Tonight, 7pm: Baltimore History Evenings

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:46:48 -0400

Baltimore City Historical Society's Baltimore History Evenings series features presentations and discussions on Baltimore’s history. Baltimore History Evenings are usually held at 7:00 PM on the third Thursday of every month from January to June.

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Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 7pm via Zoom

Baltimore’s Historic Sharp-Leadenhall Neighborhood

Presented by Betty Bland-Thomas

Ms. Bland-Thomas is a neighborhood historian and community activist who preserves the history of Sharp-Leadenhall. The neighborhood is located between M&TBank Stadium and Federal Hill, in historic South Baltimore. It was established by formerly enslaved residents and German immigrants about 1790 and is rich with African American history. The community was home to significant churches, the Baltimore Abolitionist Society and the African Academy of Baltimore.

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The 2024 Season Of Baltimore History Evenings

Future Programs:

Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 7pm via Zoom

“Doing Queer History in Public” — Baltimore’s LGBTQ+ history

Presented by Kate Drabinski, Ph.D.

Dr. Kate Drabinski is Principal Lecturer of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She is also the Director of the Women Involved in Learning and Leadership (WILL+) program, a co-curricular program and Living-Learning community sponsored by GWST. Her research interests include transgender studies, critical pedagogy, public history, and theories of activism. She is on the Editorial Board of the journal Radical Teacher and the Baltimore Heritage LGBT History Committee.

Thursday, May 16, 2024, time and location to be announced

“Searching for "Precious Stones":

An Exploration of Baltimore's Arts, Culture & Health Efforts from 1968-2023”

Presented by David O. Fakunle, Ph.D.

Dr. Fakunle serves as Assistant Professor in the Public Health Program at the Morgan State University School of Community Health & Policy, Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine, and Associate Faculty in the Mental Health department of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His interests include stressors within the built environment, societal manifestations of racism, and the use of arts and culture to strengthen health, equity and ultimately, liberation.

Thursday, June 20, 2024, time and location to be announced

“Introspection”

Presented by Dr. Joyce J. Scott

Joyce J. Scott is a Baltimore multidisciplinary artist and a MacArthur Fellow who holds three honorary doctorates from institutions including the Johns Hopkins University and the Maryland Institute College of Art. A 50-year retrospective of her work is on exhibition March 24 - July 15 at The Baltimore Museum of Art: Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams, curated by Cecilia Wichmann and Catharina Manchanda.

Baltimore History Evenings are sponsored by:

Trace Architects
"Trace Architects is committed to using architecture as a tool for neighborhood sustainability. We are passionate about our profession and that translates into projects that energize not only the individual but the community."