This has been a big year, for many reasons:
- In January, we started the 225th Anniversary year with a ceremony at the Maryland State House, where we were lucky enough to have the original charter documents on display.
- In March, we held a reception for local non-profits, foundations and friends to show off the Museum of Maryland Medical History.
- In June, on the exact 225th anniversary of the first meeting of the Founders of the Medical & Chirurgical Faculty, we hosted the Grand Opening of the Museum.
- In September, the Director of the History of Maryland Medicine became a full-time, privately-funded, one-year position.
- In October, we launched our social media accounts on YouTube and Instagram, and reached 300,000 unique visits on this blog!
- In December, we are adding a significant amount of information on our portraits collection, gleaned from searching our historic Maryland Medical Journal.
This is what we've done, but now we need you to step up and help us with some funding, and with donations of items to be added to our Museum.
Here's what we need funding for:
- The History of Maryland Medicine Director's position.
- Preservation of the art collection and archives.
- Acquisitions for items for the museum, which come up at auctions with some frequency.
Click the QR code below to make a financial donation. You will be able to select where you want your donation to be directed. 
We are also looking for material donations to the Museum.
- Items should be 100 years or older and have some relevance to our current collections.
- Portraits of Founders or Past Presidents.
- 1700s and 1800s medical equipment.
- Pre-1900s medical books.
- Smaller medical collections.
If you would like to discuss making a material donation to the Museum, please contact Meg Fielding.
Thank you for considering our request!
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