Talbot Historical Society

History Scavenger Hunt - Week 1
2023-07-05
The Talbot Historical Society is calling all who are as fascinated by our local history as we are!

The Contest will begin on Wednesday, July 5th, 2023 and run each week for 8 weeks throughout the summer. Keep an eye out each week for the next Scavenger Hunt worksheet here on our website or on our Facebook and Instagram pages:
Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/talbothistoricalsociety
Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/talbothistoricalsociety/?hl=en

The first week will focus on history in Easton, Maryland. Visit each of the four sites, use the informational plaques at each site to answer the questions correctly and take a selfie for a free ice cream. Post your selfie on FB or Insta and tag the Talbot Historical Society for an extra ice cream voucher!

Scavenger Hunt Week 1 Easton
Rules and Prizes:
-Visit each site on the sheet (per week)
-Take a selfie at each site you visit
-Answer each history question
-Submit your contest sheet
Bring your completed sheet and selfies to THS, at 25 S. Washington St., Easton, MD or email your completed sheet and selfies to THS at kaylaw@talbothistory.org.
Each week, if you answer all four questions and complete all rules, you will receive a coupon for an ICE CREAM TREAT!
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at 410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org
Our office hours are Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 10am to 3pm,
Exhibits are open on Saturdays (no office hours) from 10am-3pm.
Thank you and good luck!

Exhibit - Made In T.C.
2023-07-01 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
We are pleased to announce our newest exhibit, “Made in Talbot County.” It is now open to the public. This special exhibit features Talbot County artisans and craftsmen from centuries past to the early 2000’s. Some individuals featured include Robert Lambdin, Downes Curtis, Ruth Orrell, James and Joseph Neall, Thomas Bruff, Anna Maria Hammond and many more! Learn about their connections and importance to Talbot County history. View their talent and craftsmanship highlighted in this fun and informative exhibit.
Exhibit hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10am to 3pm.
Location: 25 S. Washington Street (Denton Extended Museum and Hill Research Center)

Exhibition - Made In Talbot County
2023-06-30 10:00 - 15:00

Exhibition - Made In Talbot County
2023-06-29 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-28 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-24 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-23 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-22 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-21 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-17 10:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-16 10:00 - 15:00 and 9 more dates
We are pleased to announce our newest exhibit, “Made in Talbot County.” It is now open to the public. This special exhibit features Talbot County artisans and craftsmen from centuries past to the early 2000’s. Some individuals featured include Robert Lambdin, Downes Curtis, Ruth Orell, James and Joseph Neall, Thomas Bruff, Anna Maria Hammond and many more! Learn about their connections and importance to Talbot County history. View their talent and craftsmanship highlighted in this fun and informative exhibit.
Exhibit hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10am to 3pm.
Location: 25 S. Washington Street (Denton Extended Museum and Hill Research Center)

Walking Tours
2023-06-17 11:00 - 13:00
Historic Walking Tour
Saturday June 17th, 2023
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 along with wonderfully enriching stories about Easton’s past.
Each 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.
First tour: Starts at 11am
Second tour: Starts at 12pm (noon)
ALL TOURS MEET AT
25 S. Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601.
(the Denton Extended Museum and Hill Research Center)
There are 10 spots available per tour.
Please contact us for reservations
or if you have any questions:
410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org
Talbot Historical Society office/research hours are:
Wednesday through Friday 10am-3pm
On Saturday exhibits are open 10am-3pm

Walking Tours
2023-05-20 11:00 - 13:00
Historic Walking Tour May 20th, 2023

Join us for an hour-long historic walking tour of beautiful downtown Easton.
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, Mike Olmert, will take you to other historic buildings in downtown Easton and will explain the history of the architecture of those buildings.

ALL TOURS MEET AT
25 S. Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601.

There are 10 spots available per tour. Please contact us for reservations
or if you have any questions:

410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org

Talbot Historical Society office hours are:
Wednesday through Friday 10am – 3pm
On Saturday exhibits are open 10am-3pm

Members Meeting
2023-05-11 17:00 - 19:00
The Talbot Historical Society invites you to our Annual Members Meeting in the Gardens on Thursday, May 11th, 2023 from 5 to 7pm.
We will present our new Executive Board,
Board of Directors, President’s Award and
recap the FY22-23.

Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will follow.

25 S. Washington Street, Easton MD 21601

RSVP by May 4th
410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org

A Date With History: African Prince with Ed Papenfuse
2023-05-10 13:00 - 14:00
A Date with History Lecture Series
“African Prince, Eastern Shore Slave”
The Quakers and Slavery on the Eastern Shore
with Dr. Ed Papenfuse, MD State Archivist and Commissioner of Land Patents
May 10th, 2023 at 1pm
See below for reservation details
Dr. Edward Papenfuse will speak about an Eastern Shore slave who ran away from his owner in 1734, was captured in Delaware, and then discovered to be an African Muslim Prince from Gambia whose family owned slaves. He made it home by way of a visit to London to meet royalty, but thousands of other slaves on the Shore did not. At this time the only voices faintly calling for the end of slavery were the Quakers and for a time, the Methodists.
Date: May 10, 2023 at 1pm
Location: 25 S. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland
Reservations are required and the cost is
FREE for THS members and $5 for non-members.
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

A Date With History: Easton Point with Local Experts
2023-04-12 11:00 - 12:00
A Date with History Lecture Series
“364 Years of History at Easton Point”
with Priscilla Morris, Pete Lesher, Bob Shannahan and Marion Lyttle
April 12th , 2023 at 11am
See details below to make reservations
A panel of local experts and descendants will discuss the history of settlement at Easton Point with a focus on Captain Clement Vickars and his family. Vickars was a pivotal figure locally during the War of 1812 and throughout the Federal Period. He defied the British throughout the blockades on the Chesapeake to supply the townspeople of Easton, only to pay a terrible price at the close of conflict. Priscilla Morris, Pete Lesher, Bob Shannahan, and Vickars descendant Marion Lyttle will present, beginning with an overview of Easton Point from 1659 to the Federal beginnings of Easton and concluding with current efforts to reclaim recognition for the early families still buried at Easton Point.
Please note the time change for this lecture. Our normal time is at 1pm but
this lecture will be held at 11am.
April 12, 2023 at 11am
Location: 25 S. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland
Reservations are required
FREE for THS members and $5 for non-members.
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

A Date With History: Back By Popular Demand
2023-03-29 13:00 - 14:00
Because of the popular response
Bob Shannahan will be presenting this lecture again on March 29th, 2023 at 1pm
See details below to make reservations

“History of the Plimhimmon Estate”
with Robert Shannahan, local historian

The legendary Plimhimmon Estate in Oxford has been closely associated with the family of Colonel Tench Tilghman, George Washington’s aide-de-camp, during the Revolutionary War. The estate dates back to the early 17th century as a 600 acre land grant from Lord Baltimore to Henry Morgan in 1659. Local Historian, Bob Shannahan, will present an interesting retrospective of the times and history of this estate.

March 29th, 2023 at 1 pm
Location: 25 S. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland

Reservations are required and the cost is
FREE for THS members and $5 for non-members.
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

Maryland Day with the Dan Meyer Choir
2023-03-25 14:00 - 15:00
Maryland Day Celebration with The Dan Meyer Choir
at the Talbot Historical Society Gardens
*Weather Permitting* See below for Details

The Dan Meyer Choir is Baltimore’s most original community choir, performing all original compositions and arrangements. They have performed for Artscape, the Star-Spangled Spectacular and many other events. Most recently they sold out Baltimore’s Creative Alliance with an uproarious Presidents Day performance of The Love Songs of the Presidents: original settings of love poetry by former US Presidents. This summer the Dan Meyer Choir will be making history as the first choir to provide live music for a community water ballet performance when they take to the stage with Baltimore’s Fluid Movement. Choral music creates a unique bond between people and we hope that celebrating Maryland Day with music from all across the state will bring joy and friendship among fellow Marylanders on both sides of the Bay. The event will be held Saturday, March 25th at 2pm outside in the Gardens at the Talbot Historical Society, 25 S. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR AS SEATING IS NOT PROVIDED.

If bad weather is forecasted, please check our Facebook page for an update on the event and where it will be held.

Saturday March 25th, 2023 at 2pm
Location: The Gardens at THS

If you have any questions, contact the Talbot Historical Society at
410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org

Collector's Day: Native American Artifacts
2023-03-25 10:00 - 16:00
Collector’s Day
Native American Artifacts

It’s not every day that centuries old Native American artifacts are offered for public display but that’s exactly what is happening at the Talbot Historical Society
on March 25th from10am-4pm.

Two rooms of THS will be filled with amazing artifact collections together with their owners/finders. It is an opportunity to view the enduring remnants of Native American culture from our region. The stone tools date from 500 to over 10,000 years ago. Many Talbot County collections will be displayed for the first time! This event also gives participants the opportunity to learn about the objects that they have questions about with several experts including Terry Crannell. Mr. Crannell has been curator of Dorchester County Historical Society’s Native American department for 16 years, past president of the Mid-Shore Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Maryland and founder of the Mid-Shore Archaeology Club. We encourage you to bring in your artifacts and the team will make every effort to identify, date and offer their insight.

Saturday March 25th, 2023 from 10am to 4pm
Location: 25 S. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland

The cost is FREE for THS members and $5 for non-members.
If you have any questions, contact the Talbot Historical Society at
410-822-0773 or email kaylaw@talbothistory.org

A Date With History: Plimhimmon Estate with Bob Shannahan
2023-03-22 13:00 - 14:00
“History of the Plimhimmon Estate”
with Robert Shannahan, local historian

The legendary Plimhimmon Estate in Oxford has been closely associated with the family of Colonel Tench Tilghman, George Washington’s aide-de-camp, during the Revolutionary War. The estate dates back to the early 17th century as a 600 acre land grant from Lord Baltimore to Henry Morgan in 1659. Local Historian, Bob Shannahan, will present an interesting retrospective of the times and history of this estate.

March 22nd, 2023 at 1 pm
Location: 25 S. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland

Reservations are required and the cost is
FREE for THS members and $5 for non-members.
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

Lecture: Native American Artifacts with Terry Crannel
2023-02-22 13:00 - 14:00
“A Date with History” Lecture Series Presents
“Romancing the Stone”
with Terry Crannel

“Romancing the Stone” will be centered on the evolution of searching for Native American artifacts from the 1960’s to the present. Topics will include factors that have affected artifact hunting from farming practices to regulations and laws concerning collecting. This will be about one man’s experiences and obsession throughout his life, some of the adventures and artifacts found, and the hurdles that today’s collectors go through. Crannel says, “It’s been a passionate and unforgettable journey throughout my life’s adventures.”
Terry was one of the founding members of South Dorchester Folk Museum over 20 years ago along with Pat Neild, Dave Robbins, and Tom Flowers, as well as past president. He has been curator of Dorchester County Historical Society’s Native American department for 16 years, spearheading at least 15 yearly artifact exhibits and many other programs and talks, some as far away as Columbus, Ohio. Terry has hosted tours for many archaeologists such as Dr. Dennis Standford, Director of Paleo research at the Smithsonian Institute. He was also past president of the Mid-Shore Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Maryland, founder and administrator of the Mid-Shore Archaeology Club and Facebook page.

February 22nd, 2023 at 1 pm
Location: 25 S. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland

Reservations are required and the cost is
FREE THS members and $5 for non-members.
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
