Congratulations to the Town of Rising Sun. The municipality officially kicked off its Sequicentennail Celebration today with a ribbon cutting at the town hall and an open house in the museum. As brilliant April sunshine warmed the crowd, it was great to see the sense of history that exists in an old Maryland municipality as…
Category: Public History
Examining the Past of the County’s EMS With A Group of New Paramedic Candidates
I had the pleasure of talking to the current paramedic candidates’ class for Cecil County this afternoon. Soon these six young men and women will staff the county’s advanced life support units, providing emergency care for critical cases whenever the need arises. They’ve been busy studying advanced medical procedures such as how to administer IVs,…
Seeing the Work of Young Scholars, While Judging Maryland History Day
The Maryland Humanities Council sponsors Maryland History Day, an annual program that encourages Maryland students to research, analyze, and develop their own year-long projects based on historic events and people. The competition, which begins at a school level and builds to county, state, and national contests, had over 16,000 Maryland participants. I was fortunate to…
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…