"With Valor and Honor: Talbot County’s United States Colored Troops During the Civil War" The exhibit With Valor and Honor tells the powerful story of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) from Talbot County, Maryland, who served in the Civil War following the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863. This historic order allowed both free and […]
Historic Walking Tours Saturday October 18th, 2025 11am and 12pm at 25 S. Washington St. Join us for an hour-long historic walking tour of beautiful downtown Easton. Do you recognize any of these buildings? How many times have fires spread throughout downtown Easton in the past? These questions and many more will be answered […]
Uncle Nace: The Day Freedom Came A Living History of Nathaniel Hopkins November 1st 2:00 PM - Scotts United Methodist Church in Trappe November 3rd 5:30 PM – Oxford Community Center Born enslaved, Nathaniel “Uncle Nace” Hopkins carried the scars of bondage but refused to let them define him. During the Civil War, Uncle Nace […]
Uncle Nace: The Day Freedom Came A Living History of Nathaniel Hopkins November 1st 2:00 PM - Scotts United Methodist Church in Trappe November 3rd 5:30 PM – Oxford Community Center Born enslaved, Nathaniel “Uncle Nace” Hopkins carried the scars of bondage but refused to let them define him. During the Civil War, Uncle Nace […]
These are the last walking tours for this year. We will begin walking tours again in the spring of 2026. Historic Walking Tours Saturday November 8th, 2025 11am and 12pm at 25 S. Washington St. Join us for an hour-long historic walking tour of beautiful downtown Easton. Do you recognize any of these buildings? How […]
"Doc, I Need a Drink" with Ronald Lesher, Ed.D. Tuesday, November 18 at 1:00pm at the Talbot County Free Library National Prohibition began in mid-January, 1920 and lasted until the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment on December 5, 1933. During that period of time one could obtain a prescription from a physician for medicinal alcohol. […]