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2025 Civil War Fall Seminar
September 18-20, 2025 Shepherd University is hosting an immersive seminar experience on the “Battle of Antietam and Its Legacy.” The program features nine distinguished academic historians and public historians and offers a blend of battlefield walks, lectures, and...

Guest Blog: Heritage is a Bridge
Guest blog by Lucille Walker, Executive Director of Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, and Co-Chair of the Maryland Heritage Areas Coalition Maryland faces the potential elimination of funding for Program Open Space through 2029, threatening many valuable...

Women’s History Month Feature: The Edmonson Sisters
The Edmonson siblings are most well known for their daring attempt at escape on the Pearl in 1848. Although there are four older brothers, the two young sisters, born in Montgomery County, are are at the forefront of the story. Most of their older siblings had...