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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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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: United States Naval Academy, Banking, Annapolis
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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: Havre de Grace, World War I (1914-1918), France, Heroism, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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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: Entertainment Events, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Libraries, The New York Times, Aberdeen Proving Ground
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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: Teaching and Learning, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Government, Executive Branch, Teachers
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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: Anglicanism, Earth Day, American Legion, U.S. Congress, Christianity
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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: Peabody Conservatory, Alzheimer's Disease, Health and Safety at School, Bolton Hill, St. Paul Street
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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: Morphine (drug), Mexico, Walters Art Museum, Arts, Parties and Movements
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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: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Culture, Glen Burnie, U.S. Congress
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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: Washington, DC, United States Naval Academy, Government, U.S. Congress, Annapolis
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Havre de Grace Mardi Gras parade a nice new tradition [Commentary]
The only questions six years ago when the tradition started in Havre de Grace were why had no one thought of it before, and why did so few people show up for the first one. This year, the event drew a reasonably healthy crowd that was very well-behaved,...Tags: Havre de Grace, Festive Events, France, Lent, New Year's Day
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Police officer's dog found poisoned in Catonsville in 1913 [Pages of the Past]
An article in the Feb. 22, 1913, edition of The Argus the return of an unwanted visitor. The dog poisoner who has been causing considerable alarm among the owners of valuable canines in Catonsville for some time is again at work. The pretty collie dog...Tags: Flu, Saint Agnes Hospital, Dining and Drinking, Baltimore County, Christianity
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