“In This Place” history talk RESCHEDULED for January 23

In This Place: A History of the Campus of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Pikesville

by Pamela Wright

Presentation:
Monday, January 15, 1:00 – 2:00 PM

Our repeat presentation scheduled for Tuesday, January 16, 7:00 – 8:00 PM, was POSTPONED due to snow. We rescheduled the talk for Tuesday, January 23 at 7:00 PM, and we look forward to seeing you there!

Our "In This Place" lecture will cover the acquisition of the land, the first buildings, the cemetery, and subsequent changes to our St. Charles Borromeo campus.

Just after the establishment of the Village of Pikesville, the Archdiocese of Baltimore was convinced by the large landowners around the village to establish a parish and church in the newly laid out village. So in 1847, land was acquired, and by 1848 a church was built. From that time, St. Charles Borromeo Parish has been a integral part of the landscape around which Pikesville itself grew. The lecture will follow the history of the physical campus of the Parish as it expanded and contracted over its 175 years, bearing in mind that the physical space is just a small visible manifestation of the community spirit that the Parish has within itself and without to the greater Pikesville community.

Lecturer: Pamela Wright has been dubbed the unofficial historian of St. Charles Parish. She and her family have been parishioners for over 30 years; she converted to Catholicism at St. Charles and has served in many capacities in many different ministries. She was the editor for Mary Jane Klein's history of the parish written for the 150th anniversary. Before her retirement, she was an administrator at the University of Maryland Baltimore and is currently a freelance scientific editor. She has a Master of Arts in Theology from St. Mary's Seminary and University.