History

Notable People History Photo Gallery

Mathias de Sousa

Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | Mathias de Sousa was the first man of African descent to participate in the Maryland Assembly of Freeman.

Notable People History Photo Gallery

Eliza Dent

Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | Eliza Dent, as cook for the Flag Ponds Fishery, she was an essential aspect of the fishing business and the community.

Notable People History

Victor and Constance Daniel

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Principals Victor and Constance Daniel brought new ideas regarding education for the emancipated African American to the Cardinal Gibbons Institute.

History Notable People

Rev. Nathaniel Monroe Carroll (N.M)

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Rev. Nathaniel Monroe Carroll was born enslaved in Calvert County. Later he founded the first home for the aged.

Notable People History

John Cajay

Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | John Cajay worked for the Freedman's Bureau developing schools and community during Reconstruction. His Knights of St. Jerome dedication speech is remembered.

Places to Experience History

St. Mary’s County Historical Society

Updated On: Apr 17, 2024 | St. Mary's County Historical Society is located in Tudor Hall in Leonardtown. Their resources are available at the Historical Society's Research Center, through publications

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland

Updated On: Apr 19, 2024 | St. Mary's College of Maryland is located next to Historic St. Mary's City and shares the heritage of the region. It acknowledges that heritage,

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Historic Sotterley

Updated On: Oct 31, 2024 | Historic Sotterley is a treasure. with a manor house, a slave cabin and 18 other buildings. More than just buildings and a beautiful setting,

Places to Experience History

Middleham Chapel

Updated On: Apr 11, 2024 | Middleham Chapel and the cemetery are over 335 years old. The bell in the chapel was installed in 1699. The cemetery includes graves from

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Elmer Jefferson Brown, Sr.

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Elmer Jefferson Brown, Sr. was an entrepreneur, community activist, and founder of the St. Mary's Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions (UCAC)

Southern Maryland
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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This project has been financed in part with State funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, an instrumentality of the State of Maryland. However, project contents or opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

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History

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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