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Highlighting Galesville on the African-American Heritage Voices, Memories, and Places: A Four Rivers Heritage Trail

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by Carol

Our friends at Annapolis Discovered have created this a delightful video in their series of “Walking the Block” highlighting the treasures of Galesville. Located in South County this beautiful, historic, waterfront village located on the West River is rich in African American History.  It once was a well-known as a popular resort town for their beaches and may be best known for the Galesville Hot Sox. Check this link to explore the “African-American Heritage Voices, Memories, and Places: A Four Rivers Heritage Trail.” See this video below to learn more about...

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Try This At Home! We’ve got a “Conversation-Starter” Sheet for Family Time! — “Generation to Generation Activity Sheet”

News, Whats new
by Carol

A few years back (for Maryland Day), Four Rivers developed a "Generation to Generation" activity sheet for families and multi-generational groups to use as a conversation starter, and we think you'll enjoy this "low-tech" activity! We are resharing this as a download, hoping it may come in handy for social-distancing family time! The two-sided sheet has questions for the kids to ask the older folks on the front, and questions for the older folks to ask the kids in turn -- try it and as the conversation flows, add your own! Download the...

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Highlighting Eastport on the African-American Heritage Trail

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by Carol

Four Rivers Heritage Area is proud to be a funding sponsor of the new “African-American Voices, Memories, and Places: A Four Rivers Heritage Trail”.  Our creative partners at "Annapolis Discovered" recently created a post highlighting communities along the trail, called “Walking the Block.” It highlights familiar and iconic places in Eastport along Chester Avenue, past and present, such as Davis’ Pub, McNasby’s Seafood and Mike’s Groceries. Did you know that Davis' Pub started out as Davis Confectionary and later Davis Tavern?  This building has served the community since 1986 as Davis’ Pub. It...

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Nov 26 2018

Sign Up Now! Workshop on Improving the Visitor Experience for Visitors with Physical Disabilities

Partner Resources, Whats new
by Carol

Four Rivers Education Committee Presents: Improving the Visitor Experience for Visitors with Physical Disabilities. This training will provide knowledge and understanding about the experiences of people with physical disabilities, including tips on how museum professionals can enhance the visitor experience at their sites for all patrons...

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