11 10 274 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/b2a02158faa6f3837645f8acf195a4c7.jpg 2c411f16d63ee6baf0101e89bc8b5c7e Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.harfordhistory.net/hayesHouse.php">Hays House Museum, Historical Society of Harford County</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1176/#geolocation">324 Kenmore Avenue, Bel Air, Maryland 21014</a> <a>+1 (410) 838-7691</a> <a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3Ainfo@harfordhistory.org%E2%80%9D">info@harfordhistory.org</a> Description The Hays House Museum offers visitors a glimpse into the daily life of a well-to-do family during the Federal period of American history (approximately 1788-1825) in a house that still retains much of its earliest architecture and materials. That life is enormously interesting and important, having taken place during the birth of the United States. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hays House Museum, Historical Society of Harford County 18th century 19th century architecture Bel Air Federal historic site Historical society Maryland museum https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/c6b7d13b61e3ceb8677d0298b25fca65.jpg ada7d25a5820934dbe2ca46b6e033adc Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.cecilhistory.org/">Eva M. Muse History & Genealogy Library, Historical Society of Cecil County</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1177/#geolocation">135 East Main Street, Elkton, MD 21921</a> <a>+1 (410) 398-1790</a> <a href="http://www.cecilhistory.org/contact-us.html">http://www.cecilhistory.org/contact-us.html</a> Description The Eva M. Muse library has the largest collection of books, manuscripts, maps, government documents and newspapers pertaining to Cecil County in existence. The constantly expanding collection contains over 2,000 books and 14,000 issues of newspapers (starting in 1827). The library preserves newspaper clippings, obituaries, souvenir booklets, pamphlets, and other memorabilia related to county families, businesses, organizations, churches, schools, towns, industries, and important events in vertical files. Photographic collections, an impressive array of postcards, slides, prints, glass plates, negatives, lantern slides, stereo cards and daguerreotypes, contains well about 50,000 images. Wills, land records, correspondence, receipt, business and organization records and much more comprise the manuscript collection. Resource <a href="http://www.cecilhistory.org/photographs.html">Cecil County Photograph Collection:</a> Photographs are one of our strongest resources at the Historical Society and our holdings include several large collections. It is estimated that our holdings consist of over 20,000 images of Cecil County photographs, ranging from family pictures to late 20th century photojournalism. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eva M. Muse History & Genealogy Library, Historical Society of Cecil County 19th century 20th century 21st century books churches civil war correspondence daguerreotypes Elkton government documents Historical society Land use library manuscripts maps Maryland Muse, Eva M. newspapers obituaries pamphlets postcards schools vertical files wills World War II https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/232bc2c9dee88046d15d89fe37192ef1.jpg 7bbb80d0eea6a746e95a44db6191a23a Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.csmd.edu/Library/SMSC/">Southern Maryland Studies Center, College of Southern Maryland</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1178/#geolocation">Library (LR Building), 8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata, MD 20646</a> <a>+1 (301) 934-7606</a> <a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3A%E2%80%9Dsmsc@csmd.edu">smsc@csmd.edu</a> Description The Southern Maryland Studies Center (SMSC) was founded by the College of Southern Maryland in 1976 in order to provide a central location for research on this historically important region. Students, historians, genealogists, and community members use SMSC's resources to study the culture and development of Charles, Calvert, St. Mary's, and southern areas of Anne Arundel and Prince George's Counties. Visitors will find a variety of materials for historical, cultural, and genealogical research. Archival Resources - Archival Finding Aids for descriptions of the Archival & Manuscript Collections, Genealogical Research Collections, Oral History Collections, and Photographic Collections. Archival materials are non-circulating and must be viewed onsite. - SMSC's Online Collections Catalog contains thousands of searchable records relating to the materials housed in the SMSC Archives. Many of these records include digital images of collection material. Web Resources - CSM Library Catalog contains information on books and printed materials located in the SMSC Reading Room. Call numbers with an "Md" in the prefix indicate that the item is located in the SMSC Reading Room. Reading Room materials are non-circulating and must be viewed onsite. - Ancestry Library Edition - With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more. Must be accessed within the college's computer network. - HeritageQuest Online Database - A unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Must be accessed within the college's computer network. Resource The SMSC Documents Room: The SMSC Documents Room houses over 200 unique collections consisting of personal papers, records of local businesses and organizations, manuscript material, photographic material, rare books, maps, architectural drawings, oral history interviews, and other audiovisual material dating from the 18th century to the present. These materials provide valuable insight to the economic, social, and political currents that helped shape this region. SMSC Reading Room: The SMSC Reading Room contains printed and published materials, including books, newspapers, journals, and periodicals. Visitors can also access state and federal census records, newspapers, colonial records, and church records on microfilm from the 18th century to the early 20th century. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Southern Maryland Studies Center, College of Southern Maryland 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century Anne Arundel architecture archives books Calvert census churches colonial america directories drawings journals La Plata Land use manuscripts maps Maryland newspapers oral history periodicals personal papers photographs Prince George records St. Mary’s university https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/cf8a2fee40f532f6a8a998eb2ddceaf7.jpg 2f15c312bf1d4ed7d1443a86ffce26aa Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.vahistorical.org/">Archive & Library, Virginia Historical Society</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1179/#geolocation">428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220</a> Main: <a>+1 (804) 358-4901</a> Library: <a>+1 (804) 342-9677</a> <a href="http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/ask-curator-or-librarian/ask-librarian-about">http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/ask-curator-or-librarian/ask-librarian-about</a> Description By collecting, preserving, and interpreting the Commonwealth's history, the Virginia Historical Society links past with present and inspire future generations. The VHS collections consist of a wide range of objects, including books and bound serials, Confederate imprints, sheet music, broadsides, newspapers, family and personal papers, business and organizational records, genealogical materials, maps, paintings, prints, postcards, weapons, militaria, glass plate negatives, and photographs from the nineteenth century to the present. Resource <a href="http;//www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/looking-place-or-property/resources">Resources for researching Richmond properties:</a> This guide is primarily intended to help you determine the year in which a property was built. It may also help you determine who owned or occupied the property. It includes: - City directories - Sanborn maps - Tax records - Deeds - Virginia historical landmarks - Building permits - Insurance records <a href="http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/how-we-can-help-your-research/looking-place-or-property/folders-containing">Photographs of Localities:</a> The VHS maintains a series of photographic files of images of: - Residences - Plantation homes - Public and private sites - Structures - Landscapes <a href="http://www.vahistorical.org/collections-and-resources/garden-club-virginia">Garden Club of Virginia Historic Restorations Project Collection:</a> The Garden Club of Virginia is an active association of 47 clubs. The purposes of The Garden Club of Virginia are to promote gardening among amateurs; to protect native trees, wildflowers and birds; to encourage conservation of natural resources; to promote civic planting; to encourage roadside beautification; and to aid in the restoration and preservation of Virginia's historic gardens. This commitment to historic garden restoration dates practically from the inception of the club in the 1920s. Through the efforts of its Restoration Committee, over 40 such projects have been undertaken since 1924, the records for most of which may now be found in the collections of the Virginia Historical Society. Selections from those records are presented here to allow students of historic gardens to trace the development and contributions of the club's efforts in Virginia. Its Restoration Committee set high standards for the selection of sites, research on specific gardens and gardening history, restoration and preservation activities, and long-term commitment to garden care and maintenance. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archive & Library, Virginia Historical Society 19th century 20th century 21st century archives books buildings city directories Confederate deeds genealogical materials Historical society insurance records landmarks landscape library maps military history newspapers paintings permits personal papers photographs plantations postcards prints Richmond structures tax records Virginia https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/45b14a0b9523d23eba965393c2778a4c.gif 1dca92c1e388b17590b106fb1570fbd4 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.lva.virginia.gov/">Library of Virginia Collections</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1180/#geolocation">800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219</a> <a>+1 (804) 692-3500</a> <a href="http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/contact.asp">http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/contact.asp</a> Description The Library is one of the oldest agencies of Virginia government, founded in 1823 to preserve and provide access to the state's incomparable printed and manuscript holdings. The collection, which has grown steadily through the years, is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government. Resource <a href="https://archive-it.org/collections/">Capitol Square Renovation Collection:</a> This collection preserves the web sites that document the 2004-2007 renovation of the Capitol building designed by Thomas Jefferson in 1785, and the associated Capitol Square complex in Richmond, Virginia. <a href="http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/virginia_newspapers">Virginia Digital Newspaper Project:</a> The Library of Virginia offers access to a wide array of resources for researching newspapers, from its broad collection of over 2,500 titles, in original ink press copy, on microfilm, and in digital format through the Library's web based repository, Virginia Chronicle. There are also a suite of subscription-based newspaper resources that the Library offers for free, providing gateways to a significant range of historical newspapers. The Virginia Newspaper Project (VNP), established in 1993, has worked to locate, describe, inventory, preserve, and provide public access to United States imprint newspapers housed throughout the commonwealth. To search specific titles and holdings here at the Library, visit the Newspapers in Virginia Bibliography. <a href="http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas15&local_base=CLAS15">Virginia Historical Inventory:</a> This collection includes photographs, maps, and detailed reports documenting the architectural, cultural, and family histories of thousands of 18th– and 19th–century buildings in communities across Virginia. It was originally assembled by the Virginia Writers' Project, part of the depression-era Works Progress Administration. <a href="http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R/CBTBMJC4INA5BGAXIXMC8YJUTRCV4YDV4PCUTUJUATF8LBEF48-04997?func=collections-result&collection_id=2362&_ga=1.241259842.1133953252.1419011104&pds_handle=GUEST">WPA Historical Houses Drawings Digital Collections:</a> The WPA Historic Houses Drawings Collection includes 140 drawings in pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor of houses, courthouses, churches, mill houses, and taverns, representing 39 Virginia counties. From 1932 to 1937, the Virginia State Commission on Conservation and Development's Division of History and Archaeology received funds from the Works Progress Administration's (WPA) Federal Art Project to commission five artists, including Rex M. Allyn, Edward A. Darby, Dorothea A. Farrington, E. Neville Harnsberger, and Elsie J. Mistie, to create drawings for a publication on historic Virginia shrines. Although the drawings were never published, likely due to diminishing funds, the collection presents an important record of Virginia architecture, both traditional and vernacular, and includes images of structures that are no longer standing today. The photographs from which the drawings were based are part of the WPA Photograph and Negative Collection at the Library of Virginia. <a href="http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R/HJRXMVXJYXLBAKTEKRF9SIGRDYPPRJ44BY5RI6H8CPBK51FKTM-05150?func=collections-result&collection_id=1682&_ga=1.204060240.1133953252.1419011104&pds_handle=GUEST">Charles F. Gillette Virginia Photograph Collection:</a> This collection of photographs highlights Virginia houses, estates, gardens, and other landscape design projects created by the famed landscape architect Charles Gillette. <a href="http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b&local_base=CLAS35">Mutual Assurance Society (Richmond/Henrico County, Virginia, Policies):</a> Indexes insurance policies issued by the Mutual Assurance Society between 1796 and 1867 for buildings in Richmond and Henrico County. Document images available. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Library of Virginia Collections 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century Allyn, Rex M. architecture capitol churches community courthouses Darby, Edward A. drawings Farrington, Dorothea A. garden Gillete, Charles Harnsberger, E. Neville historic site Jefferson, Thomas landscape library maps mill houses Mistie, Elsie J. newspapers photographs restoration Richmond taverns Virginia https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/34cd3edbeb3b43033a79339f327d4255.jpg ed1ab75b304896548bf84f0bbc5e3025 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://www.aachs.org/">Kuethe Library: Historical & Genealogical Center, Ann Arundell County Historical Society</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1181/#geolocation">5 Crain Highway, SE, Glen Burnie, MD 21061</a> <a>+1 (410) 760-9679</a> <a href="mailto:info@aachs.org">info@aachs.org</a> Description The Kuethe Library holds the Ann Arrundell County Historical Society's and the Anne Arundel Genealogical Society's collections. An extensive collection of books on Ann Arundel County history, including volumes on local towns and communities, Ann Arundel County telephone directories, county census records, vertical files containing newspaper clippings and memorabilia of local events and activities, businesses, schools, churches, thousands of photographs of local Ann Arundel County history. Resource <a href="http://www.aachs.org/genealogical.php">Maps:</a> Map collection includes: - Original copies of the Hopkins Atlas of Anne Arundel County (1878): Also available for sale in hard- or soft-back versions - The Martinet map of the 19th century - Development plat maps of local communities - Files on Aviation History including the history of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport. - A complete set of the Official Records of the War of the Rebellion (ORs) for both the Army and Navy - Biographical files - Pamphlets and Ephemera <a href="http://www.aachs.org/genealogical.php">Special Collections:</a> - Kelbaugh Collection: Over 800 files of documents from the collection of noted local historian Jack Kelbaugh. It includes his extensive research into Anne Arundel County history during the Civil War, his study of interments at the Annapolis National Cemetery and etc. - Mellin Collection: The research papers of local journalist John Mellin including a complete set of his columns for the Glen Burnie Gazette and Annapolis Capital. - Nelker Collection: The files of Gladys Nelker who, during her career as a realtor, amassed a large collection of information on Anne Arundel County towns and communities. Genealogical Society's Collection: This collection includes maps of Maryland and Ann Arundel County and photographs. The collection is searchable through the Anne Arundel County Public Library catalog. To find them, check out the AACPL Kuethe Library page. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kuethe Library: Historical & Genealogical Center, Ann Arundell County Historical Society 19th century 20th century Anne Arundel aviation census churches civil war community directories Glen Burnie Historical society library maps Maryland memorabilia military history newspapers photographs schools vertical files https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/a0a9705c6cd1859c3f3b44f0b1da72ec.png 3437a533b3eebfddbd9a20d276fdf4dd Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/homepage/html/govhouse.html">Government House, Governor of Maryland</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1182/#geolocation">State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401</a> <a>+1 (410) 974-3531</a> Description Government House has been the official residence of the governor of Maryland and his or her family since 1870. The Georgian-style country house was originally a Victorian mansion with a mansard roof. It is located in Annapolis, directly across the street from the historic Maryland State House. Government House is at the heart of Maryland history and the furnishing, paintings and other items within its walls tell the story of Maryland's rich and glorious past. Among its treasures are portraits by Charles Willson Peale, one of America's foremost portrait painters, and furnishings by Potthast, eminent Baltimore furniture makers of the 19th century. There are seven public rooms in Government House: the Entrance Hall, the Victorian Library, the Reception Room, the Parlor, the Conservatory, the Drawing Room, and the State Dining Room. The library contains a wide range of works by important Maryland and national authors. On display in Government House are works from the two state-owned art collections, the Annapolis Collection and the Peabody Art Collection, installed by the Maryland Commission on Artistic Property of the Maryland State Archives. In the Entrance Hall are portraits of Queen Henrietta Maria, after whom Maryland was named, and Cecil Calvert, the founder of the colony. The portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria was painted in 1900 by Florence MacKubin after the original by Anthony Van Dyck, which hangs in Warwick Castle in England. The portrait of Cecil Calvert is also by Florence MacKubin. The State Dining Room features the portrait of the Sharpe Family painted in 1754 by Gawen Hamilton. There are also works from the Peabody Art Collection, including paintings by such artists as Alice Worthington Ball, Charles Willson Peale, and Francis Guy. The garden boasts a beautiful Victorian-style fountain installed in 1990. The fountain was designed by Graham Landscape Architects in Annapolis and sculptor Lyle Beddes of Historical Arts and Casting helped to create it. The design includes many images that represent Maryland and its bounty, including corn, crabs, tobacco, terrapins and the Baltimore Oriole, the state bird. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Government House, Governor of Maryland 19th century 20th century Annapolis art furniture garden Georgian historic site land design landscape Maryland paintings Peale, Charles Wilson Victorian https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/96281bb627fcc37ddf26b17a95102d36.jpg 96fb4910d14b1474319646a510751b37 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://history.pgparks.com/sites_and_museums/Abraham_Hall.htm">Abraham Hall</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1183/#geolocation">7612 Old Muirkirk Road, Beltsville, MD 20705</a> <a>+1 (240) 264-3415</a> Description Abraham Hall, constructed in 1889, is the best example of an African-American benevolent society lodge in Prince George's County. Located in the community of Rossville, it is the first African American historic site in the county to be fully restored using public funds. Renovated and re-dedicated in October 2008, it houses M-NCPPC's Black History Program. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Abraham Hall 19th century african american Beltsville historic site Maryland museum Prince George restoration https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/028a8524bb4fa5bbfe66decff3a3bdee.jpg 6222ff92e3f18d6a0ae81db86227182a Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://history.pgparks.com/sites_and_museums/Billingsley_House_Museum.htm">Billingsley House</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1184/#geolocation">6900 Green Landing Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20722</a> <a>+1 (301) 627-0730 </a><a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3Abillingsley@pgparks.com%E2%80%9D">billingsley@pgparks.com</a> Description Billingsley House is a very early brick Tidewater Colonial plantation house that sits on 430 acres overlooking the confluence of the marshes of the Patuxent River and the Western Branch. The house and land were named for Major John Billingsley, the original 1662 land grant owner. Even though Major Billingsley never lived on the property and there have been 27 title adjustments over the site's long history, the name "Billingsley" remains. The present house was built around 1740 by the prominent Weems family on, or very near, the site of an older 1695 house built by Colonel Thomas Hollyday, first Chief Justice of the Prince George's County Court. Billingsley has been substantially altered and modernized both in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, yet it is still one of the oldest structures remaining in the County and a unique example of a brick plantation house. As such, it is of great historical and architectural importance and features rooms furnished in period decor. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Billingsley House 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century architecture Billingsley, Major John colonial america furniture historic site Hollyday, Colonel Thomas Maryland plantations Prince George Upper Marlboro Weems family https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/eab0e77e4cf57d7ba8c9c7bfc59ae438.jpg c06431d4279587a9c876893073a18327 Directory Type2 Contact <a href="http://history.pgparks.com/sites_and_museums/Darnall_s_Chance_House_Museum.htm">Darnall’s Chance House Museum</a> <a href="http://berd.artinterp.org/omeka/items/show/1185/#geolocation">14800 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772</a> <a>+1 (301) 952-8010 </a><a href="%E2%80%9Cmailto%3Adarnallschance@pgparks.com%E2%80%9D">darnallschance@pgparks.com</a> Description Opened to the public as a historic house museum in 1988, Darnall’s Chance House Museum is dedicated to the interpretation and study of the history and culture of 18th century Prince George's County, Maryland, with special emphasis on the lives of mid-18th century women. The Museum seeks to interpret the story of Lettice Lee, who lived at Darnall's Chance in the decades just prior to the American Revolution. The house and grounds reflect 1760, the year Lettice Lee’s first husband died and a room by room inventory was taken of the contents of the house. Darnall’s Chance House Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The National Underground Railroad: Network to Freedom Trail, and the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail. The Wardrops’ 15-room Georgian mansion was the mainstay of a dwelling complex that included eight brick outbuildings, a rare underground brick burial vault, ornamental and vegetable gardens, apple and peach orchards, and livestock. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Darnall’s Chance House Museum 18th century 19th century 20th century garden Georgian historic site inventories Lee, Lettice Lee, Philip Maryland museum Prince George Sim, Joseph Thomson, Adam Underground Railroad Upper Marlboro Wardrop, James