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Getting the History Right – Tuckahoe Neck Quaker Meetinghouse
The roadside historical marker tells us only the basics. And some of that is wrong. Read more …
A Short History of the Quakers in Caroline
The history of the Society of Friends (Quakers) on the Eastern Shore of Maryland goes back to 1659 when the Quakers in Talbot County established the Third Haven Meetinghouse. The first Quaker meetinghouse in what would become Caroline County was established at Marshy Creek near Preston in 1727.
Murdered! Sallie Dean, Age 13
The murder of a Harmony schoolgirl in 1895 still shocks and fascinates
county residents and true crime enthusiasts.
Nettie Dean Carter – Ahead of Her Time
In an unusual twist of fate, the Ridgely native – and prominent teacher, suffragette, and businesswoman – received more attention from the Baltimore press than from local media during her remarkable lifetime.
Historic black schools since 1870. Eight are still standing.
This month, we complete our four-year survey of historic schools in Caroline County, 1820-1960.
We re-discovered 23 segregated black schools built since the 1870s.
Eight black schools are still there.
Stand in the Place.
Leverton the Quaker and Hubbard the free black were neighbors. And secret agents.
Find our how Hubbard and Leverton with worked with Harriet Tubman and others to move freedom seekers through Caroline County to safety
The Death of 2LT Louise Hollister “Somewhere in the Pacific”
Louise Hollister, Maryland School of Nursing, Class of 1939. Native of Hillsboro.
2LT Louise A. Hollister, RN, Army Nurse Corps, 1942-1943, was Maryland’s only Army Nurse casualty in WWII.
So Long, Southern States
Setting Sail from Denton
I know your name but can’t recall where we met.
“Tuckahoe” by Robert Durwood Madison
In observance of Black History Month, we’re publishing Tuckahoe, a cycle of poems which beckon us to learn more about Frederick Douglass’s life and times – and to Stand in the Place.
The town that sprawls across 3 counties, 2 states, and 3 centuries