Local government records are essential for studying the past. These primary sources document governance, along with the history of communities, institutions, and people. With state and federal agencies the process of accessing the items usually works efficiently. But when municipalities retain files, there are often challenges in locating the aging volumes as they rarely…
The Coroner Investigated Deaths
For over three hundred years, coroners took charge of investigating unnatural or mysterious deaths in Maryland and Delaware. When someone raised the alarm after discovering a corpse, this county official hurried to the locality to examine the death scene, gather evidence, and figure out how the loss occurred. Colonists brought this grim job over from…
Draper Collection of Civil War Letters Digitized at Delaware Archives
The Delaware Public Archives (DPA) has released the following announcement about the digitization of the Abram H. Draper Collection, a holding that contains Civil War letters, poetry, and correspondence. DPA writes: “The Abram H. Draper Collection consists of 34 unique pieces of correspondence, including letters and poetry from Sergeant Abram H. Draper to his wife…
Dixon Inducted into Harford Cecil Firefighters Hall of Fame
ELKTON, Sept. 18, 2021 – At the Singerly Fire Company’s 129th annual banquet, I was pleased to receive a prestigious honor, induction into the Harford-Cecil Volunteer Firemen’s Association Firefighter Hall of Fame and to also be recognized for 50-years-of service as a firefighter. I joined Elkton’s fire department in 1969 and, over the decades,…