History

Notable People History Photo Gallery

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)

Places to Experience History

Historic St. Mary’s City

Updated On: Apr 17, 2024 | Historic St. Mary's City provides an opportunity to learn about what life was like for the first settlers in Maryland, and the impact these

Notable People History Photo Gallery

Sergeant Charles Henry Brown

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | Sergeant Charles Henry Brown's desire to be free took him from enslaved, to runaway, to a Civil War Colored Troops hero and an activist.

Places to Experience History

Calvert Marine Museum

Updated On: Apr 17, 2024 | The Calvert Marine Museum offers a wide range of information about the English settlers in the Colonial period that grew tobacco and shipped it

Places to Experience History

Calvert County Historical Society

Updated On: Apr 11, 2024 | Our collection includes a library offering more than 3,000 titles of published and unpublished materials on local, regional, and family history. Our archives contain

Places to Experience History

Bayside History Museum

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | The Bayside History Museum educates the public and visitors about the natural and cultural history of North Beach, Chesapeake Beach, and surrounding beach communities

Notable People History Photo Gallery

LeRoy (Boots) Battle, Sr.

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | LeRoy Battle is a recognized and honored educator, jazz musician, composer, civil Rights pioneer, Tuskegee Airman and author.

Notable People History Photo Gallery

George Washington Barnes

Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | George Washington Barnes enslaved at Sotterley, joined the Union Army Colored Troops. Fighting valiantly in Virgina, he encountered an ironic twist of fate.

Notable People History

Antonio

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | Antonio's story, an enslaved African, illustrates the history of enslavement in the first century of colonial Southern Maryland.

Notable People History

Bernard Barber, Sr. and Ruth Barber

Updated On: Aug 1, 2024 | Two generations of Barbers lived, worked and raised their families on Sotterley Plantation during the 20th century.

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.

Learn how you can support our mission.

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