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Next Meeting Brome / St. Mary's Manor - Struggle For Freedom Project = 10:00 am October 17 at 18281 Rosecroft Rd, St. Mary's City

Featured Oral History

James Solomon Brown

February 9, 1912​  -  January 28, 2007

WWII Veteran, awarded The Purple Heart, 47 years as Server, Head Cook and Dietician at St. Mary's Female Seminary/College

James Solomon Brown was born on February 9, 1912 in Drayden, Maryland. His parents, Arthur and Dora Travers Brown, had nine children and James was the fifth. He attended the one-room Drayden School through the fifth grade. At age fourteen, he began waiting tables at St. Mary’s Female Seminary under President Adele Franz. Mr. Brown was drafted into the United States Army in 1942 and served in War World II. He received The Purple Heart ...[Read More]

UCAC

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Recognizing the contributions of African Americans within St. Mary's County, Maryland.  Our commitment is to build pathways and structures linking the past to the present, and celebrating the great accomplishments of those who have been left out of historical accounts.

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U.S. Colored Troops Interpretive Center

 Open by appointment this summer.

Check back for events at the center in the fall.

-   Free Admission   -

In partnership with St. Mary's County Museum Division

Located at 21675 S. Coral Place, Lexington Park, MD

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Drayden One-Room Schoolhouse

Open 1st and 3rd Saturdays - April through October from 11 am to 2 pm

   -   Free Admission   -

In partnership with St. Mary's County Museum Division

Located at 18287 Cherryfield Rd, Drayden, MD 20630

 

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Teacher Ralph Butler with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes, Banneker Elementary School, Hollywood Maryland, 1949

“We can best predict where we're going if we first reflect on where we've been.”

               -Ralph Ignatius Butler, Sr. (1915-2003)

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