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| Julie King |
Dr. Julia King joined us for CCASM's October 9th meeting and enticed us with the story of Eleanor, an Irish immigrant, and Charles Butler, an enslaved African. The pair met while working at Notley Hall on the Wicomico River and married in 1681 in Maryland. People, including Lord Baltimore, traveled miles upon miles to see the spectacle. Shortly before their marriage, a law was imposed stating a wife shall take her husband's status upon marriage (Eleanor would enslave herself) and this law was abolished shortly after the marriage of Charles and Eleanor Butler but did not exempt them from the law. Dr. King used the archaeological record to reconstruct this narrative. Interestingly, one descendant of the Butlers attended the talk.
Dr. King is a professor of anthropology at St. Mary's College of Maryland. She is also the former Director of the MAC Lab at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum and the former Southern Maryland Regional Archaeologist.
Posting submitted by Sarah and photos provided by Carol.
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