From the Hosanna School Museum: More than 500 visitors attended Hosanna School Museum’s first Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 17, at the museum in Darlington. Juneteenth is a nationally recognized day that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States and celebrates African American history and culture. Among the day’s highlights were standing-room only […]
Hosanna School Museum Celebrates 150th Anniversary
From the Hosanna School Museum: Hosanna School Museum in Darlington, the first of three Freedmen’s Bureau schoolhouses in Harford County, celebrates its 150th anniversary with a banquet Friday, April 7, at 7 p.m. at APG Federal Credit Union Arena at Harford Community College. Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of UMBC and one of Time Magazine’s […]
Harford County Celebrates Black History Month with Video Tribute to Hosanna School Museum
From Harford County government: Harford County celebrates Black History Month with the following video tribute to the community that lifted up Hosanna School Museum in Darlington.
Hosanna School Museum Hosts Early African American Education Exhibit and Film Screening
From the Hosanna School Museum: The Hosanna School Museum will host an exhibit Saturday morning of artifacts related to early African American education followed by the film screening of “Rosenwald,” a documentary about a Chicago philanthropist who helped build thousands of schools in African American communities in the segregated South. The exhibit, “An Artifactual Journey […]
Hosanna Book Talk Series: “Stealing Freedom” with Milt Diggins
From the Hosanna School Museum: Join us for this lecture, book signing, and discussion with author Milt Diggins. After extensive research, his new 2015 publication reveals the stories of notorious 19th century slave catchers, kidnappers, their accomplices from Cecil and Harford Counties, and the state that valued their services. Diggins is an independent scholar who […]
Hosanna School Museum to Host Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture
From Hosanna School Museum: On Monday December 7, 2015, Hosanna School Museum will host the Regular Meeting of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC). One of the primary purposes of the meeting is to inform the community of funding opportunities for preservation projects. Founded in 1969 as the Maryland Commission on Negro History and […]
Dublin/Darlington September 2013 Bulletin: Darlington Library Book Sale; Hosanna School Museum Discusses King Peggy: An American Secretary
From the 21034 Community E-News Editors: News from your Darlington Volunteer Fire Company October 7 through 13 is Fire Prevention week. We will be visiting the local schools and reminding students about fire safety. Why not visit us on Sunday October 13 at our annual OPEN HOUSE. 900am till noon at 2600 Castleton Rd. There […]
Hosanna School Museum Program July 20 on Stories of Everyday People in the War of 1812 – Slaves, Freedmen and Women
From the 21034 Community E-News Editors: The Hosanna School Museum will present a special program on The Stories of Everyday People in the War of 1812 – slaves, freedmen and women. The program is sponsored, in part, by the Maryland Humanities Council and the War of 1812 Commission. Mike Dixon, adjunct professor at the University […]