Skip to Content
Chesapeake Heartland Logo
About
Chesapeake Heartland
Staff & Partners
Internships & Fellowships
Events
Heartland Blog
Digital Archive
Browse Digital Archive
Featured Collections
ISAAC
Hip Hop Time Capsule
Projects
African American Signage and Visualization Project
Worton Point Schoolhouse
Get On The Bus
Get On The Bus Film
Georgetown Documentary
Ebony & Ivory Towers
Jason Patterson Exhibit
The Commodore Collection
KCA/CH Artist Fellowship
Humanities Truck
Educational Resources
Resource Introduction
African American Experience in Colonial America
African American Experience in the Antebellum Period
African American Experience in the Reconstruction Era
African American Experience in the 20th Century
African American Contributions to American Culture
African American Contributions to American Culture 2
Chesapeake Heartland Logo
About
Chesapeake Heartland
Staff & Partners
Internships & Fellowships
Blog
Events
Digital Archive
Browse Digital Archive
Featured Collections
Projects
Jason Patterson Exhibit
Ebony & Ivory Towers
Humanities Truck
The Commodore Collection
Folder: About
Folder: Digital Archive
ISAAC
Hip Hop Time Capsule
Folder: Projects
Humanities Truck
Folder: Educational Resources
Back
Chesapeake Heartland
Staff & Partners
Internships & Fellowships
Events
Heartland Blog
Back
Browse Digital Archive
Featured Collections
Back
African American Signage and Visualization Project
Worton Point Schoolhouse
Get On The Bus
Get On The Bus Film
Georgetown Documentary
Ebony & Ivory Towers
Jason Patterson Exhibit
The Commodore Collection
KCA/CH Artist Fellowship
Chesapeake Heartland Digital Archive
  • Login
  • Register
    • Login
    • Register
  • Explore
  • Browse
    • Objects
    • Oral Histories
    • People & Organizations
  • Featured Collections

84 Object Results
  • Add all results to lightbox
  • Select results to add to lightbox
  • Sort by:
  • Identifier
  • Title
  • Date
  • Sort order:
  • Ascending
  • Descending
  • Download results as:
  • Checklist
  • PDF (thumbnails)

year:
Sorting through yellow onions at VITA Foods
CH_CA_2020_SC_004_002
Sorting through yellow onions at VITA Foods

Sorting through yellow onions at VITA Foods
CH_CA_2020_SC_004_003
Sorting through yellow onions at VITA Foods

Filling jars at VITA Foods
CH_CA_2020_SC_004_029
Filling jars at VITA Foods

Robert Anderson
CH_CA_2020_SC_004_040
Robert Anderson

Wedding invitation for Naomi Alice Ringgold and Edward C. Blackshire
CH_CA_2020_SC_010_040
Wedding invitation for Naomi Alice Ringgold and Edward C. Blackshire

Airlee Ringgold Johnson's wedding
CH_CA_2020_SC_021_050
Airlee Ringgold Johnson's wedding

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 1
CH_CA_2020_SC_024_001
Barbara Jones home movie, No. 1

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 2 to Sea World in Florida
CH_CA_2020_SC_024_002
Barbara Jones home movie, No. 2 to Sea World in Florida

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 3
CH_CA_2020_SC_024_003
Barbara Jones home movie, No. 3

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 4
CH_CA_2020_SC_024_004
Barbara Jones home movie, No. 4

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 5
CH_CA_2020_SC_024_005
Barbara Jones home movie, No. 5

Barbara Jones home movie, No. 6
CH_CA_2020_SC_024_006
Barbara Jones home movie, No. 6

Bethel A.M.E. church records, 1939-1980s
CH_CA_2020_SC_031_002
Bethel A.M.E. church records, 1939-1980s

Charlie Graves, owner, installing a sign in the Uptown Club.
CH_CA_2021_SC_ 029_062
Charlie Graves, owner, installing a sign in the Uptown Club.

Charlie Graves Uptown Club exterior on Calvert Street Chestertown MD
CH_CA_2021_SC_ 029_067
Charlie Graves Uptown Club exterior on Calvert Street Chestertown MD

Front entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club, Chestertown, MD
CH_CA_2021_SC_ 029_068
Front entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club, Chestertown, MD

Charlie Graves' Uptown Club's Front Corner Entrance to Cocktail Lounge, Corner of Calvert St and College Ave.
CH_CA_2021_SC_ 029_070
Charlie Graves' Uptown Club's Front Corner Entrance to Cocktail Lounge, Corner of Calvert St and College Ave.

Cubs Scouts saluting during a parade
CH_CA_2021_SC_003_010
Cubs Scouts saluting during a parade

Party guests
CH_CA_2021_SC_003_177
Party guests

Barry Sparks Boy Scout registration
CH_CA_2021_SC_003_197
Barry Sparks Boy Scout registration

Barry Sparks Boy Scout award
CH_CA_2021_SC_003_198
Barry Sparks Boy Scout award

Barry Sparks Boy Scout award
CH_CA_2021_SC_003_202
Barry Sparks Boy Scout award

Veronica Givens posing at her debutante ball
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_009
Veronica Givens posing at her debutante ball

Trip to Kings Lodge resort in Otisville, NY
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_051
Trip to Kings Lodge resort in Otisville, NY

Ladies' trip
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_053
Ladies' trip

Group of women playing cards
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_056
Group of women playing cards

Ladies playing a card game
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_057
Ladies playing a card game

Women playing cards
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_060
Women playing cards

Ladies in front of a church
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_062
Ladies in front of a church

Kimberly Burgess school pictures
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_068
Kimberly Burgess school pictures

Terry Edgerton and her husband feeding each other cake
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_092
Terry Edgerton and her husband feeding each other cake

Portrait of Wilbert Givens
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_097
Portrait of Wilbert Givens

Wilbert Givens, Jr.
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_098
Wilbert Givens, Jr.

Darryl "Cleats" Deaton's senior portrait
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_099
Darryl "Cleats" Deaton's senior portrait

Fannie Wilson night out
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_125
Fannie Wilson night out

Thelma Ricketts Wilson on trip
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_128
Thelma Ricketts Wilson on trip

Thelma Ricketts Wilson on vacation
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_133
Thelma Ricketts Wilson on vacation

School portrait of young boy
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_137
School portrait of young boy

High school graduation portrait of Veronica Givens
CH_CA_2021_SC_006_138
High school graduation portrait of Veronica Givens

Woman looking in a kitchen drawer
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_002
Woman looking in a kitchen drawer

Two women sitting at a dining room table
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_003
Two women sitting at a dining room table

Three people talking in a living room
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_004
Three people talking in a living room

A woman walking a small dog
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_005
A woman walking a small dog

A woman, man, and dog in a living room
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_006
A woman, man, and dog in a living room

Woman sitting outside with a small dog on her lap
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_007
Woman sitting outside with a small dog on her lap

A portrait of a young girl
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_032
A portrait of a young girl

Portrait of a girl
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_037
Portrait of a girl

Women posing in wood-paneled room
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_046
Women posing in wood-paneled room

Lillie, Lersy, and Thursell
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_047
Lillie, Lersy, and Thursell

Five people on a couch
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_061
Five people on a couch

Three older women on a couch
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_071
Three older women on a couch

A woman with a black and white dog on her lap
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_095
A woman with a black and white dog on her lap

Preparing for a house party
CH_CA_2021_SC_014_222
Preparing for a house party

Unidentified African American female police officer acting as a crossing guard for Garnet School
CH_CA_2021_SC_015_064
Unidentified African American female police officer acting as a crossing guard for Garnet School

Unidentified African American female police officer acting as a crossing guard for Garnet High School
CH_CA_2021_SC_015_075
Unidentified African American female police officer acting as a crossing guard for Garnet High School

Unidentified African American female police officer acting as a crossing guard for Garnet School
CH_CA_2021_SC_015_076
Unidentified African American female police officer acting as a crossing guard for Garnet School

Mothers day church service
CH_CA_2021_SC_031_004
Mothers day church service

Account of books written on the hospital's history
CH_CA_2021_SC_031_005
Account of books written on the hospital's history

Information for our patients
CH_CA_2021_SC_031_035
Information for our patients

"History of the Lodge: Thomas Henry Kiah Lodge #101; A Historical Perspective"
CH_CA_2021_SC_035_020
"History of the Lodge: Thomas Henry Kiah Lodge #101; A Historical Perspective"

The Life and times of Prince Hall
CH_CA_2021_SC_035_022
The Life and times of Prince Hall

History of African Lodge No. 459
CH_CA_2021_SC_035_023
History of African Lodge No. 459

"History of masonry in Maryland"
CH_CA_2021_SC_035_024
"History of masonry in Maryland"

"History of Prince Hall Masonry in Maryland"
CH_CA_2021_SC_035_025
"History of Prince Hall Masonry in Maryland"

MS0061-38-02-095.jpg
CH_CA_2022_IC_001_196
Norris Commodore, class of 1973

Uncle Horace Hynson sitting in Living Room
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_010
Uncle Horace Hynson sitting in Living Room

Uncle Horace Hynson's Wedding Day
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_012
Uncle Horace Hynson's Wedding Day

Portrait of Francine Strother
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_017
Portrait of Francine Strother

Shonique Comegys and Charles Blake with children
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_020
Shonique Comegys and Charles Blake with children

Carla Hynson in Easter Outfit
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_022
Carla Hynson in Easter Outfit

Carla Hynson Young Girl
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_027
Carla Hynson Young Girl

Photo of Perry Wilson, Jr.
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_035
Photo of Perry Wilson, Jr.

Portrait of Patricia Wilson
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_036
Portrait of Patricia Wilson

Grandmother Harriett Hynson and Brother Horace Hynson
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_041
Grandmother Harriett Hynson and Brother Horace Hynson

CH_CA_2024_SC_007_045
Mable Tibbs with nephew Gilbert Hynson

William Wilson with friend Janet
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_046
William Wilson with friend Janet

Carla Hynson as a Young Girl
CH_CA_2024_SC_007_047
Carla Hynson as a Young Girl

TR_010_012.jpeg
CH_CA_2024_SC_014_010
Merle Brooks Relaxing in a Swimming Pool at his Parent's House

TR_010_028.jpeg
CH_CA_2024_SC_014_026
John Brooks with his Relatives Wayne Jackson, George Brooks, and Johnny Jackson

TR_010_035.jpeg
CH_CA_2024_SC_014_033
John and Dorothy Brooks' Newly Built Home, 1970's

TR_010_043.jpeg
CH_CA_2024_SC_014_038
John and Dorothy Brooks' Newly Built Home in the Snow

TR_001_168_1_.jpeg
CH_CA_2024_SC_110_168
LaMonte Cooke Mixing Music in the 70's

karen_somerville_photos004.jpeg
CH_CA_2025_SC_001_003
John Elbert Wilson, Sr., teaching music class at Kent County High School. circa 1970s

karen_somerville_photos029.jpeg
CH_CA_2025_SC_001_004
John Elbert Wilson, Sr., receives the 1975 Dave KerGaard Award at Kent County High School

Next 36

Filter by

type

Documents (10)
Moving Images (6)
Still Images (68)

Category

Community Archive (83)
Institutional Collection (1)

Original Object Format

achievement certificate (2)
announcements (1)
biography (general genre) (1)
black-and-white negatives (2)
black-and-white photographs (6)
church history (1)
church records (1)
color photographs (18)
histories (literary works) (1)
invitations (1)
itineraries (1)
journals (accounts) (1)
membership certificate (1)
original photographs (38)
pamphlets (1)
religious history (2)
Super 8 (6)
and 10 more

Keywords

African American Children (7)
African American teenagers and young adults (4)
African American Vacation Destinations (4)
Black Communities (4)
Black Communities - Coleman (3)
Black Communities - Worton (1)
Black Cultural Assets (2)
Black Families (8)
Black Families - Cooke (1)
Black Families - Graves (2)
Black Families - Ringgolds (2)
Calvert Street (4)
Christmas and Holiday gatherings and celebrations (1)
Churches - Bethel A.M.E. Kent (1)
Churches - Janes United Methodist Church (1)
Churches - Saint George United Methodist Church (1)
Entrepreneurs (4)
Factory Workers (4)
Family picnics and gatherings (1)
Garnet High School (5)
Holiday Celebrations (1)
Home Movies (6)
Kent County Schools (2)
Military Service - 1940 - 2024 (1)
One-Room Schoolhouses (13)
Performers and Directors (2)
Schools (20)
Slice of life - African Americans (4)
Social Clubs, Lodges, Fraternity/Sororities (3)
The Chittlin Circuit (3)
The Lives and Families of Chesapeake Heartland Oral History Initiative (5)
Uptown Club (Charlie Graves' Uptown Club) (4)
Vacations and summer fun (2)
Vita Foods Corporation (4)
Weddings (4)
and 28 more

decade

1970s (18)

Partnering Organization

Bethel A.M.E. (1)
Historical Society of Kent County (3)
Kent County Public Library (3)
Clifton M. Miller Library (3)
Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College (83)
Washington College (1)
 

Location

101 S. Water Street
Chestertown, MD 21620

Contact Us

chesapeakeheartland@washcoll.edu
(410) 810-7161