St. John's College Presents 'Maryland History Lecture Series' March 29 (Update)

From St.John's College: After a snowstorm earlier this month canceled the appearance, St. John’s College will present Annapolis author Ralph Crosby for its “Maryland History Lecture Series” on Wednesday, March 29. Crosby will discuss his new book, “Memoirs of a Main Street Boy,” about growing up in downtown Annapolis during the 1930s-1950s. The event starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Francis Scott Key Auditorium and admission is free.

Crosby’s memoir chronicles life in Annapolis, Md., during the country’s most disruptive, yet most dynamic, period—from the end of the Great Depression through World War II and the Korean and Cold War. The book blends memories from that time with the story of Annapolis’ unique place in American history, weaving in significant events from the town’s Colonial past.

The book has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, a prestigious award for books published by small presses.

Crosby currently is chairman of Crosby Marketing Communications, an award-winning, advertising and public relations firm he founded in 1973. After graduating from the University of Maryland College of Journalism, Crosby began his professional life as a newspaperman in Baltimore, later becoming a Washington correspondent and magazine writer during the Eisenhower-Kennedy- Johnson presidential years. He culminated his journalistic career in l972 as an editor with the Kiplinger organization.

For more about the event and the St. John’s College “Maryland History Lecture Series,” visit www.sjc.edu/history-lectures.

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