Discover the history and meaning behind the Talbot County seal, from its red lion and Latin motto to the legacy of Grace Calvert Talbot and the family that inspired it. Explore how heraldry, heritage, and the pursuit of religious freedom shaped this iconic symbol.

Descendants, county leaders and state transportation officials gathered to unveil a historical marker honoring Douglass at the Talbot County Courthouse Thursday morning. They were joined by Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller.

Though President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued on Jan. 1, 1863, did not free the enslaved people in Maryland, it allowed African Americans throughout the nation to serve in the Union Army as part of the United States Colored Troops. This gave Black Americans the opportunity to fight not only for their nation, but also for their freedom and citizenship — and fight they did.

Aided by state grant funding, CBMM plans to rehabilitate a historic structure on its campus that previously housed its Museum Store and rename it the Coulbourne & Jewett Education Center.

One-hundred-fifty years later, the Maryland town remains a bastion of resilience and a front line in the battle over Confederate monuments

In celebration of over five decades of community involvement and environmental stewardship, the Waterfowl Festival is excited to announce a significant donation to the Talbot County Free Library: a complete collection of guidebooks from the festival’s 53-year history.

WBOC’s Chopper 16 flies over the Tench Tilghman monument and final resting place in Talbot County, MD.

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.

The Tilghman family experienced deep divisions during the Revolutionary War, with members scattered globally and politically.