impact on Southern Maryland

Updated On: Oct 31, 2024 | How the Maryland Constitution, passed on November 1, 1864 providing for the emancipation of all enslaved in the State, effect Southern Maryland.

Article History

Extracts from the Journals of Three Ladies-Civil War-Camp Stanton

Updated On: Aug 15, 2024 | Extracts from journals kept by three young ladies from Billerica, Massachusetts. The first person accounts record their experiences “while working as volunteers to work

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Pomfret “Colored” School

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | Pomfret "Colored School" in Charles County was built as an expansion of the original Pomfret one room school in the 1920's.

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The Cultural Anthropology Report for Piscataway Park

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | The report on Piscataway Park creates a historical and ethnographic context for the park. It identifies community-associated groups and other stakeholders, and reviews, collects,

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Calvert Town – Albert Cassell’s Unfulfilled Dream

Updated On: Jun 23, 2024 | During the New Deal, architect Albert I. Cassell envisioned Calvert Town, an economic self-reliant community for African Americans on the Chesapeake Bay.

Notable People History

Albert Irvin Cassell

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024 | Albert Cassell, famous Black architect, planned a town on 500 acres for African Americans he called Calvert Town.

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Gabriel Hall

Updated On: Jun 21, 2024 | During the War of 1812, at the age of 13, Gabriel Hall escaped slavery in Calvert County and created a successful life for himself

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Equity in History Coalition

The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

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Southern MarylandEquity in History Coalition

The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

Learn how you can support our mission.

Southern Maryland
Equity in History Coalition