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Albert Feldstein
A multi-award-winning regional amateur public historian, Albert Louis Feldstein has since 1980 successfully published over thirty books, prints, and videotapes depicting the history of all three western Maryland Counties - Allegany, Garrett and Washington, as well as nearby West Virginia. His works have focused upon such varied subjects as historic postcards, newspapers, floods, gravesites, coal mining, railroads, community histories, women's history, black history, and tour guides to historic sites. Over the past twenty years he has given hundreds of presentations throughout Maryland and adjoining states promoting an awareness and appreciation of our past. The majority of his historical works have gone into second and third printings.
A 2003 effort, a political history poster entitled, Buttons of the Cause, 1960- 2003: The Events - The People - The Organizations - The Issues, has sold over 1000 copies and in 2005 was accepted for exhibit and sale at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History in Washington. It can be viewed at www.buttonsofthecause.com.
Always trying something different, in 2007 and early 2008 Albert Feldstein developed two educational websites, both initiated in conjunction with the Western Maryland Historical Library. The first, entitled Historic Women of Allegany County continues to gain national attention and has been linked to several historical and women's history websites including those at the Maryland State Archives and Maryland Women's Heritage Center. His most recent website is entitled, African American History of Allegany County.
In recent years he has also been preparing displays and exhibitions on American political history and movements for various educational institutions. These have focused upon presidential elections, civil rights, the women's movement, and more. These are based upon Al's collection of over 12,000 political campaign and "protest" buttons.
Al and his wife Angela reside in LaVale, Maryland and are the parents of three children, Natasha, Josinda, and a step-son, Michael Mulligan.
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Albert and Angela Feldstein at the "Save Darfur" Rally, Washington, DC - April 30, 2006
2006-04-30
Allegany County
Allegany County (Md.)--Biography; Allegany County (Md.)--Women.
Allegany County, (Md.)
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