Oxford, Maryland Historical Museums

Oxford, Maryland Historical Musuems

The Oxford Museum

New Oxford, Maryland Walking Tour

The Oxford Historical Overview Tour Is Now Available

The Oxford Museum’s walking tour has over 30 historical stops, lots of old photos, great stories to enjoy on your smartphone.

The tour is free to members.  Email us @ theoxfordmuseum@gmail.com  for an authorization code which provides access to the tour for 7 days.  Non-members will be charged $5 and can pay from the tour web site which is at Oxford Historical Overview Tour | Your Audio Tour 

Hours and Schedules

The Oxford Museum’s regular hours are Friday through Monday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 

101 S. MORRIS ST, PO BOX 131, OXFORD, MD 21654
410-226-0191

Water's Edge Museum

Schedule a Tour

Hours of Operation

Saturday - Tuesday 11:00am - 4:00pm

Wednesday 10:00am - 4:00pm

Thursday 10:00am - 6:00pm

Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm

Walk-ins Are Welcome

For group museum tours of (5+people),

please contact

(410) 226-1227 or watersedgemuseum@gmail.com

to schedule a time/date for your group.

*Seven (7) days advance notice

is required for group museum tours.

The Water’s Edge Museum is located at

101 Mill Street in Oxford, Maryland

Talbot County Museums - Restaurant Week

     Enjoy Talbot County's museums during Restaurant Week and experience the rich blend of history, arts, cultural heritages that make our County unique. Free admission from 1 until 4 PM is available to diners Restaurant Week's participating restaurants. Simply show your restaurant receipt to the Museum's admission attendee and begin your exploration.

Participating Museums include:

Academy Art Museum
106 South Street
http://www.academyartmuseum.org/ Easton 410-822-2787

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Navy Point
http://www.cbmm.org/ St. Michaels 410-745-2916

Historical Society of Talbot County Museum
25 S. Washington Street
http://www.hstc.org/ Easton 410-822-0773

Oxford Museum
Morris & Market Streets 
http://www.oxfordmuseum.org/
*Call for hours of operation Oxford 410-226-0191

Phillips Wharf Environmental Center
21604 Chicken Point Road
http://www.pwec.org/
*Call for hours of operation
Tilghman Island 410-886-9200
410-886-2643

Rural Life Museum of Trappe
29241 Backtown Road
Open Thursday, March 25 Only Trappe 410-476-3339 

Tilghman Watermen's Museum
5778 Tilghman Island Road
http://www.tilghmanmuseum.org/
*Call for hours of operation
Tilghman Island tilghmanheritage@msn.com

Celebrate in Epicurean Style during Talbot Restaurant Week –

March 21 through March 28

*These seasonal museums will open specific hours to support Restaurant Week. Please call to verify hours of operation.
Talbot Restaurant Week museum information was sourced from http://www.talbotdining.com/museums.html

Black History in Oxford, Maryland

Oxford Museum Awarded Preservation Grant

The Museum has been awarded a grant from the Maryland Preservation Society to acquire a marker identifying Oxford as the point of debarkation for slaves from Talbot and surrounding counties who served in the Union Army during the Civil War in exchange for their freedom.

While Oxford’s history as a colonial port of entry is widely known, its significance concerning the role that the area’s African American population played in the Civil War has not been broadly acknowledged. The location of the Oxford marker will be listed on the Civil War Trails’ website. As the third
official Civil War Trail Marker in Talbot County, it will be an important link for civil war historians and heritage tourists visiting the area. The other two signs are located in Trappe and in Unionville.

The Maryland Preservation Society grant provides 90% of the cost of the marker which will be placed near the ferry dock. The exact location is being determined and details of the dedication ceremony are in the planning stage.

Our gratitude to those whose inspiration, ideas, research and support helped make this possible, especially Marguerite Webster, Rev. Jay Bunting, the Town Commissioners, and the Maryland Preservation Society. If you would like to help plan the dedication event, please leave a message for us at the Museum.
(410) 226-0191.

Oxford, Maryland is a tourist attraction for Black History.
Oxford, Maryland Black History and Civil War History sourced from http://www.oxfordmuseum.org/IMAGES/Jan10Newsltr.pdf


Jan 1, 1862

Illustration shows black Union soldiers and their white officer line up for a portrait in fieldcoats outside a tent with a drummer boy as a flag flies above, 1862. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

Content © 2010 Getty Images. All rights reserved.

Christmas Caroling in Oxford

CHRISTMAS CAROLING IN OXFORD'S TOWN PARK
December 19, 2009
OXFORD, MD....Caroling to begin at 5:15pm on Saturday, December 19. Refreshments will be served at the Oxford Museum after David Webster`s famous rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Bring a flashlight so you won't miss a word on the song sheet!

Christmas caroling in Oxford, Maryland information sourced from
http://www.tourtalbot.org/showevent.asp?eid=5907