Being the devoted residents you are, I am sure all of you can without thinking instantly name the official bird, flower, and tree of Caroline County. For the rest of the reading audience, we acknowledge the Eastern bluebird, the field daisy, and the sweet gum as...
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Tony Gianninoto Baseball Gloves
Baseball fans who are also memorabilia collectors have many different ways to celebrate the Great American Pastime. Some collect baseball cards, or bobbleheads. Maybe caps and jerseys. For others, it’s programs or ticket stubs. For Denton’s Tony Gianninoto, it’s...
Endometriosis Month: A Personal Local Story
I am 1 in 10. I am the 1 in 10 who has been diagnosed with endometriosis. When I was around 15 years old, I started having horrible lower abdominal pain and the first diagnosis I received was ovarian cysts that were rupturing. I had surgery to remove my appendix so...
E. E. Goslin: Federalsburg Hometown Hero
Federalsburg community pillar Edward Everett Goslin, died unexpectedly of Bright’s Disease, the same kidney condition that prematurely took the life of 21st President Chester Arthur, on March 20, 1914. He is undoubtedly worthy of the flattering portrait that hangs in...
New Camp Mardela Administrator
Camp Mardela in Denton has a new administrator, a young Brethren woman whose recent humanitarian trip around the world adds to her qualifications for the position. Jennifer Summy, a Harrisburg, PA native and graduate of Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania, began...
Putting the “Count” in Counties
In addition to my local history columns, I have also previously shared some musings on the subject of travel. Specifically, I have promoted the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, the continental American Discovery Trail bisecting the Mid-Shore, and the...
Shore Noir: Duels That Made Caroline County Famous
Most local history enthusiasts are familiar with the storied rivalry between Caroline County native son Charles Dickinson and future president Andrew Jackson that culminated in a fatal 1806 gun duel. After a dispute about the particulars of a proposed horse race led...
Historic Treasure in Plain Sight
The Tuckahoe Neck Quaker Meetinghouse Sitting slightly west of the intersection of Route 328 and Meetinghouse Road (Business Route 404) in Denton, is the 1802 Quaker Meetinghouse known as Tuckahoe Neck. This is the last standing meetinghouse in Caroline County...
Caroline Leads Nation
Young Tommy Alston in World War II helped liberate a French town that he described as “the greatest day of his life”. He was wounded and mailed home to his mother his “Purple Heart Medal” with a letter saying that he intended to wear the medal in the Denton parade at...