Published Dec. 13, 2018, Herald-Mail Media.com BOONSBORO — Sixteen churches throughout South County will open their doors Sunday afternoon for a free tour. The event runs from 1 to 5 p.m., and is sponsored by Boonsboro …
Church Tour
I'll be answering questions and giving short tours at St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Lappans as part of the South Washington Historic Churches Tour. You can visit the original slave balcony, see historic church furnishings up …
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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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St. Mark’s Episcopal Church continues racial reconciliation, dedicating stained-glass tribute to enslaved couple
By Dave McMillion, Feb. 23, 2018 Please visit Herald-Mail Media for full article. …
St. Mark’s dedicates stained glass in work toward racial reconciliation
By Dave McMillion, Feb. 25, 2018 Please visit Herald-Mail Media for full article. …
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