Talbot Historical Society

Historic Walking Tours
2024-08-17 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Historic Walking Tours
Saturday August 17th, 2024
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 through wonderfully enriching stories about Easton’s past.
First tour: Starts at 11am
The tour guide will take you to various buildings within the historic district of downtown and explain the importance of the buildings in Easton’s history.
Second tour: Starts at 12pm (noon)
The tour guide, Prof. Mike Olmert, will take you to historic buildings on the Talbot Historical Society’s campus and downtown Easton while explaining the significance of the architecture of those historic buildings.
ALL TOURS MEET AT
25 S. Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601.
the Larry Denton Extended Museum and Hill Research Center
There are 10 spots available.
Please contact us for reservations
or if you have any questions:
410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org
Talbot Historical Society office/research/exhibit hours are:
Wednesday through Saturday 10am-3pm

Outlaw Gunner Exhibit
2024-08-21 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-22 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-23 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-24 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-28 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-29 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-30 10:00 - 15:00, 2024-08-31 10:00 - 15:00 and 15 more dates
We are pleased to announce our newest exhibit, “Outlaw Gunner”, based on the book of the same title by Dr. Harry Walsh, gunner, surgeon, co-founder of the Waterfowl Festival and much more. This special exhibit chronicles the history of waterfowl and the Chesapeake Bay through the eyes of Dr. Walsh. On display are artifacts from Dr. Walsh’s personal on loan from U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Department, artifacts from the collection of his son, Joe Walsh, and from the Waterfowl Festival’s collection.
Exhibit Location:
25 S. Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601.
(The Lawrence Denton Extended Museum)
If you have any questions:
410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org
Talbot Historical Society office/research/exhibit hours are:
Wednesday through Saturday 10am-3pm

A Date With History: Great Dames with Jim Duffy
2024-08-28 13:00 - 14:00
A Date With History Lecture Series: Great Dames of Delmarva with Jim Duffy
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 @ 1 PM at the Talbot County Free Library, 100 W. Dover St., Easton MD 21601
Storyteller, Jim Duffy, of Secrets of the Eastern Shore, will share fun and fascinating tales of “Great Dames of Delmarva” in a talk sponsored by the Talbot Historical Society at 1pm Wed., Aug. 28, 2024 at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton, MD. His “Great Dames” talk will focus on fascinating women of Delmarva, some of them quite famous and others little known. Several of the tales will have Talbot County connections. Duffy is an award-winning writer and author of six books that explore travel, history and culture themes on the Eastern Shore and the broader Delaware Peninsula. Among his books are two popular collections of “Eastern Shore Road Trips” and “Tubman Travels,” about following in the footsteps of Underground Railroad heroes. He appears regularly on the WBOC-TV show, “DelmarvaLife,” telling “Throwback Thursday” tales. Duffy will have copies of his books on hand for sale after the talk. Audience members are welcome to bring previously purchased copies of Secrets of the Eastern Shore books to the event for an autograph.
This is presented by the Talbot Historical Society in partnership with the Talbot County Free Library and will take place at the library located at 100 W. Dover St., Easton, MD 21601. The lecture is free to the public, but reservations are required.
Please contact the Talbot Historical Society at 410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org. The program will begin at 1pm on Aug.28th.
If you have any questions:
410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org
Talbot Historical Society office/research/exhibit hours are:
Wednesday through Saturday 10am-3pm

Poplar Island Tour - MEMBERS ONLY
2024-09-03 09:00 - 12:00
Poplar Island Tour – THS MEMBERS ONLY
Tuesday September 3rd, 2024
We are excited to offer the members of the Talbot Historical Society a personal tour of Poplar Island for the third year in a row! The boat taking us to Poplar Island will depart from their base on Tilghman Island promptly at 9am and will return to Tilghman Island by noon. Tuesday September 3rd, 2024.
Poplar Island Land Base (Meeting Point)
21548 Chicken Point Road
Tilghman, MD 21671
Detailed information will be provided for those interested closer to the tour date. Unfortunately, they can only accommodate 24 guests, so attendance will be limited. Please call 410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org to reserve your spot as soon as possible.
The tour begins with a 20-minute boat ride to Poplar Island. We will then board an air-conditioned bus for a tour of the island and visitor’s center. “Tours and educational programs at Poplar Island focus on details related to the beneficial use of dredged material to restore remote island habitat. Tours cover erosion, the process of habitat restoration, water quality monitoring, and species diversity. Participants will also learn about cultural history on the Chesapeake from the 1600s through today, including how in the past, the Poplar Island chain once hosted a thriving Bay community and later a retreat for politicians, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt.”
Poplar Island Restoration Project Website: http://www.poplarislandrestoration.com/
Reservations are required
If you have any questions or wish to sign-up please contact the
Talbot Historical Society at
410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org

Book Talk with author Christopher Tilghman
2024-09-08 14:00 - 15:30
Book Talk: Christopher Tilghman in Conversation with Shore Lit Founder Kerry Folan
Sunday, September 8, 2:00 pm
The Avalon Theatre, Easton
Christopher Tilghman’s new novel On the Tobacco Coast (FSG) is the final installment in his decorated Mason family series, which is set on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and based on the Queen Anne’s property that has been in his family since the 17th century. Tilghman will discuss the novel—which addresses themes of history, race, and legacy that are deeply relevant to our local community—with Shore Lit Founder Kerry Folan. This event is FREE and open to the public, though registration is required.
Registration Link: Book Talk: Christopher Tilghman, On the Tobacco Coast
Presented in partnership with Shore Lit and the following community organizations:
The Academy Art Museum & The Talbot County Free Library
Adkins Arboretum – Conversations on Race – Needle’s Eye Academy – ShoreRivers – Talbot Historical Society – Water’s Edge Museum

Historic Walking Tours
2024-09-21 11:00 - 13:00
Historic Walking Tours
Saturday September 21st, 2024
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 through wonderfully enriching stories about Easton’s past.
First tour: Starts at 11am
The tour guide will take you to various buildings within the historic district of downtown and explain the importance of the buildings in Easton’s history.
Second tour: Starts at 12pm (noon)
The tour guide, Prof. Mike Olmert, will take you to historic buildings on the Talbot Historical Society’s campus and downtown Easton while explaining the significance of the architecture of those historic buildings.
ALL TOURS MEET AT
25 S. Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601.
the Larry Denton Extended Museum and Hill Research Center
There are 10 spots available.
Please contact us for reservations
or if you have any questions:
410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org
Talbot Historical Society office/research/exhibit hours are:
Wednesday through Saturday 10am-3pm

THS Gala at Wye House
2024-09-21 16:00 - 18:30
The Talbot Historical Society (THS) will hold its Annual Fundraiser Gala, “If These Walls Could Talk,” at a true Talbot County landmark, the Wye House on September 21, 2024 from 4pm-6:30pm. We are hosted by our honorary co-chairpersons, Richard and Beverly Tilghman. This extraordinary, elegant event promises to be an enchanting evening of food, drink, music and entertainment. The Wye House plantation has been the historic home of the Lloyd family since the mid-17th century. This beautifully significant example of a wooden frame southern plantation house has greeted the rich and famous for centuries.
History holds an equal seat with art, literature and music in creating the culture that enriches our lives and Talbot County is uncommonly rich in stories both told and yet untold. It is our mission to tell them.
Event Tickets: https://talbothistory.org/event-tickets/

A Date With History: Sit. Stay. Heal. with Meg Olmert
2024-09-25 13:00 - 14:00
A Date With History Lecture Series:
Sit. Stay. Heal: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond and its Healing Power
with Meg Olmert
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 @ 1 PM at the Talbot County Free Library (100 W. Dover St., Easton MD 21601)
Meg Daley Olmert is a world-renowned expert on the neurobiology of the human-animal bond and its therapeutic effects. Her ground-breaking book, Made for Each Other: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond, published in 2009, was the first to trace the evolution of this ancient bond to the emerging neuroscience that underlies this most powerful interspecies phenomenon. This is presented by the Talbot Historical Society in partnership with the Talbot County Free Library and will take place at the library located at 100 W. Dover St., Easton, MD 21601. The lecture is free to the public, but reservations are required. Please contact the Talbot Historical Society at 410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org. The program will begin at 1pm on Sept. 25th.
If you have any questions:
410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org
Talbot Historical Society office/research/exhibit hours are:
Wednesday through Saturday 10am-3pm
