Feb. 16 -- Tillie Pierce, a 16-year old, tells about Battle of Gettysburg

The living history performance season concludes on February 16 when Matilda “Tillie” Pierce, a witness to the Battle of Gettysburg appears at the Society at 7:00 p.m. She was only 15 when she observed the battle first hand. Yet her writings of those dramatic three days made her famous, as she became known as the voice for the civilian side of this important Civil War Battle. Tillie is played by University of Delaware history major Abby Harting of Middletown, Delaware. Admission to this program is free.

Jan. 11 -- Thurgood Marshall to Appear at Society

On Friday, January 11 at 7:00 p.m., Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall walks on the stage at the Historical Society as our winter living history performance season continues. Dr. Lenneal Henderson, a distinguished Professor of Government at the University of Baltimore portrays Maryland’s famous civil rights advocate during this engaging program. The Justice became involved in cases to desegregate public schools in South Carolina which would become one of the five cases settled by the 1954 Supreme Court case of Brown v Board of Education. Marshall was eventually appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States. This free program is sponsored by the Maryland Humanities Council.