If you are researching local or family history on the Delmarva Peninsula, there are many fine libraries from Wilmington down to Cape Charles that can help. Some are large, university affiliated repositories, while others are non-profit, stand-alone institutions located in some of the region’s small towns. Traveling from one end of Delmarva to the other,…
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Making Sure Fallen Officers from Long Ago are not Forgotten in Delaware and Maryland
Occasionally while doing a study on some subject related to criminal justice history, I’ll find some hint in the old records related to a long forgotten, undocumented fallen police officer. When that happens, I pick up the evidentiary traces and follow the trail back through the old sources, to make sure the officer’s ultimate sacrifice…
Historic Digital Maps of Maryland and Delaware Are Just a Click Away on New Website
Digital resources available to researchers have grown enormously in recent years, making the work of researchers much easier as sought after data is often just a few clicks away. Maps are one of those areas of growth as they’ve been scanned by special collections institutions, making them virtually available on demand. I was recently made…
“If this Place Could Talk: Researching the History of an Old House” Examined in Talk at College of Southern Maryland
“If this Place Could Talk: Researching the History of an Old House” is a talk I am giving at the College of Southern Maryland on Oct 19, 2012. The free program takes place at the Leonardtown Campus, 22950 Hollywood Road, Building A, Auditorium, Leonardtown at 7:00 p.m. Just as families have a past, old houses and properties…