Lindsey Baker, Executive Director
Laurel Historical Society
817 Main Street
Laurel, MD 20707
301-725-7975
www.laurelhistoricalsociety.org

Volunteers: 

Training classes for new volunteers who want to work at the Laurel Museum as guides or in the gift shop once
a month from 1 pm to 4 pm on Sundays or twice a month from 10 am to noon or noon to 2 pm on a Wed. or Fri. To sign up for one of the following training classes:  Jan. 29 at 2 pm, Feb. 1 at 10 am or Feb. 3 at 10 am, contact Shari Pollard at shari.pollard@verizon.net or 301-776-5229. Laurel Museum, 817 Main St., Laurel, MD. www.laurelhistoricalsociety.org

Contact:        Lindsey Baker, director@laurelhistoricalsociety.org 301-725-7975
January 31, 2012 For Immediate Release
Photo link: http://bit.ly/LHSGNyeFrontpiece

George Nye and His Diaries: Insights into a Laurel as a Mill Town February 9, 2012

Laurel, MD…Reports of wage cuts, social clubs, mill equipment and dam problems, deaths, temperance meetings, and more are part of the historical events Laurel Cotton Mill Superintendent George H. Nye documented during his 9 years in Laurel between 1877-1885.  The Laurel Historical Society will present “The Diaries of George Nye: An Inside Look 1877-1885” Thursday, February 9, at 7:00 p.m.at the Laurel Municipal Pool Room, 9th & Main Street., Laurel.  Ken Skrivseth, who with Jeri Witt has begun detailed transcriptions of Nye’s daily entries, will discuss some of their discoveries and what it has taken to ensure accurate transcriptions of the hand-written documents.  In the process attendees will obtain insights into the day-to-day life of one of the town’s prominent citizens and actions he took that affected the jobs and wages of the town’s 250+ cotton mill workers.  The program complements The Laurel Museum’s newest exhibit “True Life: I’m a Laurel Mill Worker,” which opens February 5 and runs through December, 2012.  The Laurel Museum, which is next door to the Pool Room, will be open February 9 from 6:00pm-7:00 prior to the program.  The Laurel Museum is at 817 Main Street, Laurel. Regular hours are Wednesdays and Fridays 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and Sundays 1:00-4:00 p.m. School and Tour Groups are welcome with prior arrangements. The John Calder Brennan Research Library is open Monday 10 a.m.-12 p.m. to researchers and by appointment. For more information visit www.laurelhistoricalsociety.org or contact 301-725-7975.  ##

Karen Lubieniecki
For the Laurel HIstorical Society
421 Prince George Street
Laurel, MD  20707
301-490-7434
karenlub@aol.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpr