Historical Society of Baltimore County & 

Baltimore City Historical Society

9th Annual Joint Program

Speaker Series - Zoom Online Talk

Baltimore Mid-Century. People, Places, Priorities in the 1950s

Jack Burkert, Senior Museum Educator - Baltimore Museum of Industry

Sunday, November 15, 2020, from 2 to 4 pm

In the 1950s, Baltimore rebuilt, restored, revised and occasionally endured a series of changes that forever changed the fabric of the city. This decade made lasting changes to the way and where people lived, how they moved in and around the city and the region, and to many places of employment. From the early “crisis” in absorbing returning veterans and the families then being created to the way those new families would seek entertainment and recreation, Baltimore would be a far different place in 1959 than it was in 1950. A decade many recall, but it was also a time that few realize how much of Baltimore’s 21st Century had roots in the 1950s.

Jack Burkert is a Baltimore Native currently working in his retirement/second career job as an educator at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Jack graduated from the University of Maryland with honors with a degree in history and education. He joined the BMI as a Museum Educator in 2010.

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Part of our joint Speakers Series. Admission: FREE to HSBC & BCHS members; Non-members also FREE, Registration required

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Location: Note this is a virtual presentation hosted on Zoom ONLY. 

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