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Featured Oral History

Reverend Irvin Beverly Sr.

Pastor, Federal Worker, Tailor, Entrepreneur

“It just seemed like everywhere I went there was something that touched people's hearts, that made them accept me as being in a place that I ought not be, doing something I ought not have the ability to do. And that's just the way my life has been.” — Irvin Beverly, March 2025

UCAC

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Recognizing the contributions of African Americans within St. Mary's County, Maryland.  Our commitment is to build pathways and structures linking the past to the present, and celebrating the great accomplishments of those who have been left out of historical accounts.

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U.S. Colored Troops Interpretive Center

 Open Wednesdays and Saturdays in February from 10 AM until 2 PM

-   Free Admission   -

In partnership with St. Mary's County Museum Division

Located at 21675 S. Coral Place, Lexington Park, MD

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Drayden One-Room Schoolhouse

Open 1st and 3rd Saturdays - April through October from 11 am to 2 pm

   -   Free Admission   -

In partnership with St. Mary's County Museum Division

Located at 18287 Cherryfield Rd, Drayden, MD 20630

 

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Teacher Ralph Butler with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes, Banneker Elementary School, Hollywood Maryland, 1949

“We can best predict where we're going if we first reflect on where we've been.”

               -Ralph Ignatius Butler, Sr. (1915-2003)

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