Recently I have been researching a deadly Delaware tragedy that spurred a vice president of the Pennsylvania Railroad to push for national safety transportation regulations. Following several accidents involving powerful explosives, including a catastrophic one in Greenwood, DE, the Bureau of Explosives was created under the American Railway Association. The Sussex County disaster occurred over…
Dorchester County Public Library Has Strong Local and Family History Research Collection
The Delmarva region has many helpful research repositories for studying the past. Many are found in public libraries, and in that group there is the M. Virginia Webb Memorial Maryland Room at the Dorchester County Public Library (DCPL). I have used this collection periodically over the years, and last week I needed to examine newspapers…
Dr. Tierney Published Highly Acclaimed Women’s Studies Encyclopedia
Since 2015 marks the 95th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, I have been examining the topic of extending the right to vote to women. While investigating the regional perspective, I recalled the work of Helen Tierney, professor emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin (UW). …
Middletown Historical Society Digitizes the Historical Editions of the Middletown Transcript
The Middletown Historical Society undertook a progressive 21st century project in 2012, one that is of tremendous value to researchers. The nonprofit focused on interpreting the history of the major New Castle County town south of the canal has digitized the Middletown Transcript. This paper has always covered its beat thoroughly, cranking out local content about…