This Talbot Historical Society H. Robins Hollyday Collection photo will be included in our new Mary Jenkins House African American Room that was supposed to open in June but because of COVID 19 work was halted and it will now be opened sometime in the fall. Talbot County’s African American community has given us so much help in planning and identifying many pictures locations and the people in them! This is a church service in the Union Baptist Church in Easton, Maryland. Among those pictured are Lutia Cephus, Ellice Roberts, Lillian Roberts, at the pulpit Professor Turner, Robert Pette, Mary Copper, and Billy Jenkins on the piano.

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Wye Plantation between Wye Mills and Queenstown has had a herd of Angus Cattle for many years! This c. 1950s Talbot Historical Society H. Robins Hollyday Collection photo is of Angus Cattle being loaded for a trip to Miami, Florida! The farm is now the Wye Research and Education Center and is part of the University of Maryland College of Agriculture & Natural Resources.

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Project Rewind-Talbot County: It’s a sad time for the 2020 graduating seniors all over the country. This is the 1935 St. Michaels High School graduating class standing in front of the old St. Michaels High School on St. Mary’s Square St. Michaels, Maryland! The picture was posted as a “Star Democrat” Mystery photograph in 2003 and the following students were identified. Maybe you can identify rest?

Front row: L-R Principal Caldwell, Leroy Harrison, William Blades, Iona Burrows, Thurman Jefferson, Barbara McKinney, Donald Horney, Guy Putnam
Second row: L-R Julia Seymour,?,Lyla Blades, Charlotte Kelly, ?, Pastorfields, Anna Neavitt, ?, Selma Watts, Russ.
Top row: L-R Evelyn Spurry, ?, Chuck Haddaway, Howard Caulk, Harrison Oxenham, Hopkins, Morris, ?, Sarah Lewis.

Photo from the Talbot Historical Society’s H. Robins Hollyday Collection.

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The Oxford Boatyard on Town Creek in Oxford looked very different in c. 1945! Are any of those many buildings still in this location? Photo from the Talbot Historical Society’s H. Robins Hollyday Collection.

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Local aviator Malcolm Hathaway was flying very low for photographer H. Robins Hollyday to capture this amazing photo of Easton, Maryland looking north east! The image gives a perfect view of South Washington Street, Easton High School at what is now Idlewild Park, and the newly built homes on South Aurora Street! Lots of open spaces back then! Talbot Historical Society H. Robins Hollyday H&H Aerial Photography Co. Collection image from a c. 1929-1935 glass plate negative. Contact: Cathy Hill [email protected] to share your old photos. Comment, Like our page and join THS!