by David Baker | Apr 19, 2026 | 20th Century, Black History & Culture, Past Event, WWII
Please join us on May 23rd, 2026, at 6 PM for a Memorial Day Weekend presentation on the 92nd Infantry Division, the Buffalo Soldiers, presented by Colonel (Retired) Robert D Rouse. The talk will cover the Division’s contributions to the World War II Italian...
by Kennedy Thomason | Sep 9, 2024 | 20th Century, Age of Sail, Age of Steam, Colonial Era, Kennedy Thomason Project, Maritime, Mills, Preservation, The River is the Center by Kennedy Thomason, West Denton
From the blowing sails of schooners in the 1700s to the steady hum of steamboats in the 1800s, the Choptank River has been a silent witness to the evolution of vessels that carried not just goods and passengers, but also the dreams and aspirations of those who lived...
by Don Barker | Mar 25, 2024 | 20th Century, Agriculture, Mary Anne Fleetwood
This is a digital re-publication of the interview found in Voices from the Land, A Caroline County Memoir, by Mary Anne Fleetwood. The text was digitized, edited, and prepared for re-publication by CCHS volunteers Dave Ellis and Don Barker. Copyright for the original...
by Don Barker | Feb 17, 2024 | 20th Century, Mary Anne Fleetwood
This is a digital re-publication of the interview found in Voices from the Land, A Caroline County Memoir, by Mary Anne Fleetwood. The text was digitized, edited, and prepared for re-publication by CCHS volunteers Dave Ellis and Don Barker. Copyright for the original...
by Don Barker | Feb 17, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, Mary Anne Fleetwood
This is a digital re-publication of the interview found in Voices from the Land, A Caroline County Memoir, by Mary Anne Fleetwood. The text was digitized, edited, and prepared for re-publication by CCHS volunteers Dave Ellis and Don Barker. Copyright for the original...
by Don Barker | Feb 12, 2024 | 20th Century, Mary Anne Fleetwood
This is a digital re-publication of the interview found in Voices from the Land, A Caroline County Memoir, by Mary Anne Fleetwood. The text was digitized, edited, and prepared for re-publication by CCHS volunteers Dave Ellis and Don Barker. Copyright for the original...
by Don Barker | Feb 12, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, Mary Anne Fleetwood
Below is text from the cover, title page, and introductory pages of Voices from the Land, A Caroline County Memoir, by Mary Anne Fleetwood. The text was digitized, edited, and prepared for re-publication by CCHS volunteers Dave Ellis and Don Barker. Copyright for...
by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter Six – The Oil Storage Yards” of Bridges To My Maturity, Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the...
by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Agriculture, Canneries, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter Five – The Canneries” of Bridges To My Maturity, Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the Choptank...
by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Agriculture, Canneries, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter Four – Truck Patch Experiences” of Bridges To My Maturity, Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the...
by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Age of Sail, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton
Life in West Denton in the 1920s, on Choptank River, Caroline County, Maryland Below is text from “Chapter Three – Activities Along the River” of Bridges To My Maturity, Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along...
by Don Barker | Jan 29, 2024 | 20th Century, Everyday Citizens, George Swartz, West Denton
Below is text from “Chapter Three – Activities Along the River” of Bridges To My Maturity, Delightful Memories of What It was Like to be a Young Lad in the 1920s Along the Choptank River on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, by George W. Swartz....
