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.
Category: Consulting Historian
Participating in Summit of Local and Regional Historical Societies, Taking Stock & Planning for the Future
I participated in the Summit of Local and Regional Historical Societies in Baltimore, a couple of weeks ago (May 16). Attended by representatives from historical societies, heritage groups and museums throughout Maryland, we began to take stock of the challenges, strengths, and weakness of museums and special collections libraries and started outlining an agenda for subsequent discussions about…
Serving as Consulting Public Historian as City of Havre de Grace Pieces Together Forgotten Parts of Its History as Part of National Park Service War of 1812 Grant
I am pleased to be working as a consulting public historian on a large Harford County project called “Reconstructing Havre de Grace’s Community History – The War of 1812.” As part of the development of the Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail the City of Havre de Grace has obtained a National Park Service grant…
Reappointed to Another Term on Cecil County Historic District Commission
As a charter member of the Cecil County Historic District Commission, I’ve served on the panel since it was created in 1999. As my current term expires this month, I was just notified that the county commissioners reappointed me to serve until March 2014.