Search Results
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.
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 12, 2024 | Enola Pettie McMillan became the first woman to hold the position of National President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Places to Experience History
Updated On: Apr 17, 2024 | St. Nicolas Cemetery Burial Ground is an Historic African American Cemetery site located on Serenity Farm in Charles County, Maryland. The site also contains
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 11, 2024 | Turkey Tayac was buried on ancestral lands in Piscataway National Park in Accokeek, Maryland.
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 12, 2024 | A group of 272 people enslaved by Maryland’s Jesuit priests were sold in September 1838 to help save Georgetown University.
News
Updated On: Apr 11, 2024 | Descendent led archaeology at Sotterley. In 2024, Historic Sotterley will embark on a first of a kind archaeology project in Southern Maryland. Read the
Article History
Updated On: Jun 20, 2024 | During the War of 1812 British Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane issued a Proclamation/Promise to Americans. It was an offer to the enslaved. Many enslaved
Places to Experience History
Updated On: Apr 17, 2024 | St. Ignatius Church and St. Thomas Manor were founded by Father Andrew White in 1641. Both sites have a deep history with the Jesuits
Notable People History Photo Gallery
Updated On: Apr 11, 2024 | Jesse Jones Reid always was in service to his community as veteran, teacher, firefighter, school bus contractor and a Calvert County Board Commissioner.
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | In September 1863, the War Department Adjutant General’s Office issued an order to raise one infantry regiment of “colored” troops in Maryland.
Timeline
Updated On: Apr 5, 2024 | Many freedom seekers made their way to the District of Columbia once slavery was abolished there.
