I have been investigating a deadly Delaware tragedy, an explosion that occurred over one hundred years ago in Greenwood. In the midst of a blinding snowstorm two trains collided in the center of the town of 367 people, and one pulling a lethal cargo of dynamite and naphtha exploded. While opening up the doors to the…
Cecilton Library Celebrates 95th Anniversary of Voting Rights for Women
In recognition of the 95th anniversary of women’s suffrage, the Cecilton Branch of the Cecil County Public Library is remembering this seminal event in American political history with a program that examines the courageous struggle to win voting rights. On the exact day the vote ratifying the 19th Amendment to the Constitution took place, the…
Baltimore Sun Writes About Remembering a Fallen Police Officer
While working on a lecture related to women’s suffrage in Maryland, I tripped across some records about a Bel Air police officer falling in the line of duty in 1920. The memory of this tragedy had been lost as time moved on, so I handed the information over to the Bel Air Police Department. A…
Women’s Right to Vote: A discussion Hosted by the Wilmington Library & Wilmington University
A collaborative event between Wilmington University and the Wilmington Public Library celebrating the 95th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendement to the Constitution guaranteeing the right of women to vote in the United States will be presented August 4, 2015. Mike Dixon, an adjunct history professor at the University will lead the discussion. …