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  • Black History Month

      Join us in remembering and celebrating important people and events in African American history during the month of February. We will be offering special exhibits at three Western-Maryland locations throughout the month. Sideling Hill Visitors Center, I70-W, near Hancock, MD Washington Co Library on Potomac St. in Hagerstown MD Allegany College of MD Library, […]

  • Maj. Martin Delany – Living History at Washington County Library

    Washington County Library 100 S Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, United States

    Come join Us celebrate the life of Major Martin Delany, abolitionist, journalist, physician, soldier, and writer, and the first black man to receive a regular army commission. Tim Hodges will bring the past to life with his portrayal of Maj. Delaney from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Saturday, February 5th, 2022, at the Washington […]

  • Major Martin Delany – Portrayed by Tim Hodges

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    Embassy Theater 49 Baltimore St., Cumberland, Maryland

    Join us at the Embassy Theater in Cumberland, Maryland, as Tim Hodges portrays Major Martin Delany. Lite refreshments and an open bar will be available. Adults $15; Students $10 (K-5 FREE) This event is sponsored by the African American Historical Association of Western Maryland, co-sponsor Councilman Eugene Frazier.

    $15

  • The Life of Jacob Francis Wheaton

    Washington County Library 100 S Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, United States

    The Life of Jacob Francis Wheaton presented by Fred Chavis. Jacob Wheaton was born in Middletown, Maryland and moved to Hagerstown in the 1850s. He is believed to be the first African- American to vote in Maryland after the civil war, casting his vote in the Hagerstown Mayoral Election of 1868. In 1897, he became […]

  • Domestic Violence Forum

    Washington County Library 100 S Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD, United States