How The Park School made Baltimore history, 100 years ago this month.
It’s Friday morning rush hour at The Park School of Baltimore, as sunlight—and students—stream into the lower-school lobby. With the school day about to begin, the mood is something akin to “rope...
More than 300 years after its founding, business at the Port of Baltimore is booming.
Mark Schmidt, who keeps a pair of binoculars on his file cabinet, jokes that he has “the best view of the harbor in the city.” On a recent afternoon, his sunny water’s-edge office offers the perfect...
<p>Baltimore City College’s first class with women celebrates a 30th reunion.</p>
Anita Allen was about five years old when her big brother, Alton, a student at Baltimore City College, came home in his marching-band uniform.
“I remember him wearing that big top hat and playing the...
<p>First, Consider that a full-fledged war has only touched Baltimore once in its 300-year history. Then, consider how little Baltimoreans know about it. We're here to fix that, so read on.</p>
It was a motley crew, hon, that bested Britain’s finest 200 years ago.
The Charm City of 1812 was a far cry from the Baltimore of today—in fact, it was not a city at all. Picture the 250-year-old...
There’s a ton of events for all ages on tap in Baltimore for the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Here’s a roundup:
Wednesday, June 13
Head for the harbor to see a massive fleet of 13 towering...
<p>Dr. Al Luckenbach, Anne Arundel County Archaeologist</p>
“It’s not unusual for young kids to be interested in dinosaurs and Indians. I just never outgrew it. When I was in seventh grade, my father started taking me out into the fields to look for...
<p>A Hampden gallery proves hippie posters are works of art.</p>
Mesmerized, Glen Trosch gazed at—and on some level into—a Grateful Dead concert poster.
To Trosch, then a 20-year-old Baltimorean in San Francisco to see his favorite band perform on New Year’s Eve...
<p>A curious piece of Baltimore’s political history fades away.</p>
Folks entering the front door of the Hampden Republican Club are not greeted by political functionaries. There’s no phone bank getting out the vote for the upcoming election, no signs promoting GOP...
<p>The Bizarre Lives Of The Men Behind The Most Brazen Heist In Maryland History</p>
Shortly after the library of the Maryland Historical Society opened on the warm morning of July 9, two men dressed in jackets and ties arrived at the society’s Mt. Vernon complex. After registering...
Dig into our state’s past in scenic Southern Maryland.
Look carefully. Million-year-old shark teeth wash up here all day long. The tiny horseshoe-shaped remains and other prehistoric sea fossils are just part of the landscape at Bayfront Park, also known...
