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Welcome.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 Watch the weblog for pieces on research projects I\u2019m working on, tips for doing local and family history in the region, and news and comments of interest to those following the practice.\u00a0 I may occasionally include some personal notes so you will have additional insight into my work and interests.\u00a0 Please check out my online journal regularly for I hope to blog on interesting and helpful topics.\u00a0 I will post regularly, and if you want to comment on anything I have written or want to send me an email, please do so.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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