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Maryland Historical Society

The Maryland Historical Society , founded in 1844, is the oldest cultural institution in the U.S. state of Maryland. The society "collects, preserves, and interprets objects and materials reflecting Maryland's diverse heritage. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Maryland Historical Society has hosted 9 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2009 Public Affairs Event. The year with the most events was 2012 with three events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2011 with an average of 2,416 views per video. Most appearances with Mark B. Letzer (3). Most common tags: War of 1812, African American History.

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    Smithsonian Founder James Smithson

    Smithsonian Research Associate Heather Ewing talked about the life of English scientist James Smithson, the founding donor of the…

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    Frederick Douglass Bicentennial

    Historian David Blight, director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition presented a talk titled…

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    World War I German Submarine Deutschland

    Naval historians Gary Weir and Nicholas Lambert talk about the World War I voyage of the German submarine Deutschland to Baltimore,…

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    Maryland and The War of 1812

    Alexandra Deutsch spoke about the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore and its War of 1812 collection. The collection includes Francis…

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