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The search results are drawn from the organizations that contain significant history resources, and the categories including places to experience, notable people and the timeline. All can be searched by keyword, time, theme, type, counties and audience. The search filters were developed with the school systems to align with State social studies requirements.
Article History
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.
Places to Experience
Updated On: Jun 22, 2024 | St. Peter Claver Church is the only predominantly Catholic African American church in St. Mary's County. Its history reflects the history of Maryland.
Notable People History
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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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
Notable People History
Updated On: Jun 20, 2024 | Betty Stewart Coates at 18, with her small child, was a refugee daring to escape enslavement for freedom on a British ship on the
Notable People
Updated On: Jun 20, 2024 | Charles Stewart, an enslaved man from Calvert County, fled to the British during the War of 1812. He returned to help 13 others escape.
Article History
Updated On: Jun 20, 2024 | Maryland enslaved were not freed on June 19, 1865, with Granger's General Order No. 3 nor with Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. When were they freed?
History
Updated On: Apr 30, 2024 |
All Calvert Library Online Resources Browse all the premium online resources that Calvert Library offers. The African American Mosiac Research African American history
Article
Updated On: Apr 27, 2024 | Black Africans brought their traditional applique form of quilt making with them to the Americans during the Middle Passage. A few of Dr. Joan
Places to Experience
Updated On: Apr 22, 2024 | The Charles County Public Library strives to offer a variety of programs that reflect the interests of our growing and diverse population.
