History

Places to Experience History

Bayside History Museum

Updated On: Jun 21, 2025 | 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: Mar 11, 2025 | 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: Feb 27, 2025 | Two generations of Barbers lived, worked and raised their families on Sotterley Plantation during the 20th century.

Notable People History Photo Gallery

Abraham and Moses

Updated On: Apr 2, 2024 | Enslaved Abraham and Moses attempted an escape from Serenity Plantation, Charles County, Maryland in 1778. Archeological discoveries tell more of the story.

History

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

History

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

History

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

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