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May 5, 2010 @ 11:30am

The Reconstruction of the Chapel at Saint Mary's County and Related Archaeology

The early settlers commented on the richness of the land and waters of the Chesapeake Region. But how have people used the environment of this region over millennia? When did humans begin causing major environmental changes? Using evidence ranging from fish bones to shipping records, this lecture by Henry Miller evaluates human use and impact upon the Chesapeake from the perspectives of archaeology and history. Particular emphasis is given to the colonial and 19th-century periods and the subjects of land use and the harvesting of estuarine resources.

Location:
Our Shepherd Lutheran Church
400 Benfield Blvd
Severna Park, MD

May 7, 2010 @ 4:30pm

The Almighty Oyster

This presentation traces the evolution of the oyster industry in Maryland from the colonial period to the mid-twentieth century. Wennersten details the rise of the oyster from a poor people's food to a status delicacy. As the desirability of oysters rose, deadly violence broke out among watermen over access to the oyster beds in the Chesapeake Bay, Tangier Sound, and the tributary rivers, leading to the notorious "Oyster Wars." Tragically, its national and international popularity led to over-harvesting and the demise of what had once been called the Almighty Oyster. The audience will consider how humans use, sensibly or not, the bounty of our natural resources.

Location:
Geddes Piper House
Church Alley
Chestertown, MD 21620
Contact Info:
Steve Frohock
443-282-0122 or 201-723-4461

May 7, 2010 @ 4:30pm

Oyster Wars

This presentation traces the evolution of the oyster industry in Maryland from the colonial period to the mid-twentieth century. John Wennersten details the rise of the oyster from a poor people's food to a status delicacy. As the desirability of oysters rose, deadly violence broke out among watermen over access to the oyster beds in the Chesapeake Bay, Tangier Sound, and the tributary rivers, leading to the notorious "Oyster Wars." Tragically, its national and international popularity led to over-harvesting and the demise of what had once been called the Almighty Oyster. The audience will consider how humans use, sensibly or not, the bounty of our natural resources.

Location:
Geddes Piper House
Chestertown, MD

May 12, 2010 @ 7:00pm

Harriet Tubman: Meet the Woman

Known as the "Moses of Her People," Harriet Ross Tubman led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. She served in the Union Army as both a spy and a scout during the Civil War and nursed the contraband and black soldiers in the Federal City and other southern cities. Ms. Tubman repeatedly risked her life fighting for the freedom that the constitution guaranteed all Americans. Gwendolyn Briley-Strand discusses the life of this remarkable woman and provides a Power Point photographic exhibit of plantations on which Tubman was enslaved, the home in which she lived as a free woman, and churches she helped build.

Location:
Village Learning Place
2521 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD

May 18, 2010 @ 9:45am

After the Game: Writing About Sports

Ms. Julia Kudravetz will give a lecture on sports writing. This event is free and open to the public.

Location:
Our Lady of Mercy School
9222 Kentsdale Road
Potomac, MD