Deep Creek Lake Lions Club seeks public input on county historical projects

The Deep Creek Lake Lions Club is seeking public input on two new historical interpretive panels to be added to the Meshach Browning History Center at the McHenry Community Park.

The panels were developed to tell the story of women during the settlement era of what would become Garrett County. The effort was kicked off with the commissioning of a new piece of art with a depiction of Meshach Browning’s wife, Mary, created by local artist Annie Simcoe. At the unveiling of the artwork on July 18, the club formed a committee to develop complementary signage and over the next few months the committee developed two new interpretive panels.

The first panel focuses on Mary Browning and the second panel on the life of women in general during her time period. Both of the panels have a quotation from Meshach Browning’s book, accompanying explanatory text, several images and references of other places within the county to further the historical experience. The drafts of the signs can be found at meshach.org/trailhead with separate webpages for “Mary (McMullen) Browning” and “A Woman’s Life” containing images of the proposed panels and text versions for easier reading.

The club is also seeking participation in other enhancements of the Meshach Browning History Center. The club plans to develop similar interpretive material regarding the indigenous peoples in the area and would like to use a community-based process to develop content. The club has acquired the logs of an early 1800s local log cabin, which it intends to rebuild at the history center.

For more information, visit https://deepcreeklions.org/. To provide or express interest in future projects, email DCLLIONS@gmail.com or call 323-325-5466. For more information on the Meshach Browning History Center, visit meshach.org.

Posted on 12/29/2023 in Uncategorized # deep creek, deep creek lake, garrett, garrett county, maryland, mountain maryland, western maryland