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Local Haunts: Chester Cemetery

10/29/2024

Welcome to Halloween week, the time of year when we celebrate all things spooky and mysterious. In a town as old and full of history as Chestertown, whether or not you believe in ghosts, you can be sure that invisible memories are lurking around every corner. Is time linear, or is it happening all at once? In indoor and outdoor spaces, what exactly separates events in 2024 from events in the same space two or three hundred years ago?

Chester Cemetery
Ghosts
Halloween
Haunted
Maryland Collection

The Dead Do Not Talk: Theories of Paranormal Communication in the Early 20th Century

10/25/2024

In this authoritative and clearly decisive 20th century commentary on the supernatural author Julien Proskauer makes clear his opinion on the lack of our ability as humans to communicate with the supernatural.

Julien Proskauer
Magic
Magicians
Scams
Seances
Spiritualism
Special Collections

Persuasion by Miss Austen, an American First Edition

10/22/2024

A recent purchase by the Washington College Archives now means we have a complete Jane Austen American First Edition.

First Editions
Jane Austen
Persuasion
Special Collections

Honoring Prominent Figures in Campus History: Constance Stuart Larrabee Arts Center

10/15/2024

The Constance Stuart Larrabee Arts Center once had a location other than its current site at 100 Gibson Avenue. When it was originally dedicated in 1990, it was located in the building now occupied by the Career Center.

Arts
Constance Stuart Larrabee
Photographers
Archives

Id of the Squid

10/08/2024

Every year, International Cephalopod Awareness Days (October 8-12) mark the beginning of the holiday season.*

Oceanography
Poetry
Special Collections
Archives

October 1st is National Homemade Cookie Day!

10/01/2024

As the weather starts to cool and we move deeper into the semester, what better way to enjoy this time than by biting into a homemade cookie?

Baking
Cookies
Recipes
Special Collections

The Lost Princess of OZ, L. Frank Baum's books in the Rare Book Collection

09/27/2024

One of the stories that most of us grew up with was the tale of the Wizard of Oz. Our very own Rare Book Room has several books from the series by L. Frank Baum.