Library – Chesapeake Forum

A Woman’s Province? Pensioning Two Eastern Shore Heroines

Anna Ella Carroll and Harriet Tubman are asking for government pensions. You will decide.

Birds and Birding in our Eastern Shore Backyard

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.

Birds and Birding on the Eastern Shore: Special Birds in Special Places

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.

Birds, Ecology and Conservation: Birds and Our Working Landscape

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.

Chesapeake Crabs: The Story of the Bay’s Most Iconic Seafood

Explore the diverse story of Blue Crabs, the Bay’s staple seafood, and their complex adaptation.

Conversation: “What’s Good and Bad About Talbot County”

Compare Talbot County with other Maryland counties to see the differences in education, rates of crime, housing availability, etc.

Frederick Douglass: In His Time and In Ours

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.

Happy Hour Forum: Tapping into Chesapeake History With Bob Random

You may be wondering about this fellow and why he had it in for the Eastern Shore. You will receive clues to consider one week before the great reveal. Sharpen your wits, grab a beverage, and join us for a most entertaining happy hour class.

Introducing Native Plants to your Home Landscape

Learn about native plant solutions to common gardening questions, as well as the many reasons "going native" is so important to the well being of our Chesapeake Bay environment.

Keystone Species in Maryland

Learn what keystone species are and why they are so important to their ecosystems.

Sea Turtles and Chesapeake Fishing: Lessons in Sustainability

COURSE IS NOW OVER. RECORDING IS AVAILABLE. Learn what ended the worldwide Caribbean turtle fishery of a century ago and why this is a cautionary note for the sustainability of fishing the Chesapeake.

That Peculiar Institution” on the Eastern Shore of Maryland: Slavery in 19th Century Life & Literature

Trace the lives and journey of Eastern Shore slaves in the time of Frederick Douglass.

This Great American Order: The KKK on Delmarva in the 1920s

COURSE IS NOW OVER, BUT THE RECORDING IS STILL AVAILABLE. The Ku Klux Klan made its appearance across Delmarva in the early 1920s. Join us to examine who introduced the Klan to Delmarva, who joined the "Invisible Empire," and who contributed to its decline.

Weird World under the Waves

COURSE IS NOW OVER, BUT THE RECORDING IS STILL AVAILABLE! Join Pickering Creek Audubon Center naturalist, Harrison Jackson, for a dive into the strange aquatic animals that live in the Chesapeake and coastal bays of Maryland.

Writing about Harriet Tubman’s Native Land – Is it Unchanged?

COURSE IS NOW OVER, BUT THE RECORDING IS STILL AVAILABLE! The Maryland Parks Service describes the landscape of Harriet Tubman’s early years as “virtually unaltered.” Join Phil, co-author of “The Old Home Is Not There,” on a sweep through Dorchester as he looks for continuity and change.

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