Underbelly Archives – Page 14 of 18 – Maryland Center for History and Culture

There’s not a lot to say about Thanksgiving that pictures can’t say better. For many it’s a time to think…

Walter Cronkite, respected CBS News anchor, delivered this report fifty years ago this week, on November 22, 1963. A shocked…

The Southeastern Baltimore neighborhood of Fells Point was, until recent years, a rough and tumble sort of place – a…

For those thinking that since baseball season is over it’s time to put away the orange clothing, you are mistaken. On…

When he is not busy shooting rare, historic objects for the Maryland Historical Society, James Singewald keeps himself occupied with…

Though at first glance this post seems anticipatory of Halloween, it is actually topical for an altogether different reason—October is…

(This is the second part of a two part series – The first part of the story was posted on…

(This post was made on October 3, 2013 to the Maryland Center for History and Culture’s “underbelly” library blog.) On…

Topsy: The Startling Story of the Crooked-Tailed Elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American Wizard, Thomas Edison. Atlantic Monthly Press, 369 pages,…

A recent find in the Morris Soper Papers brings to light a fascinating series of correspondence between Judge Morris A.…

(Editor’s note, 10/21/2013 – Thanks to the kind assistance of one of the best sources on all things Mencken, Mr.…

“This is the worst disaster in the history of Maryland in my time,” declared Maryland Governor Millard Tawes in March…

Workers of the state of Maryland, unite! It’s the last three-day weekend of the summer! In honor of the first…

The Owl Bar has long been a favorite after-work drinking spot for MdHS staffers. A decent beer selection, cheap happy…

The story of race in Baltimore has traditionally been presented as a black and white issue. Particularly in discussions about…