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Items associated with name 'Talbot County (Md.)'
Records of The Upper Shore Genealogical Society
by Upper Shore Genealogical Society (1976 – 2004)
1 carton (2 linear feet)
The Upper Shore Genealogical Society records contains newspapers, newsletters, and publications from the Upper Shore Genealogical Society as well as organizational documents, such as meeting minutes, secretary reports, membership materials and research documents. In addition, the collection includes publications of the Eastern Shore Episcopalian. The collection ranges from 1982-2004 with secondary content relating to the 18th and 19th centuries.
Agnes Tilghman Lürman photograph collection
by Lürman, Agnes Tilghman (1915 – 1926)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Agnes Tilghman Lürman Photograph collection documents the activities of Ms. Lürman, and includes her visits to the “Grosses” also known as the Grosscoat Farm in Talbot County, Maryland, a trip to Paris, France in 1915, Shellfield, Wye Plantation, Weems, Virginia and Wharton Manor. Photographs also document the military service of William H. Decoursey Tilghman and J. Daniel Tilghman. Also, there is a comprehensive documentation of the National Service School Women’s Section of the Navy League at Camp Chevy Chase, 1917-1918. Concurrently Pat Calloway, a photographer stationed with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1917-1918, documented the sites in Paris, as well as the French landscape and daily life of a soldier during World War I.
Darrin Lowrey Talbot County Photography Collection
by Unknown (1907 – 1908)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection, dating from 1907 to 1908, contains various photographs of families in Talbot County and possibly of the Rich Neck Manor of Claiborne, MD. Among the photographs is the steamboat Leander Choate going through the locks.
Dona Faulkner papers
by Faulkner, Dona (1875 – 2005)
2 folders (1 linear feet)
This small collection is comprised of two photograph albums, loose photographs, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous papers; most of which is assumed the prior property of Dona Faulkner (1875-1955). The items that comprise the collection were purchased at an auction selling items on consignment. Of the two albums, only one is attributed to Faulkner. Faulkner was a resident of Bozman, Maryland in the County of Talbot for the span of her life.
Folklife Collection - Farming and Logging: A Talbot County Family
by Salisbury University Students (2000)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2000, former Salisbury University student Franklin Divilio collected folk material. His collection explores the culture of the farmers and loggers of Talbot County, MD, including their equipment, practices, and beliefs. Included is his essay, handwritten interviews, color picture slides, and color photographs.
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.
Glances at Maryland Collection
by Scott, Marshall (1957)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This folder contains a school assignment by Marsha Scott entitled "Glances at Maryland" discussing her trip around the state of Maryland with her foreign exchange host parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cherry, in 1957. Counties discussed are Somerset, Wicomico, Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen Anne's, Kent, Cecil, Harford, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Washington, Allegany, Garrett, Howard, Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's.
John and William Camper papers
by Camper, John; Camper, William (1820 – 1840)
1 box (0.75 linear feet)
Hand-made copy books written by brothers John and William Camper of Talbot County. The two books written from 1820-1827 and 1823-1840 document the brother's education in arithmetic, including their lessons and notes in numeration, subtraction, multiplication, long division, decimals, and the use of federal money.
John Chamberlin papers
by Chamberlin, John (1910 – 2010)
1 carton (1 linear feet)
The John Chamberlin papers document his archeological excavations in Maryland. Records include his archeological surveys, artifact lists, proposal documents, maps and artifacts collected during his digs. These materials date from 1910-2010, with the bulk of the material dating from 1991-2003. Many of the documents relate to William Claiborne, who established a trading settlement on southern Kent Island in 1631. Chamberlin also excavated at Rich Neck Manor, later named Sherwood Manor, in St. Michaels, Maryland which is assumed to have been originally occupied in 1649-1652 by Captain William Mitchell. The Kent Fort materials include information on The Claiborne Project which was an archaeological survey that attempted to locate Kent Fort using Chamberlin’s research. The archeological artifacts contain Native American and colonial finds dating to the 17th and 18th century. These artifacts include bones, stones, tools, beads, and pottery, pipe stems fragments, and wooden and metal artifacts including coins.
League of Women Voters, Mid-Shore records
by League of Women Voters, Mid-Shore (1971 – 2015)
9 cartons, 1 oversize box (10 linear feet)
The League of Women Voters, Mid-Shore records documents the development thereof and corresponding activities of the non-partisan, multi-issue organization of Talbot, Dorchester and Caroline counties, 1971-2015. Records focus on the non-partisan education of the communities served through research, voter education and candidate forums, as well as the publication of the Voters’ Guide. Additionally, administrative files collectively document the League’s organizational practices through meeting minutes, correspondence, membership records and program plans.
Ledger of Shipping Merchant Robert Peacock
by Peacock, Robert (1766 – 1778)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The ledger of shipping merchant, Robert Peacock documents the merchant voyages he invested in as well as the goods he traded and sold at his store in Oxford, Maryland, 1766-1778. Peacock had a pension for luxury wares including silver pieces, silk stockings, fabrics, wine, and rum; as noted in the ledger on multiple occasions, Peacock dealt in the trade of human cargo. On page 19, Peacock signs his own name, beneath the credit balance. At the back of the ledger are 29 pages of handwritten notations on the life of George Washington, from John Marshall's, "The Life of George Washington".
Ledger of Wye Mills
by Unknown (1853)
1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)
Wye Mills Ledger, January-November 1853. The Wye Mills Ledger details the transactions of the grist mill with customers. The mill ran a general store as well as processed grains for sale. Also included in the ledger are agricultural articles, and a written list of English kings, ending with Queen Victoria I.
Levin H. Campbell Family papers
by Campbell, Levin H.; Campbell, Zacharias (1777 – 2002)
6 boxes, 2 oversize folders (5.75 linear feet)
The papers of the Levin H. Campbell family document the extensive family lineage of the Campbell, Hicks, Hooper, Goldsborough, Denwood, and Hollyday families of Dorchester and Talbot counties, Maryland. Records include handwritten family histories, newspaper clippings and comprehensive biographical information, original and facsimile, were acquired over the course of several decades by Hon. Levin H. Campbell, a direct descendent of Zacharias Campbell and date from 1777-2002. Of note, is a vital records diary begun in 1844 by Levin Hicks Campbell (1820-1868), which was maintained by family members through the 1940s. The diary also includes pages from the Campbell family Bible, and notes histories of Zacharias and his son, Levin.
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.
Mia Vye collection
by Unknown (1800 – 1911)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains artifacts from the donor's grandfather of Talbot County, Maryland. Included is the Ulster County (NY) Gazette dated January 4, 1800 discussing the John Fries's Rebellion in Pennsylvania and a poem submitted by a young lady about the death of George Washington. Additionally, this collection contains a copy of "All That's Lovely" published in 1907, and two copies of Harpers Weekly one from 1878 and the other seems to be Civil War Era.
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).
Vernon R. Whitely papers
by Whitely, Vernon (1933 – 2006)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The papers of Vernon R. Whitely document his life experiences including his trip to the 1939 World’s Fair in New York, time spent in the Civilian Conservation Corps and as a member of the United States Army Signal Service during World War II. Documenting materials include a bound publication from the CCC, photographs and service records from his military service as well as post-war ephemera as a veteran. Materials date from 1933-2006 with the bulk of the material dating from his World War II service, 1944-1945.
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.
William Smith Wilson Jr. Collection
by Susan West; The Wilson Family; William Smith Wilson Jr. (1773 – 1991)
2 cartons, 4 oversize folders (7 linear feet)
The William Smith Wilson Jr. Collection is a genealogical collection relating to the Wilson Family with the bulk of items dating from the 1880s to the 1970s with outliers from 1773 to 1991. The majority of the collection consists of genealogical information on the direct line of the Wilson Family as well as some extended family. This collection also includes family journals, checks, and legal and property documents for the Family Farm at Maple Grove Easton.