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Wayback Wednesdays
Wayback Wednesdays is a weekly video series, produced by St. Mary's County Museum, showing some of the stories that make St. Mary’s County’s history so unique and interesting. This engaging series airing weekly on Wednesday’s is hosted by Museum Division Manager, Karen Stone, and features historical facts and stories from the quirky to the fascinating.
Current Episode:
Episode 53: The Potomac Flotilla
The Potomac Flotilla
Posted: Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Welcome to #WaybackWednesday Episode 53, where we discuss a the U.S. Navy's attempt to patrol the Potomac River during the American Civil War. Check it out:
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Past Episodes:
Episode 52:
Anne Arundel
Episode 51:
Women on the Ark & Dove
Episode 50:
Women Lighthouse Keepers
Episode 49:
Women Abolitionists in Leonardtown
Episode 48:
Abolitionists in St. Mary's County
Episode 47:
Reverand Thomas Henry
Episode 46:
John G. Lancaster
Episode 45:
Freedom Seekers in St. Mary's County who joined the U.S. Colored Troops
Episode 44:
Freedom Seekers in St. Mary's County who risked their lives to escape to freedom
Episode 43:
"The Colors" of Maryland
Episode 42:
"The Colors of Maryland
Episode 41:
Annapolis:Onetime Capital
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Episode 40:
The Changing Shape of St. Mary's County
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Episode 39:
The First Newspapers in St. Mary's County
Episode 38:
Origins of Piney Point Lighthouse
Episode 37:
From Seymour Town to Leonardtown
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Episode 36:
U-1105 Black Panther Submarine
Episode 35:
The Oyster Wars
Episode 34:
Cross Manor & the USS Tulip
Episode 33:
The End of Slavery in Maryland
Episode 32:
Captain Walter Francis Duke
Episode 31:
The Presidential Election of 1860 in Leonardtown
Episode 30:
The Pony Express & The U.S. Postal Service in St. Mary's County
Episode 29:
Cardinal Gibbons Institute
Episode 28:
Maryland Toleration Act
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Episode 27:
Drayden African American Schoolhouse
Episode 26:
U.S. Colored Troops Medal of Honor Recipients
Episode 25:
John Donahoo & the Lighthouses of St. Mary's County
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Episode 24:
The Piscataway People
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Episode 23:
John Washington & his St. Mary's County Wives
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Episode 22:
The Old Jail & the Underground Railroad
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Episode 21:
The Calvert Legacy
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Episode 20:
John Allen Thomas, A Maryland Patriot
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Episode 19:
How Lexington Park Got it's Name
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Episode 18:
Dr. Thomas Gerard & the St. Clement's Hundred
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Episode 17:
The U.S. Navy & St. Clement's Island
Episode 16:
"The War of 1812 in St. Mary's County" NEW!​
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Episode 15:
"The Fire at Blackistone Lighthouse"
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Episode 14:
The First Sheriff
Episode 13:
Point Lookout Lighthouse and its first Lighthouse Keeper
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Episode 12:
Cecil Calvert & the Maryland Charter
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Episode 11:
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Episode 10:
The Lynching of Benjamin Hance
Note: This is a difficult story to hear, but an important one to tell.
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Episode 9:
Moll Dyer: The Witch of Leonardtown?
Episode 8:
Dashiell Hammett, Local Celebrity
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Episode 7:
Ignatius Loyola & the Founding of the Society of Jesus
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Episode 6:
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Episode 5:
St. Peter Claver Church
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Episode 4:
Why Maryland Didn't Secede
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Episode 3:
The Black Diamond Disaster
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Episode 2:
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Episode 1:
Fr. Andrew White & The Chief​
