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Norris Commodore

Norris Commodore, class of 1973

02/21/2023

45’ 11”! Breaking his previous shot-put record of 43’ 3”, and 6 inches farther than the record set in 1929: even in 1971, Norris Commodore was making a lasting impression at Washington College.

  • Alumni
  • Athletics
  • Class of 1973
  • Track and Field
  • Archives
Striped Bass, or Rockfish, Maryland's state fish

Baked Rock

02/14/2023

In the Maryland Special Collection, within the pages of an ordinary-looking spiral-bound church cookbook is a most unusual recipe: Baked Rock with Curry Stuffing.

  • Maryland
  • Recipes
  • Rockfish
  • Archives
Flyleaf of Tigers is Only Cats by Sophie Kerr

An Evening with Sophie Kerr

02/02/2023

Though Sophie Kerr is most known on Washington College’s campus for her endowment which funds the largest undergraduate literary prize in the United States, she was an accomplished woman with many interests.

  • Entertaining
  • Sophie Kerr collection
  • Special Collections
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Arctic Exploration in the rare book collection

01/20/2023

The search for the Northwest Passage, a route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic Seas, is what drove many 19th century early expeditions.

  • Arctic Exploration
  • CES
  • Dr. Susan Natali
  • Archives