Underbelly Archives – Page 8 of 18 – Maryland Center for History and Culture

In the late 1960s—late 1970s, a number of alternative and underground newspapers sprang up in Baltimore. These papers intended to…

Since the Maryland Historical Society’s founding in 1844, the library has amassed a spectacular collection of over seven million items. …

Groundhog Day is a much celebrated American holiday, but its roots stem from older traditions in Europe when people were…

“… I had procured a red bird and kept it a good while to have sent it to you but…

My mother Jane Schoeberlein, known in her youth as Jennie Sokolowska, passed away in December 2014. As a means of…

The Northern Central Railroad Trail (NCR) in the GunpowderFallsState Park is a popular destination in northern Baltimore County for those…

Earlier this year I started researching into the life and works of Professor Mariano Cubí y Soler as a Lord…

So wrote Henry Furgeson, beneath the scrap of burgundy and rose pattern wallpaper found in the Mary Ann Booth collection…

As we’ve previously pointed out, choosing a favorite thing among millions of archival materials stored at MdHS is a practically…

The following tale is based on historic fact with a dose of urban legend…. On a dark and stormy night…

Each Thursday in October, underbelly staff members will highlight their favorite collections items in honor of American Archives Month. Choosing…

October is American Archives Month! The Maryland Historical Society Library staff will be celebrating our amazing collections all month long…

Maryland’s most famous witch, Elly Kedward, also known as the Blair Witch, returns to the big screen this Friday, September…

The Maryland Historical Society’s print collection numbers more than 5,000 lithographs, etchings and engravings spanning over 250 years of Maryland…

Baseball is not a new game. Baseball players battled each other as early as the middle of the 19th century,…