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Maryland On Vacation: Unwinding in the Free State, 1875-1952

6:30pm - 7:30pm
North East Branch
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Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
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Lisa Greenhouse from the State Library Resource Center will use postcards, steamboat & train schedules, resort brochures, and photographs, to explore how Marylanders started taking breaks from their work routines.

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By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

New Leeds Village - Life in a 19th Century Mill Village

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Elkton Branch
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Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
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Local historian Don Shaffer discusses families who lived in New Leeds Village, some for over 200 years, including ten 19th century houses that are still standing today.

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By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Rising Sun: Where History Meets the Mason Dixon Line

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Rising Sun Branch
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Library Branch: Rising Sun Branch
Room: Rising Sun Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
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Local historian Mike Dixon explores the intersection of Rising Sun and the Mason Dixon Line, delving into the rich history and cultural significance of both.

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By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

Author Visit: Norman E. "Ned" Donoghue II

6:30pm - 7:30pm
North East Branch
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Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors, History
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Prisoners of Congress: Philadelphia’s Quakers in Exile, 1777-1778, the untold story of the men who became amongst the nation’s first political prisoners as the Quakers and the Patriots clashed in the new founded state of Pennsylvania.

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By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.

The Port Deposit Canal

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Elkton Branch
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Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bill Baron from the Port Deposit Heritage Museum is joining us to discuss one of the first chartered canals in America and the many important legacies it left in Cecil County, Harford County and the town of Port Deposit.

Living History: Olivia Floyd

6:30pm - 7:30pm
North East Branch
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Library Branch: North East Branch
Room: North East Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History
Registration Required
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Living historian Kate Jones relives the tall and true tales of one of Maryland's oldest storytellers.

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Railroads of Delmarva

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Elkton Branch
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Library Branch: Elkton Branch
Room: Elkton Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors, History
Registration Required
Event Details:

Douglas Poore, author of Railroads of Delmarva a Pictorial History, will discuss the pivotal role railroads played in Delmarva history. 

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Photography and Video Policy

By registering for this event, you or those attending with you may be photographed or recorded on video that will be used for library promotional purposes. If you or a member of your group would not like to be photographed, please alert a staff member at the program.