This February, we're sharing resources from our archives that celebrate and honor black history in Southern Maryland.

This blog introduces Anansi the Spider, an important character in West African culture and folklore, and lists resources for adults and chil

Hello everyone and happy fall! This month’s pick is a fun one! Carlyn Beccia’s I Feel Better with a Frog in My Throat: History’s...

Welcome to July’s edition of Library Favorites. This month features Traci Sorell's "We Are Still Here."

From time to time, we get asked for help with homework, research problems, and burning questions from the public. So, we thought we’d...

Decorated Love Letter c.1809 (Free Library of Philadelphia) It’s easy to assume—looking down the seasonal aisles of the grocery store at...

Here’s another textile history lesson for you this fine day, this time on the topic of Flax. Perhaps you are familiar with the term...

Using tools like these, it's possible to deliver programs that educate audiences about the truth of our history

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that the tobacco plant will be responsible for a substantial improvement in the health of a...

First-person interpretation is more than wearing a costume and sharing stories from the past.

Though the concept of the American picnic as we know it today only dates back to the 19th century, picnics in some form have been around...

This month, as part of Hear Us, See Us, we acknowledge women from various walks of life across the centuries that have shaped this nation.

A new series of virtual lectures to discuss the importance of talking about all history, all year.

We have been digging deep into tobacco culture and we have heard the stories of staff, community members, and experts alike.

Many in America are familiar with Mardi Gras, but in the UK and Ireland, this holiday has a lesser-known nickname

“Now Letter-Writing is, to me, the most agreable Amusement and Writing to you the most entertaining and Agreable of all Letter-Writing”...