The Writing Studio (Kathi Santora)

07/01/2024

Have you notice that women are not always included in history? At the Maryland Women's Heritage Center, we have. We add "HERstory to history to tell OUR story." If you want to help tell the stories of Maryland's women, past and present, come volunteer with us. Ask me how! We welcome your talents and voice.

04/26/2024

Come see us at tomorrow at "Then and Now-Bel Air 150th Anniversary Celebration" at the Bel Air Armory from 11 - 3. Look for us in our great location, just inside the door.

On display: photos of new Legendary Locals and Bel Air staff along with scenes from around Bel Air from the past.

Signed books available at a discount $15. Kathi Santora and Carol Deibel

Happy Anniversary, Bel Air!

01/16/2024

At the Maryland Women's Heritage Center, we have brought together the experts for an ERA update. This is a free online event, so join us to hear from Judy Albers Carbone (Maryland Women's Heritage Center Board Member and AAUW-Maryland Task Force Chair); Mary Ann Gorman (Maryland NOW ERA Task Force Chair) and Camila Reynolds-Dominguez (FreeState Justice Policy Advocate & Legal Impact Coordinator) for up-to-the-minute details on FINALLY enacting the ERA. Register:

What can YOU do to support the ERA?

01/21/2022

Elinor Douglas Wise was a Baltimore native who married into European royalty, by all accounts a happy marriage. She is buried in Green Mount Cemetery within yards of Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, whose own marriage to royalty did not end as well.

Dying to Tell Their Stories is a blog about one view of Baltimore history by The Writing Studio (Kathi Santora) and Richard Berglund.

09/20/2020

Hopefully journalism us a bright, essential and respected career choice.

As college campuses emerge as coronavirus hotspots, student journalists are meeting the moment.

09/19/2020

Town of Bel Air Government recently recognized Legendary Locals of Bel Air coauthor Carol Deibel in its Year of the Woman 2020 series. Over the past 30+ years, Carol has been a leader in local government planning, historic preservation and volunteerism. Her colleagues describe her as respected mentor and friend. Congratulations, Carol!

Click on the photo to read more about what she has brought to the Town of Bel Air.

P.S. The town hired The Writing Studio (Kathi Santora) to write the entire series and I was honored to write this for my co-author and friend.

The Year of the Woman~ Carol Deibel

08/26/2020

Town of Bel Air Government celebrates the Year of the Woman 2020 with a look at the four women who have served as Mayor. Each has brought her own strengths to the job and met unique challenges of her time.
By The Writing Studio (Kathi Santora)

The Year of the Woman 2020 in Bel Air ~ Kathi Santora (The Writing Studio)

08/18/2020

To welcome the sultry days of summer, Visit Harford has proclaimed August as “Snowball Month” and published an online guide to 12 stops along Harford County’s new Snowball Trail, the only one in the country.

Press release for Visit Harfordi by the Writing Studio helped bring TV and online coverage. Well, OK, it might have been the snowballs . . .

08/16/2020