History

Notable People History

Elizabeth Barber Walker

Updated On: Mar 19, 2025 | Elizabeth Barber was the first African American graduate from St. Mary’s College, read her experience in her own words.

Notable People History

Arthur Farrar

Updated On: Mar 11, 2025 | Arthur Farrar's businesses provided safe lodging and restaurants for stars, musicians and athletes during Jim Crow segregation.

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Calvert Library: Ebooks and print books

Updated On: Apr 29, 2024 | Two books offering biographies of exemplary African American men and women in Calvert

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Calvert Historical Society: Additional Files

Updated On: Mar 27, 2024 | The Society has range of files: marine life, lighthouses, steam boats, etc.

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Calvert Historical Society: Indigenous Resources

Updated On: Apr 16, 2024 | A collection of books and materials on the Indigenous people of Southern Maryland

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Calvert Historical Society: Church Registers

Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | Church registers are often a source of information regarding the treatment of the enslaved.

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Calvert Historical Society: Oral Histories

Updated On: Mar 27, 2024 | Oral histories are available at Calvert Co. Historical Society online.

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Calvert Historical Society: Books

Updated On: Mar 27, 2024 | The Society has books available including those listed.

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Calvert Historical Society: Albert Cassell’s Calvert Town

Updated On: Apr 6, 2024 | Albert Cassell noted architect and his plan for Calvert Town

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Calvert Historical Society: African American Resources

Updated On: Mar 27, 2024 | The Society has runaway slave ads, census slave schedules, Colored troops information

Southern Maryland
Equity in History Coalition

The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

Learn how you can support our mission.

This project has been financed in part with State funds from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority, an instrumentality of the State of Maryland. However, project contents or opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority.

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Southern MarylandEquity in History Coalition

The Southern Maryland Equity in History Coalition is a transformative collaboration of local organizations and educational institutions, committed to elevating the history of Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color in our region.

Learn how you can support our mission.

Southern Maryland
Equity in History Coalition