Become a Corporate Sponsor

Corporations and foundations who make a financial contribution can support the Howard County Historical Society in a number of different ways. Sponsorship opportunities are available for our signature events.

Please call 410-480-3250 or email info@hchsmd.org to learn how your gift can help.

Our 2021 Sponsors

Silver Sponsors:

Edith Albrecht
Karl Briers
Margaret Clark
Richard Clinch
Amy DeGroff
Ed Germroth
Alice Giles
George & Victoria Goeller
Allen Greene
Henry H. Witzke’s Funeral Home
Amanda Hof
John Messner
Charles Miller
Charles Rees
Ryan Simmons
Michael Ward

Bronze Sponsors:

James Adair
Nellie Arrington
Mae Beale
Carole Bell
John & Virginia Bickford
Elizabeth Bobo
Yolanda Bruno
Max Buffington
Andrew Burkowske
Frederick Campbell
Roger Caplan
Burnet Chalmers
Martha Clark
Joseph L. Colbourn, Jr.
S. Donald Dalfonzo
David N. Dustin
A. Thomas Fleming
Joan Fowler
Mary Ann Gardes
Robert Glasscock
Tom & Sally Goss
Hank & Karen Griffith
Amy Hahn
Rita Hamlet
Douglas Isokait
Gordon Katz
Janet E. & Thomas Kusterer
Lois K. Lanier
Theodore F. and Veronica Mariani
Lisa Markovitz
Shirley Matlock
Debbie McCune
John McDaniel
Dennis McDermott
Karen Michaelson
Michael Minehart
Linda Modzelewski
Dessie Moxley
Ellen Packard
Paul Palladino
Donald Powers
John R. Queen PH. D.
James Robey
Eileen Rusnock
Joan Eve Shea-Cohen
John Slater
Michael J. Smith
Bruce Taylor, M.D.
John Teichmoller
George Tolen
Paul Tukesbrey
Brooks Whittaker

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Did You Know?

Savage Mill began operation as a weaving business on the banks of the Little Patuxent River in 1822.

Mike Radinsky has been curator at the Museum of Howard County History since 2016. His interests lie in local history, especially Howard County’s involvement in the Civil War. He participates in living history programs in the area and for the museum. Mike also leads historic walking tours and ghost tours in the historic district. He lives in Ellicott City with his family.

Becca Dobbs graduated from Towson University with her B.A. in Anthropology and a minor in Museum Studies in the fall of 2018. She came to the Historical Society in the summer of 2016 as a volunteer immediately following a Walking Tour. Becca was hired as one of the Museum’s assistants in 2017. Her duties include assisting with special events, educational outreach programs and of course working at the museum on weekends. Becca enjoys doing genealogy and drinking lots of coffee. If you see her around, please send her a friendly hello!

Charlie Jennings was born in the Boston area. He earned his B.A. & M.B.A. degrees at Dartmouth College. After working at a national public-accounting firm and earning his CPA accreditation in Massachusetts, he moved on to accountancy in the corporate sector. In the mid-70s he moved to Howard County with his wife, Tina, and two boys, to work as VP-Finance at Choice Hotels. Charlie now volunteers as our Retail Manager at both the Archives and Museum. Historical interests include America’s wars (Rev, Civil, and WWII) and European accounts including the Age of Sail and the controversies of the Empire.

Henry “Hank” Fitzer has undergraduate degrees in Spanish and Accounting with minors in German and History. Hank’s careers include Maritime Commerce at the Port of Baltimore (14 years) and with the Maryland State Government (30 years). He has recently retired and now volunteers at both the Archives and the Museum. His interests include Languages, History and Archaeology. His historical areas of greatest interest are Ancient, Native American, U.S. Colonial through Civil War, and Latin American.

Kaitlyn McKay has been a volunteer at the Howard County Historical Society since 2015. In addition to working at the Museum of Howard County History, Kaitlyn is also the Historical Society’s social media coordinator. She received her AA degree at Howard Community College & her Bachelor’s degree in English at Towson University. Kaitlyn currently works in the administration offices at the Baltimore County Public Library.

Mary Sanphilipo started with us in 2012 as a volunteer and now acts as our Museum and Collections Manager. She has her B.A. in Archaeology with a minor in History from U.M.B.C. and her Masters in Library Sciences from U.M.C.P. After college, she began her career at the Baltimore City Life Museums where she stayed for 10 years. She then took a 15 year hiatus from work to homeschool her two children, Shannon and Aiden. She also oversees our Museum rentals such as our ongoing yoga and ballroom dance classes.

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