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African American Heritage Society of Charles Co. – Photographs, Videos, and Documents

Updated On: Mar 27, 2024 | . The society has an open house event in October entitled “Fall into Southern Maryland” with outdoor and indoor activities involving diverse speakers of

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African American Heritage Society of Charles County – Displays of History Makers

Updated On: Mar 24, 2024 | Heritage House is a facility where the community can visit to learn of the past and present about the African American experience or Black

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African American Heritage Society of Charles County – Book Collection

Updated On: Mar 13, 2024 | Heritage House contains a small library of books that depicts the struggles and accomplishments of Black people which were written by Black scholars, literary

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Middleham and St. Peter’s Trail of Souls YouTube

Updated On: Mar 22, 2024 | This YouTube presentation takes you into this 276 year old church and cemetery and tells you its remarkable story of the enslaved and their

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One More River to Cross

Updated On: Mar 13, 2024 | This story is all the more remarkable because it happened right here in Southern Calvert and showed the complete lack of justice for the

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A History of Middleham and St Peter’s Parish: Sharing Our Story 1684-2009

Updated On: Mar 27, 2024 | Middleham Chapel was founded in 1684 as a chapel of Ease by Christ Church Port Republic, just 50 years after the arrival of the

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Trail of Souls at Middleham and St. Peters: Uncovering the History of Slavery in Southern Calvert County

Updated On: Mar 23, 2024 | This document includes extensive information regarding enslavement in Southern Calvert with a focus on those enslaved by Middleham parishioners.

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Middleham and St. Peter’s Cemetery

Updated On: Mar 13, 2024 | The cemetery dates back to the beginning of the chapel in 1684. Several rude stones are attributed to graves for the enslaved. A bronze

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St. Peter’s Chapel on Solomons Island

Updated On: Mar 13, 2024 | St. Peter's Episcopal Chapel is part of today's Middleham and St. Peter's Episcopal Parish. Built in 1889, it was part of all of the

Notable People History Photo Gallery

Dr. Jerome Adams

Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | Dr. Jerome Adams, a native of St. Mary's County, Maryland, became Surgeon General of the United States in 2017 holding this office during the

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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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