The Story of the Ark and the Dove by Dawn Thomas, Coordinator, Elementary Social Studies, Montgomery County Public Schools.

The Ark and the Dove a class report by Delmar students Ashely R and Ashley W. See also the report on St. Mary's.

George Calvert's Catholics set up Maryland from The New World Tapestry Project.

History of Maryland

Early Immigration to Maryland in the Colonial Era: St. Mary's City has an article on the Ark and the Dove and other documents from the period.

Historic St. Mary's City, Maryland's First Capital, has several pages on life in early Maryland.

The Story of the Saint Inigoes Mission (1634-1984) is the story of the founding of the Roman Catholic Church in Maryland.

The Catholic Encyclopedia has a number of articles on the Colonial Period in Maryland.

America as a Religious Refuge: The Seventeenth Century is an exhibit at the Library of Congress. Father Andrew White is featured in the section on Maryland.

Other history links:

• The History of Maryland from Delegate David Rudolph. He also has the Ogilby Map.
• History of St. Margaret's Church (1692-1792). Written on the 300th anniversary of the church.
• The Beathard Family web site has a page on early Maryland history.
• Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors of Maryland by Ann Mensch.
• Annapolis, Maryland has history, links and a Chesapeake Bay tour.
• The story of Maryland Day from the Maryland State Archives.
• Prince George's County: A Pictorial History from the University of Maryland.
• St. Clements Island State Park has a memorial cross dedicated to the memory of the first Marylanders.
• History of St. Ignatius Church. Founded in 1641, St. Ignatius is one of the oldest Catholic Parishes in continuous service in the United States.
• George Calvert Becomes The First Lord Baltimore. From a resource guide by Sally Cooper March.

Genealogy

DearMYRTLE's Research Suggestions for Maryland. See also Ancestry's Genealogical Resources for Maryland.

Surnames

• Thomas Cullom came from Molland, Devonshire.
• Research on the Carroll family in the Georgetown Library archives.
• Colonial Records of the Shirley Family from the Shirley Association.

Passenger Lists

American Plantations and Colonies, Ships to America, The Ark and the Dove, 1633. See also Colonization and Departure Locations, Barbados Island, 1630-1639, St. Christopher Island, Virginia, and Voyage To Maryland.

The following web sites have information taken from "Register of Maryland's Heraldic Families," by Alice Norris Parran, 1938, based on the research of Mrs. G. W. Hodges, former Historian and Genealogist of the Society of the Ark and The Dove:

• A list of  "Gentlemen" passengers reported to be aboard the ships, The Ark and The Dove.
• Passengers of the "Ark" and the "Dove".
• Passenger List Of The Ark And The Dove sent by Carolyn Slye. This list has references for many of the passengers.

Publications

Books and Journals

Click here for a list of books on the Covington surname and Maryland genealogy and history.

Ives, Joseph Moss. The Ark and the Dove: The Beginning of Civil and Religious Liberties in America: 1936. Reprint New York, NY: Cooper Square Pubs., 1969, [435 pp.].

Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Maryland from the Earliest Period to the Present Day ("List of 'Gentlemen Adventurers and Their Servants' on the Ark and the Dove," v.1, p.66).

Carpenter, J. C., The Ark and the Dove. Appleton's, vol. 7, issue 166.

Stamps

#736, March 23, 1934, Maryland Tercentenary Issue commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of the state of Maryland. Pictured are the ships: "The Ark" and "The Dove"