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Items associated with name 'Sharptown (Md.)'
Carolyn Adkins Collection
by Adkins, Carolyn (1870 – 1982)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This collection contains research, photographs, family histories, and correspondence of those within Sharptown, Maryland from 1870 to 1982. Documents detail genealogy, businesses, and the development of the town.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: The Apron Lady
by Salisbury University Students (1973 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1973, former Salisbury University students Tisha Phillips and Imogene Townsend collected local legends. For this collection, these stories tell of the apron woman from Sharptown, Maryland. It was said this woman who wore only an apron and hip boots, would carry the ashes of her dead husband around with her in pockets. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Hendershott Pythian Auditorium Program
by Sharptown High School (1915)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a pamphlet from the Pythian Auditorium located in Sharptown, Maryland. The pamphlet was used to highlight the entertainers Major R. H. Hendershot and his son H. B. Hendershot.
J. Howard and Louise H. Adkins Sharptown scrapbook
by Adkins, J. Howard; Adkins, Louise H. (1848 – 1911)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The J. Howard and Louise H. Adkins Sharptown Scrapbook contains a scrapbook entitled "To Speak of Many Things About Sharptown, Maryland: A Collection of Historical Bits and Pieces" by J. Howard Adkins and Louise H. Adkins. The scrapbook discusses the history of Sharptown.
Little Journeys publication collection
by Eastern Shore Publishing Company (1926,1928)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains Little Journeys publications documenting Kent County, Washington College, Sharptown, and churches of the Eastern Shore and Delmarva, June 1926 and July 1928.
Patricia Emerson Postcard Collection
by Emerson, Patricia (circa 1910s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 13 postcards were written circa 1910s to and from Joseph and Lillian Caulk of Sharptown, Maryland. Many are decorated and raised.
Patricia G. Emerson Collection
by Unknown (circa 1930)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
The Patricia G. Emerson Collection contains photographs of the Caulk family and three death certificates. The photographs are taken around the 1930s in Sharptown, Maryland where the family resided. Each photograph is labeled with names of persons. The three death certificates are for Ana E. Caulk, Lillian Caulk, and John Caulk, who all died in Wicomico County, Maryland.
Richard Griffith Scrapbook
by Griffith, Richard (1953 – 2001)
1 box (1 linear feet)
This collection of digitized scrapbook pages depicts the baseball career of Sharptown, Maryland native, Mr. Richard Griffith. The collection includes digitized newspaper clippings and photos from Mr. Griffith's baseball career from spanning from 1953-1961. Also included is a digitized copy of Mr. Griffith's application to be inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 as well as a the copy of the program from the induction event. To view scrapbook, please request at Nabb Center information desk or contact the Nabb Research Center directly.
Sharptown Postcard collection
by Unknown (1914 – 1916)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Sharptown Postcard collection contains a series of postcards and stamps of various places within Sharptown, Maryland. The postcards date between 1914-1916.