Tuesday, WBOC’s Delmarva Life asked me to stop by the Salisbury studio to talk about terrible railroad accidents and crimes, a time when murder and mayhem rode the rails on the Peninsula. In the decades around the turn of the twentieth century, trains were the dominant form of transportation and unsettling accidents and violent deaths…
Jim Crow and the Spanish Flu
I have been asked to discuss the connections between Jim Crow and the Pandemic of 1918 for a program sponsored by the Harford Community College Civil Rights Project on May 13, 2021, at 4 p.m. Here is more information on the program JIM CROW AND THE SPANISH FLU – DEADLY CONNECTIONS A Discussion about the…
Maryland Cemetery Conference, 29th Annual Meeting
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.
Echoes of the Past — 100 Years Apart, the Spanish Flu & COVID-19
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…