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CBMM receives state grant funding to renovate Coulbourne & Jewett Education Center
Story Sarah Kilmon 2/6/25 Story Sarah Kilmon 2/6/25

CBMM receives state grant funding to renovate Coulbourne & Jewett Education Center

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.

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After the Civil War, African-American Veterans Created a Home of Their Own: Unionville
Place, Story Sarah Kilmon 1/30/25 Place, Story Sarah Kilmon 1/30/25

After the Civil War, African-American Veterans Created a Home of Their Own: Unionville

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

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Waterfowl Festival makes donations of 53 guidebooks to Talbot County Free Library
Story Sarah Kilmon 1/21/25 Story Sarah Kilmon 1/21/25

Waterfowl Festival makes donations of 53 guidebooks to Talbot County Free Library

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.

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The Tench Tilghman Monument
People, Story, Place Sarah Kilmon 1/2/25 People, Story, Place Sarah Kilmon 1/2/25

The Tench Tilghman Monument

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

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Tench Tilghman: A Talbot County-born revolutionary hero
Story, People Sarah Kilmon 12/10/24 Story, People Sarah Kilmon 12/10/24

Tench Tilghman: A Talbot County-born revolutionary hero

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.

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Scattered across the Globe and the Political Spectrum: The Tilghman Family in the Revolutionary War
People, Story Sarah Kilmon 12/10/24 People, Story Sarah Kilmon 12/10/24

Scattered across the Globe and the Political Spectrum: The Tilghman Family in the Revolutionary War

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

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Col Tench Tilghman Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution Highlight Their Namesake
Story Sarah Kilmon 12/10/24 Story Sarah Kilmon 12/10/24

Col Tench Tilghman Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution Highlight Their Namesake

The following testimony was presented by Wesley Hagood, Col Tench Tilghman Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution, during the Council meeting on September 24, 2024. 

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