Since the nation crossed a grim milestone of one million covid deaths on May 17, 2022, I have been examining how the toll from this pandemic compares to the influenza outbreak of 1918-19 in Harford County.((Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press, US Deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in)) COVID-19 According…
Digitizing Thousands of 35mm Slides for a Museum
As part of an initiative to preserve the visual history of Singerly Fire Company, I have been working with the department’s museum and archive committee to digitize the Bob Norman Collection. This sizable resource, containing over a half-century of fire service images, was added to the institutional repository by the company’s official fire photographer. Fire…
C&D Canal Talk
Harford Community College is offering a talk and continuing education course on the C&D Canal. Starting on May 5, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., it involves three sessions. The first is a classroom lecture and that is followed by two field trips to towns along the C&D Canal The course is presented by Mike Dixon. The…
Life in the Past Lane at Rodgers Tavern & Perryville
Topic: Life in the Past Lane at Rodgers Tavern (2022 Rodgers Tavern Museum Virtual Spring Lecture) Description: “Life in the Past Lane” examines the role of Perryville and the Tavern as an important transportation hub, from the colonial era to the 20th Century. Join us in this engaging program as we journey into the past…