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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.
Notable People History Photo Gallery
Updated On: Oct 14, 2024 | Washington Burch went from enslaved to landowner, bailiff, politician, and community activist. He was highly regarded in his community of Port Tobacco.
Notable People History Photo Gallery
Updated On: Aug 13, 2024 | John F. Butler, a teenager, went from enslaved to enlisting with the U.S. Colored Troops to Civil War hero.
Notable People History Photo Gallery
Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | Because of carefully crafted colonial Maryland marriage laws, Eleanor (Irish Nell) went from indentured servant to enslaved. How did this impact her descendants?
Notable People History
Updated On: Jun 20, 2024 | Minty Caden daringly escaped to the British during the War of 1812 to gain freedom and a new life in Canada.
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | Pauli Murray was ordained at the National Cathedral as the 1st African American female Episcopal Priest.
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 3, 2024 | Joseph Lee Somerville was elected as St. Mary’s County’s first African American sheriff; the 6th in the country.
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | Albertine Johnson was appointed by Governor Hughes as Southern Maryland’s first African American woman representative to the Maryland State Board of Education.
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | John G. Lancaster was elected as the first African American County Commissioner for St. Mary's County.
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | The pyramid-shaped stone monument and accompanying pedestals commemorate the various contributions made by African Americans to the growth and development of St. Mary’s County.
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 1, 2024 | The Piscataway hosted the annual American Indian Movement (AIM) conference and called it “In the Spirit of Tecumseh”.
