2008 SPECIAL EXHIBITS and EVENTS

In recognition of Oxford's 325th anniversary as a Maryland port of entry and the Oxford-Bellevue Ferry,
and the 125th anniversary of Waters Methodist Church, the Museum opened its 2008 season with a series
of special exhibits, lectures, and demonstrations.
 

REV. THOMAS BACON

Rev. Thomas Bacon

Rev. Bacon's Charity Working School

The nefarious Rev. Thomas Bacon was more renowned for his joie de vivre than his sermons,
but he was not entirely without virtue.

The Rev. Thomas Bacon's Charity Working School,
later the Talbot County Alms House
   

THE VALLIANT FAMILY

The Valliant Family
The Valliant family: Amelia Newnam (1871-1910), William Harris Valliant, Jr. (1895-1959), Joseph Newnam Valliant (1900-1974), Katherine Valliant (1906)

Graceful white swan
J. Newnam Valliant (1900-1974) was a master carver
as evidenced by this graceful white swan.

 

EARLY OXFORD AREA PLANTATIONS
PLIMHIMMON OTWELL

Plimhimmon

Otwell
Surveyed in 1659, this 600 acre plantation was
the original home of Capt's Richard,
John and Thomas Coward of Oxford from
1720-1787. In 1787 it became the home of
Anna Maria Tilghman, widow of
Col. Tench Tilghman, aide-de-camp to
General George Washington. 		Surveyed in 1659, it became the 500-acre
plantation home of the Nicholas Goldsborough
branch of this illustrious Talbot County family
in 1721. It remains a private residence,
although with significantly smaller acreage.