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Sykesville curator outlines town participation in Maryland 250 celebration
Summary
Adrienne Smith, gatehouse curator, briefed the mayor and council on plans to link Sykesville programs and institutions to the statewide Maryland 250 initiative and invited community involvement.
Adrienne Smith, gatehouse curator for the Gatehouse Museum, told the Sykesville mayor and town council on Nov. 12 that the town will “work alongside our community partners in the promotion and celebration of the last 250 years of growth and transformation,” and described how the municipality could join the statewide Maryland 250 effort.
Smith said the Maryland 250 commission “is about the celebration of 1776” and noted the state guidance frames the observance to include the Revolutionary era through the War of 1812. She gave the council a QR code and a handout linking to the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area and to state-level resources for local programming.
Why it matters: Smith said organizers are trying to avoid one-off events and instead encourage a…
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