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Der Tag 2019
Mencken Day 2019 will be observed September 21, 2019. Please note the date. Breaking with long-standing scheduling, Mencken Day 2019 will be observed a week later than would be expected as the Pratt Library is celebrating the opening of its renovated facilities on September 14 with a ribbon-cutting and an “open house block party.” When:…
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Updated Map to the Mencken Grave-Site
The map posted on the 16th (see below) has been revised.
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Road Blocked
The road we have been taking to get to Mr Mencken’s grave-site has been blocked. We have posted a map showing another way of getting there. We regret there will be no directional signs.
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Map to the Mencken Grave-site
[Updated 2019-01-22]
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14th Mencken Graveside Memorial (2019-01-27 14:00)
The Mencken Graveside Memorial will once again be conducted by Oleg Panczenko at the Mencken gravesite at Loudon Park Cemetery, 3620 Wilkens Ave, Baltimore, MD. The brief memorial will be held Sunday, January 27, 2018 at 2:00 PM. Attendees are invited to retire to Spirits West, 2601 Wilkens Ave. after the memorial. Loudon Park Cemetery:…
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Mencken Day, September 15, 2018
Mencken Day, September 15, 2018, is once again celebrated at France Hall, Maryland Historical Society, 201 West Monument Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. The Day’s Events 10:30 AM/France Hall: Annual Meeting of the Mencken Society Speaker: Dr Stacy Spaulding, Assistant Professor, Towson University: “The Intellectual Eater: H. L. Mencken’s Regional Food Editorials” 2:00 PM/France Hall: —…
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Der Tag 2017: Schedule of Events
Mencken Day 2017 will be celebrated Saturday, September 9, 2017. At France Hall, Maryland Historical Society, 201 West Monument Street: 10:30 AM Annual Meeting of the Mencken Society. Speaker: George W. Liebmann on “Mencken on Church and State.” 2:00 PM The 2017 Mencken Memorial Lecture: “When America Was Great and Baltimore Knew Better,” presented by…
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12th Mencken Graveside Memorial (2017-01-28 14:00)
The Mencken Graveside Memorial will once again be conducted by Oleg Panczenko at the Mencken gravesite at Loudon Park Cemetery, 3620 Wilkens Ave, Baltimore, MD. The brief memorial will be held Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM. Attendees are invited to retire to Spirits West, 2601 Wilkens Ave. after the memorial. Loudon Park Cemetery:…
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Mencken Graveside Memorial 2016 Will Be Held
The Mencken Graveside Memorial 2016 will be conducted tomorrow, Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 2:00 PM from the parking lot in front of the Loudon Park Funeral Home, 3620 Wilkens Avenue.
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Mencken Graveside Memorial 2016 Update
The snowfall is over but the clean-up continues. The questions for us are (1) has Loudon Park cleared the paths of the cemetery?; (2) how much snow remains around the Mencken family gravesite?; and (3) is there room to park vehicles? Please check here Friday (01-29) evening.