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Trivia: Fire extinguishers are ubiquitous in homes and commercial buildings. When were fire extinguishers first invented?
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CCBC at HSBC- History of the Baltimore County Almshouse and Tour
April 18 @ 1:30 - 3 PM
Location: Historical Society of Baltimore County | 9811 Van Buren Ln, Cockeysville, MD 21230
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HIT 942
Explore the intriguing history of the Baltimore County Almshouse, now home to the Historical Society of Baltimore County. Absorb local stories for a unique window into Baltimore County’s past. Includes a tour of the third and final Almshouse. Instructor: Patrick Heline. (You can not register through HSBC, but class will be held in the Almshouse)
Cost: $30
CRN: 75333
Call 443-840-5830 in order to register for the class
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DIY (Discover It Yourself!) House History Workshop
April 21 @ 2 - 3:30 PM
Location: Historical Society of Baltimore County | 9811 Van Buren Ln, Cockeysville, MD 21230
| Want to learn more about a house's history? Come learn about research tools and tricks with local historian Teri Rising, who will share some basics of house research as well as how to locate and use local history resources in our library at HSBC. |
Preservation in Practice
April 23 @ 6 - 7:30 PM
Location: Manor Mill | 2029 Monkton Rd, Monkton, MD 21111
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Topic: Windows, Member's meeting: 5:30-6PM
Join Manor Mill and the Preservation Alliance of Baltimore County on the fourth Tuesday of each month for a free meeting to discuss the many avenues and practices of preservation. We will be joined by preservation experts in fields such as American architecture, timber framing, masonry, window restoration, cemetery history, and many more. If you have a passion or interest in historic build preservation, this is the event for you to get involved and learn more!
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Aviantion Open Cockpit Day
April 27 @ 11 AM - 2 PM
Location: The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum | 701 Wilson Point Rd, Baltimore, MD 21220
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Close encounters of aviation excitement are ramping up in Middle River for the first of two 2024 Open Cockpit Days at the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum at Martin State Airport.The Museum welcomes aboard visitors on its shuttle busses to transport them to the outdoor airplanes where imaginations take flight. Visitors board a Martin Company 1952 404 passenger plane where memories of past flights may be recalled by older visitors. See into cockpits of a B-57 aircraft built by the Martin Company, also a Huey helicopter, and 1950's fighter planes and other aircraft. Children will discover aviation STEM when they see up close the various sizes and designs of wings and propellers that assist keeping an airplane flying.
The last shuttle bus to the airplanes departs at 1:30pm. Museum exhibit galleries in Hangar 5 remain open until 3pm. Admission to this special event is $8 for adults and $5 for children. Rain date is Saturday, May 4. Attend this exciting experience to create and capture new memories when discovering Maryland's aviation history.
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Maryland Home and Garden Pilgrimage 2024
April 28 @ 10 AM - 5 PM
Location: Ruxton & Towson
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Maryland Home and Garden Pilgrimage (MHGP) is having a Towson Home and Garden Tour on Sunday, April 28th and is looking for homes and/or gardens to be included on the tour. The primary purpose of MHGP is the preservation and restoration of architecturally and historically significant properties in the State of Maryland and they have raised and distributed well over one million dollars towards this mission. Beneficiaries of past tours in our area have included the St. John's Church on Bellona Avenue and the Lake Roland Valve House.
If you are interested in having your home or garden on the Home and Garden tour, or have questions, please contact Carlisle Hashim.
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CCBC- Genealogy: Ancestry.com Website
May 3 @ 1:30 - 3 PM
Location: Historical Society of Baltimore County | 9811 Van Buren Ln, Cockeysville, MD 21230
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PDV 365
Turbocharge your ancestral research! Learn to unlock a vast treasure trove of historical records, DNA info and family tree details from 80 countries using Ancestry.com. Note: Ancestry.com requires a paid subscription. Instructor: David Powell.
Cost: $30
CRN: 73636
Call 443-840-5830 in order to register for the class
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Steam Show at the Fire Museum
May 4 @ 10 AM - 2 PM
Location: The Fire Museum of Maryland | 1301-R York Rd, Timonium, MD 21093
| See real steam engines in action at the annual Steam Show at the Fire Museum. Try pumping a real hand-drawn engine, just like firefighters from days gone by. Take a ride in a horse-drawn firehose wagon. Kids games and activities. The show is in the Museum's front parking lot. Come inside to see even more: over 40 fire engines, plus demos of a working fire alarm office. In the Discovery room, children can try on pint-sized turnout gear and climb on a real Mack engine. The Steam Show runs from 10 - 2. The Museum is open from 10 - 4. Free Admission to the show and the Museum on Steam Day. www.firemuseummd.org. 410-321-7500 |
Texas Quarry Tour
May 10 @ 10 - 11:30 AM
Location: Scenic Overlook 430 W. Padonia Rd. Timonium, MD 21093
| The still active Martin Marietta Texas Quarry provided marble for the Washington Monument as well as material for countless other structures and roads in its long and storied history. Learn some of those stories and how the quarry operates today. The view and scale of the massive pit is awe-inspiring to see; you don't want to miss it. | |
Whiskey Tasting-The Spirit of Maryland
May 11 @ 5 - 7 PM
Location: Historical Society of Baltimore County | 9811 Van Buren Ln, Cockeysville, MD 21230
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A journey through Baltimore County's Rye Whiskey Heritage featuring a closer look at the renowned Sherwood Rye.
Enjoy a tasting of several varieties of rye along with apps & music in the Galloway room at the historic Almshouse.
All proceeds benefitting the Historical Society of Baltimore County.
Sponsored by Sagamore Spirit Distillery & Baltimore Spirits Company.
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April 21 @ 1 - 4 PM
April is Maryland Archaeology Month, and we are pleased to bring you our annual Archaeo Expo. Archaeology has played an integral role in NHSM's 95-year history. We are home to many artifacts that help trace the cultural story of the land we now call Maryland.
Join us for a day of learning with exhibits, activities, crafts and presentations. Be sure to check out our developing Ice Age exhibit featuring the woolly mammoth!
At 3:00, Dr. Zachary Singer will deliver the keynote speech on Paleoindians in Maryland.
The program is free, but to help us plan, we ask that you RSVP.
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April 25 @ 10 AM - 4 PM
Mid-Week Open day
The Fire Museum is holding a special mid-week opening on Thursday, April 25. This is a one day event. Enjoy family fun at the Museum: See more than 40 fire engines, and see how technology evolved from leather buckets and hand-drawn engines to the mighty machines of today. Watch a fire-alarm office demo. Kids love our interactive Discovery Room, where they can dress up in pint-sized turnout gear and climb on a real Mack fire engine. Tickets at the door.
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April 27
Todd’s Inheritance Painting Invitational 2024. Still life painters will set up in the house as well as outside, weather permitting. Artist Ibrahim Harris will give a short artist talk at 1 p.m.
House and grounds open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tours available.
April 28
House and grounds open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours available.
May 18
War of 1812 Chanteymen and “All Arms” outdoor living history. The singers of the Ship’s Company Chanteymen will perform sets of 1812 era sea chanteys, rousing songs sung in four-part harmony, at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Living history experts will demonstrate the lives of soldiers and sailors at the time of the War of 1812.
House and grounds open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tours available.
May 19
House and grounds open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours available.
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You are invited to the System Source Computer Museum Open House on 5/17 featuring three special guests: Corey Cohen, David Lovett (AKA Usagi Electric, and Dr. Barry Marshall. We filled the last open house with just one of the special guests, so sign up soon!
Please register online. There are three timeslots: 9- noon, noon - 2 (with lunch) and 2 - 5:30 (snacks, wine, and beer). Register multiple times if you want to stay for more than one time slot.
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April 4 @ 7 PM
April Membership Meeting
April 20 @ 12 - 2 PM
First Responders' Appreciation Day
Join us for a special First Responders' Appreciation Day! We'll have emergency vehicles out front for visitors to check out. (List of agencies and vehicles will be announced closer to the event.) Visitors can also tour the Museum. First Responders will be treated to lunch. Free.
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May 18 @ 1 - 6 PM
Jane Austen Day
Join the Jane Austen Society of North America, Maryland Region and Manor Mill for an afternoon of scholarship and fun! The event begins at 1:00 pm with informative presentations on Austen's first novel, Sense and Sensibility, sessions on her life, and the world she lived in. There will be period crafts and a Regency marketplace.
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WWII Women Honored with Congressional Gold Medal
Everything was Rosie in Washington DC on April 10 as the working women of World War II
from across the country were collectively awarded a Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal. Baltimore's Rosie Chapter members attended for supporting their traveling Rosie, 99 year old Susan King who worked as a riveter at Eastern Aircraft in Baltimore. 24 Rosies were in attendance at Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitors Center, the oldest being 106 years old! Congratulations ladies on a national honor very much deserved. Susan was featured on the April 6 CBS Saturday Morning News when a CBS news crew did an interview at the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum, available to watch on that program's video links for that date. The Gold Medal Ceremony can be viewed on CSPAN.
For Baltimore Rosie Chapter information contact baltimorerosies@aol.com
(Photo: Susan is in row one, second from left)
100 Milestone
Maryland Rosies are turning 100 this year, all but Susan having worked at the Glenn L. Martin Company; Marie Beard and Helen Rathbun have already reached 100 in 2024, Virginia Cassidy of Bowleys Quarters turns 100 the last week of April, and Middle River's Mary Jones reaches 104 in August. Susan King is 100 in July. Birthday greetings can be sent to these birthday celebrants at
The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum
ATT: Rosie Chapter 100
P.O. Box 5024
Middle River, MD 21220.
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Who is BCHN?
The Baltimore County Heritage Network was formed in 2022, supported by a grant from the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s Miller History Fund. This collaboration of small history organizations around Baltimore County allows us to share our combined strengths. We hope to increase the sustainability and public awareness of our member organizations. More than that we hope to spread our love of our local history and its amazing stories to more people in our region.
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Answer: The first record of a fire extinguisher goes all the way back to England in 1723. Ambrose Godfrey, a chemist at the time, created a fire suppressant chemical solution that was expelled quickly using gunpowder. A new concept was later invented also in England by George William Manby in 1816. This Fire Extinguisher used compressed air to shoot out a solution of potassium carbonate to put out the fire. | Have a trivia question you want to be featured? Email Us! | | | | |
