I just had a piece published in Chesapeake Life called “To Catch a Diplomat, the Other Iranian Crisis.” In 1935, Elkton’s new police chief, weeks on the job, encountered the ambassador from Iran speeding through town. Never having heard of diplomatic immunity, he proceeded to lock up the dignatary. This caused a major diplomatic incident, which resulted…
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
The 2008 Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) was held over the past several days at Silver Spring, MD. Focusing on making history local, workshops were featured on documenting events on film, audiovisual collections, collaborative projects, and other archival resources. I had an opportunity to participate in a session on audiovisual collections and local history. The…
New Workshop – Blogging for a Cause, Draws on Preservation Advocacy Experience
A valuable historical piece of land was threatened by a big box retail store early in 2008. As a result of the threat, I got involved in an advocacy project to save the property, but I couldn’t get print media to cover the story. After trying for months, while watching the situation deteriorate, I turned to a practical…
Old Eastern Shore Lawmen in Feature Article Published in Chesapeake Life
I just had a full length feature article published in the October issue of Chesapeake Life. Called “Badges of Honor: Tales of Eastern Shore Lawmen,” the piece features five law enforcement officials from the Shore. They are Sheriff Louis Andrews, 80, Caroline County; Chief Thomas N. McIntire, 83, Elkton; Officer Marshall L. Purner, 81, North East; Sheriff Robert Jones, 61, Somerset…