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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.
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Mencken Graveside Memorial 2016 (update)
A severe snowstorm is forecast for the upcoming weekend (01-22 to 01-24). The memorial service will be rescheduled if the predictions are correct. A go/no-go message will be posted Friday (01-22) afternoon. Please check here then. The 11th Annual Service is scheduled to be held Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Mencken…
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Mencken Graveside Memorial 2016
The 11th Annual Service will be held Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Mencken Family Grave site, Loudon Park Cemetery, 3620 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore. Signs will point the way to the grave-site. After the brief memorial service attendees are invited, as usual, to the Spirits West Country Club, 2601 Wilkens Avenue. Check…
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Der Tag (aka Mencken Day), 2015-09-12
Mencken Day 2015 falls on September 12, the date of Mr Mencken’s birth and will celebrated, as usual, at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD. Mr Mencken (Chuck Charlberg) will be there. The Pratt Library’s Mencken Memorial speaker (afternoon) will be David Thaler. The Society’s Darryl Hart will speak (morning) on…
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Talk: “Mencken the German American”
The Society for the History of the Germans in Maryland (SHGM) will have as guest speaker at their annual dinner meeting on September 29, 2015 the incomparable Marion Rodgers who will remark on “Mencken the German American: Outside, Looking In.” Where: Zion Lutheran Church, Gay and Lexington Streets. When: September 29, 2015 starting at 6:00…