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Items associated with name 'Chincoteague Island National Seashore'
Tom Horton audio recordings and photographs
by Horton, Tom (1977 – 1999)
2 cartons (2 linear feet)
The Tom Horton audio recordings and photographs are a series of interviews conducted with individuals from the Chesapeake Bay Region of Maryland, 1977-1999 with the bulk of the material dating from 1989-1993. The audio cassettes were utilized as research for Horton’s book, “An Island out of Time: a memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake.” Recorded accounts from island residents, waterman, and individuals involved in the Chesapeake Bay Region share their life stories, customs, traditions, and concerns about Smith Island but also, other islands and places in and along Chesapeake Bay. Interviews also document Tangier, Deal, Assateague, Chincoteague Islands, and Havre De Grace, Maryland. Also documented are the audio recordings of Chesapeake Storytellers as well as regional spiritual and musical influences.
Worcester Environmental Trust records
by Fehrer, Ilia; Fehrer, Joseph W. (1959 – 2004)
8 cartons, 2 boxes (9 linear feet)
The Worcester Environmental Trust (WET) records reflect a movement to preserve the ecology of the Delmarva Peninsula. Joseph and Ilia Fehrer spearheaded activism in Worcester County, Md. from 1972 until 2002, but were also instrumental in petitioning and lobbying for numerous environmental causes along the Eastern Shore and Chesapeake Bay. The Worcester Environmental Trust records range from 1959 to 2004, and contain executive, financial, and legal records that demonstrate this once effective environmental non-profit organization.