News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
The Historical Society of Kent County will present a talk for members by author and raconteur Jack Shaum at 2pm on Sunday, February 18, 2024 in the Emmanuel Church Parish Hall, 101 Cross Street, Chestertown. Mr. Shaum’s books include Lost Chester River Steamboats and his most recent book, 122 Years on the Old Bay Line. […]
Continue ReadingThe Historical Society of Kent County is hosting a garden party at historic Reese’s Corner on Sunday, May 21, 2023 2 pm to 5 pm, to support its ongoing projects. Proceeds help pay the costs of Historical Society exhibits, speakers, brochures, programs, and maintaining its archives and library. Almost all of these are provided free […]
Continue ReadingHear About The MASON-DIXON LINE and See the 1796 Magazine With the Original Map Chestertown, MD – Born as the result of a bitter territorial dispute over royal land grants, the Mason-Dixon Line was surveyed between 1763 and 1767 to settle the boundaries for Pennsylvania and Maryland. Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon were appointed by […]
Continue ReadingChestertown — As the new year begins, so do new hours for the Bordley History Center. The Bordley History Center, home to the Historical Society of Kent County, is located at the corner of High and Cross Streets in Chestertown’s Historic District. New hours are: Beginning April 6, First Friday in April, Thursdays and Fridays […]
Continue ReadingJoin the Kent County Historical Society on August 3rd, 2018 4 pm, at the Bordley History Center, 301 High Street, for their next History Happy Hour. Airlee Ringgold Johnson and Bill Leary will preview this year’s Legacy Day activities on the weekend of August 17-18, 2019. The program will bring attention to this year’s exhibit […]
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On many First Friday’s in Chestertown the Historical Society of Kent County opens the evening with a History Happy Hour Lecture. For March, which is also Women’s History Month, the Historical will host author Lauren Sibberman at the Bordley History Center. Ms. Silberman is the deputy director for Historic London Town and Gardens. She is […]
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