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Edna Johnson: A Legacy of Excellence, Love, and Unbreaka... To truly understand Edna Johnson, you have to understand the unspoken rule she lived by: she had to be better . Better than everyone els...

Baldwin’s Dream in Downtown SykesvilleThe wand chooses the wizard, to quote Mr. Ollivander. Last year at Main Street’s Harry Potter Night, Baldwin’s dream sold out of hand-ca...

Life on the Hill: The Dorsey Family Legacy in Early Syke... At the edge of Sykesville, above Main Street, sits Oklahoma Hill, an area rooted in history. It was on this hill that the legacy of the ...

Honoring the Past, Inspiring the FutureIn 2018, the town of Sykesville, Maryland, took a significant step in recognizing its African American history by renaming Warfield Park...

Dorsey Family Tree & Genealogy Data1) Census References: a) 1850 Census -Baltimore, ward 14; Kitty Dorsey (Mulatto) is 13, DOB around 1837, living with an Irish family, th...

Visit Downtown for Valentine's Day/Weekend and Enjoy Liv... Noah will be playing the violin at variouslocations on Main Street on February 14 and 15. Be sure to mark your calendars and enjoy a won...

Love is in the Hair - Samsara’s Heartfelt Give-Back ProgramHair by Samsara in Sykesville has taken this belief to heart, turning their salon into more than just a place for haircuts and color. Th...

Breaking Barriers: Black Leadership & Representation on ... Theresa Mae Norris and Eugene Johnson served on the Sykesville Town Council. In 1974, Theresa M. Norris was the first African-American e...

Carrie Dorsey Park Inauguration and Porch Talk at the Ga... The Sykesville mayor and Town Council proclaimed at their June 25 meeting that Warfield Park has been renamed Carrie Dorsey Park, to rec...

The Historic Sykesville Colored SchoolhouseThe Sykesville Schoolhouse Museum is a labor of love as well as a work in progress, being restored to its 1916 appearance. Built between...

The Legacy of Segregation and the Journey Toward Integra... From its beginning, in the 1660’s, Maryland’s population was religiously, socially and racially diverse. Indentured laborers, mostly whi...

The Movement for Justice in Downtown Sykesvillehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_George_Floyd https://www.baltimoresun.com/2020/06/08/black-lives-matter-protests-continuing-in-w...

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