July 4th, 1861
We have little idea how the Brome family celebrated the fourth of July each year. It is likely that there were events healed in Leonardtown that they attended, or perhaps …
The List of Names: Who was Who at St. Mary’s Manor?
One of the central documents that has been used to learn about the enslaved African Americans who lived at St. Mary’s Manor was a list compiled by Dr. Brome in …
What can you learn from a runaway slave?
Old newspapers are one of the most useful pieces of historical information for both historians and archaeologists. For historians, they can reveal not only a chronological account of what happened …