Gerard Chapel Historical Marker

Photograph

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

Gerard Chapel historical marker

Name/Title

Gerard Chapel Historical Marker

Entry/Object ID

1995.001.1614

Description

Black and white 8"h x 8"w photo of the historical marker erected to mark the site of the Gerard chapel. Thomas Gerard, a Catholic, erected the Anglican chapel for his family and friends. This act has always symbolized the religious tolerance of the early Marylanders. Text of the marker: "The Gerard Chapel Nearby was erected before 1641 an Anglican chapel by Dr. Thomas Gerard, a Roman Catholic, for his Protestant family and friends. Marker erected in 1962 by Laura Maryland Carpenter Blinn and the St. Mary's County Historical Society, Charles E. Fenwick, President, Edwin Warfield Beitzell, Historian. State Roads Commission J. Millard Tawes, Governor" The marker has a "colonial" appearance with a white background and a gracefully scrolled top with a circular Maryland seal between the scrolls. The raised letters are painted black. ********************************** Note on paper tucked in the sleeve: "Gerard Chapel historical marker Colton's Point Feb., 1965"

Collection

Charles E. Fenwick Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1959 - 1965

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Print Size: 8" x 8"

Location

Container

Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Photo Box 4

Shelf

Rack 08, Shelf 4

Rack

Rack 08

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)

Person or Organization

Blinn, Laura Maryland Carpenter

Person or Organization

Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1993)

Person or Organization

Gerard, Thomas

Person or Organization

Tawes, J. Millard