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Voice
of the Artifact Display - whether
the item is a great historic monument, document, relic or local
ephemera, artifacts can illuminate historical fact by creating a sensory
experience that connects the past to the present in a unique and
valuable way. This display, free and open to the public, explores the
voice of local artifacts and will run through Spring 2009.
Family History Research Workshop – Saturday, January 24, 9 a.m. – Noon.
Dr. Ray Thompson, director of the Nabb Research Center, presents how-to
steps for gathering and researching family history at the Nabb Research
Center on the East Campus of Salisbury University, Room 190. The cost
of the workshop is $30. Call 410-543-6312 for registration.
 Wednesday,
February 18, 7:00 p.m. – Celebrating Black History Month, Linda Duyer
talks about her book,
'Round
the Pond: Georgetown of Salisbury, Maryland. Although little
remains of the oldest African-American neighborhood in Salisbury,
'Round
the Pond documents some of this community’s rich history. Ms.
Duyer’s presentation takes place at the Nabb Research Center on the East
Campus of Salisbury University,
Room 190.
Wednesday, March 25, 7:30 p.m., Wicomico Room of
the GUC – Celebrating Woman’s History Month, Dr. Melanie Perreault,
chair of the SU Department of History, presents the 2009 Wilcomb
Washburn Distinguished Lecture in American History titled, Servants,
Slaves, and Unruly Mistresses: Interpersonal Violence in the Early
Chesapeake. Perreault examines how acts of violence both
challenged and reinforced community standards in the 17th century
Chesapeake.
Saturday, April 18, 2:00 p.m. – Celebrating
Archaeology Month – Dr. Elizabeth Ragan, SU associate professor of
History, lectures on Over the Sea to Somerset: 17th
Century Trade in a Neglected Corner of the Chesapeake.”
Saturday, May 2 (main fundraising event of year) -
The fully restored Victorian mansion in
Seaford, Delaware, of Governor William Henry Harrison Ross – a highly
popular Governor from 1851-1855 – is the site for the Nabb Research
Center’s annual fundraising event. Guests visit a simpler bygone time
period and explore a complete
Victorian Italianate mansion with slave quarters, barns, sheds and
spacious grounds. Tickets will be available in early spring. |
