Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park: A Cemetery for People and Their Pets
Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park: A Cemetery for People and Their Pets By Lynn Kusmin (HCHS 2023 Summer Intern) The Rosa Bonheur Memorial Park opened as a pet cemetery in 1935 and today holds more than 22,000 animal graves. In April 1979, a successful petition to the...
The Early Life of Decatur Dorsey
The Early Life of Decatur Dorsey By Gerald W. Ueckermann, Jr. October 19, 2021 By the early summer of 1864 the Union Army’s offensive to finish off the Confederate Army of Robert E. Lee had stalled on the outskirts of Petersburg, Virginia. There, Union soldiers...
HCHS Received a SHINE Grant from Maryland Humanities for 2023 to Continue and Strengthen Our Mission.
We are happy to announce that the Howard County Historical Society (HCHS) has received a SHINE (Strengthening the Humanities Investment in Nonprofits for Equity) grant from Maryland Humanities for 2023. This operational grant from Maryland Humanities (MHC) will help...
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