“First aired on July 3, 2018, PBS’s American Experience three part documentary, The Great War, draws on unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, telling the rich and complex story of World War I through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as “doughboys.” The series Read more
This One Hundredth Anniversary of the Armistice Day, the United States World War I Centennial Commission is calling all Americans to joined together this November 11, 2018 honoring those who gave their lives in defense of freedom. Official Press Release A nationwide campaign proclamation from the “Bells of Peace” calls for ringing Read more
As the people of the greatest democracy in world history no day should be observed with greater pride, greater patriotism, and greater participation than voting on Election Day. By voting on Election Day we affirm our national heritage and rights as a free people. By voting on Election Day Read more
President Trump’s generous act voluntarily donating his personal presidential salary to the National Park Service Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland completely exemplifies the civic volunteerism Fort Howard Community Association embraces in its mission ” to preserve, enhance, or maintain the rural, historic, small town, Chesapeake Bay character of Fort Howard, Read more
PROCLAMATIONS Presidential Proclamation on Columbus Day 2018 Issued on: October 6, 2018 ALL NEWS In 1492, Christopher Columbus and his mighty three-ship fleet, the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria, first spotted the Americas. His historic achievement ushered in an Age of Discovery that expanded our knowledge of the world. Columbus’s Read more
Below are documents recently sent to to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Office of General Counsel Mrs. Jennifer Wazenski Esq. regarding the validity and justification of an approved one million dollar transportation grant from Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) to applicant Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Director Read more
Fort Howard community residents were represented at the July 31, 2018 Consumer Protection Forum. The Federal Trade Commission, Maryland Insurance Administration, Guidewell Financial Solutions, Office of the Comptroller, and Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc., offered a wide range of current departmental literature and advice addressing consumer protection. Also on hand was U.S. Senator Chris Van Read more
71 of the 72 members of the Independent order of Odd Fellows North Point Lodge 4 chartered in 1913 were soldiers serving at the Fort Howard Military Reservation in Fort Howard, Maryland. As part of the nation’s 2018 World War I Centennial Year Commemoration, the Fort Howard Memorial Day Ceremony Read more
On May 7, 2018 Fort Howard Community Association presented a Freedom of Information Act lecture at the Merritt Park Baptist Church located at 1799 Merritt Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21222. For more information contact mail@forthoward.org or call 410-477-2040. Kathleen Labuda Secretary/Treasurer “It’s our community, let’s take care of Read more
Fort Howard is celebrating with the National Trust for Historic Preservation May as Preservation Month with #ThisPlaceMatters. This Place Matters is a national campaign that encourages people to celebrate the places that are meaningful to them and to their communities, and Preservation Month is the perfect time to share it with Read more