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Society News The HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF HARFORD COUNTY, Inc. Preserving Our Past For Your Future Society News January / February 2020 Phone: (410) 838-7691 FAX: (410) 838-5257 143 N. Main Street E-Mail: [email protected] Bel Air, MD 21014 On the web: www.HarfordHistory.org SEAGOING VETERINARIAN Harold Burton, VMD The Historical Society files are filled with amazing stories, photographs, scrapbooks and diaries sharing the life adventures of The Historical Society of Harford County’s citizens. From time to time, we like to share Harford County, Inc., excerpts from these archives to help our readers learn about their headquarters. fellow citizens and their contributions to our county and the country. The following story was submitted several years ago by Dr. Harold IN THIS ISSUE Burton, a long-time county resident and veterinarian. His story tells Seagoing Veterinarian 1 the tale of helping to bring horses to Europe after World War II to Save the Date 2 help restart the agricultural recovery process. He explained how he President's Message 2 got involved in this adventure. Stating that, “I had my Army Coming Events - discharge papers and I had a diploma from the University of - Hays House Happenings 3 Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. I had just turned 25 - Brown Bag Lunch Series - and I was broke, and this was an opportunity to make $23 a day.” 3 - Cheyenne Moccasins In 1947, he returned home, Married Betty Dwyn, became a father of - Fort McHenry in WWI 4 four and set up a highly successful Veterinary practice, spending 40 - 1Q Lecture & Tea: The 5 years caring for horse, dogs, cats, guinea pigs and monkeys. He Story Behind a Geographic retired to Briny Breezes, Florida in his 60s. Boundary - The Ma & Pa Railroad 5 Prior to World War II, farming was a major operation in Europe with Did You Know? 6 thousands of small farms. At the end of the war, there was no Harford in the Revolution 6 farming because there was nothing to farm with. Several nations got Genealogical Workshops 7 together and formed United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation New Members 10 (UNRRA so called) with an aim to re-establish agriculture in war Sponsorship Opportunities 10 torn countries. During this same general time period and still to this 2020 Quarterly Calendar 11 day the Church of the Brethren has been instrumental worldwide in Reservation Form 11 feeding poor people in poor countries. They call it Heifer International. Between 1945 and 1947, just to show you how great they are and were, they unbelievably sent some 300,000 animals overseas in 360 different ships with the help of 7,000 seagoing Newsletter sponsored by cowboys who went along to feed, water and work with the animals. Harford Mutual Insurance cont'd on page 8 Page 2 Society News SAVE THE DATE Mark your calendars for some outstanding programs in March 2020. The Hays House Museum will reopen on March 8 with an appearance by guest speaker, Mary Ann Jung as Rosalie Calvert and continue the Society’s celebration of the Year of the Woman at the Hays House on March 22 with a presentation on Books about Women in American History. Kimber Alan Vought will appear at Society Headquarters for the March 10 Brown Bag lunch, sharing his many years of experience as a reporter and editor for the Aegis. The Genealogy workshop program will continue March 11 with Irish Genealogy. Finally, we hope you will attend our March 28 Volunteer Open House. Come learn about the Society, its collections and the opportunities available to volunteer and become an active part of preserving our past for future generations. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE As we begin the New Year, I will assume the role of President of the Historical Society. I appreciate the Board’s confidence in me and look forward to working with the Board of Trustees, the volunteers, membership and staff as we move in to 2020 and the challenges of fulfilling the society’s mission and the care and maintenance of our two facilities, the Society headquarters and the Hays House Museum. I would also like to thank George Harrison, last year’s President for his outstanding service, as well as several of our Board members whose terms expired at the end of the year. These include Carol Deibel, Past President and Event Chair, Sue Niewenhous, Volunteer Coordinator and Arts Department Chair, and French Poole. In the coming year, the Society will continue its Lecture & Tea series, Brown Bag Lunch series, Genealogy workshops and the many events held at the Sunday open house programs at the Hays House Museum. We will also expand our fundraising efforts with a kick off of our Capital Campaign. You will hear more about this at a later time. For now, I would remind each of you that membership renewals are due if you have not yet responded and to encourage you to attend some of the amazing programs offered by the Society if possible. These events explore Harford’s history and make it come alive. Everyone is welcome and should you want to become more involved, volunteers are always needed to help with the Society’s mission. The coming year will be a busy one. Restoration work will begin on the windows at Headquarters and basement improvements are already underway. The north wall of the Hays House and the roof are slated for major repairs and restoration. These improvements have been a long time coming, but funding has at last been secured and we hope to proceed shortly, as weather permits. Meanwhile, the Society continues to plan for upgrades to its museum space, programs and services. I look forward to the coming year and hope you will be pleased with the progress we plan to make in preserving the County’s history for future generations. Bill Walden, President January / February 2020 Page 3 COMING EVENTS Hays House Happenings The Hays House will be closed until March while the Society works on much needed repairs. On Sunday, March 8, 2020, the Hays House will reopen with a celebration of the Year of the Woman. What better way to initiate this program than with Mary Ann Jung’s portrayal of Rosalie Calvert and the War of 1812? This will be followed on March 22 by a program on Books about Women. Watch for further details in the coming months, but for now we will provide a brief teaser for those who are not familiar with Rosalie Calvert. Rosalie Stier Calvert will be brought to life at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 8 at the Hays House Museum, 324 Kenmore Avenue in Bel Air. Audience members will relive the drama of life during the War of 1812 as Calvert describes the Battle of Bladensburg, the burning of Washington and the creation of The Star- Spangled Banner. The presentation also explores the fascinating day-to-day details of running a plantation in Maryland. Rosalie Stier was a young woman from Belgium who fell in love with American landowner George Calvert during a visit to America that began in 1794. She married him and stayed in Maryland when her family returned to Europe. She was living at his estate of Riversdale when the War of 1812 broke out. In letters home, she expressed her doubts that the new country of the United States would survive the war. Mary Ann Jung portrays Rosalie Calvert. Jung has been a lead actress and director of Renaissance History and Shakespearean Language at the Maryland Renaissance Festival for more than 25 years. She is a Smithsonian scholar/performer and has appeared on CNN, the Today Show and Good Morning America. Jung's living history performances include Julia Child, Clara Barton, Mistress Margaret Brent, Rosalie of Riversdale, Amelia Earhart and Good Queen Bess. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in British history from the University of Maryland. Admission to the program is $5 for adults and $3 for students. For more information, call the Historical Society of Harford County at 410-838-7691 or email [email protected]. Brown Bag Lunch Series: Cheyenne Moccasins - A Glimpse of Native American Heritage Gary Scholl is a Bel Air resident and has worked as a teacher, coach and administrator at John Carroll High School for 45 years. Early in his career he volunteered on the Southern Cheyenne Reservation in Oklahoma for two years as a Mennonite Church Voluntary Service worker. Thus, began a lifelong study and fascination with the Cheyenne culture. This interest helped generate the Annual Morning Star Pow Wow celebrating Native Americans that will be held this year at John Carroll on January 11, 2020 from 10 am to 8 pm, Everyone is invited to learn about the Native American traditions, stories songs and dance that will be showcased at the Pow Wow. As a precursor to the Pow Wow, Scholl will appear at the Historical Society on Gary Scholl Tuesday, January 8, 2020 at 12:30 pm to share some of the stories he has Page 4 Society News collected from visits to the Southern Cheyenne in Oklahoma and Northern Cheyenne in Montana over the last 48 years. Through reading, museum visits and instruction from Cheyenne elders, he has learned much about their amazing history and culture and their traditional construction techniques. He will share stories from his adventures and the great wisdom learned from the Cheyenne people. Brown Bag Lunch Series: Fort McHenry in WW I: The Great General Hospital Story On Tuesday, February11, 2020 at 12:30 pm Brian Reynolds, a Fort McHenry historian, will share the story of Fort McHenry’s role in World War I.
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