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Learn more about National Historic Marker Day |
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National Historic Marker Day will take place this year on Friday, April 29. The William G. Pomeroy Foundation created this fun and family-friendly celebration in 2021 to bring people together to clean historic markers in their community, while helping to promote and preserve local history.
Markers educate the public, encourage pride of place, promote tourism and generate economic benefits. Despite their importance, many have not received ongoing care to maintain their luster. Road salt, pollen and other contaminants can take their toll. Markers should be regularly cleaned so they can be enjoyed now and for future generations. That’s where volunteers for National Historic Marker Day make a difference.
Visit the official National Historic Marker Day webpage for details about registering as a volunteer, planning a service project, training resources and videos for those who plan to clean markers, and the benefits of participating.
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Crownsville Patient Cemetery Project Receives Important Funding |
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The Friends of the Crownsville Patient is pleased to announce, after searching the Maryland Death Records for a number of years, the names of 1,700+ African Americans buried at Crownsville Patient Cemetery have been found!
Buried with only numbers on their headstones, the names of these souls will be etched in granite on a Memorial Wall, with funds ($100,000) awarded to the Friends of the Crownsville Patient Cemetery by the Maryland General Assembly; Sponsors were Senator Ed Reilly and Delegate Heather Bagnall.
Please plan on attending the 15th Annual "Say My Name" Ceremony on April 30th at the Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery as part of the Walk for the Woods.
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Virtual Lecture – Civil Rights and History Through Literary Verse: An Evening of African American Poetry |
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Tuesday, April 12
7:00 pm
Organization: Historic Annapolis
Actor, writer, and historian, Annapolis' own Chris Haley will read poems by renowned poets such as Paul Laurence Dunbar, Phyllis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Claude McKay and Audre Lourde. African American literature has existed and flourished throughout our nation's history. In spite of living through often oppressive and racially violent times, people of color penned their stories of love, loss, joy and pain, and the challenge and fight for equality. Haley, a nephew of famed author Alex Haley, will deliver poems which exemplify these themes as penned by some of America's most accomplished Black poets. In an engaging, passionate and heartfelt presentation, he will share these works along with a few he himself has written.
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Charles Willson Peale Walking Tour |
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Saturday, April 16
10:30 am
Organization: Hammond-Harwood House
Join Hammond-Harwood House for a tour of Annapolis’s historic district, where early American painter Charles Willson Peale’s world has been preserved.
The tour starts at the Old Treasury Building on the grounds of the Capitol.
Participants will also receive a half-price admission to the Hammond-Harwood House, which includes the special exhibition ”Ambition: Charles Willson Peale in Annapolis” featuring Peale’s Annapolis commissions chronologically with twenty-five portraits, including nine loans.
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Coming Soon! Spring Open House at Goshen Farm |
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Save the Date: Maryland Network to Freedom Workshop |
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The Maryland Office of Tourism is getting the whole Maryland Network to Freedom family together for a virtual 90-minute workshop on May 19th at 10:00 a.m.
They will be strengthening the Maryland Network to Freedom network and each of your sites through your Google My Business (GMB) listing. They will walk you through the steps of claiming your business, maximizing the opportunities GMB provides, and deploying GMB to further strengthen and leverage the partnership the Maryland Network to Freedom and Google provides to get more visitors to Maryland and each of your sites.
The NPS Network to Freedom program will also participate in the workshop and give updates from the national program. And finally, the Maryland Office of Tourism will get you thinking about September’s International Underground Railroad Month and how to make that even bigger this year in honor of Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday.
This is an event you will not want to miss! Put a hold on your calendar right now for May 19th program, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. Please contact Heather Ersts, heather.ersts@maryland.gov, to learn more.
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Baltimore Metro Region Joins City Nature Challenge |
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A citizen science opportunity very close to home!
Mark your calendar for the 2022 City Nature Challenge; a collaborative effort involving cities all over the world to make iNaturalist observations and identify wildlife species over a 4-day period. The 2022 challenge will be occurring Friday, April 29th through Monday, May 2nd.
City Nature Challenge is an annual community science competition for cities across the globe to find and document the plants and wildlife found in urban areas. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 challenge was all about collaboration, not competition. It was an opportunity for participants to connect with other cities across the nation—and the globe—while exploring the nature found in and around their homes.
As part of the challenge, The National Aquarium is calling on community scientists to explore, identify and document urban wildlife in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
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Anne Arundel County Celebrates Maryland Archaeology Month 2022 |
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Each April, the State of Maryland celebrates Archaeology Month to promote the preservation and stewardship of archaeological resources with public events, talks, and exhibits.
The Anne Arundel County Office of Planning & Zoning is joining in on the celebration by inviting citizens to participate in their Preservation Stewardship Program, sponsored by the Cultural Resources Section. The CRS team will offer several events and educational programs throughout the month, so citizens can explore, experience, and participate in preserving the historic places that matter across the county.
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Archaeology Field Session at Whitehall Plantation |
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April 20, 21, 22 and April, 27, 28, 29 (8:00 am - 3:00 pm daily)
In partnership with the Brandywine Foundation, the State of Maryland, and the Lost Towns Project, the Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Section will be excavating an area that could yield new information about those who worked and lived on Whitehall Plantation in the late 18th and 19th century and whose stories have yet to be told. The narrative and existing documentation has yet to adequately address the full history of the site, and archaeology promises to tell us about both the freedman and enslaved workers who lived and worked here. This work is the first foray into telling a broader, more inclusive story about the Whitehall Plantation.
A limited number of volunteers are welcome to assist. Pre-registration is required. Volunteers for the full day experience must register here in advance and should be able to commit to an entire day (8:00-3:00). Volunteers new to fieldwork are strongly encouraged to attend the Volunteer Orientation on April 12th at 6:00 pm (sign up here for Orientation) For more information, email Drew Webster at pzwebs00@aacounty.org.
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Upcoming Hospitality and Tourism Job Fairs |
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In preparation for National Travel & Tourism Week (May 1 - 7, 2022), Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County and the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corporation are teaming up with workforce development agencies and Destination Marketing Organizations from across Maryland to host in-person and virtual job fairs to support the hospitality and tourism industry with its greatest need - securing skilled talent to welcome back visitors.
Hospitality and tourism industry employers including restaurants, tourist attractions, hotels, motels, and inns, retail establishments, entertainment venues, and more - will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with prospective job seekers at NO COST during the in-person job fair at the BWI Airport Marriott on Monday, May 2nd. On Wednesday, May 4th, businesses will have the opportunity to meet with additional qualified candidates during a complimentary virtual statewide job fair.
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Captain Avery Museum Seeking Museum Director
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Make a difference in our local community! An effective leader with exceptional development/fundraising experience is sought for the position of Director of the Captain Avery Museum.
Major responsibilities include fundraising, grant writing, public relations and external communication. The Director reports to the Board, serves as the Museum's primary community representative, and oversees Museum operations.
Required: Bachelor’s degree; 3-5 years development and public relations experience and excellent writing/editing, organizational and budget skills. Ideal candidate will also possess non-profit management experience, preferably with a museum, and knowledge of and keen interest in the Chesapeake Bay and its history.
This is a half-time position at a salary of $30,000, negotiable. Submit cover letter, resume and references to: Captain Avery Museum, PO Box 89, Shady Side, MD 20764 or admin@captainaverymuseum.org.
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Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area | 410-222-1805 | heritage_area@aacounty.org | chesapeakecrossroads.org |
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