A Timeline of Frederick Douglass’s Life in Maryland and Beyond February 1818 - Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey born at Holme Hill Farm near Easton. August 1824 - Sent to live on Lloyd Plantation, Wye River, at the home of his master, Aaron Anthony. February 1825 - Mother visits him for the last time before her death late in 1825 or early in 1826. March 1826 - Sent to live with Hugh Auld family in the[...]
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When it comes to ice cream, Maryland is full of firsts. First ice cream on the continent? Check. Governor Thomas Bladen served up the sweet, creamy treat way back in 1744 (it was strawberry, if you’re wondering). First commercial sales of ice cream? Check again. A Baltimore milkman by the name of Jacob Fussell began the commercial selling of ice cream in Baltimore in 1851, and we’re still leading the way with the Maryland’s Best[...]
BALTIMORE, MD (August 22, 2024) — Governor Wes Moore today proclaimed September 2024 as the sixth annual International Underground Railroad Month in Maryland. The month acknowledges the significance of the Underground Railroad, and all those involved, for its contribution to the eradication of legal enslavement in the United States and as a cornerstone for the more comprehensive civil rights movement that followed. “The heroes of the Underground Railroad continue to have an international impact even[...]