The African American Historical Association of Western Maryland will be holding an all-day Juneteenth celebration at historic Rockland, original home of the abolitionist James W.C. Pennington, with music, storytelling, …
Seven Myths about Slavery in Western Maryland
Some powerful myths have long dominated thinking about the history of slavery in western Maryland (and especially Washington County). When I start to talk about slavery with people who live here, or when I read what’s been …
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Letter to the Editor: Thomas Johnson not appropriate for a school’s name
Published May 6, 2019, The Frederick News-Post Thank you for publishing Wyatt Massey’s piece on April 22. It’s long past time for Frederick County Public Schools to take seriously the message they send to students who …
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An African-American History Tour of Washington County
I’ve created a driving tour of some of my favorite local African-American history sites, for the Washington County-Hagerstown Convention and Visitors Bureau. Head on over to the CVB blog to read all about it. Sites on …
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Welcome to the Amt-iquary Blog and Website
If you share my love of local history in western Maryland—especially African-American history—of public history and teaching, or of medieval English history, I hope you’ll find a trove of interesting stuff here. I’m going to …
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African-American History at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Local Slave Life When St. Mark’s Episcopal Church-Lappans, about six miles south of Hagerstown, Maryland, was founded in 1849, all eight of the church’s charter members owned slaves, and the original plans for the …
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