News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
On a nice sunny late April Day, April 30th, the General Perry Benson Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution unveiled a new Historical Marker in Denton to Honor Caroline County Revolutionary War Patriot Thomas Carney. Research, much of it done by Helen Seymour, shows that Thomas Carney was born free on the Eastern […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday, October 8, 2021 at 6 p.m. ET, The Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College Director Adam Goodheart will speak with Professor Van E. Gosse about Kent County native and abolitionist Henry Highland Garnet and the origins of Black politics. Gosse is the author of a new book […]
Continue ReadingWhen one thinks of the history of Town on the Chester, Chestertown, it’s usually its Colonial History. It also has a touch of Civil War history, or more precisely Post Civil War. George Vickers was one of Kent County’s most prominent citizens. In early 1868 he was selected by the Maryland Legislature as a US […]
Continue ReadingThe Heart of Chesapeake Country Heritage Area has arranged the loan of a unique selection of Dorchester County artifacts from the Maryland Archaeological Conservation (MAC) Laboratory. The items come from archaeological sites throughout Dorchester County and include a variety of projectile points, marked tobacco pipe stems and bowls, wine bottle fragments and seals, iron keys, […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD – Sumner Hall is pleased to announce the observance of Legacy Day 2019 in downtown Chestertown. Celebrating Historic African American Churches of Kent County is our theme for this sixth annual observance. The Legacy Day Committee is proud to honor those whose history is unknown or forgotten by so many; this community event […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Historian Patrick Spero, whose study of the 18th-century frontier is bringing a new perspective to the roots of the American Revolution, will give a talk on April 4 about the forgotten story of a band of rebels, known as the Black Boys, whose protests helped ignite the battle for American independence. Spero, […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD — Washington College welcomes Katherine Grandjean, associate professor of history at Wellesley College, for the 2018-2019 Guy F. Goodfellow Memorial Lecture, “In the Kingdom of Devils: The Harpe Murders and the Legacies of the American Revolution.” Sponsored by the Department of History, the March 21, 2019 talk begins at 5 p.m. in Hynson […]
Continue ReadingHistorical Society of Kent County Ghost Walks of Historic Chestertown Saturday, October 20th & 27th 2018 Our Ghost Walks share some of the odder tales of local lore, including those of murder and mayhem. From the tales of a haunt in the attic of the house where George Washington really did sleep, to the Court […]
Continue ReadingCHESTERTOWN, MD—The ultimate fate of the more than 100 men, women, and children who landed on Roanoke Island in 1587, with the intent to establish a European settlement in the New World, has been one of the greatest mysteries in American history. Within a few years, the settlers vanished, leaving behind a single clue: a […]
Continue ReadingChestertown, MD, designated in 1706 as an official Port of Entry, has ever been defined by both the rich farm lands and the namesake river which engendered its wealth and survival. This year’s House Tour reflects this by featuring some of the town’s earliest structures including: a 1730’s tavern which served merchants, soldiers and sailors […]
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