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For the 29th annual Maryland Cemetery Conference, I’m pleased to be talking about the history of cemeteries and burial grounds at the top of the Chesapeake Bay on May 1, 2021.

As we mark the passage of a year since COVID-19 disrupted everyday life on Delmarva and the Nation, the Delaware State News, published an extensive piece about the connections between today and the pandemic of 1918. As journalist Noah Zucker examined the perspective in Delaware, I was interviewed a couple of times about how my…

Salem County was mainly a quiet, idyllic area in rural South Jersey, in the late 19th century.  As the last twenty years of that serene era slipped by and the dawn of a new, bustling century neared, the pace was slow and steady.  In this fine agricultural district on the Delaware River just above the…

The Harford County Lynching Memorial Committee had prepared to hold a remembrance and soil collection event at the end of March , but the the pandemic disrupted outreach plans. And with community engagement put on hold for an undetermined period, the committee decided to launch a blog as a way to keep people informed about…