On March 14, 1805, Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, the first native-born American to become a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, converted to Catholicism. She was baptized as an Episcopalian as a child. On March 14, 1839, Charles Wright Ely, who would head The Maryland Institute for The Deaf and Dumb for 42 years, was born in Madison, CT. He died October 1, 1912, in Washington, DC, while visiting his son. On March 14, 1866, Albert L. Pearre, father of Dr. A. Austin Pearre, Sr., and grandfather of Dr. A. A. (Budgey) Pearre, Jr., was born. He died July 13, 1944. He operated Pearre's Apothecary on South Market Street in downtown Frederick. On March 14, 1885, a Colored Skating Rink opened on West 4th Street in Groff Hall in Frederick. The skating area was 36 feet by 100 feet. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury [email protected]