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Speaking Pridefully: Local History Presentation and Community Dialogue

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Speaking Pridefully: Southern Maryland Queer History

with HSQRAB
2026-06-18 17:30:00 2026-06-18 19:30:00 America/New_York Speaking Pridefully: Southern Maryland Queer History Waldorf West Branch -

Thursday, June 18
5:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-18 17:30:00 2026-06-18 19:30:00 America/New_York Speaking Pridefully: Southern Maryland Queer History Join us and local historian Lily Crunkleton of HSQRAB (Horseshoe Qrab) for a special presentation and community dialogue on Queer historical and contemporary experience in Southern Maryland! Waldorf West Branch -

Join us and local historian Lily Crunkleton of HSQRAB (Horseshoe Qrab) for a special presentation and community dialogue on Queer historical and contemporary experience in Southern Maryland!

Celebrate Pride Month with a presentation on the Queer history and present of our local community with Lily Crunkleton of HSQRAB! This event will begin with a presentation by Lily on her findings of Queer history in our region, followed by an open group dialogue with participants on their experience with Queer topics in the area. This special and informative presentation is a great way of showing community pride and is sure to be a delightful time! You won't want to miss it!

Registration is required. If you have questions, please contact the Waldorf West Branch at 301-645-1395 or email westref@ccplonline.org. 

About the Presenter: The History of Southern Maryland Queer Recordings Archive Base, HSQRAB, or simply “Horseshoe Qrab” was founded by Lily Crunkleton (She/Her) in 2025. Seeing a lack of historical data about Queer people living in Southern Maryland, she decided to change that, and just started talking and recording. These first round of interviews are now in the process of being transcribed and uploaded to Digital Maryland.

What started out small has grown into a 501 (c) Non-profit that is looking to expand into other projects. HSQRAB is for allowing Queer people to tell their own stories in their own way, demanding our inclusion into the archive. Our mission is to preserve, promote and celebrate the Queer history of Southern Maryland. You can find out more at HSQRAB's website.

No peanuts, please! Due to severe food allergies, this is a PEANUT-FREE PROGRAM. Do not bring any products containing peanuts into the event space. Thank you for your understanding in keeping our staff safe!

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Presenter | Community Engagement |

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