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Washington's Dispatches

Barbara Cromwell

Remembering Barbara Townsend Cromwell ‘55

04/30/2026

Washington College lost one of our most dedicated, passionate supporters this week as Barbara Townsend Cromwell passed away on Monday, April 27 following a short illness.

  • Memorial
  • Service
  • Alumni
Inauguration of George Washington by Ramon Elorriaga

George Washington’s Inauguration

04/28/2026

On Thursday, April 30th, 1789, George Washington took the oath and became our first President.

  • George Washington
  • Honorary Degrees
  • Presidential inaugurations
  • USA 250th
  • Archives
Washington at Valley Forge by E. Percy Moran

Jesse Moore, teacher and Valley Forge resident

04/21/2026

One of our early professors has significant links to George Washington and Valley Forge.

  • George Washington
  • USA 250th
  • Valley Forge
  • Washington College Early Faculty
  • Archives
Portrait of John Wilkes Booth

Maryland in the Civil War

04/14/2026

John Wilkes Booth, his family, and his Flight through Southern Maryland

  • Civil War
  • John Wilkes Booth
  • Lincoln Assassination
  • Slavery
  • USA 250th
  • Archives
Freedom Riders

Civil Rights at Washington College

04/10/2026

Like most institutions founded in the 18th century and named after enslavers, Washington College has a bit of a checkered past regarding civil rights.

  • Civil Rights Movement
  • Freedom Riders
  • Integration
  • Race
  • USA 250th
  • Archives
George Washington in Mason regalia

A Real Pickle of a Peale

04/07/2026

Forgery and fine art.

  • Forgery
  • Freemasonry
  • George Washington
  • Rembrandt Peale
  • USA 250th
  • Archives
The Battle of Caulk's Field by Peregrine Wroth

The War of 1812 comes to the Chesapeake Bay

03/31/2026

In the Spring of 1813, British warships entered the Chesapeake Bay, and those on the Eastern Shore responded.

  • Alunni
  • Battle of Caulk's Field
  • Militia
  • USA 250th
  • War of 1812
  • Archives
NPS, Maryland Parks Service, and Virgina DCR logos

Our National and State Parks

03/27/2026

“What a country chooses to save is what a country chooses to say about itself.” - Mollie Beattie; first female director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

  • National Parks
  • Natural Beauty
  • State Parks
  • USA 250th
  • Archives
Maryland Day Celebration 2026

Maryland Day!

03/24/2026

Maryland Day and Historic St. Mary’s City.

  • Colonial Maryland
  • Maryland Day 2026
  • St. Mary's
  • USA 250th
  • Archives