President Bill Emmerich told the story of the Battle of Baltimore and the writing of the national anthem at the Pascal Senior Activity Center in Glen Burnie, in the week of Veterans Day.
Author: Craig Collins-Young
Society Marks the Graves of Two Brothers who Defended Baltimore
Members gathered at Old St. Paul’s Cemetery to mark the graves of Upton Scott Heath and Richard Key Heath, brothers who served at the Battle of North Point and were cousins of Francis Scott Key.
Society Attends Liberty Tree Dedication at Old St. Paul’s Cemetery, Baltimore
The Society dedicated a tulip poplar descended from Maryland’s original Liberty Tree at Old St. Paul’s Cemetery, where more than 130 veterans of the War of 1812 are buried.
Society Opens the Third Annual Sailabration at Broadway Pier
Members mustered at Broadway Pier in Fells Point on September 26, 2026, to open the third annual Sailabration hosted by Pride of Baltimore II, presenting the colors and giving a musket demonstration over the water.
Society Turns Out for the Defenders Day Parade at Fort McHenry
Members gathered at Fort McHenry on September 11, 2026 to take their place in the Defenders’ Day parade through Locust Point, which opens the fort’s commemoration of the defense of Baltimore.
Society Marks the Anniversary at Caulk’s Field
2nd Vice President William D. Johnson II represented the Society at the Battle of Caulk’s Field ceremony on August 30, 2026, on the Kent County field where Sir Peter Parker fell and the Maryland militia held their ground.
Old Line Color Guard Attends Battle of Bladensburg Ceremony
The Society’s color guard stood with the District of Columbia National Guard at Historic Congressional Cemetery on August 23, 2026, for the wreath laying that honors the twenty six documented District citizen soldiers of Bladensburg who are buried there.
Maryland Society Attends 46th Annual Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy Deployment
Officers of the Society joined the crew of the USCGC James Rankin on the Patapsco for the 46th annual setting of the Francis Scott Key Memorial Buoy, which marks the water where Key watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry.
Society Marks the Grave of COL Elijah Stansbury
Members gathered at Baltimore Cemetery on June 20, 2026, to mark the grave of Colonel Elijah Stansbury, who served in the Baltimore Union Artillery at North Point and was later Mayor of Baltimore.
Eagle Scout Ava Marie Shannon Receives the Society’s Certificate
The Society joined the Colonel John Eager Howard Chapter of the Maryland SAR on May 31, 2026, at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Ava Marie Shannon of Troop 746.