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News & Highlights

News & Highlights

Our History Alive e-Letter:

September, 2013:  We've been talking up "stars" and "spangles" all summer here at the Maryland Historical Society. As our new and enormous Star-Spangled Banner has taken shape, the campus has buzzed with activity, and a simple idea has captured attention worldwide. Click here for all the details on the flag's next steps, a rare special evening with Battle Cry of Freedom author James M. McPherson, our Food Truck Gathering, and more: Click for all of the details.

 

Stitching History: Recreating the Star-Spangled Banner Project

Summer, 2013: To celebrate the 200th anniversary of our beloved Star Spangled Banner, we want to recreate the flag with the same materials used by Mary Pickersgill, and do so in the same time frame.

 

It is a work of public art in every sense of the word. A team of nearly 200 experienced stitchers, from appliqué guilds all around the state, has come together to sew the flag, one stitch at a time, completely by hand. They will be working in 8-hour shifts over the course of six weeks.

 

You and I have an opportunity to add our stitch to the flag and be a part of its momentous history during our Public Sewing Days on August 3 and August 11. (And we promise some entertaining surprises in store on those days, as well).Read on for more. >>

 

Our 'Woman of Two Worlds:' Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte Exhibit

Now Open: Our 'Woman of Two Worlds: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Her Quest for an Imperial Legacy' exhibition. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was one of the femme fatales of the War of 1812 generation, setting the gossipmongers atwitter with her revealing empire dresses at society events. Her marriage to Napoleon Bonaparte’s younger brother Jerome became an international drama. Even at ninety-four, Elizabeth was still making news as one of America’s richest women.

 

The exhibition illustrates the ‘two worlds’ of France and America that Elizabeth inhabited and showcases her pearl and garnet tiara, silver, porcelain, paintings, textiles, jewelry, manuscripts, furniture and one of her "scandalous" dresses in the French-style. Curator-led tours will be offered on Sunday, June 9th at 1pm and 3pm, and on Thursday, June 20th at 6pm. Details here.

MdHS In the News

Board Member Henry Stansbury In The Baltimore Sun!

Learn about Henry Stansbury's beautiful decoy collection by clicking here.

 

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