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Tidewater Times
Since 1952, Eastern Shore of Maryland Vol. 62, No. 10
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March 2014
Features: About the Cover Photographer: Jay Fleming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 At the Movies: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Furnace Town: Dick Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition: Amy Steward . . . . 45 Tidewater Kitchen: Pamela Meredith-Doyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Tidewater Review: Anne Stinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Tidewater Gardening: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 On the Distaff Side: Gary D. Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 A Momentous Century in Time: Ron Lesher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Tidewater Traveler: George W. Sellers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Showboat: Ernest Heinmuller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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About the Cover Photographer
Jay Fleming Jay Fleming’s work showcases his love for the Chesapeake Bay and photography. Whether it’s a sunrise over the marsh or a waterman hand tonging for oysters, the passion for his craft is obvious in every photograph. Jay comes from a family of passionate photographers. His father, Kevin Fleming, is a former National Geographic photographer who has circled the globe to capture timeless images. “Instead of reading me children’s books, my parents showed me photography books,” he remembers. Using a hand-me-down rig, a Nikon film camera and manual focus 300mm lens, Jay accompanied his dad to a rookery island in Delaware. His picture of a great egret won grand prize in a national EPA Wildlife of Wetlands photography competition. That award-winning photo, snapped at the young age of 14, remains one of his most memorable photographs. Jay graduated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 2009 with a degree in economics. He has pursued a career in photography while working with the Seafood Marketing Department at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and in Yellowstone National Park. Jay Fleming’s work is regularly published in the Mid-Atlantic and
Jay Fleming holds up a 20+ pound Lake Trout caught while gill netting for the National Park Service's Lake Trout Suppression Program in Yellowstone National Park. across the country. Jay is available for commercial, editorial, wedding and portrait photography. Jay may be contacted at 410-279-8730 or e-mail at jaypfleming@gmail.com. Please visit his website www.jayflemingphotography.com. The cover photo is of Captain Stoney Whitelock as he drops the dredge from the skipjack Hilda Willing. The Hilda is skippered by his son, Captain Dave Whitelock, the youngest captain in the skipjack f leet. 9
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At the Movies by Helen Chappell
I’ve had a lifelong love affair with film. I just love the movies. Whether it’s some obscure Wim Wenders short, or a vast giant explosion f lick, I’m there. Doesn’t matter if it’s a giant screen where the starlet’s lips are the size of an Escalade, or something f lickering on the tiny screen of my Kindle Fire. It’s a movie ... I’m watching ... I’m happy. Mostly. I think I come by my film fanaticism honestly. When I was a kid, I had an uncle who made his beer and cigarette money by running the projectors at the local movie house, which meant I could get in for free. When I was supposed to be somewhere else, I was in the crumbling seats at the movies. The first film I remember was Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in The Long, Long Trailer. My mother took my brother and me to see it at a matinee, with many admonitions to practice proper theater etiquette. We were not to talk, squirm, or whine to go home, for instance. We were to sit quietly and not talk to the screen. I notice, at my advanced age, that many people were never schooled to my mother’s neoVictorian standards of conduct.
The urge to publicly shame these people is there in the modern movie theater, but unfortunately, it’s very bad manners and I live in a small county where a lot of people know each other, so I might get tangled up in a fight I couldn’t win. Although a jury of movie-goers might join me in stepping on that iPhone. “His cell phone just kept ringing and ringing” would be the defense. On school nights, when I’d done
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again, we couldn’t act up or yell at the screen, or throw popcorn, because my uncle was up there in the projection booth, smoking his Winstons and sneaking a nip from a pint of Old Crow he kept hidden behind a pile of old film cans. This same uncle used to take me, as a toddler, to the Green Gate bar where he and all the other volunteer firemen hung out, put me on the bar, and had me sing You Are My Sunshine. For this I got my fair share of pickled eggs and Shirley Temples. Had my mother and aunt known, my uncle and I would both be dead, but they never found out. Even then I liked to perform. On weekends, my friends and I were sometimes the only audi-
my homework in study hall, or even when I hadn’t, there were about three of us whose parents were lax enough not to notice we were not in our rooms. We were, instead, ensconced in the ripped leather seats of the movie house, watching Hercules movies, of which there were an endless supply in the B-run small-town venue. The theater had seen better days. The carpets were ripped, the f loors were sticky with gunk, spilled sodas and ground-in popcorn, and the place smelled like old cigarette smoke, unwashed body, and stale popcorn. Of course, we didn’t care. Then
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At the Movies ence. Who else would come out to see Steve Reeves and his oily muscles, lips moving out of sync with the dubbed Italian-to-English soundtrack? I‘ve come to understand the “sword and sandal” pictures are favored by a gay audience, but when you’re in junior high school in a dreary provincial town, you don’t know from gay. Well, maybe one of us did, but it would be years and years before Mike finally came out. We also liked pirate movies. I still like pirate movies. I think, from a safe celluloid distance, seen through a veil of Hollywood magic, being a pirate looks like
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There was a movie that involved a guy dragging a girl in a cart across a mountain for one hour, forty-five minutes. There was another about a cowboy eating bugs. I’m looking at you, El Topo, and wondering why this was such a cult classic. The crazed German filmmakers were ver y trendy, as were crazed German actors, usually shooting deep in the Amazon rain forest, with some locals looking bemusedly into the camera, as if to say, “Can you believe these crazy people?” These German f licks were sort of balanced out by the charm of French filmmakers who were wise enough to use actresses like Stephane Audran. Oh, I can get all intellectual about foreign films ... bore you senseless.
Burt Lancaster - The Crimson Pirate. fun. Probably not so much in real life, though. I still love the screen magic of Burt Lancaster or Johnny Depp swinging in the rigging. An early exposure to silents added to my cinematic education. In the early days of television, they used to fill screen time with Charlie Chaplin, Ben Turpin and Charlie Chase, complete with background piano music. Later, in college when I took film courses, I was the only one who’d seen Georges Méliès’ Trip to the Moon, a surreal cinematic tour de force of the early silents. Ah, Siskel and Ebert, Pauline Kael and Elvis Mitchell had nothing on me. If it is up on the screen, you know I’ll watch it. And speaking of surreal, in the ’60s and ’70s there was a real movement for surreal films ~ stuff that made absolutely no sense.
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interesting and amusing than the film. I think a funeral would have been funnier than the film, whose name I’ve mercifully forgotten, but it was wasted on that enormous screen. With the advent of the multiplex and the smaller screen, you don’t have those grand movie palaces anymore. Once the VCR came along, everything changed. All of a sudden, you could watch movies in your own home, in your pajamas, or even in your underwear, if you wanted. You could laugh, talk, pause the movie and go to the bathroom, or nuke some popcorn. The cable brought even more movies. I have Turner Classic Movies practically on speed dial, because I can’t get enough of the oldies. And now, the newest way for me to get my movie fix is my Kindle Fire. I can lie in bed in the dark, prop the tiny screen right up in front of my face and watch away. What could be more intimate, convenient or easy for a movie lover like me? I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to see what they bring out next!
El Topo By this time I was living in New York, with the grand movie palaces like the Ziegfeld, a place so grand that the ladies’ room had marble stalls. On my free days, I would spend the whole day in the movies. If you spaced it correctly, you could see four or five movies in one day. That, to me, was pure heaven. Unfortunately, my friend Felicia and I were asked to leave a showing of a Jacqueline Susann movie because we couldn’t stop laughing and making fun of it. It was really dreadful. In fact, out in front of the theater, another patron told us our commentary was far more
Helen Chappell is the creator of the Sam and Hollis mystery series and the Oysterback stories, as well as The Chesapeake Book of the Dead. Under her pen name, Rebecca Baldwin, she has published a number of historical novels. 24
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Furnace Town A Ghost Town with a Future by Dick Cooper The ground is still damp from a late summer’s night rain as I walk under the canopy of 100-foot-tall trees. The sun cuts through the moist air, casting beams of light on balled-up pine needles that were caught in torrents rushing down to an old streambed. Swallowtails flit from f lower to f lower, and a nosy little skink stops dead in his tracks and turns his head to look up at me. Sensing possible danger, he darts off in the shadows, disappearing as quickly as he arrived. It is a quiet morning in the Pocomoke Forest north of Snow Hill in Worcester County. A whiff of wood smoke from the nearby blacksmith’s forge and the rhy thmic clang of his hammer on red-hot iron are reminders that 175 years ago this peaceful valley was a thundering, fire-belching industrial complex that devoured everything around it, shrouding the region in thick smoke for nine months out of the year. Its glow could be seen for miles, haunting the night sky. Welcome to Furnace Town, the outdoor museum dedicated to the history of the Nassawango Iron Fur-
The little skink was eyeing me from the walkway. nace and its brief, but important, impact on the southern DelMarVa. The museum, located off Route 12 between Salisbury and Snow Hill, comprises a collection of historic buildings that have been moved to the site over the years. It creates a village showcasing the arts and crafts and everyday life in the first half of the 19th century. The blacksmith’s shop, the woodworker’s shop, the weaver, the spinner and the gardener, and even the broom maker all have their special 27
Furnace Town plac e s. O ver t he la st 30 yea r s, Furnace Town has developed into a destination for history buffs as well as being the venue for several major annual events in southern Worcester County. “The attendance throughout the year, and that includes a lot of school field trips, is about 14,000 people,” says Lisa Challenger, Worcester County’s director of tourism. “The big event each year is the Chesapeake Celtic Festival, which draws thousands for the weekend in October. Their public archeology digs are also very popular.” But, at t he he a r t of F u r nac e Town is the Furnace. It is a thick and heavy tower of brick and stone that rises up three stories from the valley floor. It is capped by a maze of piping that could have survived
Piping at the top of the furnace. the worst of Dante’s imagination. It is the sole surviving structure from the early days of the industrial revolution on the Eastern Shore. When I first saw it in the middle of the woods off a winding narrow country road, my immediate reaction was, “How did that get here?” Turns out it was a simple case of demand-and-supply. The young nation was growing exponentially, as was demand for more and more
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its center a great stone cupola rose among windowless huts. Lines of diggers took ore from under a foot of swamp water.” Then, in 1828, the Maryland Iron Company was founded, an ironmaster was hired and the hands-on process of building a modern iron furnace began in earnest. Using hand tools ~ picks, shovels and axes ~ hundreds of men dug a large mill pond and diverted the Nassawngo C r e ek . T he y bu i lt t he m a s sive furnace, and a race-way to run a waterwheel to power a large bellows to force air into the furnace. Then they dug a mile-long canal from the furnace to the navigable waters of the creek. Finally, a charging ramp, a long and sturdy inclined platform, was built to the top of the furnace. And then the hard work began. Teams of bogmen sloshed through the swamps and wetlands, probing for bog ore with long rods and then dug it out of the muck. Woodsmen fanned out, usually alone, to chop dow n trees and t ur n t hem into charcoal. Boats brought loads of oyster and clam shells up the Po-
iron to build cities, bridges and railroads. The ancient cypress swamps and forests drained by Nassawango Creek and the Pocomoke River had the supply. For t housa nd s of yea rs, men made iron tools and weapons from nodu le s of nat u ra l ly oc cu r r ing iron known as “bog ore,” found in swamps and bogs. As the technology spread from the Near East into Europe, well before the Roman Empire, iron workers found similar nodules wherever they found similar combinations of woods and soggy ground. In the 1780s, iron prospectors found bog ore just north of Snow Hill. “A Philadelphia businessman, Joseph Widener, learned about deposits of bog ore along Nassawango Creek in Maryland. So, in 1788, he bought land along the Creek and built a smelter,” Professor John H. Lienhart wrote for the University of Houston. “He hired Irish immigrants and freed slaves. He built Furnace Town in the wet forest. At
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Pig-iron. comoke River from the Chesapeake Bay. Teams of horses and wagons brought the bog ore and charcoal to warehouses at the furnace. Once the critical mass was assembled, the dirty, smelly, dangerous work really got started. Layers of charcoal, bog ore and shell were poured into the top of the furnace from carts pushed up the charging ramp. Once the furnace was lit, the process was repeated, every two hours around the clock from spring through fall, non-stop. At the base of the furnace, the liquid iron was channeled into a large depression on the casing room floor called the “saw,” and then it ran into smaller depressions called “piglets.” When they cooled, the smaller ferrous ingots, now called “pig-iron,” were loaded on waiting barges and sent down the canal to be shipped off to foundries in Baltimore or Philadelphia to be turned into finished products for demanding consumers.
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into a new, high-tech blast furnace. At its peak, Furnace Town produced about 700 tons of pig-iron a year. Furnace Town was a true American “boom town,” even though that phrase wouldn’t be coined until long after it had become a ghost town. The furnace went cold in 1850. The hundreds of workers left, and nature slowly reclaimed the deeply scarred land. The air began to clear, trees again pushed against the sky, and the swamps filled with the songs of warblers. Furnace Town was all but forgotten. In 1962, the last private owners of the 12 acres that included the furnace donated them to the Worcester County Historical Society. Several other historic furnaces and forges,
The impurities from the ore were trapped by the shell and discarded into the swamp. Professor Lienhart writes that all did not go well in the first years of the big-scale operation. “It’s been said that there’s nothing like success to guarantee failure. So it was with Furnace Town. By now the town was a great rumor-mill feeding the world outside the forest. Iron users in the settled coastal towns told about wild nights in Furnace Town, about gambling dens and murder.” The owners went bankrupt. In the mid-1830s, new management installed the distinctive piping at the top of the furnace, turning it
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The blacksmith, hard at work. some dating back to Colonial days, had been preserved in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, but Furnace Town had the distinction of being the only iron furnace ever built on the Eastern Shore. Over the next 15 years, volunteers cut back the century’s worth of overgrowth and worked to patch and repair the furnace, according to a time line on the Furnace Town website, www.furnacetown. com. It has been an integral part of Worcester County’s rural and smalltown charm ever since. The Nature Conservancy’s Nassawango Creek Preserve is 10,000 acres and adjoins Furnace Town and features a mile-long trail into the swamp that follows along remnants of the old canal’s tow path. The area is considered by naturalists to have a habitat similar to the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia, and it is a favorite with local birders and wildlife photographers. On this pleasant day, as I walk around the complex, children from
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hook. Outside, an archeologist tries to keep 10-year-old boys amused by sifting dirt from the foundation of a long decayed building into a sieve suspended on a tripod. “I found a nail,” one of the boys squeals in delight, holding it for his pals to see. In that moment, the ghosts of Furnace Town come alive. Furnace Town opens to the public on April 1. The 2014 Chesapeake Celtic Festival will be held on October 4 and 5.
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Talbot Historical Society Welcomes New Executive Director The New Year has brought new leadership to the Talbot Historical Society, formerly the Historical Society of Talbot County. The Board of Directors welcomed its new Executive Director, Joan Levy of Oxford. Levy is responsible for working with the Board on a variety of new initiatives, including the development of a master plan to improve utilization of the Society’s seven-building campus. Fundraising and community outreach, specifically volunteer recruitment and retention, will also be top priorities for the new Exec. “This is an incredible time to join the Society,” says Levy. “We have changed our name, and are preparing to launch a rebranding campaign, with support from the Concordia Foundation. As we enter our 60th year of service to Talbot County, we’re very focused on our mission to preserve, communicate and celebrate our rich heritage. At a time when historical museums across the country are reinventing themselves, we need to determine the best ways for us to remain relevant and bring value to Talbot County. This will be the focus of our future plans. Levy, a Baltimore native, fell in love with the Eastern Shore on a trip to Oxford in 1977. She and her husband moved there seven years ago. They have recently renovated an original waterman’s cottage in the historic district. She attended the University of Maryland. For the past 30 years, she has worked in a variety of leadership roles developing and executing key marketing and communications initiatives for Johns Hopkins Medicine. Most recently, she launched Healthy Living, a consumer-affinity initiative that builds brand loyalty by offering members exclusive services and benefits. “Joan was the cream of an excellent crop of candidates,” says THS President Carla Howell, “and everyone on the Board is delighted to have her on board. We look forward to an exciting year full of good news.”
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Queen Anne’s County The history of Queen Anne’s County dates back to the earliest Colonial settlements in Maryland. Small hamlets began appearing in the northern portion of the county in the 1600s. Early communities grew up around transportation routes, the rivers and streams, and then roads and eventually railroads. Small towns were centers of economic and social activity and evolved over the years from thriving centers of tobacco trade to communities boosted by the railroad boom. Queenstown was the original county seat when Queen Anne’s County was created in 1706, but that designation was passed on to Centreville in 1782. It’s location was important during the 18th century, because it is near a creek that, during that time, could be navigated by tradesmen. A hub for shipping and receiving, Queenstown was attacked by English troops during the War of 1812. Construction of the Federal-style courthouse in Centreville began in 1791 and is the oldest courthouse in continuous use in the state of Maryland. Today, Centreville is the largest town in Queen Anne’s County. With its relaxed lifestyle and tree-lined streets, it is a classic example of small town America. The Stevensville Historic District, also known as Historic Stevensville, is a national historic district in downtown Stevensville, Queen Anne’s County. It contains roughly 100 historic structures, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located primarily along East Main Street, a portion of Love Point Road, and a former section of Cockey Lane. The Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center in Chester at Kent Narrows provides and overview of the Chesapeake region’s heritage, resources and culture. The Chesapeake Heritage and Visitor Center serves as Queen Anne’s County’s official welcome center. Queen Anne’s County is also home to the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center (formerly Horsehead Wetland Center), located in Grasonville. The CBEC is a 500-acre preserve just 15 minutes from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Over 200 species of birds have been recorded in the area. Embraced by miles of scenic Chesapeake Bay waterways and graced with acres of pastoral rural landscape, Queen Anne’s County offers a relaxing environment for visitors and locals alike. For more information about Queen Anne’s County, visit www.qac.org. 43
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Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition Finalists by Amy Blades Steward Five world-class ensembles will compete for one of the world’s largest chamber music prizes at the upcoming Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition, to be held at the Avalon Theatre in Easton on March 29. The five Competition finalists, the Aizuri Quartet, Trio Kanon, t he Kena r i Sa xophone Q u a r te t , Trio Cleonice, and the Wasmuth String Quartet, were selected from 54 applicants representing some of the finest young chamber music performers in the world. Applications were received from Canada, France, Italy, Germany, and the United States. The finalists will compete for the Gold Medal prize of $10,000 and the Silver Medal prize of $5,000. The members of the Aizuri Quartet, which derived its name from “aizuri-e,” the Japanese art of indigo woodblock printing, studied together at The Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School. Individual members of the quartet have won top prizes in such competitions as the Primrose International Viola Competition and Astral Artists National Auditions, and they have ap-
The Aizuri Quartet peared throughout North America and Europe. The quartet gave its debut performance in 2013 in the Tertulia Chamber Music series in New York City. Trio Kanon arose from the friendship between three musicians of dif ferent origins, building their repertoire under the guidance of the Trio di Parma at the Trio di Trieste International Chamber Music School in Duino, Italy. The trio has performed throughout Italy and abroad, receiving kudos from the public and critics. Members of Trio Kanon have received awards in national and international competitions. Members of the Kenari Sa xophone Quartet perform and study at the Jacobs School of Music at Indi47
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at the 2013 Fischoff National Competition and is the student quartet in residence at Indiana University. The Chamber Music Competition, which is sponsored biennially by Chesapeake Chamber Music, draws qualified applicants from all corners of the world. The average age of an ensemble must be under 31, and some have included members as young as 21. A preliminary judges’ panel of eight notable musicians headed by Marcy Rosen, artistic director of Chesapeake Chamber Music, pared the field of 54 down to five finalists in a blind review of applicant CD submissions. Rosen comments, “We had an outstanding pool of applicants for the preliminary rounds of the Competition, and the five ensembles chosen for the finals are all immensely accomplished performers and musicians. After finding out their identities, I did some research, and each ensemble has an impressive track record! I know
Trio Kanon ana University under the tutelage of Dr. Otis Murphy. The members’ individual accomplishments include a Silver Medal in the Senior Winds division at the 2011 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, a performance at Carnegie Hall, and recognition for composing from ASCAP and the Tribeca New Music ensemble. Trio Cleonice has been delighting audiences across the country w ith their innovative programs, including performances at Jordan Hall in Boston and a debut at the Kennedy Center as a part of the Kennedy Center’s Conservatory Project. The group has held the prestigious Graduate Piano Trio residency at the New England Conservatory since the fall of 2011, and will be the first ensemble to hold this position for a third year. Since it formed in 2012 at Indiana Universit y, the Wasmuth String Quartet has had a residency at the Beethoven House in Bonn, Germany. The quartet won a silver medal
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Meat Loaf While there are somewhat similar dishes in different cultures, classic meat loaf seems to be a truly American concept. Variations abound, and these are just a few of my favorites. I grew up with meat loaf, and whenever I make it, it brings back fond memories of my childhood. In these calorie-conscious times, I often prepare a lower fat version made with turkey. I think it is light, moist and simply delicious. However, if you are looking for a recipe with some spunk, try the sweet and saucy version. Although most people think a meat loaf has to be rectangular, I like to switch things up and make them in pie plates. You can cut it into wedges, and everyone gets a coveted end piece. Another variation is to make them in muffin tins or patties so they cook more quickly. However you decide to make yours, a great meat loaf is moist, dense and satisfies with a rich flavor that is meaty and lasting. Here are some of the basics for
Meat loaf is one of my favorite childhood foods. you to adapt as you please. Garlic ~ Finely chop the cloves first, add a pinch of kosher salt, then use the side of your knife to mash and pull the garlic pieces into a paste. Rubbing the garlic into a paste helps transfer the flavor throughout the loaf so that no one f lavor is overpowering. Carrots ~ Grating carrots ensures they soften during cooking and don’t provide too much texture or crunch. This technique distributes their sweetness throughout the meat loaf. Onions, Celery or Mushrooms ~ 53
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tensifies during baking. Meat loaf just wouldn’t be meat loaf without a sweet, tangy finish. A shallow indentation along the edges keeps the delicious glaze on top.
Chop all vegetables into 1/4-inch pieces. Sautéing these vegetables in a bit of butter or olive oil softens them and develops their flavor. Filler ~ Go light on filler! Breadcrumbs or cubes lighten the loaf’s texture. Hand cut pieces of white bread and soak them in half-and-half. This adds richness and helps evenly mix the bread and meat together. Mix by Hand ~ Using your hands to mix the meats is the most effective and efficient method. Fingers aerate as they blend, as opposed to mashing. This makes a lighter meat loaf. Topping ~ A ketchup-base sauce is delicious. It caramelizes and in-
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Create a heart-shaped meat loaf and show your family how much you love them! Mix together the ingredients for the ketchup topping and spread over the meat loaf. Bake on the middle rack of oven for 1 hour, or until the meat thermometer reaches 155°. Let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
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Meat Loaf 2 lbs. ground chuck 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup freshly dried bread crumbs 1/2 cup ketchup 2 t. Worcestershire sauce Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, heat butter until melted and foaming. Add onions and green pepper. Cook for 3 minutes, being careful not to brown. Sprinkle salt, pepper, cayenne, thyme, and cumin over onion mixture. Cook and stir until onions are tender and translucent. Remove from heat and cool completely. In a large mixing bowl, combine ground beef, cooled vegetables, lightly beaten eggs, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Using your hands, mix until well blended. Line a baking dish with foil and shape the meat loaf into 8 large patties. Arrange the patties in the lined baking dish. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Drain fat and serve very hot. If using a muffin tin, pack the meat loaf mixture into the cups of a very large tin. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Drain fat, if any, remove the loaves and serve hot with extra ketchup.
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2 T. butter 1 medium onion, finely diced 1 T. chopped fresh parsley 1 T. curry powder 1 t. finely chopped garlic 1 lb. ground chuck 1 lb. ground pork sausage 1 cup fine, dry bread crumbs 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1/2 cup milk 1 t. sea salt 1/2 t. freshly ground pepper Sweet & Saucy Sauce: 2 T. butter 1 small onion, finely diced 1/2 cup ketchup 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup water
To make the sauce, melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion, and sauté for 5 minutes, or until tender. Stir in 1/2 cup of ketchup and remaining sauce ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Yield 1-1/2 cups. To make the meat loaf, preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, heat butter until melted and foaming. Add onions and cook for 3 minutes, being careful not to brown. Sprin-
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Any of these meat loaf recipes can be prepared in circular pie pans, for a twist on a classic. stand for 10 minutes before slicing. N o t e : To m a k e f r e s h b r e a d crumbs, place thinly sliced white bread on a baking sheet and place in a preheated 350° oven until completely dried and slightly browned around the edges, about 15 minutes. Crumble the bread into pieces, dropping them directly into a food processor. Pulse until the bread is coarsely ground. If you do not have a processor, place the bread on a cutting board and use a rolling pin to crush it into crumbs. Store the crumbs in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet cook the onion and green pepper in the olive oil. Cook for 3 minutes without browning. Sprinkle cumin and oregano over the onion mixture. Add the mashed garlic. Cook and stir until the onions are tender. Remove from heat and cool completely. Meanwhile, soak the bread crumbs in the skim milk. In a large mixing bowl combine the meat, cooled vegetables, lightly beaten egg white, ketchup, bread crumb mixture, and salt and pepper. Using your hands, mix until well blended. Turn mixture into a rectangular baking dish. Using your hands, shape into a 9”x5” loaf. Make a shallow indentation around the edge to contain the sauce. Bake on the middle rack for 40 minutes. Combine all the ingredients for the topping. After baking the loaf for 40 minutes, top with the sauce and return to the oven for 20 more minutes. Allow the meat loaf to
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Meat Loaf 1 t. Kosher salt 1-1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, grated 2 cups fresh southwestern tomato salsa 1 cup freshly dried breadcrumbs 3 corn tortillas (8-inch) 1 small head red or green leaf lettuce, rinsed, dried and shredded 1/2 cup sour cream Preheat oven to 350°. Combine the beef, eggs, olives, cumin, chili powder, salt and a heaping cup of the shredded cheese in a large mixing bowl. Measure 1 even cup of the salsa and add to the mixture. Using your hands, mix until well blended. Press the meat mixture into a 9� round deep-dish pie plate, cake pan or casserole. Spread 1/2 cup of the remaining salsa evenly over the top of the meat. Slice the tortillas into thin ribbons. Cut the ribbons in half and scatter them evenly over the meat. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of shredded cheese. Bake until the meat has pulled away from the edges of the pie plate and the tortilla shreds are nicely browned and crisp, about 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes before slicing. Place a small pile of shredded lettuce on each of 8 plates. Slice the meat loaf into 8 pie-shaped wedges. Arrange the serving on the let68
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In a large bowl combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, milk, onion, soy sauce, garlic and pepper. Using your hands, mix until well blended. Shape into a 6”x4” loaf. Turn mixture into a rectangular baking dish with a lightly greased rack to keep the meat loaf out of the grease. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes, or until meat thermometer reaches 155°. Bring cornstarch, ginger, 2
1 8-oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained (reserving juice and 2 T. pineapple) 1 lb. ground chuck 1/2 cup freshly dried bread crumbs 2 T. milk 1/4 cup onion, finely diced 1/4 cup lite soy sauce 2 garlic cloves, mashed
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meat loaves, shape into 4 equal parts. Bake as directed for 25 minutes or until done. These mini loaves can also be stored. Wrap each individually and freeze. Thaw in the refrigerator and bake at 350° for 35 minutes, or until hot.
Kids particularly like the mini meat loaves made in muffin tins.
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across the southern borders to California dreamed of romance. They had visions of those tight-muscled, tall-in-the-saddle men who would always call her ma’am. And it wasn’t just the plump ladies in their aprons who had fantasies. Men went to the movies and came home thinking about escaping from the dull
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century classic artists, Schenck is one of the modern revolutionaries in the art world. At the same time that Andy Warhol was startling galleries and collectors with repeat images of soup cans in the 1960s, Schenck was part of the new movement, Pop Art. Abrams’ keen comparisons show the parallels in both pioneers altering the old molds, with the label “Pop West Art” to clearly define, one might say, the difference between looking at soup cans on an invisible shelf, Marilyn Monroe in weird colors; and in the other pew, dazzling sunsets over the desert and silhouetted men on horseback. Like his contemporary Warhol, Schenck dropped the old European technique of endless detail in a portrait; every fold of cloth defined by
Big Sky Country River and the Pacific Ocean. Jefferson knew that there were some pretty high mountains in the way, but “see if there’s a way to follow the water going down-hill in that direction. And, oh yeah, you fellows, draw and send me back some pictures.” (This is not a direct quote, but his order went something like that.) More than 200 years later, there’s still a strong demand for art that celebrates the land and the people of the West. Amy Abrams has studied Billy Schenck’s paintings from a period of 40 years in which he painted the images reproduced in this coffee table book. Abrams’ text illuminates the path that influenced the artist to his present status. His works are in 41 museum collections, and numerous corporate and private collections. Un l i ke pa i nt i ng s of we s ter n landscapes, Native Americans, and cowboys captured on canvas by 19th
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From Here to Eternity ject is all-encompassing. Her categories include wonderful paintings in the chapter on Churches and Crosses; as well as Lovesick Cowboys, Cowgirls: Women of the West; and The West that Never Was. Schenck knows it like he owns it, and Abrams is the lively hostess who introduces the lucky reader to Schenck’s version of its charm. This is better than the movies. Don’t miss it. Anne Stinson began her career in the 1950s as a free lance for the now defunct Baltimore News-American, then later for Chesapeake Publishing, the Baltimore Sun and Maryland Public Television’s panel show, Maryland Newsrap. Now in her ninth decade, she still writes a monthly book review for Tidewater Times. 78
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by K. Marc Teffeau, Ph.D.
March is the Cruelest Month In T.S. Eliot’s poem The Wasteland he suggests that April is the cruelest month. After this winter I would suggest that: “March” is the cruelest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow, feeding A little life with dried tubers.
March can be one of the cruelest weather months.
Spring cannot arrive too soon this year. This winter has been vicious compared to the fairly mild ones we have experienced in the past few years. The problem is, we are all anxious to get outside and get working in the garden. Unfortunately, March, and sometimes April, can be very fickle. As a child on the western shore, I remember the biggest snows coming in March. The good news is that even with some nasty weather and snowfalls in March, the cold dark days of
winter are behind us. The warmer days and increased sunshine of March starts the sap rising in both the trees and the gardeners who have languished over the winter. Get ready now so it will be much easier to start working in the garden when spring fever hits. One thing you may need to do to prep for spring and get out of your winter lethargy is to start exercising. You often hear about the “weekend athlete” with his or her various injuries, but this can also 83
Tidewater Gardening happen to gardeners with a lot of heavy spring activities. Besides, we have probably all put on a few pounds over the winter that should come off. Check out the Northwest Edible Life gardening website for some exercise suggestions: www.nwedible.com/2012/03/the7 - b e s t- s t r e ngth- e x e r c i s e s -for gardeners.html. Most years, March tends to be quite rainy. This slows up the planting of early spring cool season crops. If we run into a dry spell, however, be ready to spread the lime, fertilizer, and organic matter over the vegetable garden and till it under, if you didn’t get to it last fall. Late winter and early spring is the best time to transplant bareroot plants. It is important that the roots of these plants become well established before their buds break into active growth. In or-
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time to become established before the hot weather appears. A tradition for many Tidewater gardeners is to plant white potatoes and peas on St. Patrick’s Day. Don’t rush the planting if the soil is cold and wet, unless warm drier weather is forecast. The seeds and tubers will lay there in the cold ground and will be exposed to possible rotting conditions. When the time is right, don’t forget the edible pea pods like Sugar Snap and Sugar Ann. Other cool season crops that can be direct seeded into the garden in March include beets, carrots, turnips, kale, Swiss chard, onion sets, radishes and spinach. Wait until the middle to end of the month to set out the transplants of broccoli, cabbage, caulif lower, Brussels sprouts, and leaf and head lettuce. Make provisions to cover or protect them if severe weather is forecast. Plastic milk cartons with the bottoms cut out and placed over the transplants are good protectors. As I have mentioned in the
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with well f lavored half-ounce grape-shaped fruit. High yielding plants produce up to 12 pounds of ripe fruit. They are best grown in a cage to provide some plant support, but can also be grown in a large patio container or an 18inch hanging basket.” And who doesn’t like green beans fresh out of the garden? The A AS 2014 bush bean selection is Bean Mascotte. A AS judges noted that “this compact variety is perfect for today’s small-space gardens. Mascotte is a bush type bean that produces long, slender pods that stay above the foliage for easy harvest. It also has showy white f lowers for ornamental value during bloom time. The judges appre-
In the tomato line, A AS recommends Tomato Fantastico F1. A AS mentions that Fantastico “is a must for any market grower or home gardener looking for an early-maturing high-yielding grape tomato with built-in Late Blight Tolerance. Bred for small gardens, Fantastico will work great in hanging baskets, container gardens and small gardens. “Long clusters of sweet tasty fruits are held toward the outside of the plant, making them very easy to harvest, but if you let them go a few days past peak, these little beauties resist cracking better than the comparisons used in the A AS trials. It is a unique determinate bush tomato
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Tidewater Gardening ciated the crunchiness and taste of the bean, as well as the plentiful harvest all season long. The Mascotte root system is ideal for patio containers and window boxes, and this versatile variety performs well in garden beds, too. That means you can raise delicious beans in any outside space. For all the 2014 All America Selections, both vegetable and f lower, check out their website at www.all-americaselections.org// index.cfm. The All America Selections website is one of my favorite “go-to” sites for what is new in the f lower and vegetable world. If you are a traditional veg-
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any green manure or cover crop that you planted last fall. If it has had a growth spurt and is too tall, mow it down to 1” before turning it under. You can also kill it out with Round-up herbicide. Nice March days are a good time to check out your ornamental plants to see how they fared over the winter. If you did not do it last fall, take time to clean them up. Prune out any diseased areas or branches that were obviously broken by the ice and snow. Remove any bagworm “Christmas ornaments” on your cedars and other narrow-leafed evergreens. This will reduce the pest population for this year. Each one of the bags contains 500 to 1,000
eggs that will hatch out later in the spring. For spring f lowering shrubs like azaleas, forsythia and lilacs, wait until after they f lower to prune. If you prune these plants now, you will be pruning out the f lowers. With all the snow and ice this winter, a lot of deicing products were put on sidewalks, driveways and roads. Alternatives to the deicing materials include sand, ashes, and kitty litter to improve traction on icy sidewalks and driveways. Some of the ornamentals exposed to the salt will start to show damage later on this spring. Evergreens are especially susceptible. Damage occurs to the plants
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vent plant damage. Gypsum may be added to the soil to reduce high sodium levels. If the soil has had a heavy exposure to the deicing materials, and the plants are showing severe damage, you might need to replace the soil and make a mental note to reduce the deicing applications next winter. Salt damage shows up as brown and brittle needle tips. A browning or scorching of the foliage will be present. On deciduous ornamentals, once they leaf out, the leaf margins may become brown around the edges. A standard plant diagnostic is that if the entire plant, and not just one or two branches, show the symptom, then the problem is systemic and probably related to the root system in some way. Happy Gardening!
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Caroline County – A Perspective Caroline County is the very definition of a rural community. For more than 300 years, the county’s economy has been based on “market” agriculture. Caroline County was created in 1773 from Dorchester and Queen Anne’s counties. The county was named for Lady Caroline Eden, the wife of Maryland’s last colonial governor, Robert Eden (1741-1784). Denton, the county seat, was situated on a point between two ferry boat landings. Much of the business district in Denton was wiped out by the fire of 1863. Following the Civil War, Denton’s location about fifty miles up the Choptank River from the Chesapeake Bay enabled it to become an important shipping point for agricultural products. Denton became a regular port-ofcall for Baltimore-based steamer lines in the latter half of the 19th century. Preston was the site of three Underground Railroad stations during the 1840s and 1850s. One of those stations was operated by Harriet Tubman’s parents, Benjamin and Harriet Ross. When Tubman’s parents were exposed by a traitor, she smuggled them to safety in Wilmington, Delaware. Linchester Mill, just east of Preston, can be traced back to 1681, and possibly as early as 1670. The mill is the last of 26 water-powered mills to operate in Caroline County and is currently being restored. The long-term goals include rebuilding the millpond, rehabilitating the mill equipment, restoring the miller’s dwelling, and opening the historic mill on a scheduled basis. Federalsburg is located on Marshyhope Creek in the southern-most part of Caroline County. Agriculture is still a major portion of the industry in the area; however, Federalsburg is rapidly being discovered and there is a noticeable influx of people, expansion and development. Ridgely has found a niche as the “Strawberry Capital of the World.” The present streetscape, lined with stately Victorian homes, reflects the transient prosperity during the countywide canning boom (1895-1919). Hanover Foods, formerly an enterprise of Saulsbury Bros. Inc., for more than 100 years, is the last of more than 250 food processors that once operated in the Caroline County region. Points of interest in Caroline County include the Museum of Rural Life in Denton, Adkins Arboretum near Ridgely, and the Mason-Dixon Crown Stone in Marydel. To contact the Caroline County Office of Tourism, call 410-479-0655 or visit their website at www.tourcaroline.com. 95
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Dorchester Points of Interest bridge in Maryland after the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. A life-long resident of Dorchester County, Senator Malkus served in the Maryland State Senate from 1951 through 1994. Next to the Malkus Bridge is the 1933 Emerson C. Harrington Bridge. This bridge was replaced by the Malkus Bridge in 1987. Remains of the 1933 bridge are used as fishing piers on both the north and south bank of the river. LAGRANGE PLANTATION - Home of the Dorchester County Historical Society, LaGrange Plantation offers a range of local history and heritage on its grounds. The Meredith House, a 1760’s Georgian home, features artifacts and exhibits on the seven Maryland governors associated with the county; a child’s room containing antique dolls and toys; and other period displays. The Neild Museum houses a broad collection of agricultural, maritime, industrial, and Native American artifacts, including a McCormick reaper (invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1831). The Ron Rue exhibit pays tribute to a talented local decoy carver with a re-creation of his workshop. The Goldsborough Stable, circa 1790, includes a sulky, pony cart, horsedriven sleighs, and tools of the woodworker, wheelwright, and blacksmith. For more info. tel: 410-228-7953 or visit dorchesterhistory.org.
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DORCHESTER COUNTY VISITOR CENTER - The Visitors Center in Cambridge is a major entry point to the lower Eastern Shore, positioned just off U.S. Route 50 along the shore of the Choptank River. With its 100foot sail canopy, it’s also a landmark. In addition to travel information and exhibits on the heritage of the area, there’s also a large playground, garden, boardwalk, restrooms, vending machines, and more. The Visitors Center is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information about Dorchester County call 800-522-8687 or visit www.tourdorchester.org or www.tourchesapeakecountry.com. SAILWINDS PARK - Located at 202 Byrn St., Cambridge, Sailwinds Park has been the site for popular events such as the Seafood Feast-I-Val in August, Crabtoberfest in October and the Grand National Waterfowl Hunt’s Grandtastic Jamboree in November. For more info. tel: 410-228SAIL(7245) or visit www.sailwindscambridge.com. CAMBRIDGE CREEK - a tributary of the Choptank River, runs through the heart of Cambridge. Located along the creek are restaurants where you can watch watermen dock their boats after a day’s work on the waterways of Dorchester. HISTORIC HIGH STREET IN CAMBRIDGE - When James Michener was doing research for his novel Chesapeake, he reportedly called
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Dorchester Points of Interest Cambridge’s High Street one of the most beautiful streets in America. He modeled his fictional city Patamoke after Cambridge. Many of the gracious homes on High Street date from the 1700s and 1800s. Today you can join a historic walking tour of High Street each Saturday at 11 a.m., April through October (weather permitting). For more info. tel: 410-901-1000. SKIPJACK NATHAN OF DORCHESTER - Sail aboard the authentic skipjack Nathan of Dorchester, offering heritage cruises on the Choptank River. The Nathan is docked at Long Wharf in Cambridge. Dredge for oysters and hear the stories of the working waterman’s way of life. For more info. and schedules tel: 410-228-7141 or visit www.skipjack-nathan.org. DORCHESTER CENTER FOR THE ARTS - Located at 321 High Street in Cambridge, the Center offers monthly gallery exhibits and shows, extensive art classes, and special events, as well as an artisans’ gift shop with an array of items created by local and regional artists. For more info. tel: 410-228-7782 or visit www.dorchesterarts.org. RICHARDSON MARITIME MUSEUM - Located at 401 High St., Cambridge, the Museum makes history come alive for visitors in the form of exquisite models of traditional Bay boats. The Museum also offers a
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Dorchester Points of Interest HORN POINT LABORATORY - The Horn Point Laboratory offers public tours of this world-class scientific research laboratory, which is affiliated with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. The 90-minute walking tour shows how scientists are conducting research to restore the Chesapeake Bay. Horn Point Laboratory is located at 2020 Horns Point Rd., Cambridge, on the banks of the Choptank River. For more info. and tour schedule tel: 410-228-8200 or visit www.umces.edu/hpl. THE STANLEY INSTITUTE - This 19th century one-room African American schoolhouse, dating back to 1865, is one of the oldest Maryland schools to be organized and maintained by a black community. Between 1867 and 1962, the youth in the African-American community of Christ Rock attended this school, which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Tours available by appointment. The Stanley Institute is located at the intersection of Route 16 West & Bayly Rd., Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-228-6657. BUCKTOWN VILLAGE STORE - Visit the site where Harriet Tubman received a blow to her head that fractured her skull. From this injury Harriet believed God gave her the vision and directions that inspired her to guide
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Dorchester Points of Interest so many to freedom. Artifacts include the actual newspaper ad offering a reward for Harriet’s capture. Historical tours, bicycle, canoe and kayak rentals are available. Open upon request. The Bucktown Village Store is located at 4303 Bucktown Rd., Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-901-9255. HARRIET TUBMAN BIRTHPLACE - “The Moses of her People,” Harriet Tubman was believed to have been born on the Brodess Plantation in Bucktown. There are no Tubman-era buildings remaining at the site, which today is a farm. Recent archeological work at this site has been inconclusive, and the investigation is continuing, although there is some evidence that points to Madison as a possible birthplace. BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - Located 12 miles south of Cambridge at 2145 Key Wallace Dr. With more than 25,000 acres of tidal marshland, it is an important stop along the Atlantic Flyway. Blackwater is currently home to the largest remaining natural population of endangered Delmarva fox squirrels and the largest breeding population of American bald eagles on the East Coast, north of Florida. There is a full service Visitor Center and a four-mile Wildlife Drive, walking trails and water trails. For more info. tel: 410-228-2677 or visit www.fws.gov/blackwater. EAST NEW MARKET - Originally settled in 1660, the entire town is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Follow a self-guided walking tour to see the district that contains almost all the residences of the original founders and offers excellent examples of colonial architecture. HURLOCK TRAIN STATION - Incorporated in 1892, Hurlock ranks as the second largest town in Dorchester County. It began from a Dorchester/Delaware Railroad station built in 1867. The Old Train Station has been restored and is host to occasional train excursions. For more info. tel: 410-943-4181. VIENNA HERITAGE MUSEUM - The Vienna Heritage Museum displays the Elliott Island Shell Button Factory operation. This was the last surviving mother-of-pearl button manufacturer in the United States. Numerous artifacts are also displayed which depict a view of the past life in this rural community. The Vienna Heritage Museum is located at 303 Race St., Vienna. For more info. tel: 410-943-1212 or visit www.viennamd.org. LAYTON’S CHANCE VINEYARD & WINERY - This small farm winery, minutes from historic Vienna at 4225 New Bridge Rd., opened in 2010 as Dorchester County’s first winery. For more info. tel. 410-228-1205 or visit www.laytonschance.com. 104
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Easton Points of Interest Historic Dow ntow n Easton is the count y seat of Talbot Count y. Established around early religious settlements and a court of law, today the historic district of Easton is a centerpiece of fine specialty shops, business and cultural activities, unique restaurants and architectural fascination. Tree-lined streets are graced with various period structures and remarkable homes, carefully preserved or restored. Because of its historical significance, Easton has earned distinction as the “Colonial Capital of the Eastern Shore” and was honored as #8 in the book, “The 100 Best Small Towns in America.” Walking Tour of Downtown Easton Start near the corner of Harrison Street and Mill Place. 1. HISTORIC TIDEWATER INN - 101 E. Dover St. A completely modern hotel built in 1949, it was enlarged in 1953 and has recently undergone extensive renovations. It is the “Pride of the Eastern Shore.” 2. THE BULLITT HOUSE - 108 E. Dover St. One of Easton’s oldest and most beautiful homes, it was built in 1801. It is now occupied by the Mid-Shore Community Foundation. 3. AVALON THEATRE - 42 E. Dover St. Constructed in 1921 during the heyday of silent films and vaudeville entertainment. Over the course of its history, it has been the scene of three world premiers, including “The First Kiss,” starring Fay Wray and Gary Cooper, in 1928. The theater has gone through two major restorations: the first in 1936, when it was refinished in an art deco theme by the Schine Theater chain, and again 52 years later, when it was converted to a performing arts and community center. For more info. tel: 410-822-0345 or visit www.avalontheatre.com. 4. TALBOT COUNTY VISITORS CENTER - 11 S. Harrison St. The Office of Tourism provides visitors with county information for historic Easton and the waterfront villages of Oxford, St. Michaels and Tilghman Island. For more info. tel: 410-770-8000 or visit www.tourtalbot.org. 5. BARTLETT PEAR INN - 28 S. Harrison St. Significant for its architecture, it was built by Benjamin Stevens in 1790 and is one of Easton’s earliest three-bay brick buildings. The home was “modernized” with Victorian bay windows on the right side in the 1890s. 6. WATERFOWL BUILDING - 40 S. Harrison St. The old armory 107
Easton Points of Interest is now the headquarters of the Waterfowl Festival, Easton’s annual celebration of migratory birds and the hunting season, the second weekend in November. For more info. tel: 410-822-4567 or visit www.waterfowlfestival.org. 7. ACADEMY ART MUSEUM - 106 South St. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Academy Art Museum is a fine art museum founded in 1958. Providing national and regional exhibitions, performances, educational programs, and visual and performing arts classes for adults and children, the Museum also offers a vibrant concert and lecture series and an annual craft festival, CRAFT SHOW (the Eastern Shore’s largest juried fine craft show), featuring local and national artists and artisans demonstrating, exhibiting and selling their crafts. The Museum’s permanent collection consists of works on paper and contemporary works by American and European masters. Mon. through Fri. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sat. and Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; extended hours on Tues., Wed. and Thurs. until 7 p.m. For more info. tel: (410) 822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.art-academy.org. 8. CHRIST CHURCH - St. Peter’s Parish, 111 South Harrison St. The
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Easton Points of Interest Parish was founded in 1692 with the present church built ca. 1840, of Port Deposit granite. 9. TALBOT HISTORICAL SOCIETY - 25 S. Washington St. Enjoy an evocative portrait of everyday life during earlier times when visiting the c. 18th and 19th century historic houses and a museum with changing exhibitions, all of which surround a Federal-style garden. Located in the heart of Easton’s historic district. Museum hours: Wed. ~ Sat., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (winter) and Tues. through Sat., 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (summer), with group tours offered by appointment. For more info. tel: 410-822-0773 or visit www.talbothistoricalsociety.org. Tharpe Antiques and Decorative Arts located at 30 S. Washington Street. Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10-4. Consignments accepted on Tues. or by appointment 410-820-7525. Proceeds support THS. (Temporarily closed.) 10. ODD FELLOWS LODGE - At the corner of Washington and Dover streets stands a building with secrets. It was constructed in 1879 as the meeting hall for the Odd Fellows. Carved into the stone and placed into the stained glass are images and symbols that have meaning only for members. See if you can find the dove, linked rings and other symbols.
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Easton Points of Interest 11. TALBOT COUNTY COURTHOUSE - Long known as the “East Capital” of Maryland. The present building was completed in 1794 on the site of the earlier one built in 1711. It has been remodeled several times. 11A. FREDERICK DOUGLASS STATUE - 11 N. Washington St. on the lawn of the Talbot County Courthouse. The statue honors Frederick Douglass in his birthplace, Talbot County, where the experiences in his youth ~ both positive and negative ~ helped form his character, intellect and determination. Also on the grounds is a memorial to the veterans who fought and died in the Vietnam War, and a monument “To the Talbot Boys,” commemorating the men from Talbot who fought for the Confederacy. The memorial for the Union soldiers was never built. 12. SHANNAHAN & WRIGHTSON HARDWARE BUILDING 12 N. Washington St. It is the oldest store in Easton. In 1791, Owen Kennard began work on a new brick building that changed hands several times throughout the years. Dates on the building show when additions were made in 1877, 1881 and 1889. The present front was completed in time for a grand opening on Dec. 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor Day. 13. THE BRICK HOTEL - northwest corner of Washington and Fed-
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Easton Points of Interest 17. FOXLEY HALL - 24 N. Aurora St., Built about 1795, Foxley Hall is one of the best-known of Easton’s Federal dwellings. Former home of Oswald Tilghman, great-grandson of Lt. Col. Tench Tilghman. (Private) 18. TRINITY EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL - On “Cathedral Green,” Goldsborough St., a traditional Gothic design in granite. The interior is well worth a visit. All windows are stained glass, picturing New Testament scenes, and the altar cross of Greek type is unique. 19. INN AT 202 DOVER - Built in 1874, this Victorian-era mansion ref lects many architectural styles. For years the building was known as the Wrightson House, thanks to its early 20th century owner, Charles T. Wrightson, one of the founders of the S. & W. canned food empire. Locally it is still referred to as Captain’s Watch due to its prominent balustraded widow’s walk. The Inn’s renovation in 2006 was acknowledged by the Maryland Historic Trust and the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. 20. TALBOT COUNTY FREE LIBRARY - Housed in an attractively remodeled building on West Street, the hours of operation are Mon. and Thurs., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tues. and Wed. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Fri. and Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except during the summer when it’s 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
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Saturday. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org. 21. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT EASTON - Established in the early 1900s, now one of the finest hospitals on the Eastern Shore. Memorial Hospital is part of the Shore Health System. www.shorehealth.org. 22. THIRD HAVEN MEETING HOUSE - Built in 1682 and the oldest frame building dedicated to religious meetings in America. The Meeting House was built at the headwaters of the Tred Avon: people came by boat to attend. William Penn preached there with Lord Baltimore present. Extensive renovations were completed in 1990. 23. TALBOT COMMUNITY CENTER - The year-round activities offered at the community center range from ice hockey to figure skating, aerobics and curling. The Center is also host to many events throughout the year, such as antique, craft, boating and sportsman shows. Near Easton 24. PICKERING CREEK - 400-acre farm and science education center featuring 100 acres of forest, a mile of shoreline, nature trails, low-ropes challenge course and canoe launch. Trails are open seven days a week from dawn till dusk. Canoes are free for members. For more info. tel: 410-822-4903 or visit www.pickeringcreek.org. 25. WYE GRIST MILL - The oldest working mill in Maryland (ca. 1682), the f lour-producing “grist” mill has been lovingly preserved by The Friends of Wye Mill, and grinds flour to this day using two massive grindstones powered by a 26 horsepower overshot waterwheel. For more info. visit www.oldwyemill.org. 26. WYE ISLAND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AREA Located between the Wye River and the Wye East River, the area provides habitat for waterfowl and native wildlife. There are 6 miles of trails that provide opportunities for hiking, birding and wildlife viewing. For more info. visit www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/wyeisland.asp. 27. OLD WYE CHURCH - Old Wye Church is one of the oldest active Anglican Communion parishes in Talbot County. Wye Chapel was built between 1718 and 1721 and opened for worship on October 18, 1721. For more info. visit www.wyeparish.org. 28. WHITE MARSH CHURCH - The original structure was built before 1690. Early 18th century rector was the Reverend Daniel Maynadier. A later provincial rector (1764–1768), the Reverend Thomas Bacon, compiled “Bacon’s Laws,” authoritative compendium of Colonial Statutes. Robert Morris, Sr., father of Revolutionary financier is buried here. 115
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St. Michaels Points of Interest 2. HARBOURTOWNE GOLF RESORT - Bay View Restaurant and Duckblind Bar on the scenic Miles River with an 18 hole golf course. 3. MILES RIVER YACHT CLUB - Organized in 1920, the Miles River Yacht Club continues its dedication to boating on our waters and the protection of the heritage of log canoes, the oldest class of boat still sailing U. S. waters. The MRYC has been instrumental in preserving the log canoe and its rich history on the Chesapeake Bay. 4. THE INN AT PERRY CABIN - The original building was constructed in the early 19th century by Samuel Hambleton, a purser in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. It was named for his friend, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. Perry Cabin has served as a riding academy and was restored in 1980 as an inn and restaurant. The Inn is now a member of the Orient Express Hotels. 5. THE PARSONAGE INN - A bed and breakfast inn at 210 N. Talbot St., was built by Henry Clay Dodson, a prominent St. Michaels businessman and state legislator around 1883 as his private residence. In 1874, Dodson, along with Joseph White, established the St. Michaels Brick Company, which later provided the brick for “the old Parsonae house.�
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St. Michaels Points of Interest for over 75 years. As a bed and breakfast, circa 1988, major renovations took place, preserving the historic character of the gracious Victorian era. 12. HAMBLETON INN - On the harbor. Historic waterfront home built in 1860 and restored as a bed and breakfast in 1985 with a turn-ofthe-century atmosphere. All the rooms have a view of the harbor. 13. MILL HOUSE - Originally built on the beach about 1660 and later moved to its present location on Harrison Square (Cherry St. near Locust St.). 14. FREEDOMS FRIEND LODGE - Chartered in 1867 and constructed in 1883, the Freedoms Friend Lodge is the oldest lodge existing in Maryland and is a prominent historic site for our Black community. It is now the site of Blue Crab Coffee Company. 15. TALBOT COUNTY FREE LIBRARY - St. Michaels Branch is located at 106 S. Fremont Street. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877. 16. CARPENTER STREET SALOON - Life in the Colonial community revolved around the tavern. The traveler could, of course, obtain food, drink, lodging or even a fresh horse to speed his journey. This tavern was built in 1874 and has served the community as a bank, a newspaper office, post office and telephone company.
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St. Michaels Points of Interest 17. TWO SWAN INN - The Two Swan Inn on the harbor served as the former site of the Miles River Yacht Club, was built in the 1800s and was renovated in 1984. It is located at the foot of Carpenter Street. 18. TARR HOUSE - Built by Edward Elliott as his plantation home about 1661. It was Elliott and an indentured servant, Darby Coghorn, who built the first church in St. Michaels. This was about 1677, on the site of the present Episcopal Church (6 Willow Street, near Locust). 19. CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH - 301 S. Talbot St. Built of Port Deposit stone, the present church was erected in 1878. The first is believed to have been built in 1677 by Edward Elliott. 20. THE INN - Built in 1817 by Wrightson Jones, who opened and operated the shipyard at Beverly on Broad Creek. (Talbot St. at Mulberry). 21. THE CANNONBALL HOUSE - When St. Michaels was shelled by the British in a night attack in 1813, the town was “blacked out” and lanterns were hung in the trees to lead the attackers to believe the town was on a high bluff. The houses were overshot. The story is that a cannonball hit the chimney of “Cannonball House” and rolled down the stairway. This “blackout” was believed to be the first such “blackout” in the history of warfare.
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St. Michaels Points of Interest 22. AMELIA WELBY HOUSE - Amelia Coppuck, who became Amelia Welby, was born in this house and wrote poems that won her fame and the praise of Edgar Allan Poe. 23. TOWN DOCK RESTAURANT - During 1813, at the time of the Battle of St. Michaels, it was known as “Dawson’s Wharf” and had 2 cannons on carriages donated by Jacob Gibson, which fired 10 of the 15 rounds directed at the British. For a period up to the early 1950s it was called “The Longfellow Inn.” It was rebuilt in 1977 after burning to the ground. 24. ST. MICHAELS MUSEUM at ST. MARY’S SQUARE - Located in the heart of the historic district, offers a unique view of 19th century life in St. Michaels. The exhibits are housed in three period buildings and contain local furniture and artifacts donated by residents. The museum is supported entirely through community efforts. For more info. tel: 410745-9561 or www.stmichaelsmuseum.org. 25. KEMP HOUSE - Now a country inn. A Georgian style house, constructed in 1805 by Colonel Joseph Kemp, a revolutionary soldier and hero of the War of 1812. 26. THE OLD MILL COMPLEX - The Old Mill was a functioning flour
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Oxford Points of Interest VA, to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Across the cove from the cemetery may be seen Plimhimmon, home of Tench Tilghman’s widow, Anna Marie Tilghman. 2. THE OXFORD COMMUNITY CENTER - 200 Oxford Road. The Oxford Community Center, a pillared brick schoolhouse saved from the wrecking ball by the town residents, is a gathering place for meetings, classes, lectures, dinner theater and performances by the Tred Avon Players and has been recently renovated. Rentals available to groups and individuals. 410-226-5904 or www.oxfordcc.org. 3. BACHELOR POINT HARBOR - Located at the mouth of the Tred Avon River, 9’ water depth. 4. THE COOPERATIVE OXFORD LABORATORY - U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Maryland Department of Natural Resources located here. 410-226-5193 or www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/oxford. 4A. U.S. COAST GUARD STATION - 410-226-0580. 5. OXFORD TOWN PARK - Former site of the Oxford High School.
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Recent restoration of the beach as part of a “living shoreline project” created 2 terraced sitting walls, a protective groin and a sandy beach with native grasses which will stop further erosion and provide valuable aquatic habitat. A similar project has been completed adjacent to the ferry dock. A kayak launch site has also been located near the ferry dock. 6. OXFORD MUSEUM - Morris & Market Sts. Devoted to the preservation of artifacts and memories of Oxford, MD. Admission is free; donations gratefully accepted. For more info. and hours tel: 410-226-0191 or visit www.oxfordmuseum.org. 7. OXFORD LIBRARY - 101 Market St. Founded in 1939 and on its present site since 1950. Hours are Mon.-Sat., 10-4. 8. THE BRATT MANSION (ACADEMY HOUSE) - 205 N. Morris St. Served as quarters for the officers of a Maryland Military Academy built about 1848. (Private residence) 9. BARNABY HOUSE - 212 N. Morris St. Built in 1770 by sea captain Richard Barnaby, this charming house contains original pine woodwork, corner fireplaces and an unusually lovely handmade staircase. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Private residence) 10. THE GRAPEVINE HOUSE - 309 N. Morris St. The grapevine Tidewater Residential Designs since 1989
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Oxford Points of Interest over the entrance arbor was brought from the Isle of Jersey in 1810 by Captain William Willis, who commanded the brig “Sarah and Louisa.” (Private residence) 11. THE ROBERT MORRIS INN - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Robert Morris was the father of Robert Morris, Jr., the “financier of the Revolution.” Built about 1710, part of the original house with a beautiful staircase is contained in the beautifully restored Inn, now open 7 days a week. Robert Morris, Jr. was one of only 2 Founding Fathers to sign the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. 410-226-5111 or www.robertmorrisinn.com. 12. THE OXFORD CUSTOM HOUSE - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Built in 1976 as Oxford’s official Bicentennial project. It is a replica of the first Federal Custom House built by Jeremiah Banning, who was the first Federal Collector of Customs appointed by George Washington. 13. TRED AVON YACHT CLUB - N. Morris St. & The Strand. Founded in 1931. The present building, completed in 1991, replaced the original structure. 14. OXFORD-BELLEVUE FERRY - N. Morris St. & The Strand.
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Oxford Points of Interest Started in 1683, this is believed to be the oldest privately operated ferry in the United States. Its first keeper was Richard Royston, whom the Talbot County Court “pitcht upon� to run a ferry at an unusual subsidy of 2,500 pounds of tobacco. Service has been continuous since 1836, with power supplied by sail, sculling, rowing, steam, and modern diesel engine. Many now take the ride between Oxford and Bellevue for the scenic beauty. 15. BYEBERRY - On the grounds of Cutts & Case Boatyard. It faces Town Creek and is one of the oldest houses in the area. The date of construction is unknown, but it was standing in 1695. Originally, it was in the main business section but was moved to the present location about 1930. (Private residence) 16. CUTTS & CASE - 306 Tilghman St. World-renowned boatyard for classic yacht design, wooden boat construction and restoration using composite structures. Some have described Cutts & Case Shipyard as an American Nautical Treasure because it produces to the highest standards quality work equal to and in many ways surpassing the beautiful artisanship of former times.
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Tilghman’s Island “Great Choptank Island” was granted to Seth Foster in 1659. Thereafter it was known as Foster’s Island, and remained so through a succession of owners until Matthew Tilghman of Claiborne inherited it in 1741. He and his heirs owned the island for over a century and it has been Tilghman’s Island ever since, though the northern village and the island’s postal designation are simply “Tilghman.” For its first 175 years, the island was a family farm, supplying grains, vegetables, fruit, cattle, pigs and timber. Although the owners rarely were in residence, many slaves were: an 1817 inventory listed 104. The last Tilghman owner, General Tench Tilghman (not Washington’s aide-de-camp), removed the slaves in the 1830s and began selling off lots. In 1849, he sold his remaining interests to James Seth, who continued the development. The island’s central location in the middle Bay is ideally suited for watermen harvesting the Bay in all seasons. The years before the Civil War saw the influx of the first families we know today. A second wave arrived after the War, attracted by the advent of oyster dredging in the 1870s. Hundreds of dredgers and tongers operated out of Tilghman’s Island, their catches sent to the cities by schooners. Boat building, too, was an important industry. The boom continued into the 1890s, spurred by the arrival of steamboat service, which opened vast new markets for Bay seafood. Islanders quickly capitalized on the opportunity as several seafood buyers set up shucking and canning operations on pilings at the edge of the shoal of Dogwood Cove. The discarded oyster shells eventually became an island with seafood packing houses, hundreds of workers, a store, and even a post office. The steamboats also brought visitors who came to hunt, fish, relax and escape the summer heat of the cities. Some families stayed all summer in one of the guest houses that sprang up in the villages of Tilghman, Avalon, Fairbank and Bar Neck. Although known for their independence, Tilghman’s Islanders enjoy showing visitors how to pick a crab, shuck an oyster or find a good fishing spot. In the twentieth century, Islanders pursued these vocations in farming, on the water, and in the thriving seafood processing industry. The “Tilghman Brand” was known throughout the eastern United States, but as the Bay’s bounty diminished, so did the number of water-related jobs. Still, three of the few remaining Bay skipjacks (sailing dredgeboats) can be seen here, as well as two working harbors with scores of power workboats. 141
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On the Distaff Side
by Gary D. Crawford (and others) You’ve heard the phrase “on the distaff side,” of course. It isn’t used in speech very much these days, but we know it refers to the female side of things. The distaff side of the family is a way of referring to the mother and her relatives, for example. Horse races limited to fillies and mares may be referred to as distaff races. It’s a curious word, really, for several reasons. The term distaff derives from an object that once was so much a part of the world of the housewife that it came to be emblematic of the entire gender. It carries no connotation of femininity or (pejoratively) of weakness. It simply means the woman’s part, or domain, without any implications about the nature of women. Moreover, it’s a very old term, coming into Middle English prior to the 10th century from an Old German word having to do with flax. (Flax is the plant Linum usitatissimum that gives us the fibers from which linen cloth is woven, as well as the beans that yield linseed oil used in paint and varnish.) To understand what a distaff is, we need to understand a bit about making thread. To make thread, several fibers
must be twisted together, with new fibers slipped continuously into the twisting, with the whole affair held under a constant tension. I have watched Pacific Islanders spinning sennit cord from dried coconut fibers, simply rolling it back and forth against their bare thigh, seated on a mat with the end tied around their big toe. It is devilish difficult to produce a cord that is consistent and strong. I know; I have tried. Here a Micronesian woman spins sennit by rolling it on a special piece of wood, while the girl (serving as the distaff) holds the bundle of fibers for her to pluck.
Making sennit cord. Europeans, perhaps to avoid baring their thighs, used two wooden sticks: a “spindle” to twist the yarn
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Europeans used the distaff and spindle method. and gather it up and a “distaff” to hold the fibers. Flax fibers are much longer than coconut fibers, so it helps to have them hanging
vertically. They are combed out and smoothed, laid flat in bundles, then tied around the yard-long distaff, usually with a ribbon. This was called dressing the distaff. The spindle was held in one hand, typically the right, and rotated to twist the thread and provide the tension; it also served to gather up the finished thread. With the other hand, the spinner plucked a few fibers from the clump on the distaff and deftly worked them into the rotating thread. This is an astonishing feat of dexterity. Later, spinning wheels helped make the twisting go faster and more evenly. Contrary to popular belief, the big wheel didn’t do the twisting to make the yarn; it was
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connected by a cord to the spindle, which it caused to turn at high speed. The gal still had to pull the fibers off the distaff and do the actual spinning with just one hand. The invention of the foot treadle finally allowed her to use both hands to manage the spinning. The linkage between this occupation and womankind also gives us the word “spinster,” by the way. Another curious thing is that “distaff” has no antonym. So far as I am aware, our language lacks a similar term for the man’s side of things. So, one can say, “all the Smiths are on the distaff side of the family, while the Joneses are on the…um…male side.” A few experts suggest the Joneses might be
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said to be on the “spear” or “sword” side, but I suspect they’re making that up just to have an answer. (I’m sure you guys out there are just as peeved about this lack as I am.) At this point, the Gentle Reader may wonder where this fascinating discussion is headed. OK, here’s the point. It is my observation that the traditional activities of the men around these parts ~ farming, fishing, lighthouse keeping, and whatever ~ all get a fair amount of attention. Much less is written, however, about women’s roles on the Eastern Shore. And we all know that a mess of rockfish (or even oysters) don’t make a home. In my little offering for this month, therefore, I would like to share with you three short essays. They first appeared in the erstwhile Fairbank Gazette, published by yours truly more or less bimonthly for seven years as a means to help folks in our village know what was going on with the other 54 households. (Many homes are owned by weekenders, you see, and they don’t have access to the same highly efficient intelligence sources as we residents do.) Admittedly, I wrote most of the rag, but others were encouraged to write for the Gazette, too, and over the years several women made notable contributions. Here are three of them. Some people and places are mentioned that you
won’t know, but I thought probably you wouldn’t mind. *** This essay by Edwina Mortimer Murphy appeared in the August 2004 issue. Although Miss Edwina lived miles away up the island on Wharf Road, she was an honored guest at many Fairbank neighborhood parties. Reaching The Western Shore By Ferry by Edwina Murphy
Aboard the Gov. Albert C. Ritchie. My grandparents lived in Baltimore, so we made many trips by ferry to the western shore. There were times we went from Claiborne direct to Annapolis. Later I remember going from Claiborne to Romancoke, then driving across Kent Island to Matapeake to an-
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On the Distaff Side other ferry that took us across the Bay to Sandy Point. If I remember right, the Governor Ritchie had stairs outside to reach the upper deck. It had a very lavish lounge with beautiful wood, lovely paintings, and leather-upholstered chairs and sofa. And of course there was the snack bar for coffee, soda, and delicious hot dogs. After refreshments it was always great to go up on deck. When there was a summer thunderstorm or in winter a bad northwest wind, many people on the ferry would get seasick. They would even turn green in the face. It surely must be a horrid sickness.
I liked it stormy. I never got tired of crossing the Bay on the ferries, or any boat. The Governor O’Conner was my favorite, maybe because she was newer. The Eastern Bay ran from Claiborne, if I remember right. Summer-time was always a challenge. Even back then we Eastern Shoremen were always glad when the summer season was over and you didn’t have to wait in the lines. If you missed the ferry, you had to sit and wait for the next one for an hour or more. Sometimes the ferry would get full and you would have to wait in a long line. After there was air conditioning of sorts in automobiles, they would get overheated. Then when the ferry
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docked, some would have to be pushed out of the line so others could move onto the ferry. I have heard my mother tell about people coming with trunks on the ferry to Claiborne and then to the train in McDaniel, headed to the seashore to spend the summer. The first time I ventured to drive an automobile on the ferry was when I was sixteen. My mother was with me but she never had a driver’s license. Being very nervous, we were pleased when all went well. The car was a 1948 Packard, a nice big automobile. Of course, most of the ferry captains and crew were local people we all knew. A bus line, Red Star or Trailways, made regular trips on
the ferry. When I was very young, Mother would put me on the bus to go to my grandparents. Mother always told the bus driver, a man from Neavitt named Hazel Jones, that the Mortimers would be at the bus station to meet me. Since they had moved to Baltimore from Neavitt, they knew each other. Back in the late 30s and 40s, I thought the downtown stores were a paradise. Another exciting venture was going over on the ferry to see the Barnum & Bailey circus when it came to town at Camden Yards. We always went to watch them parade through town to the Armory. During WWII, we moved to Baltimore because my father worked in the shipyard. When a celebrity
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On the Distaff Side such as Kate Smith was launching a ship, Daddy would see that Mother and I got there. It was always exciting. But it was always great coming home for a visit. Our house, where I grew up and where I live now, was rented when we were away, but we had many relations on the Island. Back then, Ritchie Highway was country, with very few buildings. The farther we got down the Blue Star Highway, the better it smelled because the Bay always smelled like home. The ferry captains and crew were always glad to see us. I am sorry to say that a lot of kids I went to school with never traveled on the ferry, or got to go up and down the Bay with my father, as I did. We didn’t have any money but I grew up in a child’s paradise: a close family, good
friends and the whole Bay that we worked and played in. *** Across the street from us lived an older couple, the Cradys. They were helpful to us and sources of a wealth of great stories. Both contributed to the Fairbank Gazette, but since we’re on the distaff side this month, this is the memoir sent in by Miss Bertie for the JanuaryMarch issue in 2003: Recollections by Bertie Crady
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On the Distaff Side grew all sorts of vegetables and of course killed pigs and chickens, while the older boys hunted. Mom sewed very well and bartered for material with eggs and other farm produce, so we were also pretty well dressed. I don’t remember there being much hard cash in the house. To help out, at the age of 12, in the summer I worked three days a week at Faulkner’s Guest House. Dad delivered milk there every other day and on those days he took me to work. My work days were about 7 a.m. to late afternoon. The end of my day depended on when someone was going up the road to drop me off, or Dad came back to get me. Generally there were about twenty people staying at the Guest House ~ families getting away from the city’s heat. Many of the guests were there for the whole summer; some of the fathers just came down on weekends. Others were there for shorter vacations.
Mr. Melvin Birmingham, the local taxi man, brought them down from Avalon, the shell island where the ferry arrived at the wharf. His touring car was quite large with a great big spare tire on the side. It probably looked bigger to me than it would now. Miss Laura (Mrs. Faulkner) gave me chores to do. These ranged from cleaning the tables after meals and washing the silverware, to helping to pick chickens. (But I wouldn’t open them because they stunk.) I also helped with cleaning up the kitchen, setting the tables for meals, preparing the vegetables, mopping the bedrooms, and the dusting. Lots of times children my age were staying there and Miss Laura would give me time off to play with them. Mr. Lowery Faulkner drew us a hopscotch on the grass with lime (whitewash). We also played dodge ball and other kids’ games around the yard. Mr. Lowery also took some of the kids out in the rowboat. I worked, but it was also fun
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On the Distaff Side to be away from home, to be with other people, and to make money. I think I was paid 50 cents a day. I also got all I wanted to eat. They had a big garden and I often helped them pick vegetables. Miss Laura cooked some, but they also had a nice lady who helped— I think her name was Mary. They tried to teach me to peel potatoes but I cut the skins too thick so that didn’t last long. Mr. Perry Cooper walked with his wheelbarrow down from Wittman each day to work in the garden. Yes, times were hard and everyone worked when they could, at home or working for others when an opportunity came along. I don’t think we were as aware of the hard times then as we are now. *** And finally, a little reminiscence of the 1920s from Alice Butler Bradshaw, who was mentioned in these pages last December. It appeared in the November-December 2006 issue of the Gazette.
hood was dredging for oysters, pound-net fishing, and crabbing. I didn’t know the neighbors at first but they stopped in for a cup of coffee. They taught me how to cook Island-style. Bob didn’t like my cooking, all but apple pie, which is the same way all over America. “Best pie I ever ate,” he smiled. I was in seventh heaven. Miss Rose Jenkins taught me how to make shortbread. “What is that?” I said. “Bread,” she remarked, and gave me the recipe. She also taught me to put a ham bone to cook in with vegetables. (Lessons No. 1 and 2.) They asked me to join the Ladies’ Aid. I was delighted. This was our social hour. We made quilts and auctioned them off to help church expenses. Then came oyster suppers, also for the same reason. They were hard work but fun, going around to farms for chickens to run down and put in crates which we carried with
Learning How To Be A Waterman’s Wife by Alice Bradshaw
When Bob and I were married in 1926, all of the people were watermen like Bob where we lived in his home town of Fairbank located at the tip end of Tilghman Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Their liveli-
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On the Distaff Side us. More lessons to learn: bringing them home to cut off their heads, scald and pick, then roast. Oyster houses gave shucked oysters, which I learned to pat and fry in deep fat. People came from miles around. We served country style, making about $500, good money for those days. Thanksgiving was another lesson ~ to start making fruit cakes for Christmas. They were made, baked, and put in an empty five pound lard can. Then a dose of whisky was added once a month. The week before Christmas, I learned to make layer cakes. Also for Christmas came home-made
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root beer; if it popped, you didn’t put the corks in right. Christmas was a time of fun and frolic, parties at each other’s houses. We trained the children for a Christmas play at church. It was a beautiful night of singing and praising God for the birth of his son. The Island people all became family. It was a time to love and remember. Now the watermen are gone, but memories live in our hearts of the times neighbors gave their lives for others, helping in times of happiness and sorrow. We left the Island at the beginning of World War II, as others did, for a better life for our children. I believe God gives us small villages where we can be of help to others. He has taught us “to do unto others as we would have them do unto us.” The lessons I learned are still with me at 102. I have my memories that gave me a better life. *** All three of these distinctive Eastern Shore women are now gone ~ and our distaff side here is much the poorer for it. I hope their families won’t mind our honoring them in this way. Gary Crawford and his wife, Susan, operate Crawfords Nautical Books, a unique bookstore on Tilghman’s Island.
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A Momentous Century in Time 1815 - 1915 by Ron Lesher
We live in a society where the keeping of time is essential ~ perhaps even more essential than most of us realize. That has not always been the case. Consider that in 1815 the U.S. Congress imposed an annual tax of $2 on gold watches and $1 on silver watches. Surely, this tax did not bring in an enormous amount of revenue, and a year later the tax was repealed on April 9,
1816. Below is a receipt dated April 4, 1816, for the $1 tax on a silver watch for the year 1815. The ow ner of t hat watch was Jeremiah Bliss, a sea captain from Newport, Rhode Island, who was 46 years old at the time that he paid the one dollar tax on his watch. One can understand the necessity of owning a watch for a sea captain. That, along with a sextant and an ephemeris or
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Watches were considered a luxury. marine almanac, were essential for determining one’s position at sea. Who else in 1815 might have ow ned a gold or silver watch? I doubt fa r mer s ow ned watche s; their work day was determined by the rising of the sun in the morning and its setting in the evening. An alarm need not be set. Townsfolk typically had a clock on the tower of municipal buildings. So for the folks who lived in town, a
pocket watch was not all that necessary, it was a luxury. And that was probably the rationale for why an annual tax on watches was enacted. For most people, a watch was perceived as an unnecessary luxury. Each day that the sun shined, the municipal clocks would be reset at noon by a municipal employee who “shot the sun” using a sextant. That’s r ight, ever y tow n set its clock by the sun. That meant that the clocks in Annapolis and Easton were not synchronized. No time zones, just local “sun” time. More than 45 years later, our countr y was again at war ~ this time an internal conf lict. In 1862, Congress established the Bureau of Internal Revenue, and once again par t of the tax system was a $1 tax on gold watches. Although the country was experiencing advances in industrialization and technology, notably the advent of railroad service, every town was still setting its own clocks by the sun. A pocket watch was still a luxury and thus a reasonable object of taxation. But then, following the Civil War,
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Each day, the clocks at the courthouse were set by the position of the sun. c a me t he ra i lroad s burgeoning across our continent. The railroads ran their lines by setting the time at the city of origin. A train originating in New York with a destination of San Francisco ran on New York City time for the whole run. On the return trip they would run on San Francisco time. Wit h advances in modes of travel, t he telegraph lines, and electricit y brought pressure for some sort of standardization. It would be the railroads that in November 1883 would adopt the U.S. time zones that we know today. Later would come the international standardization of time beginning at Greenwich, England. L ed by the Frenchman Henr i Poi nc a re, t he e st ablish ment of
telegraph lines across the oceans, and their use in measuring distances especially, demonstrated that the prev ious generation of mapmakers had made mistakes in the placement of the west coast of South America! Striving for more accurate maps was Poincare’s point of attack. But he was captive to his generation’s understanding of the nature of time and failed to find the solution to time synchronization. The international synchronization of clocks, which we casually assume in our use of such things as the Internet, the global positioning system (GPS), and Google Maps, would have to wait for the work of Albert Einstein in his special theory of relativity in 1905 and the general theory of relativity in 1915. It was Einstein’s breakthrough of the marriage of space and time into space-time that was the foundation needed to satisfactorily and accurately portray our world. Two centuries ago, time seemed to be an unnecessary luxury. Today the synchronization of time underlies much that is a part of our culture and societ y. It took new information, new perspectives and new points of view that could not have been understood in 1815, or even in 1865, but by 1915 it was complete. What a momentous century of time! Ron Lesher is a lifelong philatelist with an interest in math and science.
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Tidewater Traveler by George W. Sellers, CTC RFID for The Mouse For the benefit of my readers, I do not like to repeat writing about the same destination too often, though I sometimes justify it when a totally different experience is generated from the same locale. In preparation for this article, I looked back at the 159 travel tales I have written for the Tidewater Traveler feature since December 2000, and determined that six of them carry a Disney World theme. Granting that Walt Disney World is a vacation destination I truly enjoy, there is some news to present. Over the past fifteen months, Imagineers at Walt Disney World Resort in central Florida have been field testing several new systems intended to make the guest experience more efficient and complete. Some of our travel clients have been included in the system tests. Let it be known that I am not one to embrace change for the sake of change. As a frame of reference, you should know that I still drive a 2006 Prius with over a quarter million miles on it; it still satisfies my transportation needs, and my
Disney World wallet loves the reality of a fill-up in the mid-twenty-dollar range. So, why change what seems to work? Through our affiliation with the College of Disney Knowledge at the Disney travel site, we began to learn of the coming changes about a year and a half ago; and
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Tidewater Traveler we gained helpful feedback from our clients who participated in the testing phase. But we needed to know more. We needed the kind of information that comes only from first-hand exposure. So, about a month ago we packed up the Prius and headed south for a 5-day onsite training and experience mission. Granted, this is not the nastiest mission in the world, but it is important to realize that someone needed to step up and take on the task. What’s the big change? In a word ~ RFID. Yes, I know that is not a word, but a bunch of letters. The letters stand for Radio Frequency Identification. Some of you will not be amazed to learn how often we encounter RFID technology in daily activities. I had not given it much thought at all until about five years ago when my son wrote a project paper for his Engineering and Business Management Master’s Degree, and he asked me to proofread it for him. I have since become fascinated with
RFID chips can be as small as a grain of rice. the technology, and over the past few years have been astounded by the extensive application of RFID. First, a layman’s description ~ an RFID chip can be as small as a grain of rice, but in most applications the chips are typically larger. An active chip is powered by a tiny onboard battery and is capable of emitting a radio signal. A passive chip gains power from an outside source or scanner and will reflect a signal back
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Tidewater Traveler when it is held close to the scanner. The most common use of an RFID device is for the physical tracking of objects to which the chips have been affixed or embedded. For example, in most retail stores you will see small plastic gadgets stuck onto boxes. If a box with an RFID chip passes near a scanner at the exit of a store, a signal sent from the scanner will ref lect from the RFID tag and, if the tag has not been deactivated by the clerk, an alarm will signal. Another common use of RFID is to have a chip painlessly implanted in a pet. When the pet (chip) is in the vicinity of a hand-held
scanner, an ID number is ref lected back from the chip and compared to a database of known numbers related to information about the pet’s owner. Library books, auto parts, medical equipment, hospital patients, EZ-Pass toll boxes, electronic license plates, automotive VINs, livestock, electronic credit cards, airport baggage tracking, and passports are just a few applications of RFID. The RFID process for The Mouse goes like this. As soon as we have booked our clients for a Disney experience, we guide them to and through a website where they will design a MagicBand for each of the members of their party. Identifying
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Use your Disney app to help plan your trip to Disney World. information for each person will be entered and will be associated with a personalized MagicBand. The MagicBand is a sturdy, waterproof wristband embedded with an RFID chip. Unlike typical theme park or water park wrist bands, the MagicBand is removable and reusable. In fact, it can be reused for future trips to Disney World for up to three years. If done early enough, the MagicBands will be shipped to the home of the travel party; if not, the bands will be picked up at check-in. Guests who have smart phones are directed to a special Disney app where they can participate in the planning of their upcoming adventure. Using the website, the app, or
both, guests can reserve dining or character dining. Guests can also reserve FastPasses for a variety of attractions and events at Disney World. The FastPass feature, for those not familiar, has existed for several years. Essentially, it is sanctioned line-jumping. In the past, if the wait-time for a popular attraction was too long, guests had the option of getting a Fast Pass with an appointment time to return and enter a separate, shorter line. During our visit, the last of the traditional FastPass machines had been decommissioned and removed from the theme parks. Back to RFID ~ when everything is working like a Swiss timepiece, a guest holds his MagicBand close to the latch on the hotel room door and the door will unlock. At the entrance to the park, the guest will place her MagicBand against a sphere, place the index finger on a biometric reader, and entry will be permitted. At the checkout register in a Disney store or restaurant, the guest holds his RFID MagicBand close to a reader and enters a preselected PIN. The charge automatically goes to the room account or charges against a pre-purchased dining plan. When a guest shows up for that specially appointed time to ride Space Mountain or to a character Meet ’n Greet, he holds his MagicBand close to the reader to verify his identity.
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Lest a person think he can just move over into the FastPass line and no one will notice, another scan is performed just before boarding the ride. Some of the rides and attractions make extended use of the MagicBand. For example, at the newly renovated Test Track, the guest scans her MagicBand at a reader attached to a digital design table. Then, just before entering the test vehicle, the MagicBand identifies the rider and runs performance tests on the rider’s personal vehicle design. As of late January 2014, MagicBand testing was extended to all thirty Disney World Resort ho-
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of those mugs now has an embedded RFID chip! The drink machines have built-in scanners that will allow drinks to be dispensed only if the RFID mug has a current date. Big Brother is really a Big Mouse! May all of your travels be happy and safe! George Sellers is a Certified Travel Counselor and Accredited Cruise Counselor who operates the popular travel website and travel planning service www. SellersTravel.com. His Facebook and e-mail addresses are George@ SellersTravel.com.
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by Ernest Heinmuller When the Showboat came down the Tred Avon River, it was a sight that gave every old heart a lift and a stir. “Culture” was coming to Easton. There would be plays and singing, and an orchestra that accompanied both. For the young hearts, it would be the beautiful boat and beautiful men and women we saw as our world someday. Watching her come around the bend off Fort Stokes was something t h at to ok ou r br e at h. Fog hor n blasting, sun striking her bow, she was worthy of the small crowd of
watchers applauding her own theatrical docking. The showboat docked at Easton Point. Its 65-foot length stretched along the dock. It had three decks looming high above with trimmed rails and ports of red, a black hull and sides a ghastly yellow. Showboat was a Colossus! To get free tickets, kids doled out their programs on green paper all over town. The first four boys or girls got the job. Charley, Jack and I had ridden our bikes to “The Point” as fast as we could go and got in the
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dock master’s line as the first boys. Given our circulars and tickets, we pedaled off to give every house on every street a f lyer. Finally we were done and sat on the curb to read about what we were going to see ~ Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Now, dear reader, we were nine or ten years old. Did we have the foggiest notion about the play or its plot? Of course not! But, the beautiful girls and brave men would be in it; that was enough. We could hardly wait for eight o’clock to arrive. It is here in the story I must digress and describe our town in 1934. Electricity and streetlights were installed in Easton in the very early 1900s. But streetlights, in general, were not placed much beyond the business area of town. By the end of the show that evening, our route back home would be pitch-black. This was a thing our excited innocence gave not even a remote thought. So, dressed in our Sunday best, we parked our bikes and rushed to turn in our tickets and head for the first row. At a few minutes before eight, the lights blinked and voices became hushed as the pitch darkness descended on the theater. It created a f lutter in us that lasted throughout the next two hours. It was awesome! Little did we know that we would practically be on the stage with the ugliest and scariest human we had ever seen. 180
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Showboat The f i r st ac t bega n w it h t he curtain down. It was painted to look like an old street in England. At stage right ~ a door that would open and was painted like a row of windows and small entrances. A man was walking casually down the street, and a young girl was playing a game on the sidewalk. At stage left a green light picked up an entering figure. It was hunched over, its eyes open to the point of appearing to be bulging from their sockets, and its face was distorted beyond description. It stared at the audience for a moment, made a hissing sound at Charley, scuttled, crab fashion, across the stage pushing the walker aside and trampled over the screaming girl. It disappeared through the door in the curtain. Charley whispered to me, “I just wet myself!” He wasn’t the only one in shock; a few women had fainted, and men were busy fanning them. And so it went ~ one unimaginable atrocity after another. Sir Danvers Carew was beaten to death by Mr. Hyde, who made his escape through he mysterious back door to become ~ to our awe and mystification ~ the handsome and affable Dr. Jekyll. These transformations continued through Act One and Act Two with more atrocities. In Act Three, Mr. Utterance and Mr. Enfield finally got a hint of what was happening to Dr. Jekyll. Long conversations between Mr.
Layton and Mr. Poole, the butler, left us boys in an anxious state of mind. The play was closing, and yet no capture of the awful Mr. Hyde. But, Poole and Utterance came through for us. Hacking down the big door, they found the dead body of Mr. Hyde. Boy, what a relief that was! As the play ended, we got up and started out of the theater. We were anxious to get home and hopeful that we wouldn’t have bad dreams. Standing in the stern was Mr. Hyde smoking a cigarette. He saw us and said, “Be caref ul out there. You never know what’s out there.” And then he hissed at us!
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wind knocked something loose and it fell with a crash. We were gone! Pedaling full speed, we hit our front yards, leaving bikes on the law n and r unning for our front doors. There was no time for answering polite questions about our evening out. For me it was up the stairs and into bed, fully dressed, under the covers. Running away from evil has taken many forms since then. As grown men we have talked about that evening and laughed about how scared we really were. And out of it there is an agreement ~ there’s nothing like home and our warm safe beds to keep us from the evil of the world.
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tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www. evergreeneaston.org. 1 F ir st Sat u rday g uided wa l k . 10 a.m. at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Free for members, free w it h $5 ad m i s sion for nonmembers. For more info. tel: 410 - 634-2847, ext. 0 or v isit www.adkinsarboretum.org. 1 The Met: Live in HD featuring Borodin’s Prince Igor at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. Noon. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com. 1
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1 Ravens Chalk Talk with Qadry Isma i l at t he Hyat t Regenc y Chesapeake Bay Resort, Cambridge. 1:30 to 5 p.m. The Ravens football broadcast commentator and former NFL player will lead sports drills, and hold a meet and greet. Hear stories of playing for the Ravens, and where he is today. For more info. visit www. chesapeakebay.hyatt.com/en/ hotel/news-and-events/events/ HolidayHappenings.html. 1 First Saturday Gallery Walk in downtown Easton. 5 to 9 p.m. Easton’s art galleries, antiques shops and restaurants combine for a unique cultural experience. For more info. tel: 410-770-8350.
1-2 Workshop: Landscape for Life at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 1 to 4 p.m. both days. Learn how to work with nature in your garden ~ no matter where you live. $85 members, $110 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org. 1-2 Tred Avon Players’ 2014 season opens with the Pulitzer Prizeand Tony Award-winning Proof by David Auburn, directed by Ed Langrell. (Please be advised: there are cases of adult language in this production.) For times and ticket prices tel: 410-2260061 or visit www.tredavonplayers.org.
1 Concert: Maggie Sansone Celtic Trio in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com. 1 Mardi Gras Masqued Ball: This spectacular evening features Cajun-inspired food, music and fun! Proceeds benefit CCCA programs and projects. Tickets are $35 per person or $32.50 per person for groups of 6 or more and can be purchased online at www. carolinearts.org, by phone at 410479-1009, or by stopping by The Foundry community art gallery at 401 Market Street in Denton. 187
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March Calendar 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23 Apprentice for a Day Public Boatbuilding Program at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Pre-registration required. 1-2: Remove from mold, f lip, breast hook; 8-9: In and out wales; 1516: Water tight bulkheads; 22-23: Centerboard trunk and centerboard construction; 29-30: Floor boards/seats. For more info. tel: 410-745-2916 and ask to speak with someone in the boatyard. 1-2,8-9,15-16,22-23 Mid-Shore Community Mediation Center to offer basic mediation training for those interested in becoming volunteer mediators. Training sessions at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills. For more info. tel: 410 -820 -5553 or v isit www. midshoremediation.org. 2 Ash Wednesday Pancake Lunch at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Cambridge. 11:30 a.m. For more info. tel: 410 -228 4640. 2 Healing meditation group with Penny Haddaway at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www. evergreeneaston.org. 3 Brown Bag Lunch at the Tal-
bot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels features local author A my Abrams on “How to Get Published.” Abrams will share insider tips for pitching and selling your articles to magazines, newspapers and websites. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit www.tcfl.org. 3 Lecture: Understanding Lyme Disease at the Oxford Community Center, Oxford. 6:30 p.m. Learn to recognize the symptoms of Lyme Disease, gain an understanding of other diseases that ticks are giving us, hear about problems with testing, and much more. For more info. tel: 410226 -5904 or v isit www.facebook.com/easternshoremdlyme. 3 Healing meditation group with Penny Haddaway at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www. evergreeneaston.org. 3 Book Discussion: Wendell Berry’s Fidelity at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410 -8221626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 3 Tidewater Camera Club seminar: The Photographer’s Rights and Re sp on sibi l it ie s w it h Mi s s y Loewe, Executive Director of the Washington School of Photogra-
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phy. 7 to 9 p.m. in the Wye Oak Room, Talbot County Community Center, Easton. For more info. tel: 410-822-5441 or visit www. tidewatercameraclub.com. 3 Meeting: Live Playwrights’ Society at the Garfield Center for the Arts at the Prince Theatre, Che s ter tow n. 7:30 p.m . For more info. tel: 410-810-2060. 3,10,17 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Great Decisions with Peter Thatcher from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410745-4941 for enrollment details. 3,10,17,24 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Friends and Foes with Bob Springer from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410745-4941 for enrollment details. 3,10,17,24,31 Class: Level 2 Yoga with Deborah Pulzone at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 9 to 10:30 a.m. For more
info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org. 3,10,24,31 Tot Time at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels. 10:30 a.m. Story time and crafts for children 5 and under accompanied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org. 3,10,17,24,31 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Mind and Cosmos ~ The Nature of Reality with Richard Wagner from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details. 3 ,10,17, 2 4 , 31 Mond ay Nig ht Trivia at the Market Street Public House, Denton. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Join host Norm Amorose for a fun-filled evening. For more info. tel: 410-479-4720. 4 Arts Express bus trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show, sponsored by the Academy Art Museum, in
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March Calendar partnership with Adkins Arboretum. All day. $75 members, $95 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 4 Meeting: Breast Feeding Support Group from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at U M Shore Medical Center in Easton. For more info. tel: 410 -822-1000 or v isit www. shorehealth.org. 4 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper hosted by Christ Church, St. Michaels, and assisted by Boy Scout Troop #741. 5 to 7 p.m. in the Parish House. Feast on pancakes with sausage, plus crafts and fun for the kids. $6 per person or $18 per family. For more info. tel: 410-745-9076.
4,11,18,25 Class: Mixed Level Yoga with Kathy Quackenbush at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 7:30 to 9 a.m. and 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www. evergreeneaston.org. 4,25 Bereavement Support Group at the Dorchester Count y Library, Cambridge. 6 p.m. For more info. tel: 443-978-0218. 5 Nature as Muse at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy writing as a way of exploring nature. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org. 5 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Mid-Shore Entrepreneurship Challenge - How to Succeed in
4,11,18,25 Storytime at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 10 a.m. For children 3 and under accompanied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410 -822-1626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 4,11,18,25 Class: Drawing Fundamentals with Katie Cassidy at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 190
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L earning: Vacation Planning and Virtual Vacations via Google Earth with Al Kubeluis from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details.
5 Informance Program: a noontime program featuring a combination of lecture and performance featuring Andrew Sauvageau and Andrew Stewart at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. $25 members, $60 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
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March Calendar 5,12,19,26 Senior Games at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. Noon. Learn to play American mahjong. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626. 5 ,1 2 ,19 , 2 6 S t. Mich ael s A r t League’s weekly “Paint Together” at the home of Alice-Marie Gravely. 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-8117. 5,12,19,26 Class: Basic Relief Pa i nt i ng w it h Ke v i n Ga rb er at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 5,12,19,26 Discover Your World Through Books, Science & Art at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 2 p.m. For ages 3 and older accompanied by an adult. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcfl.org.
5,12,19,26 Class: Mixed Level Yoga with Deborah Pulzone at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org. 5,19 Plant Clinic offered by the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardeners of Talbot County at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1244. 6 Stitch and Chat at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your ow n projects and stitch with a group. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626. 6 Academy for Lifelong Learning: All Aboard! The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum day trip with Anne McCormick Adams from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tel: 410745-4941 for enrollment details. 6 Workshop: Introduction to Ver-
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miculture at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Learn the power of using earthworms to grow stronger seedlings and enrich your soil. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org. 6 Wo m e n S u p p o r t i n g Wo m e n Pink Ribbon Bingo at the Salisbury Moose Lodge. 5 p.m. $20 i n adva nc e/$25 at t he door. Register online at www.womensupportingwomen.org or tel: 410-548-7880. 6 Concer t: Hannah Gill in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 1st Set at 7 p.m.; 2nd Set at 8:30 p.m. For more
info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com. 6 Concert: Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra “Strings Concert”at the Easton Church of God. 7:30 p.m. $35, under 18 admitted free with reservation. For more info. tel: 888-846-8600. 6,13,20 Class: T’ai Chi for Beginners with Dell St. Ana at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org. 6,13,20,27 Class: Level 2 Yoga with Carolyn Brennan at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced
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6 lecture on spring prep with pruning, prepping garden beds and more. March 20 lecture on herb and kitchen gardens. Free. For more info. tel: 410-822-1244.
Living. 8:30 to 10 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org. 6,13,20,27 Class: Head Drawi ng F u nd a ment a l s w it h Patr ick Meehan at the Academy A r t Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410 -822-A RTS (2787) or v isit www.academyartmuseum.org. 6,13,20,27 Dog Walk ing w ith Vicki Arion at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org. 6,13,20,27 Class: Mixed Level Yoga with Carolyn Brennan at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 10:30 a.m. to noon. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org. 6,13,20,27,3 Class: Introduction to Insight Mediation sponsored by Still Point Meditation at 5 Federal St., Easton. 6 to 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-430-2005 or visit www.stillpointmeditation.org. 6,20 Talbot Master Gardeners host a Cabin Fever Reliever series at the Brooklett’s Senior Center in Easton. 1:30 to 3 p.m. March
7 Th is Old Che sape a ke Hou se Speaker Ser ies at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels featuring CBMM curator Pete Lesher. Lesher will make the houses of St. Michaels “talk,” sharing the stories of the town’s shipbuilding past. $10 for CBMM members and $15 for non-members. For more info. tel: 410-745-4941. 7 Chestertown’s First Friday. Extended shop hours w it h ar ts and entertainment throughout historic downtown. For a list of activities, visit: www.kentcounty.com/artsentertainment. 7 Karaoke Happy Hour at Layton’s Chance Vineyard and Winery, Vienna. 6 p.m. Singing, dancing, good times! Bring your dinner or snacks to complete the evening. Table reservations taken on the day of the event only. For more info. visit www.laytonschance. com. 7 Friday Nites in Caroline: Jay Smar at 7 p.m. at Central Library, Denton. Traditional American and original folk, ol’ time mountain music and more. Free. For
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March Calendar more info. tel: 410-479-1009 or visit www.carolinearts.org. 7 Dorchester Sw ingers Square Dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at Maple Elementary School, Egypt Rd., Cambridge. Refreshments provided. For more info. tel: 410-820-8620. 7,14,21 Class: Mat Pilates with Jena Latham at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. For more info. tel: 410 - 819 -3395 or v isit www. evergreeneaston.org. 7,14,21,28 Meeting: Friday Morning Artists at Joe’s Bagel Cafe in Easton. 8 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-673-1860 or visit www. FridayMorningArtists.org. 7,14,21,28 Class: There are No Rules in Photography with Steve D emb o at t he A c ademy A r t Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410 822-ARTS (2787) or visit www. academyartmuseum.org. 7,14 ,21,28 Class: Gentle Yoga with Cyndi Prud’homme at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
7,14,21,28 Bingo! ever y Friday night at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department on Creamery Lane, Easton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and games start at 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-4848. 8 Eagle Festival at Black water National Wildlife Refuge. 9 a.m. Fun day of act iv it ies for t he whole family celebrating birds of prey. Free entry. Food will be available from local Boy Scouts and Ruritan Clubs. For more info. tel: 410-901-6124 or visit www.fws.gov/blackwater. 8 Fr iend s of t he L ibra r y S ec ond Saturday Book Sale at the Dorchester County Public Library, Cambridge. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-2287331 or visit www.dorchesterlibrary.org. 8 E v e r y t h i n g O y s t e r Fe s t i v a l sponsored by the Dorchester Heritage Museums and Gardens, Cambridge. Slurp oysters, listen to watermen’s stories, have an oyster race, silent auction, exhibits, crafts and more. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free for DCHS members, all others $2 over 12 years old. The event will be held at the East New Market Fire Department. For more info. tel: 410-228-7953 or visit www.dorchesterhistory.org.
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8 Live auction and cake wheel sponsored by Soroptimist International of Kent County to benefit programs for women and girls. Noon at the Chestertown Elks Lodge. No admission fee. For more info. tel: 443-480-2687. 8 Weave pencil holders for beginners and children w ith Heidi Wetzel at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 1 to 4 p.m.For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org. 8 Leaky Pete’s Oyster and Wine Ba r sponsors the 4th annual Paddy in the Alley Fest from 1 to 6 p.m. at 404 Race Street, Cambridge. Music, great food, green beer, oyster shooters, Irish coffee and much more. $5. For more info. tel: 410-228-2245. 8 Saturday Speaker Series: Mr. Keith Bellows, National Geographic Travel Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 2 p.m. Bellows will discuss his latest book, 100 Places That Can Change Your Child’s Life: From Your Backyard to the Ends of the Earth. For more info. tel: 410-745-5877 or visit www. tcfl.org. 8 Second Saturdays at the Artsway from 2 to 4 p.m., 401 Market Street, Denton. Interact w ith
a r t i s t s a s t he y demon s t r ate their work. For more info. tel: 410 -479 -1009 or v isit www. carolinearts.org. 8 Second Saturday in Histor ic Downtown Cambridge on Race, Poplar, Muir and High streets. Shops will be open late. Galleries will be opening new shows and holding receptions. Restaurants will feature live music. For more i n fo. v i sit w w w.c ambr idgemainstreet.com. 8 Concert: Mule Train in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www. avalontheatre.com. 8,22 Country Church Breakfast at Faith Chapel & Trappe United Methodist Churches in Wesley Ha l l, Trappe. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. TUMC is also the home of “Martha’s Closet” Yard Sale and C om mu n it y O ut re ach Store, open during the breakfast and every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. 8,22 Mark Salter’s “S” Series Cooking Demonstration with Miele at The Robert Morris Inn, Oxford. 10 a.m. to noon. Included are recipe cards, a two-hour demonstration followed by a two-course luncheon with a glass of wine. $64 per person w it h limited
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County Free Library, Easton. 3 to 5 p.m. Bring your needlecraft to work on in a group. Limited instruction for beginners. All ages welcome. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www. tcfl.org.
guest number. For more info. tel: 410-226-5111. 9 Pancake Breakfast at the Oxford Volunteer Fire Company. 8 to 11 a.m. Proceeds to benefit the Oxford Volunteer Fire Services. $8 for adults and $4 for children under 10. For more info. tel: 410226-5110. 9 Movie in the Afternoon: Biophilic Design ~ The Architecture of Life at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. 1 to 2 p.m. Biophilic design is an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work and learn, so that they connect to the natural world. $10 members, $15 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org. 9 Lecture: Celebrating Sailing with internationally known sailor and commentator Gar y Jobson at the Oxford Community Center, Oxford. 4 p.m. Admission is $15; reservations recommended. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904. 9 Concert: Dan Navarro in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com. 10 Stitching Time at the Talbot
10,17,24,31 Popcorn Theology at Christ Church Parish House, St. Michaels at 7 p.m. Film series exploring loss of relationship and community and the joy of rediscovering both. For more info. tel: 410-745-9076. 11 Movies at Noon at the Talbot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels. Bring your lunch or a snack and watch a film. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 11 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Sheldon Goldgeier Lecture Series featuring photographer author Wilson Wyatt, Jr. on his book Chesapeake View ~ Catching the Light from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410745-4941 for enrollment details. 11 Fa m i ly C r a f t s at t he Ta lb ot Count y Free Librar y, St. Michaels. 4 p.m. Crafts for the whole family. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www. tcf l.org.
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March Calendar 11 Chesapeake Bay Maritime Mus eu m memb er n ig ht “Ma g ic Lantern,” An Evening with Marc Castelli. 5:30 p.m. in the Van L en nep Aud itor iu m, CBMM, St. Michaels. Free for members. RSVP to Debbie Collison at 410745-4991. 11,18,25 Class: Creative Photography ~ Advanced Level with George Holzer at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 6 to 8:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410 822-ARTS (2787) or visit www. academyartmuseum.org. 11,25 Writing Group for Adults at The Foundry, Denton. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Everyone has a story to tell. Share your ref lections, memories, and dreams with the group and receive constructive feedback. Free. For more info. tel: 410-479-1009 or visit www. carolinearts.org. 11,25 Meeting: Tidewater Stamp Club at the Mayor and Council Bldg., Easton. 7:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-1371. 12 Program: The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore presents Backyard Bug Farming and Beyond, a talk by Nate Erwin, manager of the Insect Zoo at the National Natural History Museum. 11:30
a.m. at the Oxford Community Center, Oxford. Free and open to the public. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904. 12 Meeting: Talbot Optimist Club at the Washington Street Pub, Easton. 6:30 p.m. For more info. e-mail tglass@leinc.com. 12,26 Chess Club from 1 to 3 p.m. at the St. Michaels Community Center. Players gather for friendly competition and instruction. For more info. tel: 410-745-6073. 13 Blood Donation Drive at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Cambridge. Noon to 7:45 p.m. For more info. tel: 888-825-6638 or visit www.Delmarva-Blood.org. 13 Book Discussion: Wendell Berry’s Fidelity at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410 -8221626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 13 Lecture: The Painted Screens of Baltimore ~ a 300 Year Journey with author Elaine Eff at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 6 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-8221626 or visit www.tcfl.org. 13 Zentangle basics with Susan Green Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org.
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March Calendar 13,20 Academy for Lifelong Learning: Financing the War of 1812 with Ron Lesher from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details. 13,20,27 Memoir Writing at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Record and share your memories of life and family with a group of friendly, like-minded people. For more info. tel: 410-822-1626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 13,27 Class: 5 Element Yoga with S.D. Swan and Freya Farley at Evergreen: A Center for Balanced Living. 12:30 to 2 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 or visit www.evergreeneaston.org. 14 Friday Nites in Caroline: Eric Byrd Trio at 7 p.m. at Central Library, Denton. The evening will feature Washington, D.C.’s premier jazz musician. You don’t want to miss this performance! Free. For more info. tel: 410-479-1009 or visit www.carolinearts.org. 14 St. Patrick’s Day celebration with the Free and Eazy Band at the Oxford Community Center. 7:30 p.m. Cash bar featuring Irish beer and Irish coffee, sweet
and salty nibbles. $15. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904 or visit www.oxfordcc.org. 14 Concert: Aztec Two-Step in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com. 14-15 2nd annual “Celebrate the Spirit of the Irish” weekend in St. Michaels. On Friday celebrate the maritime tradition of the “Burning of the Socks” from 5:45 to 7 p.m. at Aida’s Victoriana Inn. On Saturday there will be a scavenger hunt, family fun activities and games, best Irish costume contest, restaurants featuring the “Flavor of the Irish,” a strolling Leprechaun, and an Irish Wake at 5:45 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-745-0411. 15 Bird Walk at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, with Terry Allen. 8 a.m. at the Refuge Visitor Center. For more info. tel: 410-228-2677. 15 2nd annual Powerhouse Gym Giving Power to Pets 5K/10K and Dog Walk beginning at 9 a.m. at Powerhouse Gym in Cambridge. All proceeds to benefit the Baywater Animal Rescue. For more info. tel: 410-901-9991 or visit www.active.com.
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15 The Met: Live in HD featuring Massenet’s Werther at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
15 Workshop: Kokedama at Adk ins A rboret um, R idgely. In this hands-on workshop participants will learn traditional methods, display techniques, and instructions for maintaining these miniature representations of nature. $35 members, $40 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org.
15 Lecture: Native Bees at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Join University of Maryland Extension Apicultur ist Mike Embrey to learn about native bees, bee boxes, and resources for these native pollinators. $15 members, $20 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org.
15 Recycle Dorchester ~ sale benefitting the Dorchester County Hi stor ic a l S o c iet y. Up sc a le, qua l it y sa le, of fer i ng gent ly used clothing, linens, household goods, furniture, toys and much more. 10 a.m. to noon at the Dorchester Heritage Museums and Gardens, Cambridge. For more info. tel: 410-228-7953 or visit www.dorchesterhistory. org.
15 EVO Beer Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort, Cambridge. The Salisbury, MD,
15 Spin with Nancy: Join Nancy Ferguson from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Heritage Museums and Gardens of Dorchester to spin your own yarn. This is the perfect beginners class. For more info. tel: 410-228-7953 or e-mail dchs@verizon.net. 203
March Calendar brewery takes you on a tasting adventure as part of a memorable 5-course dinner. For more info. tel: 410-901-1234. 15 Dancing for Dogs, to benefit Ta lbot and Caroline humane societies and TomCat Solutions. 7 to 11 p.m. at the Tidewater Inn, Ea ston. C ock ta i ls, hors d’oeuvres, music, dancing, silent auction, and entertainment. For more info. tel: 410-310-5969. 15 Concert: Bethesda in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www. avalontheatre.com. 16 Workshop: Ukrainian Egg Decorating at Adk ins A rboretum, Ridgely. Make a one-of-a-kind creation from the heart in the time-honored Ukrainian tradition of Pysanky. $25 members, $35 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum. org. 17 Book Discussion: Elizabeth L. Silver’s The Execution of Noa P. Singleton at the Talbot County Free Library, Easton. 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410 -8221626 or visit www.tcf l.org.
18 Puppet Show: Fun with Nursery Rhymes at the Talbot County Free Library, St. Michaels. 4 p.m. A puppet show production for the whole family by our Ms. Carla. For more info. tel: 410 -8221626 or visit www.tcf l.org. 18,25 Class: Figure Drawing with Patrick Meehan at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 18,25 Class: Landscape Painting with Patrick Meehan at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 1 to 4 p.m. For more info. tel: 410822-ARTS (2787) or visit www. academyartmuseum.org. 20 L ec t ure: The E lec t ion a nd Impact of Pope Francis by Fr. Thomas Reese at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 6 p.m. This lecture is part of the Kittredge-Wilson Speaker Series. $15 members, $20 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 20 Concert: USAF Rhythm in Blue Jazz Ensemble at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 7 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com. 21 Soup Day at the St. Michaels Community Center. Choose from
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three delicious soups for lunch. $6 meal deal. Each meal comes with a bowl of soup, a roll and a drink. Take out or eat in! We deliver in St. Michaels. 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For more info. tel:410745-6073.
For more info. tel: 866-312-5596 or visit www.cbresortspa.com. 22 Concert: The Robert Cray Band at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
21 Friday Nites in Caroline: L’Esprit Creole at 7 p.m. at Central Li- 23 Reiki II with Dell St. Ana at brary, Denton. The evening will Evergreen: A Center for Balanced feature a vibrant blend of Celtic, Living. 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Canadian and old time sounds. For more info. tel: 410-819-3395 Free. For more info. tel: 410-479or visit www.evergreeneaston. 1009 or visit www.carolineart org. s.org. 25 Meeting: Women Supporting 21-23 4th annual Heart and Music Women, lo c a l bre a st c a nc er theatre performance fundraiser support group, meets at Christ for For All Season, Inc. at the OxEpiscopal Church, Cambridge. ford Community Center, Oxford. For info. tel: 410-226-5904 or THE HILL REPORT visit www.forallseasonsinc.org. 22 Caroline County 4-H is sponsoring an Indoor Craft and Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Caroline County 4-H Park, Denton. All vendors are welcome. Crafts, household items, furniture, jewelr y, antiques, horse tack, tools, pet items and more. For more info. tel: 410-714-0807. 22 Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa Bridal Show from 2 to 5 p.m. $8 in advance, $10 at the door. Meet some of the best vendors in the area. Florists, DJs, bakers and more will be there for planning. 205
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March Calendar 6:30 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-463-0946. 25, Apr. 1 Academy for Lifelong L ea r ning: Ala ska, My Unintended Destination with Randy Welch from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410745-4941 for enrollment details. 25,1,8,15 Academy for Lifelong Learning: To Discover and Gaine ~ The Island s of the Upp e r Chesapeake with Philip Hesser from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. Tel: 410-745-4941 for enrollment details. 26 Class: Painting the Flower of Spring in Oil with Rita Curtis at the Academy Art Museum, Easton. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org. 28 Cocktails and Concert features Ly r ic Opera at t he Ac ademy Art Museum, Easton. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a concert at 6 p.m. $42 for members, $75 for non-members. For more info. tel: 410-822-ARTS (2787) or visit www.academyartmuseum.org.
28 Concert: Rory Sullivan with A lex and Shiloh in the Stoltz Listening Room, Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-7299 or visit www. avalontheatre.com. 28-30 Play: Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka pre sente d by E a ston Middle School. Fri., 7 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 7 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. 28-April 13 Play: Is He Dead?, a comedy by Mark Twain, adapted by David Ives at the Church Hill Theatre. Deeply in debt, t he F rench a r t i st Je a n-F ra nc oi s Millet fakes his death and returns as his twin sister to sell the now-valuable paintings. For show times and ticket prices tel: 410-758-1331 or visit www. churchhilltheatre.org. 29 Workshop: Landscape Design at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Three experienced landscape designers and avid gardeners will lead this all-day intensive design workshop. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $95 members, $120 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org. 29 Eastern Shore Sea Glass and Coastal Arts Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ophiuroidea in
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March Calendar the Historic Mill, St. Michaels. Special guest will be Richard LaMot te, author of Pure Sea Glass. For more info. visit www. seaglassfestival.com. 29 Oyster Roast with the Cambridge Rotary from noon to 4 p.m. at Long Wharf Park, Cambridge. Enjoy roasted oysters, scalded oysters and oysters on t he ha lf shel l. Hot dogs a nd hamburgers available for nonbelievers. $20 donation to the Cambridge Rotary Community Service Foundation. For more info. tel: 410-228-3575. 29 Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. A full afternoon and evening of music, culminating in the announcement of the Competition w inners. 1 to 10 p.m. $10 per person, students free. For more info. tel: 410822-0553. 29 Concert: The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills. 7 p.m. lecture followed by an 8 p.m. concert. The program includes Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished,” Vaughan Williams’ The L ark Ascending, Saint-Saens’ Introduction and Rondo, and Mende l s s oh n’s S y mphony No. 4
“Italian.” Tickets are $40 and $10 for students. For more info. tel: 410-827-5867. 29-30 Workshop: Build a Pride of Baltimore II half-hull model at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $80 for CBMM members and $95 for non-members. For more info. and registration tel: 410-745-4941 or 410-745-3266. Pre -reg istrat ion required by Monday, March 24. 30 Bird Walk at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, with Harry Armistead. 8 a.m. at the Refuge Visitor Center. For more info. tel: 410-228-2677. 30 Concerts: Chesapeake Chamber Music concerts at Temple B’nai Israel, Easton. 1 p.m.; Church of the Holy Trinity, Oxford at 2 p.m.; St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Easton at 3 p.m.; Christ Episcopal Church, Cambridge at 4 p.m. For more info. tel: 410-822-0553. 30 Lecture: A Garden of Marvels at Adkins Arboretum, Ridgely. Join Ruth Kassinger for a discussion of her most recent book, A Garden of Marvels. 1 to 2 p.m. $15 members, $20 non-members. For more info. tel: 410-634-2847, ext. 0 or visit www.adkinsarboretum.org.
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30 P.T. Barnum: The Master Showman one-man family-friendly show with Neil Hartley about t he cre ator of “ t he Gre ate st Show on Earth” at the Oxford Community Center, Oxford. 2 p.m. Adults, $5; children under 12 f ree. Snack s available for purchase. For more info. tel: 410-226-5904.
31 Seminar: The Tidewater Camera Club presents Photographic Essays by Robert W. Madden from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Wye Oak Room at the Talbot County Community Center, Easton. The seminar is free and open to the public. For more info. tel: 410-822-5441 or v isit www.t idewatercameraclub.com.
30 Wine & Dine 2014 ~ Wine pairing dinner sponsored by Layton’s Chance Vineyard and Winery. 5 p.m. at the Sharptown American Legion, Post 218. Featuring wines by Layton’s Chance and food by Jerry Fletcher Catering. $40 per person. For more info. tel: 443-235-6697.
31 Concert: The Psychedelic Furs at the Avalon Theatre, Easton. 8 p.m. For more info. tel: 410822-7299 or visit www.avalontheatre.com.
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Maryland’s Eastern Shore Why Live Anywhere Else? Henry S. Hale, REALTOR®, has enjoyed living in Oxford for over 23 years. He has been involved in many aspects of the community, including being an active member and past chief of Oxford Fire Company, an 11 year member of the Board of Port Wardens, a Town Commissioner and a board member of the Oxford Community Center and Oxford Museum. Henry lives on Banks Street in Oxford. In September, 2003, his home was destroyed by Hurricane Isabel. The two year rebuilding process provided Henry an opportunity to become familiar with local planning and zoning regulations. His experience as Commissioner, plus his extensive boater’s knowledge of the 600 plus miles of Talbot County waterfront, makes him a natural choice to be your REALTOR®. “We’ve all had enough of winter and are eagerly awaiting warm weather. It has been a long cold spell and I for one am really looking forward to ‘splashing’ the boat and getting out on the water,” says Henry. “We had a busy year in Talbot County Real Estate and I feel confident that this trend will continue throughout 2014. There seems to be a lot of ‘pent up’ demand that will be good for both buyers and sellers, so give me a call and we can discuss your individual needs.”
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