Blessing of the Fleet 50th anniversary poster

Object/Artifact

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2018.004.0001

Description

This item moved to SMCHS Research Library 06/25/2026. Cataloged as MAP 2502. 24"h x 18"w color poster for the 50th annual Blessing of the Fleet event at Colton's Point October 7-8, 2018. In a patchwork quilt effect, the covers of the programs are reproduced in rough chronological order. In the upper left corner is a cover showing the big cross on Saint Clement's Island. In the upper right corner is the cover for the 1974 event. In the lower left corner is the cover for the 43rd event in 2010 showing the Maryland Dove in full sail. The lower right corner is the cover for the 49th event with the Blue Angels in F-18s flying over the lighthouse. About three-quarters of the cover feature the big cross. There are several with portraits of various Calverts, assorted sailing ships, early settlers, and watermen. Josephine McWilliams, long time lighthouse keeper, is on one cover.

Collection

Seventh District Optimists Collection

Made/Created

Date made

2017

Location

Drawer

Drawer 5

Cabinet

Map Case

Room

Basement

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Calvert, Cecil (1606-1675)

Person or Organization

Calvert, George (1580?-1632)

Person or Organization

Calvert, Leonard

Person or Organization

Henrietta Maria, Queen, consort of Charles I, 1609-1669

Person or Organization

McWilliams, Josephine