Three Howard County community members, Marlena Jareaux, Wayne Davis, and Christine Bulbul, came together to participate in a community research roundtable called the Truth Lab. Using archival documents, obscure maps, and phone interviews, they worked to research and ascertain the accurate history and age of one of the most beloved and iconic historic structures in Howard County, the “Thomas Isaac Log Cabin.” As they discovered, the factual Black history of the cabin had been obliterated by a European settler narrative propagated for decades. The resulting book, Early Ellicott City Black...

The Annapolis Maritime Museum holds its annual Winter Lecture Series over eight consecutive Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. from mid-January through early March. You will be challenged to question and to learn by engaging speakers on diverse topics including maritime history, local history, science, and maritime art. Lectures are still on despite the museum being closed for flood repairs. February 8 - Atlantic Harvest: Commercial Fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean, Presenter: Author and Professional Photographer Jay Fleming Overcoming initial misunderstandings, petty jealousies, and continuing differences over priorities, scientists and engineers...