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SUMMARY:Reading a Renovation: A Tour of the Pratt’s Updated Central Library with Architect Sandra Vicchio
DESCRIPTION:This event is sold out. We are working on adding more tours. Please check back for additional information. Thank you! \n\nAfter three years of construction\, the $115 million renovation project at the Pratt Central Library is complete and the work is stunning. Join us as we get to tour the library and learn about its restoration with the project’s consulting architect\, Sandra Vicchio. \nIn 1882\, Enoch Pratt gave a whopping $1 million gift to Baltimore City to launch the nation’s first free library system\, proclaiming\, “My library shall be for all\, rich and poor without distinction of race or color.” Today\, the 1933 Central Library serves more than half a million people each year and with the newly completed whole-building restoration campaign\, will now do so in gorgeously restored spaces. Carpenters removed dropped ceilings to reveal fabulous stenciling\, artists restored decorative molding that was damaged in prior renovations\, and lighting experts created new lighting that is historically appropriate and makes the rooms feel light and airy. Whether you last visited the Central Library a week ago or a decade ago\, we hope you can join us and Ms. Vicchio to learn about (and gawk at) our newly restored piece of civic pride.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/reading-a-renovation-a-tour-of-the-pratts-updated-central-library-with-lead-architect-sandra-vicchio/
LOCATION:Central Branch – Enoch Pratt Free Library\, 400 Cathedral Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191227T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191227T120000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191217T200655Z
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SUMMARY:Up into the Clockworks at the Bromo Seltzer Tower
DESCRIPTION:This event is sold out. We are working on adding more tours. Please check back for additional information. Thank you! \n\nAlways one for flamboyance\, Captain Isaac Emerson came back from a trip to Italy and decided he wanted to build a new factory in downtown Baltimore and that it should look like Florence’s fabulous town hall\, the Palazzo Vecchio. Completed in 1911\, the tower’s four clocks each measure 24 feet across\, a foot more London’s Big Ben\, and the tower itself was the tallest building in Baltimore at the time. Emerson\, the man who became wealthy from his invention of Bromo Seltzer and gave us the slogan “if you keep late hours for society’s sake\, Bromo Seltzer will cure that headache\,” was quite proud. \nOur tour through the building will include a trip up the ships stairs into the clockworks at the top to look at the tick-tock operation in process and peer out the translucent windows. We’ll also stop in at the museum room that holds the world’s largest collection ephemera from Captain Emerson\, Bromo Seltzer\, and Maryland Glass. And along the way\, we’ll get a taste of the newest art that comes from the Tower’s artists: it is now home to dozens of local art studios. If you’ve wondered what goes on in the Bromo Seltzer Tower and how the imposing clocks actually work\, now’s your chance!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/up-into-the-clockworks-at-the-bromo-seltzer-tower/
LOCATION:Bromo Seltzer Tower\, 21 S Eutaw St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200107T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200107T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20191219T150442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191219T160132Z
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SUMMARY:From Pianos to Pigskins: Ravens Stadium Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:The Baltimore Ravens are the hottest team in the NFL\, so what better time to join us at M&T Bank Stadium for a behind-the-scenes tour of their home? We’ll take in the whole building from the suite-level to the locker-rooms. And\, because we are Baltimore Heritage and have more than a little history bent\, we’ll learn about the history of the site\, including German immigrant William Knabe’s enormous piano factory that was once there.  \nKnabe Piano started in Baltimore in 1837 and located where the stadium now sits in 1869. The company sold pianos to luminaries like Francis Scott Key. When Carnegie Hall opened in New York on May 5\, 1891\, Knabe family sponsored Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky (think Swan Lake among other pieces) to conduct the opening concert. Who would have predicted that 129 years later\, the Baltimore Ravens would have an opera-singing kicker (Justin Tucker) performing at the same spot where Knabe made grand pianos for the country’s opera houses? Join us for this touchdown tour to talk about both football players and piano players.  \nThere will be free parking in a surface lot at the stadium next to the tour starting point.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/from-pianos-to-pigskins-ravens-stadium-then-and-now/
LOCATION:M&T Bank Stadium (Ravens Stadium)\, 1101 Russell St\, South East Lobby across from LOT D\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200111T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200111T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20190916T184935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T174721Z
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SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Begun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am! \n 
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-13/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200123T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200123T150000
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CREATED:20191105T141738Z
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SUMMARY:The Caffeinated City: A Tour of Zeke’s Coffee Roastery and Baltimore’s Coffee History
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Rhodes sold his first pound of coffee at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market in November 2005 using a newly acquired one-pound coffee roaster. In doing so\, Mr. Rhodes’ new business\, Zeke’s Coffee\, joined a long line of coffee connoisseurs in Baltimore. The line includes Alex. Brown and Sons\, the nation’s first investment bank\, which imported so much coffee that it became the firm’s main source of revenue by the late 19th century. The line also includes Mr. Deaver Y. Smith Sr.\, who in 1906 established Smith Punch Base Coffee and Tea Company\, the third black-owned business in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue that operated for 65 years. \nToday\, Zeke’s is still family owned and now operates in three cities using its unique roasting process where a fountain of beans is continuously agitated by a stream of hot air. Join us for an espresso-ily energizing tour of Zeke’s Coffee as we talk about Baltimore’s history of coffee and learn about the art of coffee roasting.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-caffeinated-city-a-tour-of-zekes-coffee-roastery-and-baltimores-coffee-history/
LOCATION:Zeke’s Coffee Roastery\, 3003 Montebello Terrace\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200129T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200129T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200121T165611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200121T165611Z
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SUMMARY:From Pianos to Pigskins: Ravens Stadium Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:The Baltimore Ravens were one of the hottest teams in the NFL this season\, so what better time to join us at M&T Bank Stadium for a behind-the-scenes tour of their home? We’ll take in the whole building from the suite-level to the locker-rooms. And\, because we are Baltimore Heritage and have more than a little history bent\, we’ll learn about the history of the site\, including German immigrant William Knabe’s enormous piano factory that was once there.  \nKnabe Piano started in Baltimore in 1837 and located where the stadium now sits in 1869. The company sold pianos to luminaries like Francis Scott Key. When Carnegie Hall opened in New York on May 5\, 1891\, Knabe family sponsored Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky (think Swan Lake among other pieces) to conduct the opening concert. Who would have predicted that 129 years later\, the Baltimore Ravens would have an opera-singing kicker (Justin Tucker) performing at the same spot where Knabe made grand pianos for the country’s opera houses? Join us for this touchdown tour to talk about both football players and piano players.  \nThere will be free parking in a surface lot at the stadium next to the tour starting point.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/from-pianos-to-pigskins-ravens-stadium-then-and-now-2/
LOCATION:M&T Bank Stadium (Ravens Stadium)\, 1101 Russell St\, South East Lobby across from LOT D\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200208T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20190917T135931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200115T174945Z
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SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Begun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am! \n 
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-14/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200110T165811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200110T170220Z
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SUMMARY:Mount Vernon Love Stories: A Historic Valentine’s Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Baltimore historian Jamie Hunt is back with a Valentine’s Day-themed tour of romance in Mount Vernon!\n\nFor two centuries\, Mount Vernon has seen spectacular love stories\, bitter feuds\, and more than a few juicy trysts. The neighborhood’s earliest days include patriot and original Mount Vernon landowner John Eager Howard marrying a charming young Philadelphian\, Margaret “Peggy” Chew\, after her first love was hanged for treason in a plot that involved Benedict Arnold. Fast forward 200 years and Mount Vernon saw a 20th century graduate of its Baltimore School for the Arts\, actress Jada Pinkett Smith\, fall in love with and marry another noted Philadelphian\, actor Will Smith.\n\nIn between these two sets of lovers are the royal tales of Betsy Patterson Bonaparte\, who died wealthy but bitter in Mount Vernon years after an annulled marriage to Napoleon’s brother Jerome\, and Bessie Wallis Warfield\, who was christened in a neighborhood church (just across the street from where Betsy died) and grew up to become the Duchess of Windsor. Not to be outdone by royalty\, some of Baltimore’s most storied authors have ties to Mt. Vernon along with their beautiful\, sad marriages\, including Edgar Allan Poe\, H.L. Mencken\, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. And of course the rich and famous of Baltimore’s Gilded Age include more than a few with off-beat love lives.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/mount-vernon-love-stories-a-historic-valentines-walking-tour-3/
LOCATION:Marburg Mansion\, 14 West Mt. Vernon Place\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200209T143000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20191104T211158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T211358Z
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SUMMARY:Historic Laurel: A Walking Tour of a Booming 19th-Century Milltown
DESCRIPTION:Originally called Laurel Factory\, today’s town of Laurel started as a 19th-century milltown with ties to Baltimore along the B&O railroad line. Situated halfway between Baltimore and DC on the Patuxent River\, Laurel began as a small grist mill in 1811. In the 1840s\, it evolved into a cotton mill employing more than 700 workers. And during the Civil War\, Union troops guarded the railroad line in Laurel\, the only rail connection between the North and Washington\, DC at the time. \nPlease join us and our tour guide\, Ms. Ann Bennett\, the Executive Director of the Laurel Historical Society as we walk through Laurel’s main street\, see the remains of the mill’s ruins along the Patuxent River\, and discuss The Grove\, Laurel’s distinctly African American neighborhood that got its start in the mid-19th century amid harsh racism\, and later institutionalized segregation\, in Prince George’s County.  We will end at the Historical Society’s museum\, which is located in one of the original mill workers houses\, and take a look at their new exhibit commemorating the 150th anniversary of the town’s incorporation.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/historic-laurel-a-walking-tour-of-a-booming-19th-century-milltown/
LOCATION:Laurel Museum\, 817 Main St\, Laurel\, MD\, 20707\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200212T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200123T221750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200123T221750Z
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SUMMARY:The Caffeinated City: A Tour of Zeke’s Coffee Roastery and Baltimore’s Coffee History
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Rhodes sold his first pound of coffee at the Baltimore Farmers’ Market in November 2005 using a newly acquired one-pound coffee roaster. In doing so\, Mr. Rhodes’ new business\, Zeke’s Coffee\, joined a long line of coffee connoisseurs in Baltimore. The line includes Alex. Brown and Sons\, the nation’s first investment bank\, which imported so much coffee that it became the firm’s main source of revenue by the late 19th century. The line also includes Mr. Deaver Y. Smith Sr.\, who in 1906 established Smith Punch Base Coffee and Tea Company\, the third black-owned business in the 1400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue that operated for 65 years.  \nToday\, Zeke’s is still family owned and now operates in three cities using its unique roasting process where a fountain of beans is continuously agitated by a stream of hot air. Join us for an espresso-ily energizing tour of Zeke’s Coffee as we talk about Baltimore’s history of coffee and learn about the art of coffee roasting. 
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-caffeinated-city-a-tour-of-zekes-coffee-roastery-and-baltimores-coffee-history-2/
LOCATION:Zeke’s Coffee Roastery\, 3003 Montebello Terrace\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21214\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200229T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200229T150000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200213T184709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T141459Z
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SUMMARY:Serving from Above: A Tour of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command
DESCRIPTION:Since 1784\, when 13-year-old Edward Warren became the first American to ascend in a hot air balloon above Baltimore\, Maryland has been a leader in flight. The Maryland State Police has been serving the state from above since 1954 when it acquired its first aircraft\, a donated\, two-seat\, radio-equipped airplane. On March 19\, 1970\, the command performed the first civilian medevac transport of an injured patient from a crash that occurred on the Baltimore Beltway to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. Never before had a civilian agency transported a critically injured trauma patient by helicopter in a non-military setting. From hot air balloons to civilian helicopter medevacs\, Baltimore has been a city of aviation firsts.  \nSince the 1970s\, the Maryland State Police Aviation Command has transported over 150\,000 patients. And its duties have grown to include law enforcement and homeland security support\, search and rescue\, aerial rescue and disaster assessment. We hope you will join us for this incredible behind-the-scenes tour led by some of Maryland’s own State Police pilots and medics. We’ll see you in the hangar!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/serving-from-above-a-tour-of-the-maryland-state-police-aviation-command/
LOCATION:Maryland State Police Aviation Command\, Middle River\, MD\, 21220\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200305T183000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200212T221140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200212T221352Z
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SUMMARY:Reinventing the Peale: A Hard Hat Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Peale’s renovations with architect Walter Schamu! Hear some of the many stories of the building\, from its origins as the first purpose-built museum in the country\, to the introduction of gaslight technology to the city\, to its role as Baltimore’s first City Hall and public high school for people of color. Find out what is coming next as the Peale relaunches as a center for Baltimore stories and studies\, and a laboratory for reinventing the museum for the 21st century in the creative and innovative spirit of the Peale family.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/reinventing-the-peale-a-hard-hat-tour/
LOCATION:Peale Museum\, 225 North Holliday Street\, Baltimoe\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20191205T200232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191205T200232Z
UID:25010-1583575200-1583578800@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:From Farmstead Settlement to Booming Suburb: A Walking Tour of Historic Towson
DESCRIPTION:Did you know that Divine of John Waters movie fame was born and buried in Towson? Join Towson’s own history buff\, Ms. Brenda Carl\, for a look back at the town’s wonderful history and notable characters. We’ll start at the pre-Civil War Towson Courthouse and learn how the two Towson brothers from Pennsylvania came down the York Turnpike in the 1700’s to start the town that’s named for them. We’ll also visit the site of the original Towson Hotel\, where farmers stopped over before continuing on to Baltimore to sell their goods. We hope you’ll join us to discover how places like Prospect Hill Cemetery\, Loch Raven Reservoir\, and East Towson\, founded by African Americans formerly enslaved at Hampton Mansion\, helped make Towson into the bustling college town it is today.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/from-farmstead-settlement-to-booming-suburb-a-walking-tour-of-historic-towson/
LOCATION:Historic Towson Courthouse\, 400 Washington Ave\, Towson\, MD\, 21204\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200307T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200219T201444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200219T205433Z
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SUMMARY:The Catacombs Under Westminster: Two Hundred Years of Tombs and Edgar Allan Poe’s Gravesite
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore the eerie catacombs underneath Baltimore’s First Presbyterian Church\, now called Westminster Hall\, and the graves that surround it\, including the final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe. The burial ground predates the church\, which was built on arches above the gravesites\, so that the graveyard and its tombstones lie both underneath and around the building. We bet you will also recognize more than a few Baltimore street names as we walk among the patriots and civic leaders buried at Westminster including Calhoun\, Hollins\, Gilmore\, and Bentalou. All told\, the compact cemetery next to the University of Maryland School of Law is the final resting place for over 1\,000 individuals. We can’t wait to see you “Where Baltimore’s History Rests in Peace!”
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-catacombs-under-westminster-two-hundred-years-of-tombs-and-edgar-allan-poes-gravesite/
LOCATION:Westminster Hall and Burying Ground\, 519 W Fayette Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200314T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20190917T141154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200313T135344Z
UID:24550-1584181800-1584185400@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nBegun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-15/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200325T183000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200212T223933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200316T184224Z
UID:25209-1585155600-1585161000@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Psychedelics\, Traitors and Treatments: The Unexpected Past of Spring Grove Hospital Center
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nTimothy Leary’s got nothing on Baltimore! Join us for a walk around the Spring Grove Hospital Center campus to see this partially abandoned historic facility where\, among other things\, the first and longest government-run psychedelic drug research program took place. Here\, scientists tested LSD and other chemicals as potential treatments for psychiatric illnesses until national controversy caught up with everybody and the research was shut down in 1976. \nSpring Grove has a history far deeper than the experimental 1960s. Founded in 1797\, it is the second oldest continuously operating psychiatric hospital in the country. Before the Civil War\, free and enslaved African Americans were also patients here. Later it became a whites-only facility. Today\, Spring Grove treats around 300 patients\, a fraction of its 1960 population. And there is again a psychiatric illness research facility in the same building where the LSD experiments once occurred. \nOn our tour\, we’ll see the remnants of the oldest building on campus\, industrial structures from the 1930s\, plus a barely noticeable cemetery. Join us and our guide Paul Lubell as we walk through three centuries of history that weaves together tales of yellow fever epidemics\, Confederate traitors\, and psychedelic scandal. Groovy.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/psychedelics-traitors-and-treatments-the-unexpected-past-of-spring-grove-hospital-center-3/
LOCATION:Spring Grove Hospital Center\, 55 Wade Avenue\, Catonsville\, MD\, 21228\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/IMG_0213.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200404T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200404T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200219T202634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200316T184315Z
UID:25230-1585994400-1585998000@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:The Catacombs Under Westminster: Two Hundred Years of Tombs and Edgar Allan Poe’s Gravesite
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nJoin us to explore the eerie catacombs underneath Baltimore’s First Presbyterian Church\, now called Westminster Hall\, and the graves that surround it\, including the final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe. The burial ground predates the church\, which was built on arches above the gravesites\, so that the graveyard and its tombstones lie both underneath and around the building. We bet you will also recognize more than a few Baltimore street names as we walk among the patriots and civic leaders buried at Westminster including Calhoun\, Hollins\, Gilmore\, and Bentalou. All told\, the compact cemetery next to the University of Maryland School of Law is the final resting place for over 1\,000 individuals. We can’t wait to see you “Where Baltimore’s History Rests in Peace!”
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-catacombs-under-westminster-two-hundred-years-of-tombs-and-edgar-allan-poes-gravesite-2/
LOCATION:Westminster Hall and Burying Ground\, 519 W Fayette Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200405T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200405T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200304T214351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200316T191512Z
UID:25290-1586080800-1586084400@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Out of the Ashes: The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nIn February 1904\, Baltimore’s chief firefighter cabled Washington DC: “Desperate fire here. Must have help at once!” A tremendous fire was sweeping through downtown and showed little signs of stopping. Not until 5:00 p.m. the next day was the fire brought under control. Overall\, it destroyed 1500 buildings\, left 35\,000 people unemployed\, and damaged $150 million of property. Resilient Baltimore rebounded quickly\, erecting new buildings\, widening streets\, and improving fire safety designs. Rising out of the ashes\, Baltimore used the fire to rethink the city\, and the downtown we know today is shaped largely by this incident. Join us as we see what 2500 degrees Fahrenheit of heat can do to blocks of solid stone\, learn how the fire shaped architecture locally and across the country\, and hear the tale of one of the fire’s great heroes: Goliath the horse.  \nOur Monumental City tours are guided walks exploring iconic Baltimore landmarks in Downtown\, Ridgely’s Delight\, Mount Vernon and Federal Hill on the first four Sundays of each month from April through November\, except holiday weekends. 
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/out-of-the-ashes-the-great-baltimore-fire-of-1904/
LOCATION:The Replica Gaslight\, 300 E Baltimore St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monumental City,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Baltimore_fire_aftermath-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200411T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200411T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20190917T142216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T201702Z
UID:24554-1586601000-1586604600@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nBegun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-16/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lexington-market-image.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200220T142354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T202000Z
UID:25194-1587204000-1587211200@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Woodberry by Foot: Country Living with City Convenience
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nJoin Ms. Tracey Brown\, long time Woodberry resident and neighborhood leader\, on a tour of this charming former mill community. Two giants of industry converged at Woodberry in the late 1800s. There was Robert Poole: the leading employer of iron workers in Baltimore\, and across the tracks\, William Hooper\, whose Meadow Mill was a monument to his textile enterprise during a time of national depression. \nLearn the story of the rise\, eventual fall\, and recent rebirth of this important site of Baltimore industry. Plus get updated on the recent movement to designate Woodberry as a Baltimore City historic district. We will be touring sections of TV Hill\, Clipper Mill and Brick Hill that are thriving today as they were in the mid-nineteenth century. \nExplore all five of our spring Baltimore by Foot walking tours!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/woodberry-by-foot-country-living-with-city-convenience-2/
LOCATION:Woodberry United Methodist Church\, 2000 Druid Park Dr\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Baltimore by Foot,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Woodberry-blurb-1-e1582215298973.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200419T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200419T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200304T195032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T202311Z
UID:25286-1587290400-1587294000@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Mount Vernon Place and the Washington Monument: A Monumental City Tour
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nMount Vernon began as a country estate for Revolutionary War hero John Eager Howard and grew to be the place to live for Baltimore’s rich and famous in the mid-nineteenth century. The Garrett family\, owners of the B&O Railroad\, the Walters\, founders of the Walters Art Museum\, and the Thomases\, owners of Farmers and Merchants Bank\, are among the families that built handsome mansions along the four parks that surround the Washington Monument. The recent renovations to the two-hundred-year-old Washington Monument are the latest news from the revival of this historic neighborhood over the last decade. \nJoin us on a tour to hear the stories behind the Washington Monument and see the landmarks of Baltimore’s grandest historic neighborhood. If you are able\, you can climb the Monument’s stairs for a birds-eye view of central Baltimore! Space inside the monument is limited. Each tour is capped at fifteen people and we’ll meet at the south entrance of the monument. \nOur Monumental City tours are guided walks exploring iconic Baltimore landmarks in Downtown\, Ridgely’s Delight\, Mount Vernon and Federal Hill on the first four Sundays of each month from April through November\, except holiday weekends. Our Washington Monument tour is organized in partnership with the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/mount-vernon-place-and-the-washington-monument-a-monumental-city-tour-9/
LOCATION:Washington Monument (South Entrance)\, 699 N. Charles Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monumental City,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/washington-monument-2015-16-9.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200425T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200425T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200220T142459Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T202441Z
UID:25216-1587808800-1587816000@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Sharp Leadenhall by Foot: 250 Years of African American Heritage
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nMs. Betty Bland-Thomas\, a long-time community activist and member of the South Baltimore Partnership\, will lead this walking tour through the Sharp Leadenhall neighborhood in South Baltimore. This community is home to Ebenezer AME\, the third oldest African Methodist Episcopal church in the nation\, and has been home to a vital African American community since the late 1700s. As in West Baltimore\, residents struggled against displacement and demolition by highways projects in the 1960s and continue to organize against gentrification. The walking tour not only highlights this long history\, but will also offer a chance to hear stories from long-time residents on their everyday experiences growing up in the neighborhood in the 1940s and 1950s. \n  \nExplore all five of our spring Baltimore by Foot walking tours!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/sharp-leadenhall-by-foot-250-years-of-african-american-heritage/
LOCATION:Solo Gibbs Park\, 1044 Leadenhall Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Baltimore by Foot,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200426T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200426T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200304T161502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T202720Z
UID:25283-1587895200-1587898800@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Federal Hill Beyond the Views: A Monumental City Tour
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nBaltimoreans celebrated atop Federal Hill when we ratified the U.S. Constitution. We used it to defend the city from the British in the War of 1812 and to make sure we stayed in the Union in the Civil War. We have even tunnelled under it to quarry minerals. Join us on a tour of Federal Hill and the neighborhood around it to learn about this waterfront community’s rich history\, including stops at one of the last wooden houses in the city\, the oldest house in Federal Hill\, and the wonderful alley houses along Churchill Street. \nOur Monumental City tours are guided walks exploring iconic Baltimore landmarks in Downtown\, Ridgely’s Delight\, Mount Vernon and Federal Hill on the first four Sundays of each month from April through November\, except holiday weekends.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/federal-hill-beyond-the-views-a-monumental-city-tour-7/
LOCATION:Federal Hill Park (Southwest Corner)\, 301 Warren Avenue\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21230\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monumental City,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2017-11-14-federal-hill.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200429T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200429T183000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054137
CREATED:20200306T180806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200402T203034Z
UID:25296-1588181400-1588185000@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Reinventing the Peale: A Hard Hat Tour
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nJoin us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Peale’s renovations with architect Walter Schamu! Hear some of the many stories of the building\, from its origins as the first purpose-built museum in the country\, to the introduction of gaslight technology to the city\, to its role as Baltimore’s first City Hall and public high school for people of color. Find out what is coming next as the Peale relaunches as a center for Baltimore stories and studies\, and a laboratory for reinventing the museum for the 21st century in the creative and innovative spirit of the Peale family.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/reinventing-the-peale-a-hard-hat-tour-2/
LOCATION:Peale Museum\, 225 North Holliday Street\, Baltimoe\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/peale-e1581545614127.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200502T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200502T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054138
CREATED:20200219T203354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200422T153648Z
UID:25232-1588413600-1588417200@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:The Catacombs Under Westminster: Two Hundred Years of Tombs and Edgar Allan Poe’s Gravesite
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nJoin us to explore the eerie catacombs underneath Baltimore’s First Presbyterian Church\, now called Westminster Hall\, and the graves that surround it\, including the final resting place of Edgar Allan Poe. The burial ground predates the church\, which was built on arches above the gravesites\, so that the graveyard and its tombstones lie both underneath and around the building. We bet you will also recognize more than a few Baltimore street names as we walk among the patriots and civic leaders buried at Westminster including Calhoun\, Hollins\, Gilmore\, and Bentalou. All told\, the compact cemetery next to the University of Maryland School of Law is the final resting place for over 1\,000 individuals. We can’t wait to see you “Where Baltimore’s History Rests in Peace!”
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/the-catacombs-under-westminster-two-hundred-years-of-tombs-and-edgar-allan-poes-gravesite-3/
LOCATION:Westminster Hall and Burying Ground\, 519 W Fayette Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200502T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200502T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054138
CREATED:20200220T142608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200422T154010Z
UID:25180-1588413600-1588420800@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:How to Read a Rowhouse: Colonial Architecture in Fell’s Point
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nWhen you look down Thames Street and smile at how “old-timey” it looks\, what are you really looking at? Join architect David Gleason\, president of the Fell’s Point Preservation Society\, on a walk through the aged neighborhood to learn how to read historic buildings and uncover their unique histories. These houses and businesses have been reinvented and repurposed over 250 years in order to meet the changing economy of Baltimore–what can they tell us about those who lived and worked in Fell’s Point? Join us to “excavate” structures by exploring the layers of construction and change–you never know what you might discover hiding behind the facade!  \n  \nExplore all five of our spring Baltimore by Foot walking tours!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/how-to-read-a-rowhouse-colonial-architecture-in-fells-point/
LOCATION:Fell’s Point Visitors Center\, 1724 Thames St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Baltimore by Foot,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Caulker_s_Houses_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200503T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200503T110000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054138
CREATED:20200310T181408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200422T154317Z
UID:25299-1588500000-1588503600@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Out of the Ashes: The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nIn February 1904\, Baltimore’s chief firefighter cabled Washington DC: “Desperate fire here. Must have help at once!” A tremendous fire was sweeping through downtown and showed little signs of stopping. Not until 5:00 p.m. the next day was the fire brought under control. Overall\, it destroyed 1500 buildings\, left 35\,000 people unemployed\, and damaged $150 million of property. Resilient Baltimore rebounded quickly\, erecting new buildings\, widening streets\, and improving fire safety designs. Rising out of the ashes\, Baltimore used the fire to rethink the city\, and the downtown we know today is shaped largely by this incident. Join us as we see what 2500 degrees Fahrenheit heat can do to blocks of solid stone\, learn how the fire shaped architecture locally and across the country\, and hear the tale of one of the fire’s great heroes: Goliath the horse.  \nOur Monumental City tours are guided walks exploring iconic Baltimore landmarks in Downtown\, Ridgely’s Delight\, Mount Vernon and Federal Hill on the first four Sundays of each month from April through November\, except holiday weekends.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/out-of-the-ashes-the-great-baltimore-fire-of-1904-2/
LOCATION:The Replica Gaslight\, 300 E Baltimore St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monumental City,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Baltimore_fire_aftermath-1.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200503T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200503T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054138
CREATED:20191206T203321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200422T154655Z
UID:25012-1588501800-1588505400@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Old St. Paul’s Cemetery Tour: A Peek Behind the Stone Walls
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nOld St. Paul’s Cemetery’s list of the interred reads like the Who’s Who of the War of 1812 – Samuel Chase\, George Armistead\, John Eager Howard to name a few. Even Francis Scott Key spent part of his afterlife in the cemetery buried in the Howard crypt until he was moved to Frederick. Founded around 1799\, Old St. Paul’s is one of the oldest cemeteries in Baltimore City and is on the registry of National Historic Places. Not regularly open to the public\, come with us and tour guide William Hollifield to peek behind its large stone walls and see the final resting places of those who helped shape this city.
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/old-st-pauls-cemetery-tour-a-peek-behind-the-stone-walls/
LOCATION:Old St. Paul’s Cemetery\, 733 W. Redwood St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://baltimoreheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Old_St._Paul_s_Cemetery_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054138
CREATED:20200212T163221Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200407T183031Z
UID:25184-1589018400-1589025600@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Stone and Spirit: The Original Campus of Goucher College
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nWhile Rev. John Goucher was overseeing the building of today’s Lovely Lane United Methodist Church in the mid-1880s\, he was also helping establish a college for women to give them “equal advantages in the business of life.” Founded in 1885 as the Woman’s College of Baltimore City (“City” was dropped in 1890)\, it began with a few stone buildings and the spirit to become one of the leading institutions of higher education in the country. The College expanded its campus from 22nd to 24th Streets\, and from Calvert Street to Maryland Avenue to eventually include twenty-six buildings for academics\, physical training\, student life\, and presidents’ homes. In 1910\, the name was changed to Goucher College to honor John and Mary Goucher. \nBy the second decade of the 20th century\, increased traffic and restrictions on expansion led the College to purchase land in Towson in 1921 to create a more open environment for its growing student body. Construction was delayed until the early 1940s\, and Goucher maintained two campuses until its final move in 1954\, after selling its downtown buildings to various individuals and organizations.  \nJoin Marilyn Warshawsky\, author of John Franklin Goucher: Citizen of the World and a trustee emerita of the College\, at Lovely Lane for a tour of this historic church\, a presentation of archival photos of original college buildings\, and a walking tour of the campus that is now part of the diverse community known as Old Goucher.  \n  \nExplore all five of our spring Baltimore by Foot walking tours!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/stone-and-spirit-the-original-campus-of-goucher-college-by-foot/
LOCATION:Lovely Lane United Methodist Church\, 2200 St Paul St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21218\, United States
CATEGORIES:Baltimore by Foot,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200509T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T054138
CREATED:20190917T143150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200422T155227Z
UID:24556-1589020200-1589023800@baltimoreheritage.org
SUMMARY:Catacombs\, 100-Year Vendors and History at Lexington Market
DESCRIPTION:Event Canceled \n\nBegun in the early 1800s on land donated by John Eager Howard\, Baltimore’s iconic Lexington Market holds the title as the oldest market in America. Ralph Waldo Emerson also dubbed it “the gastronomic capital of the world.” \nDuring the tour\, we will visit Faidley’s\, Berger’s\, and other vendors that have been in their stall for a century or more. We will also explore the catacombs under the marketplace. Rediscovered in 1951 during the construction of a parking garage\, the origins of these tunnels and vaults are mysterious. Were they used for cold storage before refrigeration? Did they house distilleries during Prohibition? We may not get the definitive answer\, but we’ll at least get a first-hand look at these spaces that are normally closed to the public. \nBe sure to bring your canvas bags to do some quintessential Baltimore shopping afterward. And while 10:30 am may seem early for a Saturday morning\, at least we’re not lining up when the historic starting bell would ring in the new market day at 2:00 am!
URL:https://baltimoreheritage.org/event/catacombs-100-year-vendors-and-history-at-lexington-market-17/
LOCATION:Faidley’s Seafood (Entrance)\, 203 N. Paca Street\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Behind the Scenes Tours,Tours
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ORGANIZER;CN="Baltimore Heritage":MAILTO:info@baltimoreheritage.org
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