3+ week, 4+ day ago   (290+ words) Profs and Pints Baltimore presents: “Baltimore Before Baltimore,” an archaeological journey into the lives of the Indigenous people who called the Baltimore region home for thousands of years before Europeans...professor of anthropology and director of the Baltimore Community Archaeology…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (256+ words) © 2026 Baltimore Magazine By Amy Scattergood | September 2026 On a hot, sunny morning in late June, the Pride of Baltimore II docked at Fells Point’s Broadway Pier. There...an ambassador for the maritime history of both Baltimore and Maryland. During her two-year…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (544+ words) warning viewers about what awaits in the basement of Baltimore’s National Great Blacks in Wax Museum—an experience...Responding to a comment on another post about Baltimore school-trip experiences, Buddha says he was surprised...Wax Museum, at 1601 East North…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (748+ words) Maryland’s capital, that title belonged to St. Mary’s City. According to the Maryland State Archives, St. Mary’s City was the first seat of Maryland’s colonial government after the colony was founded in 1634. The city served as Maryland’s capital from 1634 to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (146+ words) Defenders’ Day is the oldest holiday in Baltimore. It has been celebrated since 1815, the year after the defense of the city. It commemorates the defense of Baltimore against British forces and the writing of our...police Motorcyclist killed, another injured…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago   (700+ words) Located between the downtown areas of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, Northside is one of the oldest historically Black neighborhoods in the area. It has produced leaders and educators and is integral to the history of Chapel Hill’s Black community, George…...

5+ day, 57+ min ago   (218+ words) Benjamin Layton, a Black Civil War veteran, died fighting for the Union. He was buried at Allentown Presbyterian Church. His tombstone reads “Remember Me to My Brothers - Kiss My Sister Loved So Well When You Sit Together Mother Tell Them…...

20+ hour, 37+ min ago   (485+ words) Baltimore this weekend marked Defenders’ Day, the city’s oldest continuously observed holiday, with Fort...Defenders’ Day commemorates the successful defence of Baltimore against a British attack during the War of 1812,...McHenry Park Ranger Shannon McLucas, speaking to the Baltimore…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (906+ words) For years, Emmett Dashiell felt he didn’t know his history. The 73-year-old, who grew up on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, said his ancestry was shrouded in mystery. That was until earlier this year when the Maryland Park Service invited him to…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (592+ words) CALIFORNIA, Md. — A skipjack is a traditional sailing vessel built for oyster dredging on the Chesapeake Bay. Its form developed around the job: a practical boat that could work the Bay’s shallow waters under sail and carry a crew and dredging…...