Course Library

All Chesapeake Forum Library Courses are available FREE OF CHARGE.  After clicking the “Course Details” button to open a course, you will find the YouTube links for the course session(s), and in newer courses, links to any handouts that might have been provided, at the bottom of the course description. Simply click the link(s) to get to the YouTube Video recording.

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House divided
A picture of frederick douglass, the author of " frederick douglass : prophet of freedom ".
Professor David W. Blight’s virtual live lecture will draw past and present together by focusing on Frederick Douglass’ key legacies. You are welcome to join a live Q&A following the lecture.
A sign in the grass with trees and bushes
A sign that is on the side of a building.
Walk Through Talbot County History
A group of men standing around in boats.
Anna Ella Carroll and Harriet Tubman are asking for government pensions. You will decide.
Autumn Color Walk
Bees.1
A group of people standing in the woods
Three people are taking pictures in the woods.
In collaboration with Pickering Creek Audubon Center, three (virtual) classes that focus on Eastern Shore songbirds that grace the Eastern Shore landscape. No birding experience needed.
A duck with its chick swimming in the water.
Got waterfowl? Want to see some loons and gannets? How about a warbler or two and maybe even an elusive rail? A “yes” to any or all of these questions qualifies you for this course, with no birding experience necessary.
A bird sitting on top of a tree branch.
Participate in class sessions and field trips to identify local birds while learning ecological concepts that both inform and challenge our working landscape past, present and future.
A crab is sitting on the dock next to another crab.
Explore the diverse story of Blue Crabs, the Bay’s staple seafood, and their complex adaptation.
Planning.1
A large house with a lake in the background.
Compare Talbot County with other Maryland counties to see the differences in education, rates of crime, housing availability, etc.
A group of people sitting on the floor
What does ‘systemic racism’ really mean? Is there a difference between ‘equality’ and ‘equity’? Join our program presenters and hear a panel of Talbot County community leaders discuss what’s happening in the County.
Edible.1
Focusing On The Past
A close up of some microscopic organisms in water
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