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Community Calendar When doing research at the Center we
ask that everyone please practice safe
standards of care, including wearing
FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS more information on the Society, visit its
Federalsburg Museum, located at 100 website at www.prestonhistoricalsociety. face masks and social distancing.

Covey & Williams Alley in Federalsburg, com or visit Facebook at “Preston The Center is located on the Denton/
will reopen on Friday, August 7 from Historical Society.” Masks must be worn Greensboro Road, Rt. 313. Look for the

10 AM to 2 PM and will resume hours and social distancing observed while sign with the fl ag. The Research Center

on Fridays and Saturdays from 10-2. on the PHS campus. PHS is located at offers many resources for family history
There are several new exhibits open. 167 Main Street in Preston, the parking and genealogy research. Volunteers are
The amazing exhibit of a reconstructed lot is accessed from Harmony Road. As onsite to give advice and help in your

doctors office is the one we are most always, admission is free. genealogy research. The Research Center
proud of, it is the office of Dr. Noble Ridgely’s 1892 Train Station, located houses many books and other related
whose house was built in 1810 and stood at W. Railroad Avenue, is open the fi rst materials for purchase. Also, students

on the North corner of Maple Ave. and S. Saturday of the month from 10 AM will find materials to do history projects
Main St. Contact: 443-434-3114. for school. For more information, visit
– 2 PM. Stop by the station and have our web site at usgsmd.org.
SATURDAYS the Ridgely Historical Society teach
Caroline County Rural Life Museum, you about the town that persevered SECOND SATURDAYS
located at 16 N. 2nd St. Denton is open and became known as the Strawberry Giving Grace Food Pantry at Trinity
every Saturday from 11 AM to 4 PM Capital of the World! Please note that United Methodist Church, Goldsboro.
until November 28. We adhere to all visitors to the Train Station must wear Food available from 7 AM until. For
Covid-19 regulations and you must wear masks. Contact: Rick or Cathy Schwab, more information, call 302-270-1948.
a mask while in the Museum. We do 410-991-8225
not provide masks. Contact: 410-479-
Upper Shore Genealogical Society of
2055 or www.carolinehistory.org for
Maryland Research Center will open
additional information.
from 9 AM to 2 PM every Saturday
Preston Historical Society’s Museum, (except for holiday weekends) through

167 Main St, Preston will be open on November. The Center will be closed the
Saturdays from 10 AM until 2 PM. For month of December.
Preston Historical Society
ATTENTION: We will begin adding items for the Community
Choptank River
Calendar as activities resume. If you had a listing before Covid 19 and
would like for it to be added back to the calendar, please contact us to Steamship Presentation
give us the updated details. A membership
meeting will be
held Monday,
August 17, at
7 PM. Guest
speaker will
be author Don
Parks, who will
be giving a presentation about
Choptank River steamships, and
will have on hand for purchase
and signing his latest book,
“Islander’s War.” The public is
invited to attend.
Please Join Us the First and Third Sundays For more information on PHS
of every Month for Worship & Fellowship by calling 410-943-1891,
Quality Inn, Easton at 9:30 a.m. or visit its website at www.
prestonhistoricalsociety.com.
For more information: Follow PHS’s social media pages
on Facebook and Instagram, both
EasternShoreOrthodoxy@gmail.com
or call 443-385-0702 are found at “Preston Historical
Society.”
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