For course assignments, I try to employ projects that engage students in the practice of history while also helping them understand the subject they are examining. As this time in the semester rolls around, it’s time for everyone to present one of those deliverables, an oral history project. As we wrapped up this task, I…
Participating in Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street Opening
Main Street Delaware City, Inc. opened the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street exhibit Between Fences this week. This project, which brings rural Americans one-of-a-kind access to prestigious Smithsonian exhibitions and first-rate educational programs, is a joint project of the Smithsonian and the Humanities Council. For the show that is making its way through Delaware, I had the opportunity…
Maryland Life: Bridge Over Troubled Waters: What Killed George Askew?
The February 2009 edition of Maryland Life has an article I did on railroad engineer, George Askew. He was killed in 1903 in a tragic railroad accident on a bridge over the Elk Creek. What most interested me in this story was that his great-grandson, an investigator for the federal government, walked in one day…
Blogging for a Cause Subject of 2009 Preservation Maryland Conference
I am pleased to learn that I have been selected to present “Blogging for a Cause” at the 2009 Preservation Maryland Conference. This year it takes place on May 28-29 in Baltimore. The idea of offering workshops on blogging for a cause came about because the Town of Elkton attempted to allow a big box retail store…