Maryland Humanities Council

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War of 1812 Speakers Bureau

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Read Their Letters...

Read the winners of the State Letters About Literature contest.

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Mt. Vernon Literary Walking Tour

Follow in the footsteps of Baltimore's literary luminaries and discover the elegant brownstone mansions and majestic cultural institutions built by Baltimore's successful 19th century...
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Fighting For Freedom: Black Women's Army Corps During World War II

For the first time during World War II, African-American women were allowed to enter the military. The first contingent trained in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, where they were housed in segregated...
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The Horror Genre: Why Do We Want to be Scared?

Why do people pay to be scared? Focusing on two of Maryland's most famous productions of horror--the mid-nineteenth century short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, and the 1990s film, the...
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Read MHC's Blog - Recent Posts

April 27, 2012
Why History Day? Reflections by a Montgomery County Teacher
Thank you to Sara Romeyn, Ph.D., who allowed MHC to reprint her most recent blog post.  Ms. Romeyn is a teacher at Bullis School in Montgomery County.  You can...
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April 3, 2012
Rules of Civility
The MHC would like to thank Washington College for allowing us to share this article from their spring 2012 issue. The article contains a preface by MHC Board Member...
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March 30, 2012
The Power of History Day
Each year, thousands of students statewide work diligently with their dedicated social studies teachers on projects for the Maryland History Day Competition. Often...
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About MHC

The Maryland Humanities Council is a private, educational, 501c(3) nonprofit organization that
stimulates and promotes informed dialogue and civic engagement on issues critical to Marylanders.

What is the Maryland Humanities Council?

MHC is a nonprofit that uses the humanities to stimulate and promote informed dialogue and civic engagement on critical issues.

What are the Humanities?

The humanities comprise the disciplines of the liberal arts, such as history, literature and poetry, classics, philosophy, ethics, jurisprudence, comparative religion, the interpretation of the arts, architecture and archaeology.

These humanities disciplines are tools that can help us to explore what makes us human, connect with others, and and discover meaning and richness in
our lives and for our communities.