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  • Carroll 250 Speaker Series: “I am persuaded they will do great Execution.”

    Carroll County Public Library, Mount Airy Branch 705 Ridge Avenue, Mount Airy, MD

    Presented by Travis Shaw:  On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the formation of several independent companies of riflemen to reinforce the New Englanders then besieging British-occupied Boston. Among the first to answer the call were four companies of men – two from western Maryland, and two from Virginia – who made a remarkable

  • Carroll 250 Speaker Series: After the Fashion of His Country – Asia and Asians in the 18th Century Mid-Atlantic

    Carroll County Public Library, Mount Airy Branch 705 Ridge Avenue, Mount Airy, MD

    This fascinating talk with be presented by Daniel Sieh. Asia was known for centuries in Europe, and the British were keen to profit off the exotic goods through commerce. This trade was far from a one-sided exchange; it was a dialogue between two very distinct cultures. Goods, ideas and people flowed through trade routes established

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