Decades
Halloween Harvest at the Museum, 2016
Museum President Terri Knachel facepaints a young museum patron.
Volunteer Adrienne Luciano
The Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River is an all-volunteer non-profit organization. Volunteers like Adrienne help keep the history of Essex alive by donating their time by conducting tours, arranging displays, maintaining the building and grounds and working on the archives. Interested in becoming a volunteer? Contact us! Volunteer Adrienne Luciano prepares to take … Read more
Nickel Family Home Movies, Turkey Point
Nickel Family Home Movies, 1940s-1960s These home movies screened as part of Baltimore Museum of Art’s “Baltimore Home Movie Day 2015” during their “Imagining Home” Opening, October 25th, 2015. Clips include “Rockaway Beach Volunteer Fire Department Training, 1947,” “Rockaway Beach 4th of July Parade, 1952,” and “Ancient and The Honorable and Ancient Nobles of the … Read more
Halloween, 1982
Essex Halloween events from the Avenue News in 1982. J.C. Greene of “Evening Magazine” Click image to enlarge
Essex Day: 40 years and still going strong
It was 40 years ago that Essex made history when the 400 and 500 blocks of Eastern Boulevard were shut down between Woodward Drive and Mace Avenue for the first time. Forty years ago when thousands of people and hundreds of vendors flooded the street for the first time to enjoy a day full of … Read more
