This morning Chesapeake Publishing unveiled its newest publication, “Weekend Whig.” This feature-rich section is loaded with local stories about the people and history of the county. As they focus these pages on local copy, the publisher noted that they’re tapping into the interest in Cecil County’s roots and the wealth of information and photographs about…
Taping a Public Television Segment on Covered Bridges
This week Maryland Public Television aired an Outdoors Maryland feature on covered bridges in the region. For the program called “Spanning Time,” I talked about the history of some of these old structures, examining how spans evolved over time.
The Year of Living Dangerously: Maryland Life Publishes Piece About Previously Unseen Civil War-Era Diary
The June issue of Maryland Life has a piece I did about an old, previously unknown diary penned during the Civil War. As the troubled year of 1864 passed slowly by the manager of the C & D canal faithfully recorded his fears, hopes, and worries on those browning pages. Day-by-day, the canalkeeper confided many…
National Humanities Magazine Mentions Talks I Do for Maryland Humanities
The March/April 2011 edition of Humanities, the magazine of the National Endowment of the Humanities, included a poster/photo of me that was produced by the library system for a reading promotion a few years ago. The magazine used it to mention the talks I do for the Maryland Humanities Council. The poster was for a reading promotions initiative sponsored by the American Library Association and…