Baltimore Neighborhoods, Baltimore History

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The “Baltimore Neighborhoods, Baltimore History” conference seeks to cultivate and promote the rich history of Baltimore City. Neighborhoods play a complex role in Baltimore’s past and
present and illustrate the struggles and rewards of building a sense of community within an
urban space. Programming features two panel discussions and two presentations on recent
work that preserves and commemorates the complicated history of Baltimore. The conference’s speakers range from local academics to representatives from city organizations for heritage and preservation to community activists. The “Baltimore Neighborhoods, Baltimore History” conference will bring people together to discuss the importance of respecting the past as part of advancing a better future.

May 11, 2012
8:30am – 4:30pm
Maryland Historical Society
201 West Monument Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

Conference fee: $20
Includes the entire conference plus coffee and lunch
To register, please visit the Orser Center website:
http://amstcommunitystudies.org/

PANELS:
Classroom and Community
Dale Glenwood Green, Morgan State University, “Morgan Park + Wilson Park: Historic African
American Neighborhoods”
Denise Meringolo, UMBC, “Public History Training on the Westside”
Betsy Nix, University of Baltimore, “The People's Free Health Clinic in 1970s Waverly”

Historic Preservation, Community Sustainability
Eric Holcomb, Baltimore Commission for Historic and Architectural Preservation, “Beyond
History: Rethinking the Goals of Historic Preservation”
Eli Pousson, Baltimore Heritage, “Parks and Preservation in West Baltimore Neighborhoods”
Todd Marcus, “Newborn Holistic Ministries, Sandtown: Past and Present”

PRESENTATIONS:

Mary Mashburn, “Globe Posters Comes to MICA”
Deborah Rudacille, “What Happens to a Company Town When the Company Goes Bust?”

LUNCH:

Presentation of the Joseph L. Arnold Prize for Outstanding Writing on Baltimore History.

Aaron Henkin from WYPR’s The Signal discusses his place-based radio series
“Out of the Blocks,” which is based on the simple formula—
One hour of radio, one block, everyone’s story.

Following the conference, there will be a HAPPY HOUR at the historic Owl Bar at 5pm
1 East Chase Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

SPONSORS:

Baltimore City Historical Society, Maryland Historical Society, and the Orser Center for the Study of Place,
Community, and Culture at UMBC