by Don Barker | Jun 30, 2021 | Cemeteries, Heritage Preservation, Quakers, Religion
Join us to preserve this sacred house of worship, built in 1802. Donate online to save the Meetinghouse. It takes just a minute. Donate Now [A collaboration with the Caroline County Historical Society and the Caroline Digital History Project.] Rare Interior...
by Don Barker | Jun 15, 2017 | Farms, Heritage Preservation, Town
A century before Ridgely, there was Boonsboro. During 1800-1850, Boonsboro was a thriving crossroads village with a church, school, wheelwright shop, and homes. Its leading citizens were the descendants of John Boon, who acquired large landholdings nearby in the late...
by Don Barker | Jul 12, 2014 | Heritage Preservation
The Old Harford Town Maritime Center (OHTMC) in West Denton is no more. But OHTMC’s legacy continues. Choptank River Heritage sites were first catalogued by OHTMC and published in two volumes: Maryland’s Upper Choptank River and Tuckahoe River Cultural Resource...
by Don Barker | Feb 4, 2014 | Black History, Champions of Freedom & Civil Rights, Heritage Preservation
Markers in the Landcape On the 100th anniversary of the death of Frederick Douglass, Ebony magazine urged its readers to plan family vacations so that the kids could see monuments to black history. They recommended you visit the birthplace of Frederick Douglass....
by Don Barker | Jun 20, 2012 | Conservation, Heritage Preservation
Choptank River Heritage is a coalition of volunteers working to preserve, interpret, and promote the natural and cultural heritage of the Choptank River and its tributaries. We work with partners in local, state, and federal government, and with other non-profit...
