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    <lastmod>2026-02-05</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Our History - “Bear Me Into Freedom”&amp;nbsp;Exhibition Opens Feb. 27 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Bear Me Into Freedom: The Talbot County of Frederick Douglass opens on February 27, 2026</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - “Bear Me Into Freedom”&amp;nbsp;Exhibition Opens Feb. 27 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A rendering of CBMM’s forthcoming exhibition Bear Me Into Freedom: The Talbot County of Frederick Douglass</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - “Bear Me Into Freedom”&amp;nbsp;Exhibition Opens Feb. 27 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-10-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Our History - Col. Tench Tilghman - Col. Tench Tilghman (1744 – 1786): Talbot County Patriot</image:title>
      <image:caption>Of the thirty-two officers who assisted George Washington as aides-de-camp during the course of the War for American Independence, Tench Tilghman proved to be the Commander-in-Chief’s most loyal aide, serving with him from August 1776 to November 1783, far longer than any other.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - Col. Tench Tilghman - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Washington, Lafayette, and Tilghman at Yorktown Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) 1784 Oil on canvas Source: https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/stagsere/se1/se14/000027/html/hesitant_revolut/msa/speccol/sc1500/sc1545/e_catalog_2002/1120research.html</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - Col. Tench Tilghman - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The two swords belonging to Tench Tilghman were left to the state by Mrs. Judith Goldsborough Oates who died on December 26, 1997. Source: The Maryland State House - Tench Tilghman Swords</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - Col. Tench Tilghman - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cornwallis is taken!: Lieut. Co. Tighlman of Washington's staff, announcing the surrender of Cornwallis, from the steps of the State House, (Independence Hall) at midnight, October 23rd 1781. Source: https://www.loc.gov/resource/pga.06582/</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-28</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Our History - Solomon Barrott - Revolutionary War Patriot - Solomon Barrott</image:title>
      <image:caption>Solomon Barrott (1763–1851) enlisted in the Revolutionary War at age sixteen and served as a drummer in the Maryland Line, fighting in major battles of the Southern Campaign through the surrender at Yorktown. Remembered as “The Little Drummer Boy” and the last surviving member of the Maryland Line, he later returned to Easton, where he lived as a respected citizen and is buried at Spring Hill Cemetery.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - Solomon Barrott - Revolutionary War Patriot - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>At Spring Hill Cemetery, under an old tree near the back of the property is the marker for the little drummer boy who was among the youngest soldiers to serve during the American Revolutionary War. Solomon Barrott was the last surviving Continental soldier of the famous Maryland Line.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/garden-clubs-maryland-house-amp-garden-2026-talbot-tour-will-showcase-county-history</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-24</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/celebrating-constitution-week-with-talbot250</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-15</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/constitution-day-event-to-host-historical-reenactors</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-29</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Renowned actors Darius Wallace as Frederick Douglass and Kurt Smith as Thomas Jefferson will be featured, performing a conversation between the two.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/general-perry-benson-chapter-dar-celebrates-america250</loc>
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      <image:title>Our History - General Perry Benson Chapter DAR Celebrates America250 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>DAR members and partners stand in front of the General Perry Benson Little Free Library.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - General Perry Benson Chapter DAR Celebrates America250</image:title>
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      <image:title>Our History - General Perry Benson Chapter DAR Celebrates America250</image:title>
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      <image:title>Our History - General Perry Benson Chapter DAR Celebrates America250</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-18</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Our History - Tilghman Island: Events of Interest Happening There in 1899 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>B. C. &amp; A. Co. Wharf. Image contributed by Tilghman Watermen’s Museum.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - Tilghman Island: Events of Interest Happening There in 1899 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Wharf Road, 1912. Image contributed by Tilghman Watermen’s Museum.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-10</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Our History - The Rich History of the Talbot County Fair - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Harness racing at the Talbot County Fair Grounds, Easton, 1895. Photo credit: Talbot County: A History by Dickston J. Preston</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - The Rich History of the Talbot County Fair - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Grandstand at the Talbot County Fair in 1898. Photo credit: Talbot County: A History by Dickston J. Preston</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - The Rich History of the Talbot County Fair - The Idlewild Fairgrounds</image:title>
      <image:caption>This photo was recently found in the Lowndes/ Johnson families photo album located in the archive section of the Talbot Historical Society’s Collections vault. The photo is of Miss Marnie Lowndes with her friends in 1898 enjoying oysters “in any style” under the grandstand at Idlewild Fairgrounds. Photo Credit: Talbot Historical Society, Lowndes/Johnson Family Album</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - The Rich History of the Talbot County Fair - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>4-H member exhibits on display, circa 1921. 4-H competitions continue to be a highlight of the fair. Photo Credit: Brighton Laznovsky in “A Pictoral History of Talbot County, Maryland”</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-28</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Tale of 3 Pages: Talbot County and Maryland’s Student Page Program - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Tale of 3 Pages: Talbot County and Maryland’s Student Page Program - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Cindy Orban, Sarah Kilmon, and William O’Donnell are all former MGA pages.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Tale of 3 Pages: Talbot County and Maryland’s Student Page Program - Sarah with Gov. O'Malley</image:title>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Tale of 3 Pages: Talbot County and Maryland’s Student Page Program - Will with Gov. Moore</image:title>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Tale of 3 Pages: Talbot County and Maryland’s Student Page Program - Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) with a group of Student Pages.</image:title>
      <image:caption>“You are the next generation of leaders,” Cardin said, “never lose sight of your values, and remember where you come from.”</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/sharps-island-remembered-tilghman-watermens-museum-reopens-with-new-exhibit</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-18</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/6hknef37s2ge0bwkjgw7dezr2l5dvj</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-20</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/black-history-watermen-and-the-seafood-industry</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-20</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/community-reading-frederick-douglasss-what-to-the-slave-is-the-4th-of-july</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-17</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/1750091497173-N1TH8UJOK8Q3OKG4UYXZ/douglass+%282%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Community Reading: Frederick Douglass’s “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/editorial-from-the-star-democrat-8311997</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-06-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Our History - Editorial from the Star Democrat, 8/31/1997 - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The following article was included in the Star Democrat for Labor Day Weekend, 8/31/97. The article was saved by Susan Kilmon (her handwriting), and was recently discovered in a pile of articles by her granddaughter, Sarah Kilmon - the cooing 1 year old in this story.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/a-century-of-heritage-the-story-of-cherrys-store</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-28</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Century of Heritage: The Story of Cherry’s Store&amp;nbsp; - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/4e519d81-d5c9-4eba-b828-c194a84bfdbc/Cherry%2C_Maurice.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - A Century of Heritage: The Story of Cherry’s Store&amp;nbsp; - Maurice “Morris” Cherry, n.d.</image:title>
      <image:caption>For Morris, the store wasn’t just a livelihood—it led him to love. While working at the Cambridge location, he met a captivating young woman named Sara at a local basketball game. So compelling was their connection that Morris transferred to the Easton store to be closer to her. That decision changed his life, and eventually, she became his wife—marking a union of not only hearts, but hometowns.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Century of Heritage: The Story of Cherry’s Store&amp;nbsp; - A Cherry’s Shopping Spree, n.d.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Beyond business and family, Morris Cherry made history by breaking the color barrier in the 1940s. At a time when segregation was the norm, he opened Cherry’s doors to people of color—not only welcoming them as customers, but offering them employment in the store.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Century of Heritage: The Story of Cherry’s Store&amp;nbsp; - Rack of Cherry’s shoes, n.d.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Under Mike’s guidance, the store pivoted from its military surplus roots toward a more refined, outdoors-oriented identity with a wholesale edge and a feel reminiscent of L.L. Bean. His vision carried Cherry’s into a new generation—where the rugged became fashionable and the practical, stylish.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Century of Heritage: The Story of Cherry’s Store&amp;nbsp; - Michael “Mike” Cherry, photographed in bullpen jacket by Virginia Ball, n.d.</image:title>
      <image:caption>One of his proudest contributions came in the 1980s, when Mike Cherry designed a bullpen jacket for the Baltimore Orioles—an iconic blend of function and hometown pride.  Mike would bring players from the Orioles to Easton for special events to promote baseball in the area.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Century of Heritage: The Story of Cherry’s Store&amp;nbsp; - Actor Robert Mitchum</image:title>
      <image:caption>One of many famous store visitors.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Century of Heritage: The Story of Cherry’s Store&amp;nbsp; - Author James Michener</image:title>
      <image:caption>One of many famous store visitors.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Century of Heritage: The Story of Cherry’s Store&amp;nbsp;</image:title>
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      <image:title>Our History - A Century of Heritage: The Story of Cherry’s Store&amp;nbsp; - Abercrombie &amp;amp; Fitch Executive John H. Ewing</image:title>
      <image:caption>One of many famous store visitors.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/captain-claiborne-and-the-calvert-brothers</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-10</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/7cc887f0-9e7e-491c-b57b-3e4bd1433ba6/williamclaiborne.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Captain Claiborne &amp;amp; The Calvert Brothers - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Depiction of William Claiborne</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/d9fa80d6-69c4-4e02-833f-1f5968a79054/10116-0-sc2.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Captain Claiborne &amp;amp; The Calvert Brothers - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>First Landing of Leonard Calvert in Maryland, by David Acheson Woodward</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - Captain Claiborne &amp;amp; The Calvert Brothers - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Depiction of a battle between William Claiborne and Thomas Cornwallis, 1635. Photo Source</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/the-lion-and-legacy-behind-the-talbot-county-seal</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-19</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Our History - The Lion and Legacy Behind the Talbot County Seal - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/d8bdc9d4-f61b-4937-b8f6-6c2a0bb531eb/paulinebanes.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - The Lion and Legacy Behind the Talbot County Seal - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Illustration of “Aslin the Lion” for C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, by Pauline Baynes</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/846d5ae3-3d4f-49ae-b355-48a3f3ac7773/arms.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - The Lion and Legacy Behind the Talbot County Seal - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Talbot coat or crest features a lion and a dog.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/cdd06c3b-562b-42be-8a1f-da3fa2146579/modernseal.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - The Lion and Legacy Behind the Talbot County Seal - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Modern Seal, adopted 2024.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/caroline-burnite-walker</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-10</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/99e319aa-d9b0-4952-bb75-9aa24d7d1ba4/walker.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Caroline Burnite Walker - Caroline Burnite Walker</image:title>
      <image:caption>A pioneering librarian who founded the Talbot County Free Library in 1925, ensuring free access to books for the community. A nationally recognized leader in children's library services, she believed in the power of literacy and worked tirelessly to bring a library to Talbot County. Thanks to her vision, TCFL continues to serve thousands of residents today.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/6f20dab4-cd68-4c2a-8df3-94a61c1d04ef/Logo-Talbot-County-Free-Library.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Caroline Burnite Walker - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/mary-banning</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-10</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/f2ece3d3-ac97-4bbb-876c-ddaeb2f3fca2/marybannings.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Mary Elizabeth Banning - Mary Elizabeth Banning</image:title>
      <image:caption>Mary Elizabeth Banning, a self-taught mycologist from Talbot County, made significant contributions to the study of fungi in the 19th century. Her unpublished manuscript, The Fungi of Maryland, included 174 detailed watercolor illustrations, some depicting species never before recorded. Despite the challenges women faced in science at the time, her passion and meticulous research earned her lasting recognition, including a fungus named in her honor—Hypomyces banningii.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/ameliawelby</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-10</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/5489cfe2-94f1-4ba8-a454-a53579c219d1/coppuck.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Amelia B. Coppuck Welby - Amelia B. Coppuck Welby</image:title>
      <image:caption>Amelia B. Coppuck Welby, born in St. Michaels in 1819, was a celebrated 19th-century poet known for her lyrical and romantic verse. Writing under the pen name Minstrel-girl, her poetry gained national recognition, with her 1845 collection Poems by Amelia earning praise—even from Edgar Allan Poe. Though her life was brief, her work remains a beautiful part of Talbot County’s literary history.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/isaiah-fountain</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-06</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/59adf2b8-aa00-4178-ba7d-08bea3181bd2/fountain.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Isaiah Fountain - Isaiah Fountain: A Forgotten Case of Jim Crow Injustice</image:title>
      <image:caption>Isaiah Fountain was a bold and resourceful African American farmer from Trappe who became the central figure in one of the biggest news stories to occur in Talbot County. In 1919 the Easton Star-Democrat wrote that the Isaiah Fountain case was "one of the most noted in the State's annals." A century later, lawyer and author, Sherrilyn Ifill wrote that the Fountain case "was one of the most notorious on the [Eastern] Shore during the early part of the twentieth century. Ifill also wrote that the case also involved Talbot County's largest incident of mob violence in its history. Today Isaiah Fountain's case is little known.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - Isaiah Fountain - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A mug shot and reward advertisement appeared in various newspapers during the massive dragnet for Isaiah Fountain. Note that the caption states that Fountain must be “surrendered to the court alive” in order for the person who captures him to qualify for the reward. (Baltimore Sun/Newspapers.com)</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our History - Isaiah Fountain - Isaiah Fountain Mug Shot</image:title>
      <image:caption>A mug shot and reward advertisement appeared in various newspapers during the massive dragnet for Isaiah Fountain. Note that the caption states that Fountain must be “surrendered to the court alive” in order for the person who captures him to qualify for the reward. (Baltimore Sun/Newspapers.com)</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/1741266973076-WUNCKY2TWMC4H3BGKIQM/Fountain+Capture+wPolice+%28Eve.+Sun%29.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Isaiah Fountain - Fountain Capture w/Police</image:title>
      <image:caption>After his capture in Hartly, DE, a shackled and frightened Isaiah Fountain is led through the excited crowd to the safety of the Talbot County Jail by a Baltimore City Police officer. (Baltimore Evening Sun/Newspapers.com)</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/1741266977563-H4S0XAH8NRT9XH1PR5N3/Negro+Fiend+Not+Found-Star+Dem+1919-04-05+p1+%28edited%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Isaiah Fountain - Negro Fiend Not Found-Star Dem 1919-04-05 p1</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Easton Star-Democrat news article from April 5, 1919, reported the assault of Bertha Simpson. (Maryland Room, Talbot County Free Library/Star-Democrat)</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/1741266976456-3MVCD445HKV6FVEWP4K6/Isaiah+Fountain+Sketch-Jeffersonian.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Isaiah Fountain - Isaiah Fountain Sketch-Jeffersonian</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Towson Jeffersonian newspaper printed a courtroom sketch of Isaiah Fountain that was drawn during his second trial in Towson. (Maryland State Archives)</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/1741266980517-0BB8BAG67IYXWMQQK2UM/Sheriff%27s+House+%26+Jail.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Isaiah Fountain - Sheriff's House &amp;amp; Jail</image:title>
      <image:caption>This 1930 photo shows the Talbot County Sheriff's House and Jail (located to the right rear). The jail yard was located to the left of the front porch. (Maryland Room, Talbot County Free Library)</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/1741266982408-YT3655YSS7H0F1Z86E8O/William+Stoops.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Isaiah Fountain - William Stoops</image:title>
      <image:caption>Easton Chief of Police, William R. Stoops, was one of three prominent White witnesses who confirmed Isaiah Fountain's alibi about being in Easton at about the time of the crime. Despite their prominence in the community, the witnesses' objective testimonies in both trials were ignored. (Maryland Room, Talbot County Free Library)</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/the-story-of-nathaniel-nace-hopkins</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-25</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/state-county-leaders-join-frederick-douglass-descendants-to-unveil-new-plaque</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-24</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/talbot-countys-united-states-colore</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-24</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/cbmm-receives-state-grant-funding-to-renovate-coulbourne-amp-jewett-education-center</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-20</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/thelma-alford</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-24</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/6cacbbda-0395-4d94-b862-dddd9bf0a12f/People2+%283%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Thelma Alford - Thelma Alfred: A Trailblazer for Education and Civil Rights</image:title>
      <image:caption>Thelma Anna Cooper Alford dedicated her life to education, community service, and the fight for civil rights in Talbot County. Born and raised in Oxford, Maryland, she grew up in a large family, one of 13 children. Her path took her from a one-room schoolhouse to leading the local NAACP, making her one of the most influential figures in the county’s history.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/nathaniel-nace-hopkins</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-03</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/0a14782c-5f5f-4af6-8651-04f4f6063f4b/nace.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Nathaniel “Nace” Hopkins - Nathaniel "Nace" Hopkins</image:title>
      <image:caption>Nathaniel “Nace” Hopkins, known as "Uncle Nace," was a man of resilience, leadership, and vision. Born into slavery around 1830 in Trappe, Maryland, his life was marked by a determination to uplift his community.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/after-the-civil-war-african-american-veterans-created-a-home-of-their-own-unionville</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-03</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/e72c7ed1-33f1-471e-8889-1299d9d77dc8/Photo2+%281%29.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - After the Civil War, African-American Veterans Created a Home of Their Own: Unionville - After the Civil War, African-American Veterans Created a Home of Their Own: Unionville</image:title>
      <image:caption>by Natalie Hopkinson, Photographs by Gabriella Demczuk One-hundred-fifty years later, the Maryland town remains a bastion of resilience and a front line in the battle over Confederate monuments</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/the-waters-edge-museum-marks-four-years-of-black-history-and-community</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-03</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/james-rouse</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-01-22</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/d3a6ecd3-bb45-49f5-84bf-65fd050a16bc/jamesrouse2.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - James Rouse - James Rouse</image:title>
      <image:caption>The visionary designer behind Columbia, Maryland, was born and raised in Talbot County. His innovative approach to urban development began with Talbot Town, one of Maryland’s earliest shopping malls.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/waterfowl-festival-makes-donations-of-53-guidebooks-to-talbot-county-free-library</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-01-21</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/the-tench-tilghman-monument</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-01-02</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/tench-tilghman-a-talbot-county-born-revolutionary-hero</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-10</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/heroes-of-delmarva-5-things-about-col-tench-tilghman-revolutionary-star</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-12</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/col-tench-tilghman-chapter-of-the-sons-of-the-revolution-highlight-their-namesake</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-10</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/1733868315963-2QPIRTXQU2E3UGJB66P9/9.24.2024+Council+Highlights-24.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Col Tench Tilghman Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution Highlight Their Namesake - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Conway Gregory, President of Col. Tench Tilghman Chapter of SAR, provides an overview of Tench Tilghman’s significance. Tilghman was a Talbot County native.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/birthplace-of-frederick-douglass</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-02-03</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/61d95395-04fb-4040-a4ee-85607ef7bf99/douglass.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Our History - Birthplace of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass</image:title>
      <image:caption>Frederick Douglass in Talbot County The celebration of the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Douglass has inspired a desire in Talbot County, Maryland, for deeper understanding of his formative years and the mark he left on this place. In his book My Bondage and My Freedom, Douglass remarks on how important it is to understand where a man is born and raised.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/blog/norman-harrington</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2024-12-10</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Our History - Norman Harrington</image:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-27</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-13</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/storytelling-the-ivy</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-29</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/garden-club-john-bartram-lives</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/thedayfreedomcame-8rg88</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-28</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/thedayfreedomcame-cheasapeakecollege-wktwc</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-11-12</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/uncle-nace-the-day-freedom-came</loc>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/oxford-museum-exhibit-oxford-salutes-its-veterans</loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/maryland-house-and-garden-pilgrimage-talbot-county-tour</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-28</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/the-war-of-1812-in-the-chesapeake</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-10-10</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/occ-constitution-day-lecture</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-03</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/maryland-public-television-presents-becoming-frederick-douglass</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-08-27</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/kin</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-19</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/46c768e7-b313-4258-b2c3-086d835071c5/Kin+Facebook+Cover.png</image:loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/ths-historic-walking-tours-in-easton</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-11</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/mq98dq1jjwnvr54cmb7j7zdemrtv1q</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-11</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/a362117c-8b6d-41f8-874f-6f80f5f4a138/datewithhistoryaugsust.jpg</image:loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/maryland250-at-delmarva-shorebirds</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-28</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/bus-trip-museum-of-the-american-revolution</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-23</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/1st-annual-constitution-bowl</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-03</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/hispanic-heritage-month-community-festival-2025</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-18</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/waterfowl-festival</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-18</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/33rd-annual-native-american-festival-by-the-nause-waiwash-band-of-indians</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-15</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/waters-edge-arts-contest-honoring-historical-black-figures</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-07-15</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/greckfcgxjacc39utotbcf8kcpzalm</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-10</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/2025-talbot-county-fair</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-08</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/52nd-tuckahoe-steam-gas-show</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-08</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/constitution-day</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-08-19</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/zld2upp5p68wzf43im417w1ypmkhrn</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-07</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Events - Celebrate 100 Years of Service of the Tilghman Island Volunteer Fire Company - Make it stand out</image:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/tilghman-watermens-museum-sharps-island</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-20</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/watermens-appreciation-day</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-06-20</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/public-reading-what-to-the-slave-is-the-fourth-of-july</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-17</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/historic-easton-walking-tours</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-28</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/oxford-museum-quilt-turning</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-23</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/oxford-museum-quilt-documentation-day</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-23</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/divided-loyalties</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-07-18</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/1v62iu5wc0jqyrdzt6l23znew9c4x2</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-22</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/921eed78-bee1-40f9-94ac-11c6339fa552/497872957_1483442136410402_8324249382385509390_n.jpg</image:loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/talbot-treasures</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-06-10</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/770eea37-6b56-4d3a-a2d1-83e9ae272568/talbot+treasures+cover+photo+%282%29.png</image:loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/family-concert-with-vienna-carroll-and-the-folk</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-08</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/bear-me-into-freedom-project-the-talbot-county-of-frederick-douglass</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-08</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/bf1c8358-58c8-420d-9ff2-092c05e8a912/bearmecover.png</image:loc>
      <image:title>Events - Bear Me Into Freedom Project: Adult Lecture at SMCC - Image</image:title>
      <image:caption>Image from “Bear Me Into Freedom: The Talbot County of Frederick Douglass” by Jeffrey C. McGuiness</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/juneteenth</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-08</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/get-on-the-bus-film-screening</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-05-08</lastmod>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/two-lights-for-tomorrow</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-04-17</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/e2cf375a-2ebd-43d5-bbf1-b2dcbbd10c6c/TLFT+Cover+Photo.png</image:loc>
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      <image:title>Events - Two Lights for Tomorrow - Talbot County - Coloring Page</image:title>
      <image:caption>Print the coloring page and learn about Two Lights and Paul Revere!</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/researching-your-historic-property-in-talbot-county</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-19</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/6e6c3b9d-74c5-45ae-9666-feb6b4ed6ad9/talbot-pres-series-header-768x432.png</image:loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/tilghman-watermens-museum-speaker-series-jim-duffy</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-17</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/waters-edge-museum-movie-night-harriet</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-17</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/d37accff-6d02-49cd-9b9f-f147775f12ab/HarrietFilm_Sunset_800x600.jpg</image:loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/naces-day</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-10-28</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/aed66502-be8c-4335-8916-1da01a386412/naceday.jpg</image:loc>
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      <image:caption>1914 Nace’s Day Parade, Maryland State Archives</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/welcome-home-parade-ceremony</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-11</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/american-girl-doll-history-book-club</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-10</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/6b0c65c4-50e0-482a-884c-94f078043818/Screenshot+2025-03-10+154317.png</image:loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.talbot250.org/events/easton-book-discussion-group-the-women-by-kristin-hannah</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2025-03-10</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/675846c0340eff22dd16583f/a41f40ee-ba40-4adf-bbc8-782c1bb3f66b/The-Women-by-Kristin-Hannah.jpg</image:loc>
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      <image:caption>Voices of Talbot features Sarah Kilmon in conversation with Professor Richard Bell, exploring how the American Revolution divided and defined the Tilghman family.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>In the debut of Voices of Talbot, Sarah Kilmon of Talbot 250 interviews Naomi “Lady D” Diane Thomas about the powerful legacy of Scott’s United Methodist Church—one of the oldest African American congregations in Talbot County.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Explore the story of Isaiah Fountain, a successful Black farmer whose case became a harrowing example of racial injustice in Maryland’s history. Author Joe Koper helps us understand the events that shook the Eastern Shore and their lasting impact.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Artist Ruth Starr Rose chronicled the lives and dignity of Black families on the Eastern Shore in the early 20th century. Ja’lyn Hicks of the Water’s Edge Museum brings her legacy to life and shares why her work still resonates today.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Meet Caroline Burnite Walker, the pioneering librarian whose vision and determination established Talbot County’s first free public library. Dana Newman and Emma Poole discuss her contributions to literacy and community life over the last century.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sharps Island, once a thriving 600-acre community in the Chesapeake Bay, vanished beneath the waves due to relentless erosion—Darren Lowery shares its fascinating history and enduring legacy.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>From humble beginnings in 1925 to a modern community hub, the Talbot County Free Library has grown alongside the county it serves. Dana Newman and Emma Poole guide us through the milestones that have shaped its remarkable 100-year story.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>General Perry Benson played a pivotal role in defending Maryland during the War of 1812. Elizabeth “Libby” Hinson shares insights into his military career, local roots, and the enduring legacy he left in Talbot County.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Local historian Wes Hagood shares the stories of Matthew Tilghman and Colonel Tench Tilghman—two Talbot County patriots who helped shape America’s founding.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Explore the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman with historical storyteller Linda Harris, uncovering her ties to Maryland’s Eastern Shore and the lasting lessons of her faith, courage, love, determination and resilience.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Historian Dr. Jamie Goodall explores the dramatic story of William Claiborne, one of Maryland’s earliest and most controversial figures, whose battles over power, trade, and territory shaped the Chesapeake’s colonial history.</image:caption>
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