In the mid-1980s, I started working on a project for Singerly Fire Company. We were preparing to celebrate our 100th anniversary in Elkton, MD, and planned several traditional projects. Tasks included researching, creating exhibits, commissioning an oil painting, and arranging events. However, we faced a challenge in restoring the two hand pumpers from the early…
Large Collection of Online Historic Delaware Maps Help Researchers
Part of the 1859 Map of Kent County Delaware (French), showing Leipsic. Source: Library of Congress Over the past several years there has been an enormous increase in the number of historical maps that are available online. These digital, on-demand collections are a great aid for those seeking to understand the past, whether it is for…
Media Outlets Interested in Mason-Dixon Line
All around parts of the Mason-Dixon Line, communities are observing the start of the 250th anniversary of the beginning of one of America’s most famous boundaries. The work by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, establishing the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, took five years, from 1763 to 1768. To settle royal land grants for the…
Newly Launched Newspaper Search Engine Focuses on Searching Historical Papers.
Efficiencies for researchers continue evolving at a rapid pace as important resources are digitized, allowing the materials to move beyond the confines of libraries, historical societies, and archives. These open sourced, easily accessible collections on the web, greatly enhance our ability to study the past, as often untapped materials are available on-demand from a classroom,…