News from the Shores of the Chesapeake Bay
DELAWARE CITY – DNREC’s Fort Delaware State Park will host the second of the park’s two annual prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) living history weekends at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12, 2018. During this special weekend, Fort Delaware will come alive with re-enactors and historians dressed as they would have during the American Civil […]
Continue ReadingDELAWARE CITY – This summer, Fort Delaware State Park will host its two annual prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) living history weekends. Each historical event begins at 10 a.m. both days, Saturday and Sunday, July 14 and 15, and Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12. During these special weekends, Fort Delaware will come alive with re-enactors and […]
Continue ReadingAuthor and historian Kevin J. Hayes has won the coveted George Washington Prize, including an award of $50,000, for his new book, George Washington: A Life in Books. One of the nation’s largest and most prestigious literary awards and now in its 13th year, the George Washington Prize honors its namesake by recognizing the year’s […]
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As part of my photography page on Facebook, I have been posting a photo a day following a photo schedule as presented to me by a photographer group I am a part. For day 16 the topic was “intrigue”. I really had no idea what to post. Then I remembered that about a month ago […]
Continue ReadingAre you a born-here or a come-here? Do you have Delmarva Roots, or are you just beginning to put out shoots? In April 2018 Westside Historical Society will begin its third year offering workshops and research classes in local and family history on the Lower Eastern Shore. Basic genealogy and research techniques as well as […]
Continue ReadingThis year marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of political icon Robert F. Kennedy. On Tuesday, March 20, 2018 John R. “Jack” Bohrer ’06, news producer at MSNBC and author of The Revolution of Robert Kennedy: From Power to Protest after JFK, will return to campus to discuss his acclaimed book. The recently published […]
Continue ReadingDelaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs will present a History Coffee Hour series beginning on Thursday, April 5, 2018 and running on each Thursday for four weeks. The talk will be held at the Old State House, 25 the Green, Dover, Delaware 19901. Program begins at 5:30pm Let the Music Play: Inventions from Eldridge […]
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On many First Friday’s in Chestertown the Historical Society of Kent County opens the evening with a History Happy Hour Lecture. For March, which is also Women’s History Month, the Historical will host author Lauren Sibberman at the Bordley History Center. Ms. Silberman is the deputy director for Historic London Town and Gardens. She is […]
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On the evenings of July 9-11, 2018 the annual Chautauqua Summer Series brings three live, waterfront performances to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. This year’s Maryland Humanities’ series theme is Seeking Justice, with all living history performances taking place from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on CBMM’s Fogg’s Landing and the Miles […]
Continue Reading(Washington College) The collaborative research of Washington College’s GIS Lab and an English professor seeking answers about the one of the country’s earliest and most influential African American publishing companies will be the topic of a talk at the Talbot County Free Library in St. Michaels, Maryland. “Putting Them on the Map: Tracing African American […]
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