Election Fun: Campaign Buttons
11/01/2024
One of the more enjoyable parts of politics is campaign ephemera.
- Campaign Ephemera
- Elections
- Louis Goldstein
- Pins
- Archives
Washington's Dispatches
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.
- Children's books
- L. Frank Baum
- OZ book series
- Wizard of OZ
- Archives
Honoring Prominent Figures in Campus History: Athey and Kibler fields
09/24/2024
While not necessarily a building, Athey Field is named after one of Washington College’s most prominent Athletic Directors.
- Athletics
- Ed Athey
- Thomas Kibler
- Archives
National Voter Registration Day September 17th
09/17/2024
Every year, the third Tuesday in September is celebrated as National Voter Registration Day; this year, that falls on today, September 17.
- Audiovisual
- Citizen Leadership
- Democracy
- Voting
- Archives