Dorchester County Historical Society

With April well underway, we wanted to provide our members and viewers with some simple updates as to what's new here at DCHS and what's...

The Dorchester County Historical Society (DCHS) would like to tell you about some very important primary resources we have here in our...

Over the past month, DCHS events have been extraordinarily well attended. At the DAR/SAR Event, each attendee was able to receive...

PLEASE NOTE: THE MD & THE CIVIL WAR PRESENTATION WAS RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY, JULY 29TH, AT 7PM.

It is with great sorrow that we must share the news of the passing of our Trustee, Clara Mae Stephens. On Sunday, March 17th, 2024, she...

Author Paul Yoder kindly gave a presentation here at DCHS on November 29th regarding his new book on historic churches around the Eastern...

In early October, we held a fun new workshop where each attendee was able to make their own tobacco basket. We were pleased to have...

We are so very sorry to have heard of the passing of Laura Layton. She departed this life while surrounded by family on August 18th....

Did you know the Dorchester County Historical Society (DCHS) has a history-themed book club? This club started several years ago, and it...

Seventy years ago, in May of 1953, the Dorchester County Historical Society began its first official activity, which was locating a...

DCHS recently held a special carving class geared towards young students interested in picking up a local craft. Each attendee spent a...

From https://www.thomasfuneralhomepa.com/obituary/GeorgeMMitch-Anderson "George M. 'Mitch' Anderson, 70, of Cambridge passed away on...

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Shirley S. Jackson, who passed away peacefully on December 21, 2022. As a...

2022 The Dorchester County Historical Society would like to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving and take a moment to share what we are...

Here at the Historical Society, we keep hearing over and over from our friends and neighbors that they didn’t know we were here. When...

If you are familiar with the Heritage Museums and Gardens campus, you may have also seen our extensive library, known as the Todd...

Our other recent blog post discusses the newest in-person exhibit at the Heritage Museums and Gardens of 2021: Baseball in Dorchester...

The Dorchester County Historical Society would like to announce our newest exhibit for 2021 from Donnie Davidson (seen below). The...

The fall season has just begun, and the future is still uncertain. Many stores and businesses are reopening, and events are finally being...

Life in Cambridge during Covid-19 Pandemic 2020. . . As a part-time resident of the Deep Harbour community on Cambridge Creek, I split my...