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Items associated with name 'Caroline County (Md.)'
Denton Journal, Caroline County, newspapers
by Unknown (1888 – 1913)
2 oversize folders (4 linear feet)
The Denton Journal, a daily paper printed in Caroline County, Maryland; provided information for mid-shore residents on the local, regional and national news, 1888, 1890, 1899, and 1913. The four newspapers in this collection reflect the thoughts and ideas of the mid-shore residents, and includes advertisements for local and regional stores. Some of the topics include livestock sales, politics, death and marriage notices, as well as agriculture and social news.
Edward Hammond collection
by Unknown (1888 – 1972)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Edward Hammond collection contains a photograph copy of Dr. John Taylor Hammond (1831-1902), two Agricultural Mutual Aid Society of Caroline County, MD certificates for John Hammond and his wife, Esther P. dated December 1, 1887, a narrative by J. Millard Tawes at the First Annual Verrazzano Festival in 1972, and a dance card with pencil attached from 1888. The holiday dance was held by the Thursday Club at Victor Hall in Snow Hill.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Dungleburger Farm
by Salisbury University Students (1972 – 1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a interview with local Eastern Shore resident Tommy Dean in 1972, former Salisbury University student Lynn Beckwith collected multiple accounts of urban legends about the Dungleburger Farm in Caroline County, Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story shared.
Folklife Collection - Superstitions: Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of superstitions from across the upper Eastern Shore. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Linchester Mill Stringboard Ship Etching Photograph
by Unknown (1974)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a 1974 photograph of a stringboard in the stairway in Linchester Mill, Caroline County, Maryland and depicts a ship drawn in wood.
Maryland Department of Education audio-visual collection
by Maryland Department of Education (1950 – 1956)
2 boxes (0.75 linear feet)
The audio-visual project materials produced by the Maryland State Department of Education document the life and customs of the peoples of Maryland including the agricultural landscape and oceanic industries as well as the historic landscape. Materials include a series of photographic slides, film strips, and the corresponding scripts to the classroom materials that date from 1950-1956 with the bulk of the material dating from 1955-1956.
Michael Owen Bourne papers
by Bourne, Michael Owen (1960 – 2020)
4 boxes, 4 drawers (6.5 linear feet)
This collection contains research notes, surveys, hand-drawn blueprints and photographs created by architectural historian Michael Owen Bourne for historic home renovations between 1960 and 2020. His projects were mainly on the Eastern Shores of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia; however, there are some materials from projects in St. Mary’s County, Maryland and one project in Texas. The majority of the collection dates from 1968 to 2009 and the materials range from his time working for the Historical Maryland Trust (1967-1973 and 1995-2000), as well as his own company, Preservation Inc. (1973-1995), and the Department of Architectural Research at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (2000-2003). Bourne's architectural papers related to Kent County, Maryland are located at the Historical Society of Kent County (the Nabb Center collection includes papers for all projects located outside of Kent County, Maryland).
Salisbury Bicentennial Program Collection
by Insley, Wade H. (1924 – 1979)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
This collection contains booklets pertaining to the Salisbury Bicentennial celebration. There are also materials concerning the local geology, local elections, local geography, as well as a map of Caroline County and a photograph on Annapolis.
William Cheezum collection
by Unknown (1862, 1972)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The William Cheezum collection contains muster rolls from the 1st Eastern Shore Company, and a photostatic copy of the list of transfer destinations for the First Regiment, Eastern Shore Infantry during the Civil War, circa 1862. Also included is a list of names of people buried in Cheezum Cemetery located in Preston, Maryland.
William E. Simms Collection
by Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association (1932)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a copy of the "Yearbook of Delmarva" dating from 1932.