Maryland Humanities Council

Program Highlights


Internships at MHC

MHC is looking for both Spring and Summer interns.

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Be a Judge of History!

MHC needs educators, librarians, and history or museum professionals to serve as judges for the 2012 History Day Competition.

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Opportunity Grants next deadline: March 1

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Slavery and The University of Maryland

Dr. Ira Berlin, author and professor of history at the University of Maryland, will discuss the connections between slavery and the building of the university.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Living History Presentation

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an icon of the civil rights movement, preaching nonviolence in the struggle for racial equality. A prime mover of the Montgomery bus boycott, the first...
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Run of the Mill: History and Archaeology of Maryland Mills

Mills, driven by water through rough wooden gears and wide leather belts, fed Marylanders from the middle of the eighteenth century to the turn of the twentieth. They supported Baltimore's...
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Read MHC's Blog - Recent Posts

January 30, 2012
Why Should History Day Scholars and Teachers Receive Commendations in Annapolis
Eight exceptional student scholars and two dedicated teachers will receive commendations tonight during Maryland Senate and House of Delegates sessions in Annapolis...
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January 3, 2012
MHD Teacher Spotlight: Q&A with our 2011 Teacher Honoree
    Recently our History Day program assistant, Auni Husted, interviewed Amie Sanner of Calvert High School in Calvert County about her History Day experience...
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November 22, 2011
Literature & Medicine in Action: Reflections on a White House Visit
Gatherings of United Stated military veterans grab the heart—on parade, in advocacy groups, at other significant events.For those of us who are not Veterans, we...
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About MHC

The Maryland Humanities Council is a private, educational, 501c(3) nonprofit organization that
stimulates and promotes informed dialogue and civic engagement on issues critical to Marylanders.

What is the Maryland Humanities Council?

MHC is a nonprofit that uses the humanities to stimulate and promote informed dialogue and civic engagement on critical issues.

What are the Humanities?

The humanities comprise the disciplines of the liberal arts, such as history, literature and poetry, classics, philosophy, ethics, jurisprudence, comparative religion, the interpretation of the arts, architecture and archaeology.

These humanities disciplines are tools that can help us to explore what makes us human, connect with others, and and discover meaning and richness in
our lives and for our communities.