I always look forward to the last Saturday in January because Singerly Fire Company holds its annual paper americana show on that date. The Elkton organization has sponsored these shows, which bring over 30 paper, postcard, photograph, and advertising dealers from the tri-state region to Cecil County, for 20 years now. I’ve never missed one for it’s a great place…
Digitizing Old Sounds
One tradition for kicking off the Christmas Season along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad through northeastern Maryland was the annual lighting of the “Holly Tree by the tracks.” The B & O held the first public ceremony in 1948 when thousands of people gathered to ring in the season as lights from thousands of bulbs on…
Research School Integration on the Eastern Shore
Our son, Kyle, an 11th-grade AP history student at Bohemia Manor High School in Chesapeake City, is working on his 2008 National History Day project. This year’s theme is conflict and compromise in history. For the juried project, students must do original research, place the topic in a historical perspective, and interpret their findings. For…
Welcome to my new blog
Welcome. I have just finished creating this blog, a virtual commons for sharing my experiences while practicing the history craft on the Delmarva Peninsula and the mid-Atlantic. Watch the weblog for pieces on research projects I’m working on, tips for doing local and family history in the region, and news and comments of interest to…