War Heroes
Music of the New Nation – A program of songs and tunes to celebrate our country’s 250th birthday
Date: September 18, 6-7pm, Caroline County Public Library, Denton, MD Caroline County Historical Society – Co-sponsor "A Grand CONCERT of Vocal and Instrumental MUSICK with the band Ampersand - Crooked Shanks, a Tune by a formerly enslaved person - Revolutionary Tea,...
Deeds, Not Words – Buffalo Soldiers Italian Campaign
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 Campaign,...
Uncle Nace: The Day Freedom Came
The Talbot Historical Society presents A Living History of Nathaniel “Uncle Nace” Hopkins Starring: Darius Wallace This event is free to the public and will be held at 6 P.M. on Thursday, February 26th at Lockerman Middle School, 410 Lockerman Street, Denton, MD 21629...
Civil War Living History Event
Join us at Linchester Mill (3390 Linchester Rd, Preston, MD 21655) at 10 AM - 4 PM on March 28, 2026 for a memorable day of history, heritage, and hands-on learning. Step back in time and experience the sights, sounds, and stories of the American Civil War at...
David Singer, WWII Hero from Caroline Co.
Please join us as David Singer, the great-nephew of WWIIDavid Singer of the 29th Division; will present:“29th Let’s Go” The story from Draft to Death at the Siegfried Line. January 25, 2025 @ 1:00 pm Museum of Rural Life16 N 2nd Street (corner of Gay and 2nd...
Revolutionary Waters: The Choptank River’s Influence and Caroline County’s Early Role in America’s Fight for Independence
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...
Unearthing Denton’s History: The Archaeological Dig at Barwick’s Ordinary and Beyond
Over the past several years, Washington College’s archeology students have spent their summers in Denton, studying the site of the long-forgotten Barwick’s Ordinary, which operated between 1763 to 1783. In late-18th-century terms, an "Ordinary" refers to a public...
From King Crop to Catalyst: The Historical Influence of Tobacco on Caroline County
The early to mid-1600s saw the reign of tobacco as the dominant cash crop in the American colonies. The King of England strongly opposed the growing of tobacco in the mother country, and the climate was not exactly suitable for its growth anyway, leaving the...
The Death of 2LT Louise Hollister “Somewhere in the Pacific”
Louise Hollister, Maryland School of Nursing, Class of 1939. Native of Hillsboro.
2LT Louise A. Hollister, RN, Army Nurse Corps, 1942-1943, was Maryland’s only Army Nurse casualty in WWII.
Haunted by the Heroes of 1776
Caroline County sent six regimental, militia, and staff colonels to war against British imperial troops during 1776-1783:
Col. Peter Adams
Col. Matthew Driver
Col. Philip Feddiman
Col. Benson Stainton
Col. William Richardson
Col. William Whiteley
We know where they fought. But we know nearly nothing about the civilian life and final resting place of most of them – Adams, Feddiman, Driver, and Stainton.
The tombs of Richardson and Whiteley are in forgotten places. The rest are lost.
Wartime, when Caroline welcomed immigrants
Dutch immigrants poured into Caroline County in two waves in the 1890s and settled in "Wilhelmina Colonies" east of Dover Bridge. They came to America when farmland became scarce in their native Holland. They worked hard, built homes and churches, and called...
A Veteran’s Day salute to Cpl Wm. H. Carney, 38th US Colored Troops
Union Church is located a few miles northwest of Greensboro, MD. A grave marker still stands a few yards from the church door. The name on the stone is faded but still legible:
CORPL
Wm. H. Carney
Co I
38 U.S. C.I.
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