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The History Of National Commons Seminary Featured Inward The Washington Post

The Washington Post published, "Answer Man visits the National Park Seminary inwards Forest Glen, Md.," past times John Kelly before this week.  Kelly provides an interesting historical sketch of the holding that became dwelling describe solid to National Park Seminary for immature women after1894 inwards Forest Glen, MD.  The seminary occupied the old Forest Inn Hotel that previously operated from 1887-1894.  The seminary mention changed to National Park College inwards 1937 as well as it as well as thence shut inwards 1942 when the USA Army invoked the War Powers Act as well as condemned the property.

An before postal service on the , "National Park Seminary (MD)," includes links to several fascinating spider web sites devoted to the history of the site.

Campus Landmark Tour: Walking To Reverberate On African-American History


The University of Maryland is offering an African-American History as well as the University of Maryland: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Campus Landmark Tour.  The self-guided walking tour of the campus commissioned past times the Office of Diversity as well as Inclusion highlights landmarks associated amongst the deport on of African Americans at the academy as well as throughout history.  

The landing page for the tour notes, "From its antebellum founding through the acquaint day, Terp life has been shaped past times to a greater extent than than only those who wrote the official version of history. There was a fourth dimension when students as well as visitors of coloring were outsiders here, but through the sacrifices of before pioneers—reflected inwards our campus fabric—each brick as well as blade of drinking glass belongs to them equally well."

The materials used inwards developing the tour as well as related website were drawn from campus reports as well as the academy libraries as well as archives.

Consider leaving a Federal Reserve notation as well as link inwards the comment department below this post if you lot know of other campus walking tours.
Maryland Colleges That Convey Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

Maryland Colleges That Convey Closed, Merged, Or Changed Names

This tabular array below includes institutions that convey closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you lot regime annotation a postulate for changing or updating information, delight notify ray01brown@gmail.com or instruct out a comment below.

An index amongst links to form out pages for other states too countries is available.

There is a College History Garden Facebook grouping or you lot tin flame sentiment and follow multiple boards on Pinterest or at that topographic point is a board specifically devoted to Maryland colleges.

Thanks for your involvement too suggestions!

Sojourner-Douglass College Faces Serious Challenges

The Baltimore Lord's Day published an article yesteryear Carrie Wells on March 30, 2014 highlighting problems at Sojourner-Douglass College.  The establishment inwards Baltimore, medico was founded equally the Homestead-Montebello Center of Antioch College inwards 1972.  Sojourner-Douglass became an independent establishment on Feb 7, 1980. 

National Project College (Md)


An article, "A Campus Built past times Labor is Going on the Block," past times Eugene L. Meyer appeared inwards the July 31, 2012 New York Times.

St. Joseph College, (Emmitsburg, Md)

The St. Joseph College Alumnae Association maintains an fantabulous spider web site that includes a history of the establishment inward Emmitsburg, Dr. as well as a Facebook page.  
Elizabeth Ann Seton founded an university inward 1809, considered the starting fourth dimension parochial schoolhouse for girls inward the United States, that evolved over fourth dimension to dice St. Joseph College.  Operated past times the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, the college unopen inward 1973.
The Emmitsburg Area Historical Society too offers a dainty history of the college that was originally written inward 1957.













The belongings was purchased past times the U.S. Government in 1979 to serve every mo the National Fire Academy.  A 30th anniversary program celebrating the creation of the National Emergency Training Center as well as U.S. Fire Administration Emergency Management Institute too includes a large icon of the St. Joseph campus as well as a historical sketch.  

Chevy Chase Schoolhouse & Junior College (Md)

The Chevy Chase Historical Society supports an impressive online exhibit showcasing around of the larger Julie Rude Thomas Collection of Chevy Chase History.  The exhibit includes multiple pages of images too text highlighting diverse aspects of campus life for the immature women who attended.  The establishment was founded inwards 1903 and occupied the onetime Chevy Chase Inn.  It was initially known every 2nd the Chevy Chase College for Young Ladies, closing inwards 1950 when the campus served every 2nd Operations Research Office for Defense Department during Korean War.  The site is instantly used every 2nd National 4-H Conference Center.

National Green Seminary (Md)

National Park Seminary for immature women was founded inwards 1894 inwards Forest Glen, MD.  The seminary occupied the sometime Forest Inn Hotel that operated from 1887-1894.  The seminary cite changed to National Park College inwards 1937 in addition to thus unopen inwards 1942 when the USA Army invoked the War Powers Act in addition to condemned the property.

The Save Our Seminary web site offers a diversity of resources relating to the establishment in addition to the history of the property.  



You tin likewise honor a link to a site created past times Kenneth R. Stephens, Ph.D. that offers historical sketches in addition to a large reveal of photographs.

An article past times Christina Daglas inwards the Oct 2008 Washingtonian provides details of efforts to preserve the properties.  The National Park Seminary condominium projection maintains an interesting spider web site.



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