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Wisdom Wednesday: Passing for White
#WisdomWednesday #ArtifactualJourney #Passing Woulda, coulda, shoulda.... did they pass for white or were they proud of their ethnicity?...
Philip J. Merrill
Jan 12, 2022
New Artifactual Journey Podcast Episode
🚨NEW #ArtifactualJourneyPodcast episode available!🚨 #JoeLouis (1914-1981) #TheBrownBomber #WorldHeavyweightChampion #1940sBlackBoxing...
Philip J. Merrill
Jan 12, 2022
Merry Christmas
#MerryChristmas #BlackHistoryisEverywhere #HBCUCollectedTreasures #HBCU #HowardUniversity #FreedmansHospitalTraining School #WashingtonDC...
Philip J. Merrill
Dec 25, 2021
🚨 Upcoming Artifactual Journey Podcast Episode 🚨
Stay tuned for the next #ArtifactualJourneyPodcast episode with Wesley Chandler Wood where we discuss the illustrious history of the...
Philip J. Merrill
Sep 21, 2021
Growing Up in Black Baltimore
🚨 New #ArtifactualJourneyPodcast episode! 🚨 with Guy Rawlings Sr. (For the folks that don't know, this is the brother of...
Philip J. Merrill
Sep 7, 2021
The Martinsville Seven: 70 Years Later
We've included this post on oldwestbaltimore.com because Philip J. Merrill, our CEO & Founder, spent the first years of his life in...
Philip J. Merrill
Sep 4, 2021
Artifactual History
Even #HurricaneIda couldn't stop the start of this collaborative effort. #FriendsSchoolBaltimore and #NannyJackAndCoLLC are...
Philip J. Merrill
Sep 3, 2021
Black Maritime Legacy
#MountAuburnCemetery (Established in 1872) #BaltimoreMaryland #CityoftheDeadforColoredPeople #MountWinansCommunity (Established between...
Philip J. Merrill
Aug 31, 2021
Historic Drip: Vintage Beach Attire
#RealPhotoPostcard #VintageBeachAttire #HistoricDrip #GlascoeGeeStokesFamily #OldWestBaltimore Fannie Glascoe Gee Date unknown This real...
Philip J. Merrill
Aug 14, 2021
The Legacy of Dr. George W. Kennard
#KennardsHospital #HistoricEastBaltimore 704 & 706 Ensor Street (across from the #DunbarAthleticField) #BaltimoresMedicalCamelot...
Philip J. Merrill
Jul 31, 2021
Chattin' with Cab Calloway's Grandson, Peter C. Brooks
#OldWestBaltimore #CabCalloway #HistoricDrip #ArtifactualJourney In #ArtifactualJourneyPodcast Episode 25, host Philip J. Merrill talks...
Veronica A. Carr
Mar 13, 2020
Estelle Hall Young and the Independent Republican League
#WomensHistoryMonth #OldWestBaltimore #BlackWomanhood #19thAmendment #BaltimoreSuffrageMovement Estelle Hall Young founded the...
Philip J. Merrill
Mar 3, 2020
Upton Mansion
#BlackHistoryMonth2020 #HistoricDrip #OldWestBaltimore #UptonMansion-811 West Lanvale Street #ArtifactualJourney...
Philip J. Merrill
Feb 28, 2020
Stylin' Sepia Sisters
#BlackHistoryMonth2020 #ArtifactualJourney #HistoricDrip #OldWestBaltimore #DouglassHighSchoolClassof1924- 96 years ago!...
Veronica A. Carr
Feb 18, 2020
George Motley Lane
#BlackHistoryMonth2020 #GeorgeMotleyLane (1866-1912) #LaurelCemeteryBaltimore #Virginia #OldWestBaltimore #UnionBaptistChurch...
Philip J. Merrill
Feb 17, 2020
African American Businesses and Matchbook Covers
#BlackHistoryMonth2020 #BlackMatchbookCovers #AfricanAmericanBusinesses #JoeLouisPunch (#HenryGParksJr., #WillieAdams and #JoeLouis aka...
Philip J. Merrill
Feb 15, 2020
Moorish Science Temple of America
#OnThisDate #MoorishChristmas (January 8, 1926) #MoorishScienceTempleofAmerica #ProphetNobleDrewAli #NewarkNJ #Chicago #BaltimoreMD...
Philip J. Merrill
Jan 8, 2020
Happy Birthday Cab Calloway!
#HappyBirthdayCabCalloway (December 25, 1907-November 18, 1994) #Bandleader #Author #HorseOwner #OldWestBaltimore #DouglassHighSchool...
Philip J. Merrill
Dec 25, 2019
Holiday on the Avenue: Pennsylvania Avenue Lafayette Market Association
#OldWestBaltimore #PennsylvaniaAvenue #LafayetteMarket #PennsylvaniaAvenueMarket #PennsylvaniaAvenueBlackArtsandEntertainmentDistrict...
Philip J. Merrill
Dec 14, 2019
Giving Tuesday: Recycling The Black Dollar
#GivingTuesday #RecyclingTheBlackDollarWithinOurCommunities #ForUsByUs #BlackHistoryandHeritageMatters Back in the day, many black...
Veronica A. Carr
Dec 3, 2019
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