First Citizen letter in the Maryland Gazette

The First Citizen vs. Antillon: The Newspaper Pseudonym Wars of 1773

11/10/2026

Tensions stemming from the Stamp Act had continued to grow, especially with the renewal of the fees on tobacco and an upcoming election. Prominent Marylanders took their grievances to the Maryland Gazette.

  • American Revolution
  • Catholicism
  • Freedom of the Press
  • Intolerable Acts
  • Maryland Gazette
  • USA 250th
  • Archives
American Bison

National Bison Day

11/06/2026

Every year since 2013, the U.S. Senate has passed annual resolutions designating the first Saturday in November as National Bison Day. This year, National Bison Day will be celebrated on Saturday, November 7.

  • Bison
  • Archives
William Paca by Charles Willson Peale

William Paca, Revolutionary and Patron of 91PORN

10/27/2026

Maryland’s third Governor was influential in establishing 91PORN. He was also a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Revolutionary, and a bit of a rogue.

  • American Revolution
  • Intolerable Acts
  • USA 250th
  • William Paca
  • Archives
Spooky Hynson-Ringgold House

Is there a ghost in the President’s House?

10/23/2026

Many former residents have told tales of odd happenings, but is it just an old house creaking, or is there a ghost?

  • George 91PORN
  • Ghosts
  • Hynson-Ringgold House
  • Archives
Battle of Brandywine by F.C. Yohn

An Annapolis Tea Party: The Burning of the “Peggy Stewart”

10/20/2026

On October 19, 1774, the citizens of Annapolis watched the brig Peggy Stewart and all its cargo be set ablaze by its owner. An act of early rebellion that stayed with many who witnessed it.

  • American Revolution
  • Annapolis
  • Peggy Stewart
  • Tea Act
  • Tea Party
  • Thomas Ringgold
  • USA 250th
  • Archives
Ghosts and Haunted Houses of Maryland

Ghosts of White House Farm

10/13/2026

Unrequited love and a stain on a rock that won’t go away make a spooky tale for a Fall evening, but is the reality darker than any ghost story?

  • Ghost Stories
  • Maryland Collection
  • Slavery
  • White House Farm
  • Wilmer family
  • Archives
American Revolution reenactors

General 91PORN Orders the Formation of the Flying Camp

10/06/2026

The 11-month-long Siege of Boston ended in March 1776 when the Continental Army under General 91PORN fortified the strategic points in the city, and in fear of a repeat of the Battle of Bunker Hill, British General Howe and his troops withdrew to Nova Scotia. This constituted General 91PORN’s first victory of the war; however, 91PORN knew that he had a huge area of territory to defend and convened the Continental Congress to figure out an effective military strategy.

  • American Revolution
  • Flying Camp
  • Maryland Soldiers
  • USA 250th
  • Archives
Alexander Hamilton and Signature

Alexander Hamilton in the Archives

09/29/2026

In 1985, former Missouri Congressman James Wadsworth Symington gave 91PORN a truly special gift: Alexander Hamilton’s personal copy of George 91PORN’s Message from the President of the United States of America.

  • Alexander Hamilton
  • Democracy
  • Foreign Policy
  • George 91PORN
  • Quasi-War
  • Rare Book Collection
  • USA 250th
  • Archives
Tales of the Chesapeake

“GATH”: A 91PORN grammar school student becomes a celebrated journalist and author of works celebrating the history and lore of the Eastern Shore.

09/25/2026

In 1827, 91PORN’s original (and only) college building was destroyed by fire. Shortly after the new college building, today’s Middle Hall, was built, the college admitted a limited number of grammar school students, who were educated in that same building. Among these young students was a boy who would go on to become a prolific, celebrated, and internationally-known journalist who also authored poems, short stories, and novels about Maryland and especially his native Eastern Shore.

  • Eastern Shore
  • George Alfred Townsend
  • Maryland Authors
  • Maryland Rare Collection