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What: Ever wonder what it was like to live in Maryland over the last 200 years? What was your life like if you were an engineer, governor, mother, warrior, teacher? What impact did your life have at the time and on future generations? A new exhibit at the University of Maryland's Hornbake Library tries to answer these questions and more by presenting the lives of eight Marylanders through their own writings, other published materials, photographs and memorabilia.
In the Parlor: The Personal Lives of Marylanders considers how these lives reflected larger historical themes that range from religion to race, politics to careers and family life."This is a great way to learn that even the most simple records and diaries, combined with official records and other documents can provide a look into the lives of individuals," says exhibit Curator Jennie Levine. "There is no better way to learn about past history in a very personal way," she says.
Who: In The Parlor looks at the lives of:
Name -- Lived -- Occupation John H. Alexander ---- 1812-1867 ---- Chief Engineer of Maryland, Businessman, Scholar, Father Leonidas Dodson ---- 1822-1889 ---- Teacher, Banker, Father Mary Eliza Bradbury ---- 1830-1875 ---- Teacher, Churchgoer, Wife, Mother Susan Mathiot Gale ---- 1831-1878 ---- Mother, Widow Edith R. Brooke Green ---- 1869-1954 ---- Farmer, Wife, Mother Bertha Gerneaux Davis Woods ---- 1873-1952 ---- Writer, Wife, Mother Theodore L. Bissell ---- 1899-1992 ---- Entomologist, Professor, Historian, Father Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin ---- 1900-1974 ---- Lawyer, Politician, Orator, Father
When: "In The Parlor, The Personal Lives of Marylanders" runs through June 2004.
Where: The Maryland Room is located on the first floor of the Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland (College Park). Hours are 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Saturdays noon to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. For further information call 301-314-2712, or email Curator Jennie A. Levine at:[email protected]
Online Press Release: http://www.urhome.umd.edu/newsdesk/culture/release.cfm?ArticleID=877
In the Parlor Web Page at: http://www.lib.umd.edu/mdrm/gallery.html
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