Thursday
June 24

Forged in Iron and Bone: Unveiling Faces of the Enslaved

at Delaplaine Center for the Arts, Thursday, June 24, 6:30 – 9:30pm with unveiling at 7:30.

 

On June 24th, the facial reconstructions will be unveiled at the Delaplaine Center for the Arts in Frederick, Md. Archaeologist Elizabeth Comer and Smithsonian Institution forensic anthropologists Dr. Douglas Owsley and Ms. Kari Bruwelheide will discuss the process of forensic facial reconstruction and the Catoctin Furnace burials. Public historian and historical interpreter Cheyney McKnight will discuss her interpretation of the headwrap she prepared for the young mother depicted in one of the facial reconstructions. Ms. McKnight is internationally known for her YouTube channel, “Not Your Momma’s History”. Ancestral Master Drummer Joseph Ngwa will begin the unveiling with djembe drumming followed by a reading of the original narrative poem “Ironworker” from the collection Catoctin SlaveSpeak written by Elayne Bond Hyman. The event is open to the public. Funds raised will go to restore the Museum of the Ironworker at 12610 Catoctin Furnace Road, Thurmont, Maryland where the reconstructions will be permanently on display.

Tuesday
July 13

July CFHS Meeting

Noon – 2 p.m.

WE WILL MEET IN PERSON AT THE MUSEUM OF THE IRONWORKER. WE WILL SIT OUTSIDE, SOCIALLY DISTANCED. PLEASE BRING A CHAIR. IT YOU CANNOT JOIN IN PERSON, WE WILL BE ALSO UTILIZING ZOOM. AFTER REGISTERING, YOU CAN JOIN ON YOUR COMPUTER OR BY TELEPHONE. If you experience any issues, please call 240-288-7396 and we will help you register.

Monthly meetings will require participants to register in advance. Click the link and register for the meeting here:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlfuqtqjojHdA9dStApMwF2ZjmpQ8ZmgVW

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. You only have to register once, and once you are registered, you will be registered for the remainder of the meetings until January 2022. Your confirmation email from Zoom will send you a link that you can add to your calendar, and you will be able to join the meeting every second Tuesday of the month. We have switched to this format so that we do not have to send out a new link every month.

Tuesday
August 10

August CFHS Meeting

Noon – 2 p.m.

WE WILL MEET IN PERSON AT THE MUSEUM OF THE IRONWORKER. WE WILL SIT OUTSIDE, SOCIALLY DISTANCED. PLEASE BRING A CHAIR. IT YOU CANNOT JOIN IN PERSON, WE WILL BE ALSO UTILIZING ZOOM. AFTER REGISTERING, YOU CAN JOIN ON YOUR COMPUTER OR BY TELEPHONE. If you experience any issues, please call 240-288-7396 and we will help you register.

Monthly meetings will require participants to register in advance. Click the link and register for the meeting here:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlfuqtqjojHdA9dStApMwF2ZjmpQ8ZmgVW

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. You only have to register once, and once you are registered, you will be registered for the remainder of the meetings until January 2022. Your confirmation email from Zoom will send you a link that you can add to your calendar, and you will be able to join the meeting every second Tuesday of the month. We have switched to this format so that we do not have to send out a new link every month.

Tuesday
September 14

September CFHS Meeting

Noon – 2 p.m.

WE WILL MEET IN PERSON AT THE MUSEUM OF THE IRONWORKER. WE WILL SIT OUTSIDE, SOCIALLY DISTANCED. PLEASE BRING A CHAIR. IT YOU CANNOT JOIN IN PERSON, WE WILL BE ALSO UTILIZING ZOOM. AFTER REGISTERING, YOU CAN JOIN ON YOUR COMPUTER OR BY TELEPHONE. If you experience any issues, please call 240-288-7396 and we will help you register.

Monthly meetings will require participants to register in advance. Click the link and register for the meeting here:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIlfuqtqjojHdA9dStApMwF2ZjmpQ8ZmgVW

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. You only have to register once, and once you are registered, you will be registered for the remainder of the meetings until January 2022. Your confirmation email from Zoom will send you a link that you can add to your calendar, and you will be able to join the meeting every second Tuesday of the month. We have switched to this format so that we do not have to send out a new link every month.

Saturday & Sunday
September 18 & 19

Maryland Iron Festival – Live!

More information will be coming!

 

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