HistoricalSoc BaltCo

What lies below Baltimore’s reservoirs? baltimoresun.com/maryland/balti…

Uncorked - Wine Tasting Fundraiser - Sunday, June 22 Dejon Winery 5300 Hydes Rd 2-5pm Purchase tickets bit.ly/uncorked-hsbc

About six months after a maritime accident collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Capt. Ben Carver steered his boat past the wreckage site to the oyster sanctuary he and other environmentalists had fostered nearby, not sure what he would find. buff.ly/usW21SG

SCOOP: Choate House was a National Historic Landmark. For 215 years, it stood at a busy crossroads in Randallstown. Last month, developer Jay Attar tore it down. Attar is the brother of state Sen. Dalya Attar. @HSoBC @bmoreheritage @landmarks #Baltimore thebaltimorebanner.com/article/choate…

Almost a year ago, while most of the city was sleeping, a deadly tragedy unfolded in Baltimore when the Dali cargo ship slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. A year after Key Bridge collapse: Ways to remember and reflect buff.ly/07rZhOK

Environmentalists and Middle River residents are suing the developers behind a sprawling project at a World War II-era manufacturing plant, saying that the construction has driven sediment, possibly carried unearthed pollutants, into the Chesapeake Bay. buff.ly/EeQY0yY

Archaeology dig at St. John’s, Western Run Episcopal Church uncovers Stone Age scraping tool. buff.ly/IOdbE2K

Sunday Speaker Series History of the Negro League in MD By: Ray Banks & Elmira Thornton March 23rd at 2pm @ Almshouse FREE to HSBC members Non-members $11.99 Registration required HERE: historicalsocbaltoco.ticketspice.com/2025mar23-ray-… Questions? Please contact us at info@hsobc.org

To reach Harriet Tubman’s father’s homesite, you have to drive 100 miles southeast from Baltimore and hope the overflowing ditches don’t flood the narrow country lane. But archeologists are uncertain how long they will be able to reach the site. buff.ly/CBZyGua

Hampton plantation site tells the history of slavery – and of Towson. Will the Trump administration erase that? buff.ly/OW3hBjR

"Migrant Mother," widely considered one of the most famous photographs of the 20th century, is actually one of several taken of the same family in March 1936 by Dorothea Lange. They are in the Library's Prints & Photographs Division. Read about it: guides.loc.gov/migrant-mother…

Likely removed by Nazi researchers, the scrap of fabric is a small but crucial part of the tattered Bayeux Tapestry’s nearly 1,000-year history. bit.ly/4bNkPbp

Demolition heads for historic distillery of Maryland whiskey. And they’re worried. buff.ly/42HOBfi

Why a 150-year-old tunnel under West Baltimore chokes Amtrak: Inside the B&P Tunnel buff.ly/4hPyPU2

This Baltimore County church was a stop on the Underground Railroad buff.ly/42ScLUB

Group shares 'hard but necessary' history during Westminster hearing on racial violence, lynchings baltimoresun.com/2025/02/03/gro…

After 51 years and thousands of obituaries, Fred Rasmussen has announced his retirement. “You get to meet a lot of great people at the worst moment of their life, after they’ve lost a loved one,” he told us in 2021. “It’s an honor to have that privilege.” baltimoremagazine.com/section/commun…

Baltimore is a city of hidden rivers, and one of the most famous is the Jones Falls River, which is buried for about 2 miles in the heart of the city. But some think it's time to start "daylighting" more of the river. buff.ly/3DU3pgA