Historic Baldwin Hall

President's Letter 

Dear Friends of the Severn Cross Roads Foundation,

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2023 was a great year for the Foundation.

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We were able to generate close to $70,000 in rental income, our main source of funding, returning us close to pre-pandemic levels.  Historic Baldwin Hall hosted nearly 50 community events—weddings, birthdays, funerals plus dozens of meetings of local organizations, bringing thousands of people to our beautiful building.

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We became part of the Chesapeake Crossroads Heritage Area and joined a terrific group of organizations devoted to historic preservation and community building, organizations like the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis and our neighbors, the Rising Sun Inn. We will be joining with our Heritage Area partners this year to celebrate Maryland Day with an Open House in our replica 1840’s schoolhouse on March 24.  More details here.​

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We were the recipients of two grants this year, one from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority which we used to paint the exterior of Historic Baldwin Hall.  Special thanks to all of you who donated to help us match the funds for this grant.  If you still want to help us with this, just copy and paste this link into your browser: PayPal.me/BaldwinHallMD and follow the prompts.

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Our second grant will go to creating new signage for Historic Baldwin Hall.  More details in the newsletter below.  But look for the grand unveiling next June.

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Happily, we were able to bring back our popular Wine, Cheese, and Chocolate event this year and are looking forward to hosting it again this coming April 27. See the details in the Upcoming Events section of our website. Our annual Crab Feast in September was a sold-out affair.  These events plus some other smaller projects helped us bring in a little over $12,000, a huge help in meeting our expenses.

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Scouts from our two sponsored troops have once again helped us improve our facilities with three Eagle Scout projects this year: the restoration of the Bride’s Room, the restoration of our storage area for tables and chairs, and the restoration of the schoolhouse front porch with the addition of new benches.

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We thank our retiring trustees, Robert Oehrig and Susan Ingram, for their years of service and are happy to welcome three new trustees to the Board: Gregg Palmer, Thomas Petty, and Carolyn Woody.  See more about them in the newsletter below.

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If you are not yet a member of the Foundation, please consider joining us this year.  If you are already a member, it’s time to renew.  See the membership information later in this newsletter or visit our website at Membership Application | baldwinhall.

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Thanks for all that you do to support the Severn Cross Roads Foundation. We hope that 2024 holds many happy events for you and that you will be joining us at Historic Baldwin Hall this year for one or more of our community events.

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Anne Scrivener Agee

President, The Severn Cross Roads Foundation