Often when I visit an unfamiliar community for work or vacation, I will pause during my stay to visit the local cemetery. These old burial grounds are representative of the collective history of a place, and they provide fascinating insight into era and geographically specific cultural norms, artistic values, ethnic influences, and community history. A walk…
Eastern Shore of Virginia Newspapers Online
Special collections institutions continue to digitize newspaper collections rapidly, making them openly available to researchers. These valuable resources aid genealogists, local historians, and public scholars in digging into the past. On those old pages are many print columns about the local community and the people. While doing fieldwork on Lower Delmarva, I recently needed access…
More Online Maryland Newspapers Available at Maryland Archives.
At a rapid pace these days, old newspapers are being digitized and made openly available to researchers, and as I work on projects I often find additional collections of these valuable publications. Some are completely digitized and fully text searchable, while on demand PDFs make up others. Either way, as we undergo a revolution in…
Working to Develop and Share Community Stories for Traveling Exhibit, Hometown Teams
I am pleased to serve as a “museum capacity building consultant” for a Smithsonian Institution Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition, Hometown Teams. While touring Maryland from February 2014 to November 2015, this program explores the connection between sports and American culture. A team of consultants will help host institutions identify regional stories, develop engaging content,…