Wayne's Guide to Walks, Talks, and Tours of Baltimore
In honor of Black History Month
On June 2,1958, Dr. King was the keynote speaker,
at Morgan State College's commencement in Baltimore.
Can you identify the four gentlemen leading the
commencement procession?
(Answers are at the end of the site)
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Welcome to my website which this year celebrates its 20th anniversary of listing walks, talks, tours, classes, and books that relate to Baltimore's history and architecture. Founded in 1730, Baltimore has played a major role in the history of our region, state, and nation. The site is updated monthly, and I am always amazed how many events there are to post. I'm always open to suggestions on how to improve the site. Feel free to email: wayne.schaumburg@gmail.com.
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Forthcoming Baltimore History Talks & Classes
Here is a list of my talks in February and March. (All programs are FREE unless there is a $)
Sunday, February 2nd, 2 p.m. at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion: $ FROM THE STAMP ACT TO YORKTOWN:
BALTIMORE IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Tuesday, February 4th, 1 p.m. at Essex Senior Center: BALTIMORE'S AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE
Friday, February 7th, 10 a.m. at Edgemere Senior Center: BALTIMORE'S AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE
Sunday, February 9th, 1 p.m. at The Fire Museum of Maryland: BALTIMORE'S FIRST RENAISSANCE -- THE
AMAZING RECOVERY FROM THE GREAT FIRE OF 1904 $
Monday, February 10th, 10:30 a.m. at Cockeysville Senior Center: A HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN! THE
GREAT BALTIMORE FIRE OF 1904
Tuesday, February 11th, 10 a.m. at Victory Villa Senior Center: BALTIMORE'S AFRICAN AMERICAN
HERITAGE
Wednesday, February 26th, 10:30 a.m. at Parkville Senior Center: BALTIMORE'S AFRICAN AMERICAN
HERITAGE
Thursday, February 27th, 12:45 p.m. at Bykota / Towson Senior Center: BALTIMORE'S AFRICAN
AMERICAN HERITAGE
Saturday, March 7th, 1 p.m. at the Star Spangled Banner Flag House: THE FEMININE TOUCH: WOMEN
IN BALTIMORE HISTORY
Monday, March 9th, 10:30 a.m. at Cockeysville Senior Center: THE FEMININE TOUCH: WOMEN IN
BALTIMORE HISTORY
Tuesday, March 10th, 10 a.m. at Victory Villa Senior Center: THE FEMININE TOUCH: WOMEN IN
BALTIMORE HISTORY
Wednesday, March 11th, 7 p.m. at the Village Learning Place, 2521 St. Paul Street. Second Wednesdays:
THE FEMININE TOUCH: WOMEN IN BALTIMORE HISTORY
Friday, March 20th, 12:45 p.m. at Bykota / Towson Senior Center: THE FEMININE TOUCH: WOMEN IN
BALTIMORE HISTORY
Tuesday, March 24th, 7 p.m. at Baltimore County Public Library - Perry Hall Branch: NINETEENTH
CENTURY BALTIMORE -- A CITY OF IMMIGRANTS
Wednesday, March 25th, 10:30 a.m. at Parkville Senior Center: THE FEMININE TOUCH: WOMEN IN
BALTIMORE HISTORY
Thursday, March 26th, 7 p.m. at Baltimore County Public Library - Hereford Branch: MONUMENTAL
BALTIMORE: A LOOK AT OUR CITY'S MONUMENTS & PUBLIC ART
Green Mount Cemetery Walking Tours:
The next set of walking tours for historic Green Mount Cemetery will take place on April 18th, May 2nd, 16th, and 30th.
Opened in 1839, Green Mount is an early example of an urban-rural cemetery, that is, a cemetery with a park-like
setting located close to the countryside. Green Mount is the final resting place of Johns Hopkins, Enoch Pratt, William
and Henry Walters, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, Betsy Patterson, Arunah Abell, Albert Ritchie, Harriett Lane Johnston, William
Henry Rinehart, John H. B. Latrobe, A. Aubrey Bodine, John Wilkes Booth, Walter Lord, many other famous Marylanders.
The two-hour walking tours begin at 9:30 a.m. from the main gate located at Greenmount Avenue and East Oliver Street.
The cost is $20 per person. The tours are led by Baltimore historian and educator Wayne R. Schaumburg. To receive the
tour information sheet in March, email your POSTAL ADDRESS to .
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NEW BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON BALTIMORE HISTORY AND
ARCHITECTURE FOR 2020
Baltimore Magazine January, 2020 issue. Be sure to check out the photo article by Ron Cassie and
Christine Jackson (pp. 76-91) on "Baltimore the Beautiful, A Tribute to One of America's Greatest
Architecture Cities."
Ann Blouse and Cynthia Mann, What Lies Beneath, The Farms, Mills, and Towns Under Our Reservoirs
Christos Christou and Henry Peden, Jr., Maryland Casualities in the War of 1812
Bernard McKenna, The Baltimore Black Sox, A Negro Leagues History 1913-1936 (available in July)
Old West Baltimore, (due out Fall,2020)
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OTHER EVENTS IN FEBRUARY:
Saturday February 1st thru 29th at Historic Homewood Museum, 3400 North Charles Street on the
Hopkins University campus. FREE ADMISSION FEBRUARY. Free admission includes a guided tour of
the museum that draws on new scholarship to tell the stories of Charles and Harriet Carroll, for whom
Homewood was constructed in 1801, and two enslaved families, the Rosses and the Connors, who labored
for the Carrolls in the first quarter of the 19th century. Free admission applies to individuals and groups
under seven. Tours depart on the hour with the last tour starting at 3 p.m. Advanced reservations are
appreciated by calling 410-516-5589.
Sunday, February 2nd, 2 p.m. at the Garrett Jacobs Mansion at 11 West Mt Vernon Place. $ Sunday lecture
series sponsored by Baltimore Heritage and the Garrett Jacobs Mansion. "From the Stamp Act to Yorktown --
Baltimore in the American Revolution" --- Join Baltimore historian and educator Wayne R. Schaumburg as we
look at Baltimore’s role in the fight for independence. Discover our town’s unique response to the Stamp Act
crisis. Learn about a group of soldiers called the Maryland 400, many of whom were from Baltimore, that saved
Washington’s army at the Battle of Long Island. Did you know that Baltimore was the capital of the United States
for three months? Learn about Mary Katherine Goddard’s contribution to American independence, and the
construction of the first American frigate built in Fell’s Point. Finally we answer the burning question: did George
Washington sleep here? This and more!
Sunday, February 9th, 10-11:30 a.m., Baltimore Heritage Walking Tour: "Mount Vernon Love Stories: A
Historic Valentines Walking Tour" $ Baltimore historian Jamie Hunt is back with a Valentine’s Day-themed
tour of romance in Mount Vernon! For two centuries, Mount Vernon has seen spectacular love stories,
bitter feuds, and more than a few juicy trysts. The neighborhood’s earliest days include patriot and original
Mount Vernon landowner John Eager Howard marrying a charming young Philadelphian, Margaret “Peggy”
Chew, after her first love was hanged for treason in a plot that involved Benedict Arnold. Fast forward
200 years and Mount Vernon saw a 20th century graduate of its Baltimore School for the Arts, actress
Jada Pinkett Smith, fall in love with and marry another noted Philadelphian, actor Will Smith. In between
these two sets of lovers are the royal tales of Betsy Patterson Bonaparte, who died wealthy but bitter in
Mount Vernon years after an annulled marriage to Napoleon’s brother Jerome, and Bessie Wallis Warfield,
who was christened in a neighborhood church (just across the street from where Betsy died) and grew up
to become the Duchess of Windsor. Not to be outdone by royalty, some of Baltimore’s most storied authors
have ties to Mt. Vernon along with their beautiful, sad marriages, including Edgar Allan Poe, H.L. Mencken,
and F. Scott Fitzgerald. And of course the rich and famous of Baltimore’s Gilded Age include more than a
few with off-beat love lives. For information and reservations call 410-332-9992 or
email info@baltimoreheritage.org.
Sunday, February 9th, 1 p.m. in the Parish Hall of First Unitarian Church, located at 514 North Charles Street.
Founders Day Tea and Reading. Church historian Dr. Catherine Evans will discuss "The Beginnings of
Unitarianism in Baltimore: Post-War of 1812 Euphoria to the Panic of 1819." The program is FREE and open
to the public. A reception will follow the program. For more information, call 410-625-2330.
Sunday, February 9th, 1 p.m. at the Fire Museum of Maryland, located at 1301 York Road in Lutherville $
"History Ablaze!" -- the annual commemoration of the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. Speakers include Baltimore
County Fire Chief Joanne Rund and Baltimore historian and educator Wayne R. Schaumburg who will present
an illustrated program on Baltimore's amazing recovery from the 1904 blaze. Reservations are required.
Call 410-321-7500. Refreshments are included.
Tuesday, February 11th, 5-7 p.m. at University of Baltimore, Angelos Law Center, 1401 North Charles Street.
"The City Charter: Does It Work for a 21st Century Baltimore?" Join in a panel discussion of proposed updates
to the City Charter with these experts: former Mayor Kurt Schmoke, former Mayor Sheila Dixon, City Council
Brandon Scott, City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, City Councilman Bill Henry, and Baltimore historian and
professor of political science Matthew Crenson. The program is FREE and open to the public.
Thursday, February 13th, 7-8:30 p.m. at Motor House located at 120 West North Avenue. "Company Towns"
hosted by the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Hear from an interdisciplinary panel of experts on company
towns, including Sparrows Point, in the past and present. The program is FREE and open to the public.
Saturday, February 15th, from 1:30-3 p.m. AND from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Clifton Mansion, 2701 St. Lo Drive
in Clifton Park $ Enjoy a historic afternoon tea experience with hot drinks, sweet and savory snacks, live
piano accompaniment, and tours of Clifton Mansion's newest restored spaces. There will be two seatings
1:30-3:00 pm and 3:30 - 5:00 pm. The event will be hosted by "Miss Elizabeth Hopkins", Johns Hopkins'
cousin, who often hosted events at Clifton Mansion when it served as his summer home from 1838-1873.
Guests of all ages are welcomed. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Clifton Mansion was built
between 1790 and 1801 by Baltimore merchant Henry Thompson, and is the only remaining Baltimore
home of an officer from the War of 1812. Thompson served in the War of 1812 as captain of the Flying
Artillery, 3rd Maryland Brigade. Johns Hopkins, famed abolitionist, entrepreneur and philanthropist,
purchased Clifton Mansion in 1838. Restoration is ongoing at Clifton Mansion and is currently being
conducted by The Friends of Clifton Mansion. For more information, call 410-366-8533.
Saturday, February 15th 1-3 p.m. at the Avenue Bakery, 2229 Pennsylvania Avenue. Hosted by the Avenue bakery
and Flickering Treasures, Join us on February 15, at 1 p.m., to mark the 98th anniversary of the opening
of the Royal Theater, then called the Douglass, at The Avenue Bakery. We will celebrate the history of the
Royal and 17 other theaters in the Pennsylvania Avenue commercial district with the unveiling of a
mural-size map, historic photos and advertisements, which are now part of a permanent exhibition at The
Avenue Bakery. We’ll be talking about the future of The Avenue with bakery owner James Hamlin and
Lady Brion, executive director of The Pennsylvania Avenue Black Arts & Entertainment District. Flickering
Treasures author Amy Davis and entertainment columnist Rosa “Rambling Rose” Pryor Trusty will be on
hand to sign their books. Everyone is welcome at this free event!
Sunday, February 16th, 2-4 p.m. at the Historical Society of Baltimore County, 9811 Van Buren Lane. $
(free to HSBC members) Frank Wrabel, railroad historian and author will present an illustrated program
on "The Railroad Age In Baltimore County." This presentation will feature a general history of the key
railroad routes in Baltimore County including stations and structures that once served County residents.
Feature trains that served the region, unique railroad services, and the transition to the current railroad
environment will also be covered. For tickets visit
railroad-age-in-baltimore-county-21620. For information, call 410-666-1878.
Thursday, February 20th at 7 p.m. Baltimore History Evenings - third Thursdays from January to June
sponsored by the Baltimore City Historical Society. The programs will take place at the Village Learning
Center located at 2521 St. Paul Street in Charles Village. This month Nathan Dennies of the Hampden
Heritage Alliance will present an illustrated program on "The Jones Falls Valley: Its People and the Things
They Made." The program is FREE and open to the public.
Thursday, February 20th from 6-7:30 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Avenue. Helena Hicks
Speakers Series -- Join Distinguished Professor Lawrence Jackson as he chronicles the time Frederick
Douglass spent in Maryland, before making his escape north. Using interactive maps, Jackson will
recount Douglass’ formative years from his life as a slave on Eastern Shore plantations, to the streets and
shipyards of Baltimore. The program is FREE and open to the public.
Saturday, February 22nd, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.at the Roland Park Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free
Library, 5108 Roland Avenue. Historian and author Antero Pietila will discuss his latest book "The Ghosts
of Johns Hopkins." The program is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call 410-396-6099.
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ON-GOING EVENTS:
Through May 24, 2020 at Goucher College's Sanford Unger Athenaeum (library) Level 4: "Paul Henderson:
Photographs From the Civil Rights Era." This Maryland Historical Society traveling exhibit will be at Goucher
through May, 2020. Public viewing hours are from Monday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. during
normal library hours. The exhibit is FREE and open to the public. As the Afro-American Newspaper's first
photographer and later a free-lance photographer, Paul Henderson captured life in Baltimore during the
1940s to 1960s. While Henderson’s collection includes over 7,000 photographs, the exhibit at Goucher will
feature a selection of images that visually documents the African American community and subjects including
NAACP activities, protests, Morgan State University, athletic events, businesses, church groups, and
everyday life in Baltimore during the Civil Rights era.
Through December, 2020, Maryland Historical Society, 201 W. Monument Street $
The Hutzler Experience: How a Small Dry Goods Store Became a Maryland Institution. Hutzler’s
department store was a Maryland icon for more than a century. Starting as a small dry goods store on
Baltimore’s Howard Street in 1858, Hutzler’s grew into a Maryland dynasty that dazzled and delighted for
generations. In total, Hutzler’s operated 10 stores in Maryland, including its downtown flagship store
known as the “Palace,” and its first expansion store in Towson that opened in 1952. The family-run
business was thoughtful and innovative, instilling pride and affection from patrons and employees alike.
Hutzler’s was more than a store. It was an experience. The exhibition will recall what was an all-day
experience for customers, displaying products, ephemera, employee uniforms and handbooks, drawings,
video from behind-the-scenes at Hutzler’s, and items from the iconic Towson “Tea Room.” A highlight of
the exhibition will be a re-imagined window display, like the Hutzler’s on Howard Street, which will change
with the seasons.
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SPRING SEMESTER CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES
ON BALTIMORE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE: $
Community College of Baltimore County 443-840-4700
Baltimore's Grand Estates: Their Architecture and Builders -- Tuedays, May 5th-June 2nd, Hunt Valley
1:30-3p.m. Instructor: Jeff Wible
Major Mills of the Patapsco Valley -- Wednesdays, Mar. 4th - Mar 18th, Catonsville 10 a.m.-noon
Instructor: Betsy McMillion
Movers and Shakers of the Patapsco River Valley -- Wednesdays, May 6th-20th, Catonsville
10 a.m.-noon Instructor: Betsy McMillion
LUNCH & LEARN CLASSES:
The Unknown Johns Hopkins -- Wednesday, March 11th, 10:30 a.m. - noon at Owings Mills
Instructor: Antero Pietila. Lunch to follow at Glyndon Grill
The Cone Sisters -- Friday, March 20th, 10-30 a.m. - noon at Hunt Valley Instructor: Nancy Lotz
Lunch to follow at Blue Stone
Baltimore: Mid-Century People, Places,Priorities in the 1950s -- Friday, March 27th 10:30 a.m. - noon at
Hunt Valley Instructor: Jack Burkert. Lunch to follow at Fazinni's
We Always Told Steel Stories -- Tuesday, April 28th, 10:30 a.m. - noon at Owings Mills Instructor: Bill Barry
Lunch to follow at Glyndon Grill
Johns Hopkins University Odyssey Program 410-516-4842
Johns Hopkins' Baltimore -- Tuesdays March 10-31, 6:30-8 p.m. and Saturday April 4th 10 a.m.-noon at
Clifton Mansion Instructors: Allison Seyer and James Stimpert
Notre Dame of Maryland University - Renaissance Institute 410-532-5351
This Was Baltimore Once Upon A Time -- Thursdays, March 26th - May 7th, 1:15 - 2:30 p.m.
Instructor: Marty Sharrow
Goucher College - Sage Academy for Lifelong Learning 410-337-6200
Flickering Treasures: Rediscovering Baltimore's Forgotten Movie Theaters -- Friday, February 21st, 2-3:30 p.m.
Instructor: Amy Davis
Historical Society of Baltimore County 410-666-1878
Historical Topics of Baltimore -- Wednesdays, March 11th - April 15th (no class April 8th) 1-3 p.m.
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ANSWERS TO THE PHOTO QUIZ: (left to right)
1. Dr. Martin Luther King
2. Dr. Martin Jenkins - President of Morgan State College
3. Governor Theodore McKeldin
4. Dr. Carl J. Murphy
In his commencement address, King said "Freedom must ring from every mountainside ...
and when this happens, all ... will be able to stand together ... and sing a new song... Free
at last, free at last, great God Almighty, we are free at last" (June 2, 1958)
This quote is also on the plaque that honors Dr. King located on the grounds of the Maryland
State House in Annapolis.
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Dr. Martin Luther King made a number of visits to Baltimore City. In October,1964, he
visited Baltimore campaigning for Lyndon Johnson and other Democrats running in the
November election. Two famous photographs of King riding on North Gay Street were taken
by Paul Hutchins of the Sun and Paul Henderson of the Afro-American. King would return the
following year to be honored at the Lord Baltimore Hotel by the citizens of Baltimore in
recognition of his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.
To see these two photos from 1964, visit my facebook page!
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