The summer 2009 edition of Delmarva Quarterly, an excellent regional magazine, contains an article I wrote on Jesse Carmine, a police officer in Crisfield for almost half-a-century. I’d first met the 82-year-old Mr. Carmine about five years ago when I stopped by city hall to find someone to talk to about law enforcement in the small town. The clerk at city…
Presenting “Blogging for a Cause” at Preservation Maryland Conference
At the annual state-wide Preservation Maryland Conference, I presented a workshop on “blogging for a cause.” There were about 30 preservationist, urban planners, and Main Street Managers in the session and we had a lively discussion about how to use blogs for advocacy or to promote organizations.
Remembering Three Fallen Officers in Crisfield
About ten years ago, I was involved in researching a piece on the history of criminal justice on the Lower Shore and came across some sketchy indicators that three Crisfield Police Officers had died in the line of duty. The number of line of duty deaths in such a small town surprised me so I…
Seeing the Work of Young Scholars, While Judging Maryland History Day
The Maryland Humanities Council sponsors Maryland History Day, an annual program that encourages Maryland students to research, analyze, and develop their own year-long projects based on historic events and people. The competition, which begins at a school level and builds to county, state, and national contests, had over 16,000 Maryland participants. I was fortunate to…