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Water / Ways: The Underground RailroadSpeaker Series: Angie CrenshawCommunication and Community on the water-related to UGRR: For Harriet Tubman and other enslaved people the Underground Railroad was a resistance movement against slavery through escape and flight. Free and enslaved blacks, as well as white supporters, provided food, shelter, transportation, money, and directions. Harriet Tubman was its most famed conductor, a person that transported others on the dangerous journey to freedom. She was supported by courage, kindness, and knowledge of a network of individuals on the Underground Railroad, or as we call them, the Original Team Tubman. Join Ranger Crenshaw and learn about the important role that water, communication, and community played on the Underground Railroad in Maryland and participate in a lively discussion and family-friendly activity. Day: Saturday, November 9th Time: 2:00pm Location: Dorchester Center for the Arts 321 High Street, Cambridge, MD 21613 (Second Floor) |
Showing posts with label Tourism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tourism. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Marshy Cove resident presents the legacy of Harriet Tubman
Friday, September 27, 2019
The Sequoia at Cambridge
The Sequoia was the Presidential yacht for presidents from Herbert Hoover to Jimmy Carter.
The Sequoia will be here for a few more days at Ruark Boat Works which is located near Maryland Avenue. It will be transferred to a barge which will transport it to Maine for a multi-million dollar restoration.
Some facts: Kennedy spent his last birthday on the Sequoia.
Nixon played "God Bless Ameria" all night on the piano while drinking scotch before he resigned.
Sorry, there are no tours or guides
Sunday, September 23, 2018
Ironman Seeking Volunteers
Ironman Event scheduled for Saturday, September 29, 2018
From: Gerry Boyle <gerry.boyle@ironman.com>
Date: September 22, 2018 at 1:50:09 PM EDT
Subject: Volunteers
Easiest description is to say we need volunteers on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday when it is hard to find people who are not working. A couple of examples; passenger van drivers between Long Wharf and Great Marsh, controlling access to Lng Wharf(no cars) and giving directions. Same outside Great Marsh.
Very flexible hours.
Anyone interested/willing should email volunteer director ahengstcaptain@gmail.com or call Gerry 443-786-0059
Gerry Boyle
Race Director, IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman
Race Director, IRONMAN Maryland
443-786-0059 (cell)
Gerry.boyle@ironman.co
Friday, March 2, 2018
The LAST of a BREED, A MUST SEE!
S.S. John W. Brown to Visit Cambridge
The S.S. John W. Brown, one of only two remaining and operational World War II liberty ships, will dock at the port of Cambridge near Governor’s Hall from August 4-12. The ship will arrive with a few hundred visitors from its day cruise, originating in Baltimore, and will remain open to the public the rest of the week from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
During the evening, the Calhoon Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA) Training School, will host re-certification classes for marine engineers from across the East Coast. Its visit will coincide with the 39th Annual Seafood Feast-I-Val, which will be held at Governor’s Hall on August 11 from 1-6 p.m.
“This is such an exciting opportunity to host a piece of living history here in Cambridge, work with one of the city’s showcase events to create a significant attraction for visitors, and to play a role in the continued development of marine engineers from around the country,” said Brandon Hesson, the Associate Director of Economic Development for the City of Cambridge.
The S.S. John W. Brown is maintained and operated in Baltimore by a corps of volunteers through Project Liberty Ship, which preserves the ship as an educational asset. The ship was originally one of 2,700 liberty ships manufactured as part of an emergency WWII shipbuilding program. After its tenure as an active cargo ship, the S.S. John W. Brown served as a maritime high school from 1946-1983. Now, it also acts as a venue for special events and weddings when it isn’t providing a regular slate of educational day cruises and docent-led tours.
During the evening, the Calhoon Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA) Training School, will host re-certification classes for marine engineers from across the East Coast. Its visit will coincide with the 39th Annual Seafood Feast-I-Val, which will be held at Governor’s Hall on August 11 from 1-6 p.m.
The S.S. John W. Brown is maintained and operated in Baltimore by a corps of volunteers through Project Liberty Ship, which preserves the ship as an educational asset. The ship was originally one of 2,700 liberty ships manufactured as part of an emergency WWII shipbuilding program. After its tenure as an active cargo ship, the S.S. John W. Brown served as a maritime high school from 1946-1983. Now, it also acts as a venue for special events and weddings when it isn’t providing a regular slate of educational day cruises and docent-led tours.
For more information about the S.S. John W. Brown or its day cruises, visit www.ssjohnwbrown.org.
Monday, June 12, 2017
TASTE OF CAMBRIDGE, MD, July 8, 2017
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Friday, June 2, 2017
Taste of Cambridge
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Saturday, October 1, 2016
Dorchester Events web site, CSR 2016
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
900 Marshy Cove Resident Selected By Cambridge Main Street
Local photographer Jameson Harrington has been selected to be the first photographer to showcase work on Cambridge Main Street's new website, which will be unveiled at its annual fundraising Spring Fling fundraising event on April 9 at the Choptank River Golf and Events Center. You can purchase tickets to Spring Fling HERE.
Congratulations to Jameson Harrington.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Sailwinds Development RFP: Meeting Thursday, Feb 11, at 6:30 at City Council Chambers, 305 Gay St.
Frank Cooke welcomes all interested to
attend,
you do not need to reside in the 3rd ward!
you do not need to reside in the 3rd ward!
See below for
details.
From:
Frank Cooke fecooke@yahoo.com
http://www.choosecambridge.com/index.php/mayor-commissioners/third-ward-frank-stout/
Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 12:03 PM
Subject: Ward Meeting regarding development at Sailwinds
http://www.choosecambridge.com/index.php/mayor-commissioners/third-ward-frank-stout/
Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 12:03 PM
Subject: Ward Meeting regarding development at Sailwinds
Fellow
citizens,
A couple of weeks
ago, Council decided to have a public work session to discuss the possible
release of a Request For Proposal (RFP) for development of the Sailwinds
property. The mayor at that time did not favor public input at the work session
and she asked the commissioners to poll their wards regarding the proposed
release of an RFP. I subsequently arranged to have a meeting with my
constituents and I have that set up for this Thursday, Feb. 11, at City Council
Chambers at 6:30 P.M. A couple of days ago, the mayor changed her mind about
taking public comments on Feb. 17, so there may be some opportunity to do so
then as well.
The advantage of
attending this Thursday is that you will likely have a smaller crowd and more
opportunity to get information and to share your thoughts. I am hoping that you
would be willing to complete a short survey during our get-together. I would
use that information to express the sentiment of my ward at the meeting on the
17th. If you cannot attend this Thursday and would like to complete the survey,
let me know and I will send it to you via email.
Please feel free
to forward this email to your neighbors! If you want to copy me, I will add
their email addresses to my list so that, in the future, I can contact them
directly to let them know what is going on, both on Sailwinds and other matters
of interest.
Again the meeting
is this Thursday, Feb 11, at 6:30 at City Council Chambers, 305 Gay St. I have
asked Commissioner Hanson to join us as he sits on the Sailwinds Committee and
is quite knowledgeable about the history of this project. Please feel free to
contact me via email or by phone. My cell is
443-205-3263.
Sincerely,
Frank
Cooke,
3rd Ward
Commissioner
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Cambridge Schooner Rendezvous, Saturday and Sunday, October 24, 25, 2015
The tall ships have begun to arrive at Long Wharf.
Come visit "History on the Water."
Festivities begin at 10 AM on Saturday.
The CSR web site tells all.
Photographs: follow us on Pinterest!
Facebook: friend us!
https://www.facebook.com/CambridgeTallShipSchoonerRendezvous
Hosted by
The Richardson Maritime Museum
401 High St, PO BOX 1198
Cambridge, Maryland 21613
410-221-1871
info@richardsonmuseum.org
Tenth Annual
Flaking the head sail
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| Lady Maryland is the only remaining Chesapeake Schooner in the world, They were also called Pungies. |
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Monday, June 8, 2015
Cambridge, Maryland, “Heart of the Eastern Shore” article in the Philadelphia Sun, June 6, 2015
By Renée S. Gordon
“A ship, like a human being, moves best when it is slightly athwart the wind, when it has to keep its sails tight and attend its course…” —Chesapeake
From the first European sighting of the Chesapeake Bay area, by Spanish explorers in the 1520s, the region has been lauded for its beauty and abundance of wildlife and fish. Mid-16th century maps show that they called the bay Santa Maria. The earliest documented foreign visitor, Captain John Smith, arrived 82-years later and it is from his journals that we gather information on the geography, native population and culture. The Native Americans referred to the water as the “great shellfish bay,” “Tschiswapeki,” which to English ears became Chesapeake. The major tribes in the region were the Nantaquak (Nanticoke), Pocomoke-Assateague and Susquehannock. You can follow the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. nps.gov/cajo/index
more>>>> /Philadelphia Sun Travel article
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