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A window into artist Grant Wood
Before “American Gothic” and his other paintings, artist Grant Wood left his mark at the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Wood, who grew up in Cedar Rapids, designed a 24-foot stained-glass window for the memorial, which was...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts, Artists, Germany, Arts and Culture
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Bishop visits Sharpsburg church
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Sharpsburg welcomed Bishop Ralph Dunkin of the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to its worship service April 21. Bishop Dunkin joined Pastor Karen Erskine Valentine and...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Movies, Memorial Day, Marketing, Steven Spielberg
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Back Story: Defending Havre de Grace from British attack
On this morning 200 years ago, a plucky Irish immigrant, John O'Neill, matched wits with British Adm. Sir George Cockburn, a veteran sea dog in command of a fleet of 19 vessels that sailed into Havre de Grace during the War of 1812. O'Neill was born in...
Tags: Havre de Grace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Republic of Ireland, England, Heroism
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READER SUBMITTED: The War Of 1812 And Connecticut: Asymmetrical Warfare Comes To Long Island Sound
New LondonIn Southeastern Connecticut, the War of 1812 was up-close and personal. Most people know that the British attacked both Essex and Stonington. However, few people know about the other local events in that war. In Niantic, the British burned the bridge at...Tags: Heads of State, Groton, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Mystic Seaport, Arts and Culture
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READER SUBMITTED: Friends Of Fort Trumbull To Welcome Jerry Robert, Director Of The Connecticut River Museum
New LondonIn 1814, the British may have burned their ships and destroyed their rum, but they did not demoralize the New England town of Essex, on New England's Great River. Although most people don't know the details of Connecticut's role in the War of 1812, Jerry...Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture, New London (New London, Connecticut), Essex (Middlesex, Connecticut), Trumbull
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Campaign for Liberty planning protest in Havre de Grace [letter]
Editor: My name is Joe Fleckenstein, and I'm a Steering Committee Member with the Harford County Campaign for Liberty. This Saturday, May 4 from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Havre de Grace, the Harford County Campaign for Liberty (www.harfordliberty.org) and...Tags: Havre de Grace, Harford County, Elections, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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VFW Ladies Auxiliary hosts awards, organizational meeting [Port Deposit]
District 10 VFW Ladies Auxiliary met for their quarterly dinner meeting April 2 at the VFW Post 8185, Port Deposit. Auxiliary units from Elkton, Chesapeake City, and North East joined the auxiliary unit from Post 8185 to make plans for June's convention....Tags: Havre de Grace, Port Deposit, Chesapeake City, Elkton, Rivers
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David Hildebrand to perform music of the War of 1812
The Maryland Humanities Council will present David Hildebrand in a concert of “Music of the War of 1812 in America,” Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. in St. Mark’s Fellowship Center, 18313 Lappans Road, Boonsboro. The War of 1812 spawned a...Tags: Music, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fort McHenry, Concerts, Entertainment
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Volunteers pour into Fort McHenry wetlands to clean up
More than 100 gloved volunteers, some in boots and others in waist-high waders, streamed along narrow paths and historic sea walls Saturday in a secluded nook of wetlands just south of Fort McHenry, their eyes scanning for trash or the perfect spot to...
Tags: National Parks, Patapsco, Fort McHenry, Pikesville, Francis Scott Key
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Guilford neighborhood marks 100th anniversary
On sparkling spring days, Ann Goldman Giroux enjoys tending her garden, planting vegetables and nurturing the lush roses and rare azaleas that adorn her family's home in Guilford. Giroux, who typically plants 800 white tulips along the front walkway and...
Tags: Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland), Frederick Law Olmsted, Druid Hill, Queen Anne (Prince George's, Maryland), Fine Artists
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Susquehanna Lockhouse Museum opening for the season [Havre de Grace]
It's April showers, dear readers, But things to do are stacking up. The Susquehanna Museum of Havre de Grace at the Lock House reopens April 13 (Saturday), 1-5 p.m. for the season. Free admission. Contact 410-939-5780, email: lockhousemuseum@gmail.com...Tags: Animals, Easter, Arts and Culture, Career and Workplace, Havre de Grace
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Window decorating contest planned for Havre de Grace War of 1812 celebration
In conjunction with the city's big War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration May 3 to 5, Havre de Grace Main Street Inc. is sponsoring a storefront window display contest. Downtown business owners and owners of vacant storefronts are being urged to enter...Tags: Havre de Grace
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