Originally Posted: September 9, 2009
The Calvert County Historical Society, Inc. was founded in 1953 by a small group of concerned Calvert County residents. Our purpose is to collect and preserve historical data, records and other materials that concerned with Calvert County, MD. With in the pages and postings of this blog you will be able to read some of our findings and read past articles that we have included in our monthly newsletters, brown bag series and much more.
3/27/13: Our website has been updated. This will cause the deletion of pages and post. At this time we will no longer be sharing articles from our past monthly newsletters. ~Thank you!
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The Calvert County Historical Society, Inc. was founded in 1953 by a small group of concerned Calvert County residents. On May 5, 1954, articles of incorporation were made part of the public record which stated that the main purpose of the Society was to further the collection of historical data and records concerned with Calvert County and other materials bearing on the history of the State and Nation, including private letters, documents, manuscripts, early events and acts as recorded in structures and works of public and private nature.
From a newly established Headquarters Room on site at Linden, visitors can find a wealth of valuable early county history. Gifts to the Society over the years have been varied and interesting, and have made important contributions to the understanding of the uniqueness and richness of the County's history. The research library continues to grow in volume and diversity. Family papers describing first person accounts of historical events, wills, family Bibles, original manuscripts, photographs, published histories and a growing video library are but a small part of the collection. Portraits, pieces of furniture and artifacts have also been entrusted to the Society's care.
Beyond the collections, the Society's broad mission included establishing a roadside marker program as early as 1956. The first committee found only three historical markers placed by the State Roads Commission. Today, there are twenty nine and the effort continues. A primary goal of the Society was the publishing of a History of Calvert County. In April of 1959, Charles F. Stein presented his manuscript for review and acceptance. A second edition was published as a bicentennial project. (1977)
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