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Guest speaker Sarah Augusta “Gussie” Maccracken

CMM Fossil Club presents The Inconspicuous Live of Ancient Insects

February 16, 2020February 15, 2020 David Higgins

A free lecture with guest speaker Sarah Augusta McCracken News Release, Calvert Marine Museum SOLOMONS, MD – February 14, 2020

The Colored Methodist Protestant St. John's Chapel of Baltimore County, where Howard Cooper, who was lynched in 1885, is said to be buried in an unmarked grave. (D.J. Cashmere)

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First State Board on Lynching Explores History of Racial Violence

February 14, 2020February 13, 2020 David Higgins

By DJ CashmereBroadcast version by Diane BernardReporting for the YES! Magazine Media-Maryland News Connection Collaboration ANNAPOLIS, Md. — According to

"The Web of Space" sculpture by John Safer. A miniature version of this sculpture is given to the National Air and Space Museum’s Michael Collins Trophy winners every year.

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National Air and Space Museum 2020 Trophy Awarded to Charles Elachi and the Hubble Space Telescope Team

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 David Higgins

News Release, Smithsonian Institutes Washington, D.C.- Honoring Astronaut Michael Collins’ legacy in aviation and space, the Smithsonian’s National Air and

This building is right next to the Smithsonian Castle. It is a brightly decorated building. It is very different from all of the other building on the National Mall.

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Statement on Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

February 13, 2020February 13, 2020 David Higgins

News Release, Smithsonian Institutes Washington, D.C.- The House of Representatives voted Tuesday, Feb. 11, to pass H.R. 1980. The legislation,

The Washington Monument in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood. (Photo credit: Ron Cogswell / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

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Visit these hidden historical gems this Presidents Day weekend

February 13, 2020February 12, 2020 David Higgins

By: Analeigh Hughes, Capital News Service Although Presidents Day is held in February because of its proximity to the birthdays

IMage courtesy of St. Mary's College of Maryland

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An Evening to Honor the Legacy of Lucille Clifton at St. Mary’s College of Maryland(Revised)

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 David Higgins

By: Michael Bruckler, St. Mary’s College of Maryland This article was updated by St. Mary’s College of Maryland on February

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Presentation on DNA Study of SoMd Residents from Colonial Chesapeake coming February 29

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 David Higgins

News Release, St. Mary’s County Historical Society Leonardtown: On Saturday, February 29, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania Department of