SALISBURY — Aug 20, 2021 — WBOC’S Delmarva Life talked to Historian Mike Dixon about tracing your family genealogy. Ever want to find out more about your roots? There’s one particular spot at home where historian Mike Dixon says you should start, and you’ll have a blast digging up the memories. We learn that secret…
Talking About Murder and Railroad Accidents with WBOC
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.