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Items associated with name 'Berlin (Md.)'
Alfred Melson Delmarva ephemera
by Unknown (1818 – 1881)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
The Alfred Melson Delmarva ephemera contains two postcards, an 1835 list of the inhabitants' rates and road taxes of Little Creek Hundred in Delaware, a Pittsville-business ledger book from 1876 to 1881. Additional materials include an 1878 indenture between Hiram D. and Thomas H. Truitt and Isaac Smith and an 1818 Sussex County, DE indenture between Arthur and Rhoda Milby and John Burbage.
Andrew Serrell photographs
by Serrell, Andrew (1987 – 2012)
8 boxes, 1 oversize folder (11 linear feet)
The Andrew Serrell photograph collection documents the personal and professional interests of Andrew Serrell, commercial pilot and aerial photographer. The digital and print photographs document Worcester County, Maryland and surrounding areas of the Eastern Shore, including the Delaware coastal region. The majority of the photographs focus on construction and land developments including Ocean Pines, Route 113, Ocean City, and area golf courses from 1987-2012 with the bulk of the photographs taken from 1999-2001. Many of the images were used for business and commercial use.
Becky Sturgis collection
by Unknown (1873, 1898)
1 box, 1 oversize box (2 linear feet)
This collection contains a variety of research material relating to Worcester County, Maryland in the form of day and minutes books from the Berlin Academy and a local merchant as well as a copy of the March 1873 Democratic Messenger from Snow Hill.
Berlin Maryland Executors Public Auction Flyer
by Samuel T. Freeman & Co. (1951)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a flyer for the public auction of Glen Riddle Farms in Berlin, Maryland in 1951.
Birch Family History Chart Collection
by Unknown (Undated)
5 folders ( linear feet)
This collection includes five over sized family charts of the Martha Jane and Thomas B. Birch family line done in honor of Arlanta Birch Smack Dennis.
Buckingham Presbyterian Church Session Book
by Thompson, G. Ray (1790-1835, 2018)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
Transcription and photocopy of Buckingham Presbyterian Church Session Book 1, 1790-1835. The records document the session meetings including the name and subscriber of the pew, indicating the paid amount a member paid annually for the use of the pew for that year. Additional information includes baptismal records and the names of the ministers.
C.L. Williams correspondence
by Williams, C. L. (March 4, 1897)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The correspondence of C.L. Williams, of Berlin, Maryland, contains a letter sent in 1897 to his niece, Mary W. Turping in Shellyville, Kentucky; the letter discusses family matters and Mary's schooling.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Merry Sherwood Haunted House
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, all stories recorded occurred at the Merry Sherwood Mansion also known as the Dunwandrin, located in Berlin, Maryland. These stories are about strange events that happened there as well as the collection offers a brief history of the estate. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Genesar Architectural Drawings
by Historic American Buildings Survey (1980)
1 oversize folder (2.5 linear feet)
This collection contains thirteen architectural drawings of the Berlin, Maryland structure called Genesar in 1980. The drawings were prepared by student architects of Florida A & M University for Historic American Buildings Survey. The series of 13 drawings include a site plan, first-floor plan, second-floor plan, third-floor plan, east elevation, west elevation, north elevation, longitudinal section, transverse section, and several individual details throughout the structure.
Gilliss Family Collection
by Gilliss, E.J.; Gilliss, Elizabeth A. Hall; Gilliss, John P.R.; Gilliss, Mae (or May) (1732 – 1994)
11 boxes (6.25 linear feet)
The Gilliss Family Collection documents the Gilliss, Hall, and Fassitt families between 1732 and 1994, though primarily between 1830 and 1920. Documents include family history research, photographs, land and legal documents, correspondence (primarily sent to Lizzie A. (Hall) Gilliss in the 1860s and 1870s), ledgers (primarily medical journals of Dr. John P.R. Gilliss from the 1830s and 1840s), and business documents (primarily from E.J. Gilliss' company, Gilliss and Gilliss, between the 1879 and the 1951).
Henry T. Bell papers
by Bell, Henry T. (1858 – 1918)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
The papers of Henry T. Bell document land purchases in Berlin, Maryland and the business relationship conducted between Bell, his wife Lillie and the William B. Tilghman Company from 1858 – 1918 with the bulk of the material dating from 1895-1916. Also included is personal correspondence to Henry and Lillie Bell from their children and other acquaintances as well as personal account information and his last will and testament.
Henry's Grove photographs
by Graham, Jack (1951, 2005)
3 oversize folders (3 linear feet)
Black and white photographic prints of Henry's Grove, a Georgian-style historic home located in Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland. The images depict the home before and after the facade renovation and restoration, and were taken in the mid-1970s by Jack Graham who performed the restoration.
Improved Order of Red Men (Berlin, Md.) records
by Improved Order of Red Men; Unknown (1900s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Improved Order of Red Men contains the certificate of the ratification of the resolutions of respect brought forth by the Order of the Red Men to the White Eagle Chapter from Berlin, Maryland. The certificate was sent in memory of John Bethards.
Jim Jackson Delmarva ephemera collection
by Jackson, Jim (1851 – 1992)
4 boxes, 1 oversize box (5.5 linear feet)
This collection consists of assorted local paper ephemera from 1852 to 1990. Most of the items originated from the George Bounds & Company of Hebron, the J. H. Farlow & Brother of Salisbury and the Wimbrow & Company of Whaleyville and William and Edwin Sirman. Included are cannery tokens from the Harold B. Kennerly & Son in Nanticoke, Maryland. Also included are over 925 postcards of Salisbury from the 19th to the 21st century arranged by subject.
Junior Board Follies newsletter
by Cargill, Jerome H. (1962)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a copy of the Junior Board Follies of 1962 documenting the activities of the organization.
Newport Farms records
by Sarver Ecological, LLC (2011)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Newport Farms records document the environmental activities of the Newport Farms in Berlin, Maryland in 2011. Documenting materials include a compact disc entitled "Images of Nature", as well as the farm's "Ecological Assessment Report" from September 2011.
Polk Family History Collection
by Polk Family (1801 – 1994)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Polk Family History Collection contains genealogical information regarding the Polk family. Specifically, the collection is focusing on the descendants of John Polk. The genealogy contains birth and death dates. There are postcards from Berlin, Maryland from Wade Polk and his wife. There are also printed photographs of a Polk family house in Princess Anne, Maryland.
Rackliffe House Collection
by Jenkins, Joan; Purnell, W. D. Bill; Rapp, Jim; Touart, Paul Baker (2007 – 2011)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection, ranging from 2007 to 2011, contains information about the restoration of the Rackliffe Plantation House in Berlin, Maryland. Included are 2011 correspondence from members of the Rackliffe House Trust such as Jim Rapp and Joan Jenkins and the Preservation Plan from Paul Baker Touart from 2007.
Rayne and Dennis Family Collection
by Dennis Family; Rayne Family (1911 – 1960)
11 folders (1.1 linear feet)
This collection consists of material, spanning from 1911 to the 1960s, relating to the Rayne and Dennis Family. Included are a bundle postcards from 1911 to 1920s, mostly addressed to Myrtle Rayne from family and friends - most notably, her future husband David W. Dennis, cousin Willis Clark and Edward C. Smith, all who served in WWI. In addition, there are several photographs, including a black-and-white photograph labeled "The Millpond 1946," depicting young people on a frozen pond, b/w and color photographs of two boys at a bridge and possible a scenic photograph of Cypress Knee on the Pocomoke River as well as group photograph of the Whites Chapel Methodist Church Homecoming and a colored photograph of Powellville Grist Mill. The collection also contains a potholder advertising W. Howard Dennis gas station in Powellville, MD and several 1938 Dave Dennis strawberry picking coupons in quantities of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 50 quarts.
Rick Maloof photographs
by Maloof, Rick (1988 – 2001)
2 cartons, 1 box (2.5 linear feet)
Rick Maloof photography collection documents the professional and personal life of Salisbury, Maryland photographer Rick Maloof. The photographs, brochures, and photographic slides, date from 1960 to 2010. His professional photographic slides, photographs, and brochures encompass his work as an artist, wedding photographer, and commercial photographer in and around the Eastern Shore. Portraits make up the bulk of the material, as well as landscapes, and still life shots, are included in his professional images. Maloof’s personal photographs and photographic slides document his personal life, with images of his daughter Alyssa, his family, and his friends.
Thomas Wimbrow papers
by Wimbrow, Thomas D. (2011)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Thomas Wimbrow papers document the "child's eye view" of Main Street Berlin, Maryland circa 1943-1953. Documenting materials include a paper written by Thomas Wimbrow in 2011.
Worcester County Court records
by Worcester County Court (1823 – 1991)
22 boxes, 1 folder (24 linear feet)
Worcester County Court records consist of records of the Register of Wills, the Orphans’ Court, the Circuit Court, and the Department of Public Works of Worcester County, Maryland from 1823-1991. The bulk of collection is related to the settlement of estates from 1825-1919. These estate vouchers, or debts owed by and to the deceased, include those not only of white farmers, merchants and attorneys, but also of Robert Henry, an African American ship captain, and of Wong Bong, a Chinese laborer. Among Henry’s estate vouchers is a receipt from 1905 for repairs to the schooner BEERSHEBA, while among Bong’s estate vouchers is an example of Chinese calligraphy from 1914. The collection includes papers of Thomas D. Purnell, a Register of Wills, from 1890-1897, and of William Kerbin, an attorney, from 1921-1930. It also includes circuit court records of the dissolution of a business partnership between Calvine Howerton and William Duncan from 1916-1931, and records of the Department of Public Works from 1948-1991. The collection offers insight not only into Worcester County’s legal proceedings, but also into the diversity of the county’s population and into two centuries of the county’s economic development and growth.