by David Baker | Jun 11, 2026 | Agriculture, Choptank, Heritage Preservation, Historic Landscape
The Agriculture Center at the Medford Dwelling The Caroline County Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the support from the Rural Maryland Council, which provided grant funding to help us create the interpretive pathway. You can find more information about the...
by Kennedy Thomason | Jun 26, 2024 | Agriculture, Colonial Era, Historic Landscape, Kennedy Thomason Project, Quakers, Religion, Revolutionary War, The River is the Center by Kennedy Thomason
The Choptank River, winding through the heart of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, has long been a lifeline for the various communities situated along its banks. Among these communities is Caroline County, a small, agricultural region that would prove to be pivotal in...
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 | 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...
