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The Church of England and Tobacco Economy in Colonial Maryland
July 11, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
July Lunch and Learn! Free Lecture at the Maryland State Archives – The Church of England and Tobacco Economy in Colonial Maryland.
Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. is an Archives Specialist at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Mr. Robinson will join us to discuss his latest book, Faith & Tobacco, and the archival research that went into its publication. His presentation, Monkeys in a Toy Shop: The Church of England in Colonial Maryland and the Stinking Weed that Supported It, briefly explores the establishment, politics, and maintenance of the Church of England in colonial Maryland and its uneasy yet lucrative relationship to the colony’s tobacco industry. Please join us! All are welcome! Feel free to bring both your lunch and any questions you may have!
Registration: Please email or call Emily Oland Squires to RSVP to this free event at [email protected] or 410-260-6443.