Main Street Delaware City, Inc. opened the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street exhibit Between Fences this week. This project, which brings rural Americans one-of-a-kind access to prestigious Smithsonian exhibitions and first-rate educational programs, is a joint project of the Smithsonian and the Humanities Council. For the show that is making its way through Delaware, I had the opportunity…
Maryland Life: Bridge Over Troubled Waters: What Killed George Askew?
The February 2009 edition of Maryland Life has an article I did on railroad engineer, George Askew. He was killed in 1903 in a tragic railroad accident on a bridge over the Elk Creek. What most interested me in this story was that his great-grandson, an investigator for the federal government, walked in one day…
Blogging for a Cause Subject of 2009 Preservation Maryland Conference
I am pleased to learn that I have been selected to present “Blogging for a Cause” at the 2009 Preservation Maryland Conference. This year it takes place on May 28-29 in Baltimore. The idea of offering workshops on blogging for a cause came about because the Town of Elkton attempted to allow a big box retail store…
The Other Iranian Crisis – 1935 on the Eastern Shore
I just had a piece published in Chesapeake Life called “To Catch a Diplomat, the Other Iranian Crisis.” In 1935, Elkton’s new police chief, weeks on the job, encountered the ambassador from Iran speeding through town. Never having heard of diplomatic immunity, he proceeded to lock up the dignatary. This caused a major diplomatic incident, which resulted…