The library system in Cecil County recently celebrated an important achievement. For the first time, the system circulated 1-million items. That is 10 items checked out for every single citizen in the county. To observe this major milestone, every library branch in the county celebrated with a range of special programs. One aspect involved Cecil…
Delmarva Quarterly: “Walking the Beat, Walking an Era”
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…