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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...