I was pleased to work with UMBC’s John Willard to present a workshop for participants in the Museum on Main Street program on May 17 As museums around the state get ready for a Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, John and I talked to participants about the stories of communities. Most have plenty of little-known, but intriguing stories from local tradition-bearers…
Voters at Last: Battling for the Ballot — A New Program Available From the Delaware Humanities Forum
This is a new program available from the Delaware Humanities Forum ———————— This program examines the struggle to extend voting rights to most adult citizens in Delaware and the nation. Using archival photographs, newspapers, cartoons, letters and speeches the organizing, petitioning, picketing, leafleting, educating, and politicking that went on is presented in a lively way. …
Pass the Rum: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition — A New Program Available from the Delaware Humanities Forum
This is a new program available from the Delaware Humanities Forum ————————— This program looks at historical attempts to regulate the consumption of alcohol over the centuries. While most people are aware of prohibition in the 1920s, during the so-called Noble Experiment, attempts to regulate this behavior extend far back into our past. While the…
An Old Man Recalled the British Attack on Fredericktown and Georgetown During War of 1812
In constructing the annals of a time when harrowing warfare came to communities all along the Chesapeake Bay I’ve spent lots of time searching for long forgotten manuscripts and newspapers that were penned long ago. These aging letters, newspaper accounts, diaries and other sources from everyday people open a window on history, providing glimpses of…