Dr. Dennis De Shields, 4th generation Bellevue resident & Director of the Bellevue Passage Museum, speaks with spyshorenews about how this historically #AfricanAmerican waterfront town shaped his childhood and what's at stake today. #blackhistory youtube.com/watch?v=A7geh0…

We have an impressive cohort joining us for the Black Life in Bellevue Field School, hosted in partnership with Washington College! Ali is from the beautiful twin-island state of Antigua and Barbuda, located in the Caribbean. Learn more about the Field School: washcoll.edu/learn-by-doing…

Hailing from Houston, Marcus Smith's studies at UMass Amherst include domestic and international social movements in the African diaspora, the history of the Southern US, and the construction of race, ethnicity, & nationalism in the US. Welcome, Marcus! #historicpreservation

Elated to participate in the Black Life in Bellevue Field School and contribute to the building of the Bellevue Passage Museum Museum and the preservation of the historically black community of Bellevue, Maryland!

Joining us from Jonesboro, GA, Aleah received her Masters from St. John's University in NYC, specializing in archives and records management. Her interests include anything archives related or historical, fashion, and reading. #historicpreservation loom.ly/KmYwyfk

Queen Cornish, a rising senior from Washington College, is an Environmental Studies major with a minor in #Anthropology. They have been involved with community engagement and #advocacy for fourteen years. Happy to have you with us, Queen! 🙌 washcoll.edu/learn-by-doing…

#HappyWednesday! Students from Oxford Day Camp took the Ferry to meet with the #BellevueFieldSchool students and instructors to learn how #architects measure and draw buildings. They even got to see the inside of an 100-year-old house!

Reginald is a Marine Corps veteran and world geography teacher in the Aldine ISD in Houston. He received his B.A. and Masters from Texas Southern University and plans to pursue PhD studies in Urban Planning and Environmental Policy. Glad you're here, RC Grant Jr, MPA! 🙌 #bellevuefieldschool

A big thank you to preservation #architect Jobie Hill for spending 3 days with our team to guide us in charting measurements for three #historic homes in Bellevue, Maryland -- one of America's oldest waterfront #AfricanAmerican communities. 🏠 savingslavehouses.org

Destiny received a BA in Mathematics & Physics from the University of Alberta and completed her Master of Architecture at U Calgary. She started her PhD at McGill University where her research is about the architecture of Black settlements in Canada. 🙌 Glad you're here, Destiny Kirumira!

Dorien graduated from Salisbury University with a double major in #PoliticalScience and International Studies and a minor in #history. He is currently an intern for our sister site, the Water's Edge Museum located in #oxfordmd. 🙌 Glad to have you with us, Dorien!

Shoutout to Dr. @xprofessordeetz, VP of Collections and Public Engagement at Stratford Hall, & Dr. George McDaniel, Retired Executive Director of Drayton Hall, for lending their time and expertise to the #bellevuefieldschool this week! #BlackHistory

Brianna is a first-year graduate student pursuing a Master's in Historical Studies at UMBC. She is also a teaching assistant in the #History Department. So glad you're here, Brianna! 🎉 #bellevuemd #historicpreservation

Monica is an architectural #historian, #designer, and historic preservationist. Her research explores the migration of Shotgun houses and the significance of #AfricanAmerican Historic Districts. 🙌🏽 Learn more about her incredible work at: therock-foundation.org

Last but certainly not least, we are happy to introduce Tiah! She is a senior at Salisbury University majoring in Urban and #RegionalPlanning with a minor in Geographic Information Science. So glad you're with us, Tiah! 🙌

Bellevue Passage Museum will be at VAF 2024 Conference in Houghton, Michigan this weekend! Our Director of Programming is participating in a Paper Session and the President's Plenary. Stay tuned for more info, and safe travels to conference participants! 🙌🏽 #VAF2024

We’re thrilled to present at the Vernacular Architecture Forum 2024 Conference this weekend! 🙌🏽 We're joining the "Documenting Black Life in Bellevue" roundtable and VAF President’s Plenary Session to talk about the Field Schools held in Bellevue in 2022 & 2023. #VAF2024

We had a blast at the pilot program of the Bellevue Passage Museum STEAM Summer Camp. From molecular chemistry and #gamedev with Brikym Games, to graphic design and GIS, we explored a variety of topics over the week. Check out the recap below! bellevuepassagemuseum.org/news/creative-…