Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and American Library Association (ALA) reading and discussion program. Participants in this series read a common series of books, using the carefully selected titles to spark exploration, reflection, conversation and greater understanding of this pivotal period, throughout the sesquicentennial of the conflict. The Wicomico Public Library,…
Research Treasures Reside in Delmar Public Library Collection
If you are researching local or family history on the Delmarva Peninsula, there are many fine libraries from Wilmington down to Cape Charles that can help. Some are large, university affiliated repositories, while others are non-profit, stand-alone institutions located in some of the region’s small towns. Traveling from one end of Delmarva to the other,…
Attended Workshop on Inclusive Interpretation
“Inclusive Interpretation” was the subject of a workshop I attended last week at Historic London Town. Opportunities for museums and libraries to become more inclusive as community centers for dialogue about important issues was the central theme. Susie Wilkening, the curator of museum audiences for Reach Advisors and Jack Tchen, the co-founder of the Museum of Chinese American…
Making Sure Fallen Officers from Long Ago are not Forgotten in Delaware and Maryland
Occasionally while doing a study on some subject related to criminal justice history, I’ll find some hint in the old records related to a long forgotten, undocumented fallen police officer. When that happens, I pick up the evidentiary traces and follow the trail back through the old sources, to make sure the officer’s ultimate sacrifice…