May 31, 2026

Lecture Topic: A Forgotten Patriot

Patriot

David Brown, a retired adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, will give a talk at the Historically Speaking event March 26, 2026, at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

Historically Speaking Topic: Negotiating Changing Chesapeake Identities

Lecture

Historically Speaking will welcome Valerie Hall and her presentation on Maryland’s indigenous population, especially Indian women, who transformed Early British American society during the 17th century. Ms. Hall will speak from 7 to 9pm Wednesday, August 20, 2025, in Leonardtown.

Topic: Uneasy Alliances in Civil War Era So. MD

Civil War

Join Georgetown University Professor Chandra Manning at 4:30pm January 22 at St. Mary’s College of Maryland to hear her discuss “Uneasy Alliances in Civil War Era Southern Maryland.”

Historically Speaking: A Murder in St. Mary’s

Holly Fabbri, associate director of alumni relations at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, will address the next Historically Speaking event December 6. Her topic: A Murder in St. Mary’s County.

Historically Speaking: MD’s Role in Religious Liberty

Historically Speaking

The St. Mary’s County Historical Society will present Kenneth Lasson, professor of law emeritus at the University of Baltimore School of Law, speaking on “Free Exercise in the Free State: Maryland’s Role in Religious Liberty and the First Amendment” on July 19.

Pax’s Cold War Warriors Remembered

Pax Cold War Warriors

St. Mary’s County Historical Society and the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum bring “Pax River’s Forgotten Cold War Warriors” to video to inaugurate the society’s Historically Speaking series.