In honor of the signing of the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago, the Banneker Museum is hosting 13 stations dedicated to exploring this historical moment in the founding of our Country. … [Read more...] about #ACTIVITIES: Red, White and Banneker
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#ACTIVITIES: Cooking in the Cabin at Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum
Summer is concluding, time to start harvesting. We will use what we planted in spring to make traditional summer foods. Join the Foodways 1790 culinary historians as they prepare typical vintage foods using an authentic hearth, recipes and cookware. … [Read more...] about #ACTIVITIES: Cooking in the Cabin at Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum
@BaltCoFire: Baltimore County Acquires $2 Million Site for New Catonsville Fire Station
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski today announced that Baltimore County has acquired a 6-acre parcel along Edmondson Avenue for a new, state-of-the-art Catonsville Fire Station #4. Plans call for the existing station to be preserved as a Baltimore County Fire Museum. … [Read more...] about @BaltCoFire: Baltimore County Acquires $2 Million Site for New Catonsville Fire Station
#SLIDESHOW: Photo & Video Highlights of the Earth Day Cleanup at the Historic Oella Cemetery
BY Marco Kathuria—This video documents local volunteers working alongside staff from Patapsco Heritage Greenway (PHG) as they conduct a partial cleanup of the cemetery. Once it is cleared, PHG will arrange for the location mapping of each headstone in this historic green space. They will also organize graphite rubbing events so the headstone inscription can also be documented … [Read more...] about #SLIDESHOW: Photo & Video Highlights of the Earth Day Cleanup at the Historic Oella Cemetery
#VIDEO: 2008 Oella Bicentennial Sign Unveiling (Restored)
BY Marco Kathuria—This nine minute video documents the Oella bicentennial sign unveiling that took place in 2008 at the intersection of Oella Avenue and Frederick Road in Oella, Maryland, USA. Descendants of Benjamin Banneker and Oella Residents Gather to Witness this historic event Stakeholders and local residents spoke about their involvement in the sign project and … [Read more...] about #VIDEO: 2008 Oella Bicentennial Sign Unveiling (Restored)
#RESOURCE: Halethorpe Improvement Association
The Halethorpe Improvement Association has been a leader in addressing community issues for over 50 years to meet the needs of a growing community. It is a volunteer organization that strives to connect residents to people, places, opportunities and resources for the betterment of make a positive community environment. Our aim is to maintain and improve our community … [Read more...] about #RESOURCE: Halethorpe Improvement Association
#TIMELESS: Past Blends With Present in Historic Mill Village
BY–Paul W. Valentine (This article was originally published by the Washington Post in 1993) Tucked away in the wooded ravines of the Patapsco River valley just west of Baltimore stands Oella, a 19th century mill village of frame homes and brick and stone row houses that time seems to have passed by. While its inhabitants, including many Washington commuters, are … [Read more...] about #TIMELESS: Past Blends With Present in Historic Mill Village
#INTERVIEW: Preservation of Oella Mill Town Brings Honors for Developer
BY—Janene Holzberg (This article was originally published in the Howard County Times in 2011) Charles Wagandt is waiting patiently. When he stepped up nearly 40 years ago to help rescue a town whose very existence was being threatened, recession certainly wasn't on his mind. But now, the nation's sluggish economy is his primary foe as he waits for the downturn to lift … [Read more...] about #INTERVIEW: Preservation of Oella Mill Town Brings Honors for Developer
#HISTORIES: Founding and Expansion
Oella, Maryland Oella is a small factory town lying at the bottom of a rocky gorge on the east bank of the Patapsco River and is unified by its industrial heritage as a working community. Its structures are functional and without ornamentation. This stark quality of the built environment placed in a dramatic natural setting still densely wooded gives Oella its special … [Read more...] about #HISTORIES: Founding and Expansion
#ARCHIVES: The Oella Historic District Registration with The National Park Service
A Scan of the Original Form Submission Source Document Processed with Optical Character Recognition Software (Edited) REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Historic American Buildings Survey, Baltimore County Historical Society Historic Buildings Survey, Library of Congress, Wash., D.C. Date1964-1975 Depository for Survey Records: Baltimore County Historical … [Read more...] about #ARCHIVES: The Oella Historic District Registration with The National Park Service
