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A History of Hoes Heights

Name: A History of Hoes Heights
Start: 2023-05-15T11:30:00-04:00
End: 2023-05-15T12:30:00-04:00
Location: Gilman Hall Room 50

May 15, 2023 , 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

FREE

Aerial view of Hoes Heights and Roland Park circa 1925.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Situated between Hampden and Roland Park in North Baltimore, Hoes Heights is a neighborhood with a small footprint but an important history. Jennie Chaplin, Ph.D., the 2022-2024 Slavery and Justice Curatorial Fellow for Inheritance Baltimore, will lead a discussion on the history of Hoes Heights with special guests Joanne Kent and Eleanor Matthews, descendants of Grandison Hoe, the farmer and freedman who founded the neighborhood in the 1830’s.

REGISTRATION

FREE | Space is limited; advance registration required.

Details

Date:: May 15, 2023
Time:: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Cost:: FREE
Event Tags:: African American History, Baltimore, Baltimore History, Black History, Classes & Talks, Free Programming, Hoes Heights, Homewood Museum, Inheritance Baltimore, Jennie Chaplin, JHU Museums, Johns Hopkins University, Lectures
Website:: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/529691289907

Organizer

: Homewood Museum
Phone: 410-516-5589
Email: museums@jhu.edu
: View Organizer Website

Venue

: Gilman Hall Room 50
: 3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218 United States + Google Map