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DAR members tour Tudor Hall, elect new officers
The Governor William Paca Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, recently met at Tudor Hall to announce its new officers for the next two years. Jill Redding, who is also a Tudor Hall docent, gave a short tour and arranged a delicious meal. The...Tags: Harford County
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Craig's got as good a shot as anyone at governor's office [Editorial]
William Paca, of Abingdon, was the first, having held the office shortly after the American Revolution. Augustus Bradford, of Bel Air, who served during the Civil War, was another to have held the office. There may have been more Maryland governors, who...
Tags: Harford County, Annapolis, Primaries, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Peggy Stewart House for sale in Annapolis
Tucked away in the state's capital, adjacent to the Naval Academy, sits the Peggy Stewart House, a historic house that played an important role in the American Revolution and was home at different times to a signer of the Constitution and a signer of...
Tags: Annapolis, United States Naval Academy, Banking
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Harbor of Grace DAR chapter learns about a hero
At the Saturday, Feb. 9 Harbor of Grace Chapter meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the membership was treated to a presentation by Dawn Fairchild, "Image of a Hero - Recreating George Washington's Revolutionary War Uniform." Fairchild...Tags: Heroism, George Washington
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Lafayette Trail in Havre de Grace named for key figure in local and world history [Editorial]
Havre de Grace was able to pull together a respectable version of its Lafayette Trail, just in time for the bicentennial celebration of a British sacking of the city during the War of 1812. The trail is named for Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, World War I (1914-1918), Heroism, Tourism and Leisure, War of 1812
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Author Jeff Shaara speaks at Jarrettsville library
The Harford County Public Library Foundation hosted a crowd of nearly 200 guests on Friday, April 19 for its annual A Night Out @ the Library fundraiser. Attendees enjoyed lite fare, cocktails and the opportunity to hear and meet renowned military history...Tags: The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Libraries, Harford County, PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated
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David Jahnke wins Maryland DAR Outstanding Teacher of American History for 2013
David Jahnke is the winner of the Maryland Daughters of American Revolution Outstanding Teacher of American History for 2013. He was nominated by the Governor William Paca DAR Chapter of Harford County. On March 23 at Hunt Valley Inn, Jahnke was presented...Tags: Harford County, Teachers, Hunt Valley, Executive Branch, Government
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It's time to clean up along the Susquehanna in Havre de Grace this weekend
Time for spring cleaning, dear readers, The Havre de Grace department of public works sponsors clean-up days April 20 and 27 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Havre de Grace Community Center, 100 Lagaret Lane for Havre de Grace residents. For details,...Tags: Christianity, Music, War of 1812, Battles (music group), Earth Day
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Mary Aitken, music teacher
Mary Aitken, a retired switchboard operator who taught music in Baltimore public schools, died of Alzheimer's disease March 28 at her home in the Ridervale section of Riderwood in Baltimore County. She was 89. Born Mary Wootsey Derr in Roanoke, Va., she...
Tags: Health and Safety at School, St. Paul Street, Music, Alzheimer's Disease, Peabody Conservatory
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Caton heir was a great patriot as well as a painter
In a review of the Walters Art Museum show of paintings by 19th-century American artist Richard Caton Woodville, reporter Mary McCauley writes that "the real mystery ... is why so little about the painter is known today — even in his hometown" ("...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Walters Art Museum, Arts, Morphine (drug), Mexico
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'Red Men' selling longtime lodge in Hampden
In 1893, a group of Baltimore patriots joined the Improved Order of Red Men and began meeting in Hampden Hall on what is now The Avenue. Adopting the democratic ideals, customs and costumes of American Indians, as well as the Red Men motto, "Freedom,...
Tags: Glen Burnie, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Hampden, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Culture
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History group sets course for Continental Congress Center
A fledgling organization devoted to the history of the Continental Congress — and creating a permanent home in Annapolis for examining that period in American history — took steps last week toward its goal. The Annapolis Continental...Tags: Annapolis, National Government, Paris (France), France, Festive Events
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