Civil War programming at HCC

Join us for two upcoming presentations on the Civil War!

“In a Stranger Place: Louisa May Alcott and other Concordians Respond to the Civil War,”
presented by Professor Colleen Webster.

March 6, 2012    

 1:00-2:00 p.m.   

Student Center, room 243.

Event sponsor: HCC Library and Hays-Heighe House

This event is part of the “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War” series, made possible through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.

Participation is free and open to all.  Light refreshments will be served.

And

“Marching Through Maryland: Lee’s Campaign of 1862,”
by Dr. Thomas Clemens, Professor of History at Hagerstown Community College.

March 8, 2012  

6:30-8:00 p.m.    

Bel Air Branch, Harford County Public Library

Event sponsor: HCC Library and Hays-Heighe House

This event is part of the “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War” series, made possible through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Library Association, and the Maryland Humanities Council.

Participation is free and open to all.

Salon canceled, but see us on Saturdays!!

The Salon at Hays-Heighe for Feb. 23rd has been canceled. I will incoroporate their research into the annual Showcase of Student Projects, to be held later in the spring. Check back for more information!

Be sure to stop by on the 2nd and 3rd Saturdays during March, April, and May, from 1-4 p.m., to view the War of 1812 exhibit.

Salon at Hays-Heighe continues

The salon series will continue in the spring!

On February 23rd, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. we will have our first student-led salon, featuring the history and archaeology of the War of 1812 in Maryland. Students from Dr. James Karmel's history class will present their findings on their primary document research.

We will also discuss the upcoming Maryland state archaeological field school, which will take place in Cecil County this spring.

Light refreshments and free to all.

Join us!

Visitors to the House

Our exhibit opening was a success!

Visitors enjoyed the lecture by Mike Dixon on lesser know stories of the War, including many people associated with the Upper Bay area.

Also joining us were Judge Sample and Miss Kitty Knight - you can see them posing with our exhibit banner.

Missed the opening? We are open Tuesdays 1-3 and Fridays 10-12. We are also starting up our Saturday hours again: 1-4 pm on the second and third Saturdays in March, April, and May.