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Presentations Library

As part of the Maryland State Archives' education and outreach mission, we provide this library of past presentations which include training videos, historical lectures, how-to workshops, and author talks. Please note that some of this material was recorded in collaboration with other partner organizations, and we are grateful for them for making the links available to share.

African American History and Culture

Reclaiming Black History: A Community Research Effort That Led to the Truth, a Book, and Hopefully Change ~ February 2024
by by Marlena Jareaux, Wayne Davis, and Christine Bulbul

The Washerwomen of Baltimore, 1800-1864 ~ November 2023
by Dr. Edward C. Papenfuse

Black Lives in Focus: African American Faces from Early Maryland ~ October 2023
by Ross J. Kelbaugh

Stolen: Kidnapping and Enslavement in Antebellum America ~ July 2023
by Dr. Richard Bell, University of Maryland

African American Land Conservation and Heritage Preservation:
Black Beaches & Recreation ~ June 2023
by Vince Leggitt

Changing Cultures and Landscapes: Transforming the Riversdale House Museum ~ April 2023
by Maya Davis, Executive Director of Riversdale Historic Site

Crownsville Hospital Patient Cemetery ~ February 2023
by Janice Hayes-Williams, Historian

A Celebration of Alex Haley, his Legacy, and Roots ~ August 2022
by Chris Haley, Director of the Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

Frederick Douglass, Marylander or Washingtonian? ~ July 2022
by Vince Vaise and Kevin Bryant, National Parks Service

Reversing the Sail: Black Maryland in Africa ~ June 2022
by Dr. Herbert Brewer

Heroes of the Underground Railroad in Washington and Maryland ~ February 2022
by Dr. Jenny Masur

Researching Baltimore’s Historic Laurel Cemetery ~ September 2021
by Dr. Isaac Shearn and Dr. Elgin Klugh

Baltimore Civil Rights Leader Victorine Q. Adams: The Power of the Ballot ~ July 2021
by Dr. Ida E. Jones

Fatal Path To Judgment: Laws of Racial Control and Oppression
from Maryland's Founding to Post-Revolution ~ March 2021
by Chris Haley, Director of the Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

1430 Connection / the Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland ~ March 2021
WNAV's Donna Cole talks with Chris Haley, Director of the Study of Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

'Historical Representation in the Maryland State House:
The Statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass' ~ February 2021
by Elaine Rice Bachmann, Deputy State Archivist and
Maya Davis, Research Archivist, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

Network to Freedom Research -
Researching Underground Railroad History in Maryland ~ November 2020
with Chris Haley, Director of the Study of Legacy of Slavery in Maryland and
Maya Davis, Research Archivist, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

World Artists Experience Virtual Summit: Who Are Marylanders?
Connecting Communities ~ November 2020
WAE and the Governor's Office of Community initiatives hosted a panel presentation:

David Armenti (moderator) Maryland Center for History and Culture
Dr. Henry Miller from Historic St. Mary's City
Maya Davis, Maryland State Archives
Dr. Nicholas Fessendon, Baltimore Immigration Museum
Myat Lin, Maryland Office for Refugees and Asylees (MORA)

Harriet Tubman & Frederick Douglass: A Virtual Tour ~ February 2020
by Chris Haley, Director of the Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland and
Maya Davis, Research Archivist, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

Freedom Through Flight ~ March 2014
by Chris Haley, Director of the Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

Archeology and Preservation

A Half Century of Discoveries at Historic St. Mary’s City ~ March 2022
by Dr. Henry Miller

Preservation: The Last Best Hope, Preservation Maryland ~ January 2022
by Nicholas Redding

Recent Archaeological Discoveries at Maryland's Colonial Capital ~ April 2021
with Dr. Travis G. Parno, Director of Research and Collections at Historic St. Mary's City, Maryland

Art, Art History and Material Culture

A Family of Flag Makers and the Founding of a National Historic Landmark ~ September 2022
with Amanda Shores Davis, Executive Director, Flag House Museum

From Treasure House to Production House: Stories of the Peale from 1814 to the Future ~ May 2022
by Dr. Nancy Proctor

Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and Its Legacy in a
White House Historical Association podcast ~ July 2021
with State Archivist Elaine Rice Bachmann and co-author James Archer Abbott discussing their publication

Maryland’s Artistic Property, Highlights & Recent Acquisitions ~ June 2021
by Catherine Rogers Arthur, Senior Curator Director of Artistic Property

'Historical Representation in the Maryland State House:
The Statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass' ~ February 2021
by Elaine Rice Bachmann, Deputy State Archivist and
Maya Davis, Research Archivist, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

'What Role Should Archivists Play in the National Debate over Public Monuments?' ~ January 2021
by Timothy D. Baker, State Archivist and Commissioner of Land Patents

Harriet Tubman & Frederick Douglass: A Virtual Tour ~ February 2020
by Chris Haley, Director of the Study of the Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, Maryland State Archives and Maya Davis, Research Archivist, Legacy of Slavery in Maryland

Maryland Government House ~ September 2018
by Deputy State Archivist Elaine Rice Bachmann and Mimi Calver

Cemeteries and Tombstone Research

Stories in Stone of Mount Olivet Cemetery ~ December 2021
by Chris Haugh

Researching Baltimore’s Historic Laurel Cemetery ~ September 2021
by Dr. Isaac Shearn and Dr. Elgin Klugh

Foodways

A Taste of Maryland & The Great Recipe Hunt ~ March 2023
by Joyce White

Indigenous Peoples History and Culture

Mayaisuwàk (They Speak in One Voice): The Oral History and History of Place of Maryland's Eastern Shore Tribal Communities and Remnant Descendants ~ April 2024
by Drew Shuptar-Rayvis

Researching Indigenous People in the Collections of the Maryland State Archives ~ October 2022
by Maria Day and Megan Craynon

Maryland History

A Maryland Mosaic for the U.S. 250th Anniversary: Finding the Historical Pieces to Create a Dynamic Picture of Maryland ~ March 2024
by Burt Kummerow

The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of Senator Daniel B. Brewster ~ January 2024
by John W. Frece

The Patuxent Watershed: Maryland's Natural Wonder ~ December 2023
by Ralph Eshelman

Maryland at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair ~ September 2023
by Rachel Frazier

When Harry Met Elsey: Madness, Power, and Justice in Federal-Era Baltimore ~ August 2023
by Dr. Rob Schoeberlein, Baltimore City Archivist

Military History

Maryland’s Jews & Military Service ~ January 2023
by Owen Lourie

Washington Resigns - How George Washington's Career led to Annapolis in 1783 ~ December 2022
by Burt Kummerow

Major General Johann de Kalb: One of the Revolutionary War’s Bravest Generals ~ November 2022
by author John Beakes

The Battle of Brooklyn ~ August 2020
with Owen Lourie

Spooky Tales from the Stacks

Hidden Maryland: Spooky Stories from the Stacks ~ October 2022
by Rachel Frazier

Mysterious Maryland - - Stories of the Bizarre and Unexplained
from the Stacks of the Maryland State Archives ~ October 2021
by Rachel Frazier

Macabre Maryland ~ November 2019
by Rachel Frazier

Training and How to Videos

Womens History

Tea Time with Anne Catherine Green ~ August 2021
by Diane Rey

Baltimore Civil Rights Leader Victorine Q. Adams: The Power of the Ballot ~ July 2021
by Dr. Ida E. Jones

'Sisters in Conflict: Baltimore Women and Benevolence During the Civil War' ~ May 2021
by Rob Schoeberlein, Acting Archivist of Baltimore City