This exhibit
highlights four themes in the history of Maryland Agriculture
with materials selected from the Archives and Manuscripts Department
of the University of Maryland Libraries.
The University of Maryland's
Extension Service hosted the Rural
Women's Short Course from 1923 through the late 1970s. Every
summer, farm women from throughout Maryland would gather for a
week of courses, demonstrations, and events.
Another program organized
by UM's Extension Service is Maryland
4-H, a program to educate youth in practical matters such
as agriculture, home economics, and citizenship.
Three Maryland families
are showcased in Family
Farms: The Brooke Family of Baltimore County, the Shipley
Family of Anne Arundel County, and the Davis Family of Frederick
County.
The Maryland
State Grange and Patrons of Husbandry began with 110 granges
across the state in 1874, and the group remains active today.
