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Welcome Freshman!

09/08/2023

Things to bring to college, learning a new campus, and experiencing a new group of people are all things our incoming classmates are experiencing.

  • Freshman
  • Student experience
  • Archives
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Miller Library Under Construction

09/05/2023

Fifty-three years ago this fall, students, staff, and faculty were welcomed back to campus to the sights and sounds of ongoing construction around the library- just like last week.

  • Clifton M. Miller Library
  • Construction
  • Archives
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Chestertown’s Revolutionary Tea Party

05/12/2023

Once the degrees have been handed out most ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ students return home to enjoy their summer before returning to school or embarking on their next adventure. But for those who stay in Chestertown, there is an event filled with history and fun for them to experience.

  • Chestertown Tea Party Festival
  • The American Revolution
  • Archives
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Mrs. Kitching’s Crab Salad and Pickled Watermelon Rind

05/09/2023

In the southeast corner of the state of Maryland, 10 miles off the coast of Crisfield and straddling the Maryland/Virginia line, lies Smith Island, the last inhabited island in Maryland not accessible by bridge.

  • Crab
  • Life on the Eastern Shore
  • Smith Island
  • Archives
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19th Century Dictionary Wars

05/02/2023

Dictionaries. Clifton Miller library has hundreds of them. There are dictionaries on law, costumes, and statistics. However, in the mid 19th century, the struggle was to become THE dictionary of the English language.

  • Criticism
  • Dictionaries
  • Lexicons
  • Archives
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1788 Dedication of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½

04/25/2023

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ was established in 1782 but it took six years for a building to be constructed specifically for the college. Rakestraw and Hicks of Philadelphia created the plans for a four-story building with two wings, which would cost $28,000 to build.

  • Commencement
  • Dedication
  • Original College Building
  • Archives