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A narrative of events which occurred in Baltimore town during the Revolutionary War
Published: 1849, Joseph Robinson, Baltimore From Robert Purviance, Jr., A Narrative of Events Which Occurred in Baltimore Town During the Revolutionary War, is a collection of then unpublished letters, official documents, and correspondence from prominent revolutionary figures, including his father and uncle, detailing local political movements, military preparations, and the social climate in Baltimore from…
Reminiscences of Baltimore
Marshal Jacob Frey was a historic 19th-century reformer and leader of the Baltimore Police Department, serving as the city’s police marshal from 1885 through 1897. Marshall Frey joined the police department in April 1867 with the rank of captain and was assigned to the Southern District. Small in stature but stalwart in his resolve to…
Blooded Horses of Colonial Days
Blooded Horses of Colonial Days: Classic Horse Matches in America Before the Revolution, Francis Barnum Culver, 1922. Maryland was the birthplace of what we know as “American Thoroughbred Racing,” with bloodlines rooted in England and subsequently imported and bred in the colonies. Maryland was also home to the first formal racetracks and the first, and…
PreserveCast is Where History & Historic Preservation Meet
Ep. 7: The Whiskey Rebellion The Whiskey Rebellion of 1791–1794. An uprising mostly in western Pennsylvania in protest of the first domestic product tax passed by Congress under Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. President George Washington led a 13,000-man militia to crush the revolt, proving the new federal government could enforce its laws. Join Christopher Logsdon,…
Anchored in History – Stories of America’s Navy
The Naval History and Heritage Command’s Podcast (NHHC) series, “Anchored in History: Stories of America’s Navy” serves to preserve and share the stories and lessons learned that uniquely represent the 250 years of service and sacrifice of countless numbers of Americans who have donned the uniform of the United States. This podcast series presents an…
Aberdeen Proving Ground’s Hidden History Podcast Series
Spanning nearly 370 years of Maryland History, Poole’s Island reflects a bit of all that represents the landscape and character of Maryland. From generations of agriculture and commercial fisheries, sporting and leisure pastimes, to both peaceful and wartime maritime navigation and military test & evaluation, Pooles Island, though abused and tired, has persevered and now…
Medical Annals of Maryland, 1799-1899
Published in 1903 by medical historian, Confederate Army Veteran, and one time president of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Historical Club, Eugene Fauntleroy Cordell, The Medical Annals of Maryland, 1799–1899 was prepared for the centennial of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of the State of Maryland. In 1909, Eugene Cordell and his wife Louise, founded The…
A Puritan Colony in Maryland
A Puritan Colony in Maryland by Daniel R. Randall, published in 1886 outlines how Puritan migrants from Virginia settled in the Providence area (modern day Annapolis) during the 17th century, briefly seizing control of the proprietary Catholic colony during the English Civil War. Settling along the Severn River, the Virginia Puritans were seeking relief from…
A History of Printing in Colonial Maryland
A History of Printing in Colonial Maryland 1686 – 1776 Authored in 1922, by Lawrence Wroth (1884-1970), an American historian, author, and librarian, published his work through the Typothetae of Baltimore, a local trade association of master printers and allied graphic arts businesses. The Typothetae of Baltimore was part of the broader late 19th and…