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HSMC AUDIO FILES

Maryland
at the Beginning

Exploring the Founding of Lord Baltimore's Colony

HSMC celebrated the 375th anniversary of Maryland’s founding throughout 2009.  Commemoration began on Maryland Day weekend, March 28 and 29, with a Saturday symposium titled "Maryland at the Beginning."

The free lecture program offered 30-minute talks by leading Chesapeake historians and archaeologists to a "sell out" audience. On all but the "Welcome" , Dr. Henry Miller, director of research at Historic St. Mary's City, is heard introducing each speaker in turn and moderating the final "Questions" session. The sessions were recorded in Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary's Hall on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland in St. Mary's City, Maryland. The files were edited by Bob Klingberg.

This and other special programs marking the 375th anniversary of Maryland's founding were made possible by the generous support of our sponsors:

SAIC
Philip L. Graham Fund
Constellation Energy
The Boeing Company
Community Bank of Tri-County
Learning Systems International
Maryland Bank & Trust
PNC


Maryland at the Beginning Audio Files

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Introduction (5857 KB)
Bob Klingberg

Welcome (10579 KB)
Dr. Regina Faden, Executive Director, Historic St. Mary’s City and Dr. Michael Cain, Director, Center for the Study of Democracy, St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

Why Maryland? The Lords Baltimore and their Colonial Enterprises  (32473 KB)
Dr. John Krugler, Professor of History, Marquette University.

The Ark & The Dove:  The Ships that Founded Maryland & their Crews  (21304 KB)
Joseph M. Greeley, Waterfront Interpretive Supervisor and William Gates, Captain, The Maryland Dove, Historic St. Mary’s City. 

A Relation of Maryland’s Founding Voyage (25188 KB)
Dr. Henry M. Miller, Director of Research, Historic St. Mary’s City.

The Piscataway and Yaocomico Peoples of Maryland (25801 KB)
Dr. Gabrielle Tayac, National Museum of the American Indian.

Manorial Maryland:  Establishing the Colony (23770 KB)
Dr. Garry Wheeler Stone, Monmouth Battlefield, New Jersey Parks

Maryland at the Beginning:  Significance and Legacy (18149 KB)
Dr. Edward Papenfuse, Maryland State Archivist.