I just had a full length feature article published in the October issue of Chesapeake Life. Called “Badges of Honor: Tales of Eastern Shore Lawmen,” the piece features five law enforcement officials from the Shore. They are Sheriff Louis Andrews, 80, Caroline County; Chief Thomas N. McIntire, 83, Elkton; Officer Marshall L. Purner, 81, North East; Sheriff Robert Jones, 61, Somerset…
Blogging on Delmarva History
These days web 2.0 products make it so easy to publish just about anything and I make extensive use of some of them in my classroom. I’m also starting to use them to publish local historycontent, which I think will be of interest to a wider audience. In the blogosphere, I’ve set up two beyond that those that…
Preserving Old Glass Plate Negatives & More
I recently came across a large group of glass plate and unusually sized old film negatives in the attic of a commercial building. Since this media contained images that we wanted to see for this investigation I purchased an Epson Perfection V750 Pro to scan the materials. I’ve been working on the project for over…
Presentation at Preservation Maryland Conference
Last summer I participated in a Smithsonian traveling exhibit and I wrote about that experience on the Road Reports, Museums on Main Street blog. The piece was called Reinvigorating the Past in Elkton, MD. This past Thursday I was able to share our experience and learnings at the Preservation Maryland Conference in a presentation and panel discussion, which focused on how small…