On the day the Digital Public Library of America opened its virtual doors to the public, I was in Havre de Grace to do a talk with author Heidi Glatfelter on “Researching and Writing about the War of 1812.” We took a team approach to the program as I focused on new methods of doing…
Preparing Interpretive Plan Exploring the Havre de Grace Storylines During the War of 1812
I have been working as a consulting public historian since 2011 on a project to document the story of Havre de Grace around the time the British burned the town in May 1813. This work was part of the development of the Star Spangled Banner National Historic Trail. As one of two project historians, my…
Talking About Delaware and the Civil War
New Castle County Reads 2013 has selected the book March by Geraldine Brooks at its feature title for discussions and programming in 2013. The north is reeling under a series of unexpected defeats during the darkest days of the Civil War in this extraordinary novel, as Mr. March leaves his family to aid the Union…
Old Digitized Somerset County Newspapers a Great Help to Genealogists and Historians
The Somerset County Library system has digitized its collection of research materials in order to make the resources more broadly and easily available to researchers. The just released e-products include newspapers from Princess Anne and Crisfield, and records from the county court system. The old, original microfilm was professionally scanned and software was used to allow…