Celebrating the Nation’s Semiquincentennial in

Talbot County, MD

Learn how Talbot250’s core themes and monthly topics will guide our yearlong celebration and shape how Talbot County’s history is explored and shared.

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Find upcoming talks, exhibitions, celebrations, and community gatherings happening throughout the year as part of Talbot250’s commemorations.

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Discover ways to participate in Talbot250—whether you’re an artist, organization, educator, or resident—and learn how to connect, collaborate, and share your own story.

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Dinner in Colonial Maryland
Sep 10
Dinner in Colonial Maryland

Discover the foods that sustained Marylanders from the earliest days of settlement through Annapolis’s 18th-century Golden Age. This program highlights how diet varied across class, wealth, race, and time, revealing the rich complexity of daily life in colonial Maryland. Registration required.

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Constitution Week
Sep 12
Constitution Week

Each year, the Midshore Constitution Alliance hosts Constitution and Citizenship Week to celebrate the U.S. Constitution and promote civic engagement among the public.

Events will be held throughout Easton from September 12th to the 19th, including the Constitution Bowl, Constitution Day, and the Constitution Bowl Championship. See other events for specifics.

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Mid-Shore Constitution Bowl
Sep 12
Mid-Shore Constitution Bowl

The second annual Midshore Constitution Bowl will begin at 9:00 am on September 12, 2026! The competition will be held at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton.

Modeled after the popular “It’s Academic” quizbowl format, high school teams from across the area will demonstrate their knowledge of civics, interact with local civic leaders, and have a chance to enter the national Constitution Bowl.

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View fullsize The Tilghman family experienced deep divisions during the Revolutionary War, with members scattered globally and politically. Tench Tilghman served as George Washington’s trusted aide, while his Loyalist father, James, endured arrest and fami
View fullsize ICYMI - The SAR’s Colonel Tench Tilghman Chapter honored its namesake after receiving proclamations from Easton and Talbot County for the inaugural Tench Tilghman Week from Oct. 19 to 24. #PeopleofTalbot #TalbotHistory 📸 Courtesy of Maryland
View fullsize October 24, 1784 📅 Colonel Tench Tilghman arrives in Philadelphia, carrying news to Congress about the surrender of Charles Lord Cornwallis of the British Army. This signified a major turning point in the war. #Talbot250 #RevolutionaryWar
View fullsize People of Talbot 📖 Born on Christmas Day in 1744, Tench Tilghman was the first child of James and Anna Tilghman of Talbot County, Maryland. After a beginning a career as a mercantile, he joined the military effort as tensions rose against Great Br
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View fullsize More for #TenchTilghmanWeek The National Park Service writes that Tilghman was even sick during his ride from Yorktown to Philadelphia "with chills and fever" and that he left the army in 1783 with failing health. After Tilghman's death,
View fullsize ICYMI Col Tench Tilghman Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution came before Talbot County Council to provide a brief history on the significance of their namesake, Tench Tilghman. #Talbot250 #PeopleofTalbot
View fullsize July 30, 1952 📅 The Chesapeake Bay Bridge was opened to traffic. “The main effect of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, then, was not to produce a rush of shoppers east-west, but a rush of tourists, vacationers, and other travelers west-east. Baltim