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“Blacks on the Water” Exhibit October 28, 2023 | 11:00am – 3:00pmWashington College Customs House | 101 South Water Street The Chesapeake Heartland Project collaborates with Washington College and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. The exhibit’s main theme for Downrigging Weekend is “Blacks on Water.” It will explore how Blacks […]
Chestertown African American History Walking Tour October 28, 2023 | 10:00am – 12:00pmWashington College Customs House | 101 South Water Street Join Washington College’s Starr Center for a guided walking tour of African American Historic Sites in Downtown Chestertown. This tour will explore the rich history of the Black Community while showcasing materials from the […]
Kate Milford – Bookmark Making and Book Signing October 28, 2023 | 10:00am – 12:00pmThe Book Plate | 112 S. South Cross Street Kate Milford is the New York Times bestselling author of Greenglass House (winner of the Edgar award for juvenile literature, long-listed for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, and a nominee for the […]
Book Talk: Michael Dirda, “Sailing Into Harms Way” October 28, 2023 | 11:30 AMHarwood Center At the Lawrence Preserve | 301 South Mill StreetSponsored and Organized by The Book Plate Want to read some thrilling fiction or nonfiction set during the age of the tall ships? Michael Dirda, a Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic for The Washington Post, […]
Book Talk: Adam Goodheart, “The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, And The Most Elusive Tribe On Earth” October 28, 2023 | 2:30 PMHarwood Center At the Lawrence Preserve | 301 South Mill StreetSponsored and Organized by The Book Plate In November 2018, a zealous American missionary was killed while attempting to visit an island he called “Satan’s […]
Book Plate Book Talk: Nancy Taylor Robson, “Woman in the Wheelhouse” October 28, 2023 | 1:00 PMHarwood Center At the Lawrence Preserve | 301 South Mill StreetSponsored and Organized by The Book Plate Nancy Taylor Robson is one of the first women in the country to earn a US Coast Guard license. She grew up sailing […]
Book Talk: Samuel Heed – “KALMAR NYCKEL: The Tall Ship of Delaware” October 28, 2023 | 10:00 AMHarwood Center At the Lawrence Preserve | 301 South Mill Street Samuel Heed, Senior Historian at the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, will speak on his new book KALMAR NYCKEL: The Tall Ship of Delaware. Featuring 200+ photos covering the full 25-year […]
Lawrence Preserve Exploration Daily During the Festival | Dawn to DuskLawrence Wetlands Preserve | 301 South Mill Street The Sultana Education Foundation’s recently completed Lawrence Wetlands Preserve will be open for public visitation daily from dawn to dusk during Downrigging Weekend. This 8.5-acre property features a 0.4-mile trail winding through meadows, woods, and wetlands. The […]
