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Restoring Lindens Outhouses
Jeff Thompson Guest Speaker, September’s Brown Bag Lunch The brown bag discussion was a field trip of sorts as Jeff Thompson from Colonial Woodwrights walked around the outbuildings he’s been rehabilitating and explained the techniques he uses, which comply with the Secretary of Interior’s … Continue reading
Historic Christ Church
Richard Dodds Guest Speaker, August’s Brown Bag Lunch Richard Dodds, Calvert Marine Museum’s Curator of Maritime Exhibits and CCHS Board Member, was the speaker at the August Brown Bag Lunch Program. His presentation, “Historic Christ Church – Three Centuries of Continuity and Change” involved … Continue reading
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Anna Ella Carroll
Fred Dellinger Guest Speaker, July’s Brown Bag Lunch By now, many of you will have joined us for the Southern Maryland film premiere of Lost River, which featured Anna Ella Carroll, an advisor to President Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. … Continue reading
What is New at the Calvert County Library
Pat Hofmann Guest Speaker, June’s Brown Bag Lunch Did you know that the Calvert County Library will be offering e-readers after July 1st? That was one thing we learned when Pat Hofmann addressed the Third-Thursday Brown Bag Lunch crowd. The … Continue reading
World War II Veterans
Robert Jeffries and Leroy Berry Guest Speaker, May’s Brown Bag Lunch In honor of Memorial Day and all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, our honored guests at May’s Brown Bag lunch were two veterans who served in World War II: … Continue reading
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp
Tania Gale Guest Speaker, March’s Brown Bag Lunch We celebrated St Patrick’s day with a wonderful presentation from Tania Gale, who is a naturalist with Calvert County’s Natural Resources Division. Tania briefly introduced the County’s three parks open to the … Continue reading
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Role of Churches and Schools in Education
Guffrie Smith Guest Speaker, February’s Brown Bag Lunch The maximum capacity crowd at February’s lunch was treated to a lively discussion about the learning process in Calvert’s African American communities throughout the County. Always the teacher, Guffrie Smith quickly engaged … Continue reading
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A History of Rousby Hall
Elliot Kocen Guest Speaker, January’s Brown Bag Lunch CCHS member Elliot Kocen shared with the standing-room only crowd how he and his wife, Joan, came to live in a historic home and how he found himself being the author of A History … Continue reading
The Trial of George Talbot, 1686
Elliot Kocen Guest Speaker, January’s Brown Bag Lunch This past January, Elliot Kocen was our Third- Thursday Brown Bag Lunch speaker, and he shared some of the history of Rousby Hall. One of the stories was the murder of Christopher Rousby, lord of … Continue reading
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Calvert County Government
Hagner Mister Guest Speaker, October’s Brown Bag Lunch Hagner Mister, a Calvert native, former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture for Maryland, one of our CCHS past Presidents, and a former President of the Calvert County Board of County Commissioners, was our … Continue reading
