New Castle County Reads 2013 has selected the book March by Geraldine Brooks at its feature title for discussions and programming in 2013. The north is reeling under a series of unexpected defeats during the darkest days of the Civil War in this extraordinary novel, as Mr. March leaves his family to aid the Union…
Old Digitized Somerset County Newspapers a Great Help to Genealogists and Historians
The Somerset County Library system has digitized its collection of research materials in order to make the resources more broadly and easily available to researchers. The just released e-products include newspapers from Princess Anne and Crisfield, and records from the county court system. The old, original microfilm was professionally scanned and software was used to allow…
The C & D Canal During the Civil War – A Talk at New Castle Public Library
New Castle County Reads 2013 has chosen March by Geraldine Brooks as its feature book this year. The fascinating novel takes places during the dark years of the Civil War, as the north reels under a series of unexpected defeats and a father, Mr. March, goes off to aid the Union cause. The New Castle…
Spreading the News About the War of 1812 In Annapolis
For all the arresting folklore and history connected with the Chesapeake region, there is none more thrilling than the high drama that took place here 200 years ago as British raiding parties attacked lightly defended villages, the nation’s capital, and Baltimore, during the War of 1812. During those days information was important to the citizens…