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Oakland, MD — Garrett County

African American Legacy In Western Maryland GCC McHenry Campus Thursday, October 15, 5:30 – 6:30 PM

Discover the stories of African American families in Allegheny and Garrett counties and their experiences through generations of change. This Community Education course will explore local history from slavery and the post-Civil War era through the Great Migration, using documented and vetted resources to examine the lives and experiences of families in our region. Participants […]

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Bus Accident display

On Thursday, September 10, 1959, the town of Loch Lynn, Maryland, was devastated when a school bus carrying twenty-seven children stalled on the tracks at the MD 560 railroad crossing. In one of the nation’s worst school bus/ train disasters, seven children were killed and eleven sustained moderate to severe injuries. Nine escaped the bus […]

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