Anyone who knows me in real life will from the start find the notion of such a column coming from yours truly hilarious in theory alone, but I thought, in the name of creative non-fiction, I would give it a try this month. Without further adieu, here is a simple yet...
January 14, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of my marriage celebration. We were married at Christ Episcopal Church in Denton and received all of our friends and family members at the Caroline Country Club shortly thereafter. Loretta was stunning in her beautiful...
One thing, they say, leads to another. And so it is that a piece at a time a puzzle came together. To the 1940’s, when two sons of Preston, “Biggest Small Town in the USA” went into partnership to sell farm supplies, hardware and Case tractors. O.B. Blades &...
As the only currently active countywide Caroline historian, I am used to dealing with the past -- and when I must -- the present. I have researched, written, and published over one hundred articles relating to the history of Caroline County in just the last five...
In last month’s article I promised to follow up with a press release and some photos of the ribbon cutting at Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center in Salisbury. The ribbon cutting was the culmination of over four years of planning, fundraising, and constructing of...
In one small way, if only for a moment, I shall one-up Professor Dean (who you shall, I’m sure, find elsewhere in this periodical.) You see, I want to take you back, not to any great American war, not to the founding of our fair county, not even to the landing of some...
I have heard some whoppers in my day, but in my five-plus years of setting the local historical record straight via a one-man research mission, this takes the cake: I was informed that the reason the main street of Ridgely is so wide is because it was built to...
I sat there, staring into space, pondering my topic for this month when a thought came to me. Once I was invited to speak at an event, celebrating National Adoption Month. Now, I couldn’t tell you the date of National Cheesecake day, National Peanut Butter Day, or...
We need another Max Chambers, who was born in the year 1900. For those of you who were not yet born or not yet living here when he was in his prime, I will bring you up to speed. For much of the 20th Century, Caroline County benefitted from the presence of a...