Chronology of Events

Preserving the Past, Protecting the Present, Preparing for the Future.

  • 1790, October 15: Mount Carmel Monastery was established in Port Tobacco, Maryland

  • 1831, September 13: Due to financial and economical losses, Archbishop James Whitfield transfers 24 Carmelite Nuns to the City of Baltimore.

  • 1836: Property sold to Edward Sanders except for 1 acre which had been used as the cemetery for the nuns and the community

  • 1934, September 2: Cecilia Talbott & daughter Isabelle Haggerty visit the Carmel Monastery and decide to restore it

  • 1935, July 16: The Restorers of Mount Carmel of Maryland was formally established

  • 1935, October 23: The Restorers adopt a constitution

  • 1936, April 2: 6.75 acres of land purchased by The Restorers from Edward Sanders to restore the sacred ground with the hope that the Carmelite nuns would one day return

  • 1954, July 18: Breaking of the ground for the new Chapel

  • 1954, August 15: Laying of the corner stone by Archbishop O’Boyle of Washington, D.C.

  • 1954, November 14: Dedication of the Chapel by Archbishop O’Boyle

  • 1968, October 20: Dedication of the new Pilgrim Hall, built to host pilgrims visiting the site

  • 1976, March 19: Carmelite Nuns return to reside at Carmel of Port Tobacco

  • 2004, May 14: The Restorers becomes a legal entity of the State of Maryland

  • 2006: Rededication of Pilgrim Hall

  • 2024, April 21:  Restoration and rededication of the Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel