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Items associated with name 'Snow Hill (Md.)'
Bill of Sale of Licensed Vessel Collection
by Tilghman, David Clyde (1896)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains a bill of sale for a licensed naval vessel under twenty tons. The bill of sale is designated to Allen and Anne Arnold for a ship named GEORGE WHEATLEY. The bill was issued on August 24, 1896. The collection also contains a clipping regarding David Clyde Tilghman who was a Snow Hill resident and Army Air Corp radio operator who died in a plane crash.
Bound Newspaper collection
by Unknown (1899 – 2007)
folders (234 linear feet)
The Bound Newspaper collection contains bound copies of Eastern Shore newspapers. Newspapers in this collection come from various locations on the Delmarva Peninsula including the Delaware coastal beaches, Sussex County, Ocean City (Md.), Salisbury, Pocomoke, and Longneck. Major newspapers in the collection are the Marylander and Herald, the Salisbury Daily Times, and the Salisbury Advertiser. Related materials can be found in the Unbound Newspaper collection (2018.044).
Carruthers Family Papers
by Andrews, Linda (1880 – 1960)
1 box, 2 oversize folders (0.5 linear feet)
The Carruthers Family Papers tell about the lives the Carruthers Family over three generations whom started in Cumberland, England and then migrated to the United States, where they first landed in Worth County, Missouri, then to New York, before settling down in Worchester County, Maryland. The collection includes print materials that feature the Carruthers Family throughout the 1880s to around the 1960s. All of the materials are in print or photo static copies of the original, and include accounts of various family histories, handwritten and typed correspondences, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and other assorted materials. The collection is arranged in accordance to how it was received as well as in chronological order. The majority of the materials were acquired by John Carruthers’s great-great grandchild, Linda Janes Andrews.
Commercial National Bank of Snow Hill check
by Timmons, C.L. (November 22, 1939)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Commercial National Bank of Snow Hill check contains a written check dated November 22, 1939, and issued by the bank in Snow Hil; the check was written by C.L. Timmons for William T. Cherrix.
Covington Family papers
by Unknown (1792 – 1880)
3 folders (0.03 linear feet)
The Covington Family Papers contain original documents on will abstracts, land deeds, and correspondence of members of the Covington family who resided near Snow Hill, Maryland. A majority of the documents date from the 19th century.
Della Andrew Postcard Collection
by Artvue Post Card Co.; Dexter Press, Inc.; H. S. Crocker., Inc.; Pulling, Richard C.; Sweet, Ozzie; Tawes Photographic; The Collotype Co.; The Harry P. Cann & Bro. Co.; The Mayrose Co.; Traub, David E. (1940 – 1960)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains various postcards from the 1940s and 1950s and contains correspondence between Della Andrew and her family and friends.
Doris Dukes papers
by Dukes, Doris (1912 – 2007)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Doris Dukes papers document her family’s history in and around Snow Hill, Md. through family bible records, death records, correspondence, and photographs. The materials date from 1912-2007 with the bulk of the material dating from 1967-2001. Her life as a waterman and restaurateur is also documented through business records.
Eastern Shore Ephemera Collection
by Barnes, J.R.; Kellar, Venia M.; The Rotary Club; Washington High School (1907 – 1934)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains Eastern Shore ephemera which includes a Welcome to the Eastern Shore pamphlet, "Something on Floors" produced by the University of Maryland, a pamphlet on Snow Hill, a recipe book produced by Washington High School, "The Spirit of the Eastern Shore", by J. R. Barnes, a booklet regarding the history of "Saint Maries City" and postcards of Eastern Shore scenes.
Edward Hammond collection
by Unknown (1888 – 1972)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Edward Hammond collection contains a photograph copy of Dr. John Taylor Hammond (1831-1902), two Agricultural Mutual Aid Society of Caroline County, MD certificates for John Hammond and his wife, Esther P. dated December 1, 1887, a narrative by J. Millard Tawes at the First Annual Verrazzano Festival in 1972, and a dance card with pencil attached from 1888. The holiday dance was held by the Thursday Club at Victor Hall in Snow Hill.
Edward J. Henry family papers
by Henry, Edward J. (1887 – 2009)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
The family papers of Edward J. Henry document his family’s activities in Snow Hill, Maryland from his marriage to Mary Queen Purnell in 1887 through the death of his son William’s wife, Mary Holley Henry in 2009 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1932-1967. Materials include marriage certificates, funeral programs, ephemera about Helen and her violin as well as son William and Bowie State College, newspaper clippings and photographs.
Elizabeth Parker's Scriptural Album
by Parker, Elizabeth (1800s)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
No description is available for this item. Please see Nabb Center Staff for more information.
Folklife Collection - Legends of Snow Hill and Pocomoke Forest
by Salisbury University Students (1982)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1982, former Salisbury University Student Cathy Bounds collected folk material. Her collection focuses on the legends of the Snow Hill and the Pocomoke Forest. Each interview transcript includes a brief introduction of the informant.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Cellar House Farm
by Salisbury University Students (1967 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1967 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected stories about folk legends. This collection of stories focus around the topic of the mysterious events that occurred at Cellar House Farm located between Pocomoke and Snow Hill, Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story about the Cellar House Farm.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: The Warren Sisters
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of the Warren Sisters of Snow Hill, Maryland and the strange events that occurred within their home. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - The Internet: The Invisible Web
by Salisbury University Students (1999)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1999, former Salisbury University student Jason Kelly collected folk material. His collection explores internet communication, including email and chatroom culture. Included is his essay, web page prints, and an acronym dictionary.
Fooks Papers
by Meilhammer, Ann G. (December 10, 1986)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Fooks Papers contains an essay titled "The Fooks Papers" written by Ann G. Meilhammer. The essay details the life of a woman who goes by Fooks, and documents her life in Snow Hill.
Furnace Town correspondence
by Unknown (1834 – 1866)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Furnace Town correspondence contains a series of photocopied letters on the topic of Furnace Town near Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland. The letters come from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Papers of the Jones and Taylor families (#2037; finding aid linked). These letters are placed in chronological order from July 18, 1834 to August 4, 1866. The letters vary in topic; however, the bulk of the conversation covers the construction of the town and the furnace.
Furnace Town Times collection
by Unknown (1996)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains the Spring 1996 issue of the Furnace Town Times. The quarterly paper briefly discusses renovations, expansions, personnel additions, and events at Furnace Town.
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.
Makemie Memorial United Presbyterian Church program
by Unknown (circa 1976)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Makemie Memorial United Presbyterian Church program contains a list of activities, along with a brief history of the Church published in 1976.
Map of Snow Hill District No. 2
by Unknown (circa 1877)
1 oversize folder (2 linear feet)
Reproduction copy of a 14.00" x 18.00" map of Snow Hill, Maryland, Worcester County. The map notes property ownership, rivers, rail lines, and the adjacent town of Girdle Tree Hill.
Mary Klein collection
by Klein, Mary (1991 – 1994)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This collection contains examples and results of her research on the subject of African Americans on the Eastern Shore as well as the Snow Hill Community and the Dirickson Farm in the area of Berlin both located in Worcester County, Maryland. The first series covers the subject of African Americans including the history of San Domingo, a community of free African Americans dating back to the early part of the 18th century on the Eastern Shore and a manuscript on the activities of the Church of England regarding slaves and their position in the church. The second series examines life in Snow Hill, Maryland through the investigation of a day book dating back to 1838. Dirickson Farm or Sandy Point Farm in Berlin, Maryland is the focus of the third and final series. The farm and its two-story brick house was one of the largest structures on the Eastern Shore prior to the Revolutionary War. The farm functioned as a plantation, once comprising as many as 1800 acres.
Melvin M. Palmer diplomas
by Unknown (1924 – 1929)
1 oversize folder (2 linear feet)
This collection contains two diplomas and a certificate given to Melvin M. Palmer from 1924 to 1929. Included are the 1924 and 1928 diplomas for completion of elementary grades while he was a pupil at Snow Hill Public School No. 2, District no. 5 and Snow Hill High School, as well as a 1929 Business Administration Certificate from Columbia Institute of Chicago, Ill.
Mount Family papers
by Mount Family (1860 – 1927)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
The Mount Family papers exhibits a 19th century household living in Spence, Worcester County, Maryland. The series of documents, dates from 1860-1897, and contains deeds of their property on Public Landing road, family bible records, and a dissembled scrapbook including portraits on tin types, carte de visites, and cabinet cards.
Photographs of County Courthouses
by Unknown (1900 – 1915)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Photographs of County Courthouses contains photographs taken throughout the 20th century of Maryland courthouses. The majority of the photographs are of the Snow Hill, Somerset County, and Wicomico County Courthouses.
Purnell and Winder families photographs
by Winder, Richard Bayly III (1904 – 1950)
1 carton (1 linear feet)
The photographs of the Purnell and Winder families document the lives of Oscar Moore Purnell, and his descendants, originally of Worcester County, Maryland. The materials were compiled by Richard Bayly Winder, III, the grandson of Oscar Purnell, and depict individuals from four generations of the family during the early 1900s to 1950. Many photographs feature the Oscar M. Purnell house in Snow Hill, Maryland, and the surrounding rural areas of Worcester County. There are also photographs of the Ocean City, Maryland beach and boardwalk during the first half of the 20th century, and a few personal records, and ephemera relating to various members of the Winder family.
Sidney and Elsie Northam papers
by Northam, Elsie; Northam, Sidney (1941 – 2013)
2 boxes (1 linear feet)
The papers of Sidney and Elsie Northam document their life in Snow Hill, Worcester County, Maryland from 1941-2013 with the bulk of the material dating from 1995-2005. Materials include correspondence between Sidney and Elsie from a 1958 trip to Washington State, Elsie’s daily journal entries with regard to her life as well as the weather and the Northam News, which Elsie wrote to keep friends and family informed on their activities. Also included are photographs, a family tree and print images of Snow Hill. Also included in the collection are a series of photocopies of the business correspondence, receipts and ledgers of Sidney Northam’s grandfather, James Adkins. Adkins was a blacksmith in Newark, Maryland from 1899-1917. Note: Adkins photocopies were created by Sidney Northam in the late 1990s.
Snow Hill Baptist Church collection
by Unknown (circa 1980)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Snow Hill Baptist Church Collection contains information on the Old School Baptist Church in Snow Hill, Maryland. Included is a smaller pamphlet with a brief history, accompanying photographs, and writings from the rectors themselves titled "Bicentennial Celebration of the Welsh Tract Church." Also included are miscellaneous historical writings, many without authors or dates of writing. The validity of these texts is therefore unknown, however many of them were used by Sylvia Bradley and other researchers: the document of such research is included as well.
Snow Hill Meeting House Ledger
by Unknown (circa 1988)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Snow Hill Meeting House Ledger contains a transcribed copy of the session book from the Snow Hill Meeting House as well as legal records such as wills and inventories.
Stevenson Family Collection
by Unknown (1675 – 1995)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Stevenson Family Collection contains genealogical information about the Stevenson family. The purpose of the collection is to prove that their ancestor, Joseph Stevenson, is related to the members of the Eastern Shore Stevenson family. They also want to see if Joseph Stevenson is a common ancestor of Maryland and Indiana Stevenson family members.
The Primitive Physic
by Julia A. Purnell Museum (circa 1950)
1 oversize folder (1.25 linear feet)
This broadside, entitled "The Primitive Physic," was compiled by the W.Z. Purnell at the Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill, Maryland, circa 1950. Listed are remedies recommended in Reverend John Wesley's 1747 book, "Primitive Physic." Also included is a copy of an Eastern Shore doctor's bill from 1689.
Vincent and Riley family papers
by Riley, Beulah Vincent; Riley, John L.; Vincent, Virginia (1905 – 1953)
1 carton, 5 boxes (3.5 linear feet)
The Vincent and Riley family papers are the reflection of a prosperous Worcester County, Maryland family. The diaries from Virginia Lee Vincent and Beulah Vincent Riley provide a detailed account of their day-to-day lives in Snow Hill, Maryland from 1907 until 1953. Entries include the daily weather, church activities, Eastern Shore travel, and family goings-on and illnesses. Virginia and Beulah did have occasional entries on national elections and medical society meetings. Dr. John L. Riley’s physicians’ visiting lists are also included in the collection. These weekly lists contain Dr. Riley’s patients, type of contact (e.g., visit, prescription, dressing wound), and charges (total weekly and cumulative for year). His ledgers record the responsibilities of a rural physician ranging from daily visits, surgeries, vaccinations, and dentistry work.
William Pitts Survey records
by Unknown (1748 – 1980)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The William Pitts Survey Records Collection contains the finding aid for the collection that is held at the Worcester County Library in Snow Hill, Maryland.
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.
Worcester County research collection
by Unknown (1742 – 1974)
6 folders (0.06 linear feet)
The Worcester County research collection contains documents that cover the history of Worcester County. Major topics covered are: the foundation and early history of Worcester County, Worcester County Revolutionary and Civil War periods, historic sites and homes, religious information, and Snow Hill. Also included are Maps of Snow Hill and Worcester County, various writings and essays on Worcester County, and magazine articles.