2026 Museum Events Calendar

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We take pride in our ongoing achievements at The Heritage Society and present to you our yearly events calendar. Our mission: To investigate, collect and preserve the history of the Essex and Middle River areas for ourselves and future generations; to support and promote programs and projects for the good of the people of these … Read more

Pospisil Family History and Photos

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Picnic beach. The Pospisils purchased four waterfront lots on Bay Drive in Bowleys Quarters in 1923, clearing trees and opening 200 feet of shoreline to the public as a swimming beach and picnic grounds. Mary Pospisil recalls the family closing up the nightclub late Saturday night, attending 2:30 a.m. Mass at St. Vincent’s church downtown … Read more

It’s Baseball Season!

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Batter Up! It’s springtime again in Essex, Maryland and that means baseball and opening day – time to throw out the first pitch! Take a look at Essex baseball players from seasons past as we explore the museum’s Baumgartner Collection Book #74: Baseball. Baumgartner Collection Book #74: Baseball Download PDF Read PDF online at archive.org … Read more

Pottery Farm

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Sue Creek’s famous Pottery Farm By Jackie Nickel (2019) Perhaps the most famous resident of the Back River Neck Peninsula in the 1800s was Peter Hermann, a potter. An immigrant from Germany, he arrived in the United States in 1847 and became a U.S. citizen in 1851, according to research by Ballestone Preservation Society members. … Read more

Fruitland

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Fruitland sketch, artist unknown We received this art from the owners of Fruitland when they closed. Baltimore Sun, 1995 Fruitland Easter, 1978 Click photos to enlarge. These photos and clippings come from the Heritage Society Baumgartner Archives Book #25 “Eastern Avenue” and other sources, scanned by member Rita Gaunt with additional research and photos by … Read more