Maryland History Lecture Series at St. John’s College

Maryland History Lecture Series at St. John’s College

Who was Anne Arundel County’s namesake? Why did Abraham Lincoln visit Annapolis for a peace conference? These are just a few of the moments in history that the 2008-09 Maryland History Lecture Series explores. The series, which is co-sponsored by the Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation and the Friends of St. John’s College, takes the theme “Exploring Our Roots” this year and each lecture focuses on a different facet of Maryland history.  The lectures, which are free and open to the public, will be held in the Francis Scott Key Auditorium, at 8:15 p.m.

Each lecture will be preceded by a candlelit dinner. Dinners, held at 7:15 p.m. in Randall Hall must be paid in advance. The full series of five dinners is $150.00. A single reservation is $30.00. Full-series subscribers are guaranteed reservations. To make a reservation contact Anne Zolkower at 410-626-2507 or anne.zolkower@sjca.edu.

Upcoming History Lectures:

October 21  “Our Namesake: Queen Anne of Great Britain,” by Sherry Marsh, vice chair and secretary of the Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation, Inc.  Dinner reservation deadline: October 16.

November 25    “Dr. Alexander Hamilton and Provincial Maryland. Expanding the Orbit of  Scottish Culture,” by Elaine Breslaw, author and historian.

Dinner reservation deadline: November 20.

January 20   “Anne Arundel’s Lost Town Archeological Project, an Update,” by Al Luckenback, Anne Arundel County archeologist. 

Dinner reservation deadline: January 15.

February 17   “Abraham Lincoln comes to Annapolis: the Hampton Roads Peace Conference,” by Willard Mumford, chair of the Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation, Inc.  Dinner reservation deadline: February 12.

March 17   “The Remarkable Acquisitions of the United States Naval Academy Museum,” by James Cheevers, Naval Academy Museum associate director.  Dinner reservation deadline: March 12.