…B&O Railroad Museum explores the railroad’s African-American history. Kris Hoellen, the museum’s executive director, tells us more. KRIS HOELLEN: Best In Service, our new temporary exhibit this month, consists of…

…well as a series of workshops and activities, engaging the public in community history. Community Story Quilts will feature biographical and community quilts made or led by Dr. Joan Gaither,…

…a diary. Her writings on scraps of paper illustrate her creative process igniting her vision of writing poems. The thoughts on the scraps of paper happened at that very moment…

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…be found at www.teamapg.com; www.apgnews.com/apg-100 and www.apg100.org. Be on the lookout for event invitations on Facebook at www.facebook.com/apgmd as well. About the Author: Heather Roelker is the Public Affairs Specialist…

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…this common purpose in examining everyday life is highlighted in the works of two of Baltimore’s best-known female writers, Lucille Clifton and Anne Tyler. Photo courtesy of www.poetryfoundation.org Born in…

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…Conservation Organization,” won second place in the Senior Paper category at the 2015 Maryland History Day state competition and advanced to National History Day. READ CLAIRE’S PAPER (PDF) Exhibit Category…

…Chautauqua page. Bibliography “Biography.” Hemingway Resource Center. 2015. Accessed June 14, 2016. http://www.lostgeneration.com/. “Hemingway’s Italy.” Ernest Hemingway Collection. 2014. Accessed June 14, 2016. www.ernesthemingwaycollection.com/ Putnam, Thomas. “Hemingway on War and…

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…diarists’ excluded works of black women in the legacy of diary writing. (The exclusion includes black men, but this essay celebrates Women’s History Month.) I desired to find diarist who…

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…to the 2023 National History Day® competition in College Park, MD. Maryland History Day 2023 National History Day National Qualifiers (written in order of first and second place) Junior Papers…

…it. Entities that engage in public history, like the National Park Service, are at their best when they seek to weave together stories that reflect the tapestry of American history….

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