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Welcome to the Baltimore County Heritage Network! | November 15 - December 15, 2024 | | |
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NATIONAL ELECTRONICS MUSEUM - Grand Opening Announcement
November 16 @ 10 AM - 4 PM
Location: National Electronics Museum, 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031
| The National Electronics Museum is excited to welcome you back into our new home, which is now in a shared space with the Computer Museum at System Source and the Bloop Museum. This unique collaboration promises a unique experience for electronic, math and technology enthusiasts. Come celebrate with us on Saturday, November 16th, 10 AM to 4 PM for a day of discovery, excitement, and community. Free event - light food and refreshments provided! | |
Delight in Writing: A Day of One's Own
November 16 @ 9 AM - 3 PM
Location: Manor Mill | 2029 Monkton Rd, Monkton, MD 21111
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Manor Mill Writers Retreat
Treat yourself to a day dedicated to writing at historic Manor Mill in scenic northern Baltimore County.
Learn from expert authors about submittable markets, publishing options, crafting great scenes and characters—or simply opt for a quiet day of generative writing, all in a peaceful setting tucked between tall trees and a sparkling stream.
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The Computer Museum at System Source
November 23 and 24 @ Saturday: 9 AM - 9 PM,
Sunday: 9 AM - 5 PM
Location: System Source | 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD. 21031
| You can bring in your computers to work on, receive help from other enthusiasts, and tour our museum. There will be tables set up, all complete with power, just bring your tools and supplies, and there will be plenty of help from other hobbyists. There will be no charge for attending, just come in and have fun! If you would like to work on a museum artifact, please contact us ahead of time. |
Beyond Fayette Street: Lafayette in Baltimore City and County
November 24 @ 2 - 4 PM
Location: HSBC Almshouse, 9811 Van Buren Lane, Cockeysville, MD 21030
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Beyond Fayette Street: Lafayette in Baltimore City and County
A Panel Highlighting Lafayette’s Numerous Visits 1781-1825
Please join us for the 13th annual joint program of the Baltimore City Historical Society and the Historical Society of Baltimore County. 2024 is the Bicentennial of Lafayette’s “Farewell Tour” of the United States. Lafayette had great affection for Baltimore and visited it seven times for a total of 19 days during his 14-month tour, more than any other city besides the Washington. A panel of speakers will highlight specifics of Lafayette’s visits to both city and county locations.
Please Register FREE HERE:
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Preservation in Practice: Metallic, ceramic, wood, and painting conservation
with Kenya M. Brown Feeser
November 26 @ 6 - 7:30 PM
Location: Manor Mill | 2029 Monkton Rd, Monkton, MD 21111
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Join Manor Mill and the Preservation Alliance of Baltimore County on the fourth Tuesday of each month for a free meeting to discuss the many avenues and practices of preservation. We will be joined by preservation experts in fields such as American architecture, timber framing, masonry, window restoration, cemetery history and headstone cleaning, and many more. If you have a passion or interest in historic build preservation, this is the event for you to get involved and learn more!
Join conservator Kenya M. Brown Feeser for this talk focused on the methods and tools needed to maintain the superficial integrity of archaeological objects and oil paintings.
| Slumbering in Fall by the Midsummer Hills: The Historical Investigations of the Cassandor Hamilton Site 18BA623 | Marshy Point Nature Center Council's Research Chair, Daniel Dean, was recently published in the Maryland Archeology journal. Slumbering in Fall by the Midsummer Hills: The Historical Investigations of the Cassandor Hamilton Site 18BA623 takes an in depth look into the lives of those who lived and worked at Marshy Point, along with family relations and discussion of the issues dealing with destructive methods pertaining to artifact retrieval.You may access this issue at no charge until December 1st here. We highly recommend joining the Archeological Society of Maryland, which publishes this journal for full access in addition to back issues, ASM Ink Newsletter, and various opportunities to get involved in local history through archeology. Join the ASM here. | |
Twentieth Century Baltimore
December 1 @ 2 - 3:30 PM
Location: HSBC Almshouse, 9811 Van Buren Lane, Cockeysville, MD 21030
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Twentieth Century Baltimore: A Native Son’s Casual History of the City on the Patapsco
by Jack Burkert
Join us for a discussion of this new social history book about the Baltimore region. A story of a city and its people, a history from the perspective of a fellow Baltimorean, also an amateur historian. It is a story of Baltimore in the 20th century, the history of a place and its people from many walks of life. Through the decades, two World Wars, the Roaring Twenties, and a handful hard times, always there was a “this was Baltimore” story nearby, only a sentence or two away.
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CCBC- Genealogy: Research Using Land Records
December 6 @ 1:30 - 3 PM
Location: HSBC Almshouse, 9811 Van Buren Lane, Cockeysville, MD 21030
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HIT 990-Enrich your ancestral history by exploring online land records, such as land grants and purchases on MDlandrec.com and Plats.net. Instructor: David Powell.
CRN: 31229
Call 443-840-5830 to register
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One Ticket – 3 Museums
Visit the National Electronics Museum, the Computer Museum at System Source and the Bloop Museum all at once in one location with one admission:
$15 for Adults
$10 for Youth under 18, Students, Military/Veterans, First Responders.
Public tours are available on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by appointment only. Unable to visit on these days? Exceptions can be made—just contact any of us!
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Santa Arrives by Air for Opening Festivities of Free Holiday Plane & Train Garden
Presented by the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum
Tis the season for smiles, joys and traditions for all ages!
November 30 @ 11 AM - 3:30 PM
11 AM Santa Flies into Martin State Airport vis Brett Aviation.
11:30 AM Holiday Garden Opening at 2323 Eastern Blvd.
11:30 AM to 3 PM Santa meet and greet at Holiday Garden
Free admission. Donations are always appreciated. A photo ID is required for visitors over 18 years old for entry into the Garden facility.
The theme for the 2024 Garden is "A Capital Christmas".
For up to date Santa arrival schedule, weather conflicts and complete Holiday Garden schedule visit www.mdairmuseum.org.
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The Fire Museum of Maryland is gearing up for the Holidays.
Our Holiday Train Garden opens on Saturday, November 30. 10 AM - 4 PM
Tickets at the door. Admission includes entrance to the Train Garden, which shows a mid-20th century city, with some familiar Baltimore landmarks!
Take a free photo with Santa! Saturday, November 30 only, from 11 AM - 2 PM.
Sunday, December 1 is Museum Store Day. Come browse our Fire Museum shop, where we have gifts for kids and adults.
On Sunday, December 1, the Museum, the shop, and the Train Garden will be open from 12 - 4 PM
The Train Garden is on display in December.
Saturdays, 10 AM - 4 PM.
Sundays 12 - 4 PM.
Closed December 23 - 25. Open Holiday Week: Thursday - Saturday, December 26-28. 10 AM - 4 PM.
Also open sunday, December 29. Noon - 4. Monday, December 30. 10 AM - 4 PM.
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Membership Meeting
December 5 @ 7 PM
Essex Community Tree & Cube Lighting
December 7 @ 5 -7 PM
Join us for the most wonderful night of the year in Essex! Tree lighting, gifts for the kids, DJ, fire trucks and a visit with Santa. This special night will also feature the lighting of the original Essex Cube, now located in our courtyard. FREE for all.
Speaker Series: "An Evening with Historian Paul M. Blitz"
December 12 @ 7 PM
Join us for the last Speaker Series of the year with Heritage Society Historian of more than three decades, Paul M. Blitz. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Visitors may tour the Museum after the talk.
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December 7 and 8: Christmas at Todd’s
Note that this weekend’s special event is on Sunday.
Saturday: House and grounds will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. See the house, inside and out, decorated for Christmas. Tours available.
Sunday: Another visit from Historic Santa. As last year, Santa Claus has promised to visit kids, big and little, at Todd’s Inheritance. He will wear another of his historic Christmas outfits, “Civil War Santa”, the outfit he wore as he visited the troops during our country’s Civil War, the way cartoonist Thomas Nast saw and drew him with the troops.
House and grounds open 11 a.m. (Santa will be there) to 4 p.m., though Santa must depart at 3 p.m. to get back to the North Pole to work with the elves making toys.
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HSBC Gala Benefit at the Fire Museum of MD
December 7 @ 6 - 10 PM
Location: The Fire Museum of Maryland | 1301-R York Rd, Timonium, MD 21093
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Join us for an evening of fabulous food, drinks, and camaraderie at the Fire Museum of Maryland. The evening will also provide an opportunity to enjoy the museum’s exhibits including the holiday train garden and Fire Alarm Room. Our gala is a special night for friends to gather and serves as a critical fundraiser that helps support our many programs and initiatives.
Tickets and sponsorships are available HERE:
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Baltimore, You Have No Idea
December 11 - 15
Location: Baltimore Museum of Art ’s Meyerhoff Auditorium, 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
| Returning to the stage for its third year this December with two new scenes! Dan Rodricks’ one-man play… with a cast of eight! Tickets now available for five performances December 11-15. Stories from the hard streets and sweet spots of Baltimore. Dramatic, hopeful, sobering and uproariously funny, Dan’s play is an onstage memoir from more than 45 years as a Baltimore Sun columnist. While documenting a city seemingly in perpetual recovery, he discovers one-of-a-kind Baltimore stories and characters that come to life from the page to the stage. |
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Who is BCHN?
The Baltimore County Heritage Network was formed in 2022, supported by a grant from the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s Miller History Fund. This collaboration of small history organizations around Baltimore County allows us to share our combined strengths. We hope to increase the sustainability and public awareness of our member organizations. More than that we hope to spread our love of our local history and its amazing stories to more people in our region.
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Answer: Holiday train gardens have been a tradition in Baltimore, particularly in firehouses, since the late 1800s. Until the 1950s, every firehouse in Baltimore displayed their train gardens throughout December and into the beginning of January. Many firehouses gradually stopped doing the displays as their work and hours changed.
The tradition descended from the Moravians who immigrated to America and settled in Pennsylvania and parts of Baltimore two centuries ago. The Moravian Gardens generally featured a Nativity, which gradually evolved to a more general Christmas theme.
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