Winter Lecture Series

Speaker: Dr. Richard Bell, Historian and Professor, University of Maryland   Dr. Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home, a finalist for both the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has held distinguished fellowships …

Speaker: Dr. Julie Schablitsky, Chief Archaeologist, Maryland Department of Transportation   In 2020, archaeologists began searching the Eastern Shore wetlands for the home of Ben Ross, Harriet Tubman’s father. Their work uncovered the remains of Ross’s homeplace and a second dwelling used by enslaved people. Drawing on documentary evidence and hundreds of artifacts, Dr. Schablitsky is …

Speakers:  Mimi Giguère, Principal Investigator & Historic Architect  Faye Belt, Former President, Columbia Beach Improvement Association   Founded in 1940, Columbia Beach was one of several thriving African American waterfront communities established in Anne Arundel County during segregation. Now the first African American community in Maryland approved for submission to the National Historic Register, Columbia Beach …

Speaker: Alex Pellegrini, Avian Ecologist Discover the fascinating world of the Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), the iconic “fish hawk” of the Chesapeake Bay. Avian ecologist Alex Pellegrini will explore Osprey biology, banding, reintroduction efforts, and the remarkable conservation journey that brought this once-imperiled species back to thriving numbers. Alex Pellegrini is an avian ecologist based in …

Speaker: David Gendell, Author, Sailor, and AMM Board Member In January 1941, a state-of-the-art British battleship charges up the Chesapeake Bay on a secret mission. With no fanfare or entourage, the president travels to Annapolis for the rendezvous. Meanwhile, a team of American codebreakers pack their equipment and board a boat at Annapolis, on a …