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South Dorchester Folk Museum collection

3 boxes (2.25 linear feet)

(2001 – 2024)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2010.100
Creator(s) South Dorchester Folk Museum
Acquisition

The South Dorchester Folk Museum collection was donated to the Nabb Research Center by John S. Neild, Jr., September 2009 with annual subsequent deposits from 2012-2024.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Julie Messick, August 2014 with updates and additions written by Leslie M. McRoberts, January 2018.
Related Materials

Wilcomb Washburn Distinguished Lecture DVD (2009)

Dorchester County Canneries presentation (circa 2006)
Separated Materials See Nabb Center Staff
Abstract

The South Dorchester Folk Museum collection documents programs and lectures held at the museum in Cambridge, Maryland from 2001-2024. The history of southern Dorchester County is immortalized in these Digital Video Disc (DVD) recordings of presentations and feature information about Hooper’s Island, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, decoy carving, hunting traditions, songs and local family history.

Administrative History

The South Dorchester Folk Museum is focused on preserving the rich history and culture of southern Dorchester County by hosting presentations and acquiring artifacts to exhibit to the public. These educational displays document the history, folklore and cultural diversity of southern Dorchester County as well as the lifestyle of those who have lived there for centuries.

Arrangement Statement

The South Dorchester Folk Museum collection has been arranged chronologically by date of presentation.

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • African American History
    • Cemeteries
    • Education
    • Gootee Family
    • Military History
    • Native American History
    • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
    • World War, 1914-1918
    • World War, 1939-1945
  • Location Terms
    • Cambridge (Md.)
    • Dorchester County (Md.)
    • Hooper's Island (Md.)
    • Taylor's Island (Md.)

Inventory List

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Box 1

1.      Robert Tolley Paintings, Robert Tolley, 2001 June 6

2.      Conversations in a Country Store, Hal Roth, 2001 August 1

3.      Growing Up on Barren & Hooper’s Islands, Jimmy Simmons, 2001 September 5

4.      Accordions, Bands & Places of Music, Thelman George Witstadt,  2001 October 8

5.      Restoration of Vehicles, Dale Price, 2001 November 7

6.      History of Pine Street in Cambridge, Ed Watkins, 2002 February 06

7.      Logging Industry in Pine Tree County, Lin Spicer , 2002 March 6

8.      Living on Barren Island & Hooper’s Island, Roy Ruark, 2002 April 3

9.      Living on Taylor's Island,  Pat Neild, 2002 May 1

10.  Windmills in Dorchester County, George Radcliffe, 2002 June 5

11.  Growing Up on Hooper’s Islands, Ethel Booze Jones, 2002 August 7

12.  Proposed Railroad to Crapo Never Completed, Claude Gootee, 2002 September 4

13.  Growing Up in Robbins & Blackwater Area, Dave Robbins, 2002 November 6

14.  Making a Living Buying and Selling Decoys, Bobby Richardson, 2003 February 5

15.  Miss Outdoors 2002, Anne Emily Bennett, 2003 February 5

16.  A Historical Glimpse of James Island, Lee Newcomb, 2003 May 8

17.  Master Decoy Carver, Ron Rue, 2003 June 4

18.  American Indian Civilization of Dorchester County, Chief Sewell Fitzhugh, 2003 August 6

19.  Storm of ‘33, Frank Bittner, 2003 August 27

20.  The Joy of Collecting and Carving, Eddie Dean, 2003 September 3

21.  Hurricane Isabel (Annual Meeting at Old Salty’s), Hubert Wright, 2003 November 5

22.  The Town of Woolford, Deanna Marshall, 2004 February 4

23.  Chesapeake Bay Oyster Wars and Naval History, Earl Brannock, 2004 March 3

24.  Annie Oakley, Mary Handly, 2004 March 22

25.  Timber Industry of Old Dorchester, Bill Spicer, 2004 May 5

26.   Dorchester Canneries, R. Lee Burton, 2004 June 2

27.  History of Elliott Island, Hal Roth, 2004 August 4

28.  Making and Mending Pound Nets, Donald Mills and Others, 2004 September 1

29.  Life at 902 LaGrange Avenue, Dr. Russell Smith, 2004 October 18

30.  Dorchester Holidays of the Past, Dr. Tom Flowers, 2004 November 3

31.  Native American Artifacts at Dorchester County Historical Society, Terry Crannell, 2004 November 15

32.  The Nanticoke Shad Barges, John Goslee, 2005 February 2

33.  Old and New Vienna, David Owens, 2005 February 21

34.  Civil War Cannoneering, Gerry Horney, 2005 April 11

35.  Traditional Shad Fishing Techniques, Jack Knowles, 2005 May 4

36.  War of 1812 - Effects on the People of the Chesapeake, Jacque-Lynne Schulman, 2005 June 1

37.  A South Dorchester Childhood, Brice Stump, 2005 July 9

38.  Wingate, and Bronza Parks, Mary Parks Harding, 2005 August 3

39.  Origin of Tidewater Farm Club, Dale Price, 2005 October 11

40.  History of Blackwater Refuge, Bill Giese, 2005 November 2

41.  Early Black Dorchester, Dr. Kay McElvey, 2006 May 1

42.  Migration of German Farmers to Dorchester County, Ted Malkus, 2006 May 3

43.  Sailing Workboats of Dorchester, Ed Thieler, 2006 June 7

44.  Elliott Island Button Factory, Dan Martinek, 2006 August 2

45.  A Dorchester Waterman's Life, Scott Todd, 2006 September 6

46.  The War of 1812 on The Eastern Shore, Vince Vaise, 2006 November 1

47.  Saving Our Past - Old Hooper’s Island Graveyard, Jacquline Hedberg, 2007 February 7

48.  A New Generation Following the Old Ways, David Robbins, 2007 March 7

49.  Brooks Barrel Company, Ken Knox, 2007 May 2

50.  Business Life Was Booming, Business life long ago, Neil Frampton, 2007 June 6

51.  Trade Bills, Revealing Dorchester History, Claude Gootee, 2007 August 1

52.  Senator Radcliffe's Mystery Middle Name, George M. Radcliffe, 2007 September 5

53.  Food Culture of Enslaved Afro-Marylanders, Michael Twitty, 2008 February 20

54.  Archeological Clues to Dorchester's Past, Terry Crannell, 2008 March 5

55.  Agriculture, The Environment, Our Food, and Sustainability, David Smith, 2008 March 12

56.  Agriculture in Dorchester Past, Present, and Future, Steele Phillips, 2008 April 1

57.  Old School Baptist Church of Woolford, Deanna Marshall, 2008 May 6

58.  Forgotten Politics, No Breaks for the Eastern Shore, Delegate Addie Eckardt, 2008 June 4

59.  Dorchester County Historical Society: Dedication of Ron Rue Work Shop, 2008 June 6

 

Box 2

1.      The News From Holland Island, Stories About the Long-Ago, Claude Gootee, 2008 August 6

2.      Anchor of Hope Cemetery, Donald Willey, 2008 September 3

3.      Cambridge Regattas, Charles Marshall, 2008 October 1

4.      The Gootee Family of Golden Hill, Tommy Gootee, 2008 November 5

5.      John Lewis Store, A College of Knowledge, John Lewis, 2009 February 4

6.      Hunting and Trapping, Dorchester Traditions, Past and Present, Phillip Jackson, 2009 April 1

7.      Barren Island and the Flowers Family, Jacqui Hedberg, 2009 May 6

8.      The Story of Handsell, Midge Ingersol, 2009 August 5

9.      Old Trinity, 1692 and Today, Reverend Robert Gribbon, 2009 September 2

10.  Musical Traditions of South Dorchester, Bill Foxwell, 2009 November 4

11.  Dorchester’s 1st Fatality of World War I, Roscoe C. Leonard, David Owens, 2010 February 3

12.  Between Ocean and Bay A Photographic Record, Jim Clark, 2010 March 3

13.  Restoration of Skipjack Lady Katie, Scott Todd, 2010 May 4

14.  The J.M. Clayton Company and Oyster and Crab History in Dorchester, Jack Brooks, 2010 June 2

15.  Unusual Tombstones in Dorchester County, Brice Stump, 2010 August 4

16.  Building the Skipjack NATHAN, Melvin Hickman, 2010 September 1

17.  Power Boat Races 100 Years, Charles Marshall, 2010

18.  Dorchester Indian Artifacts, Dr. Darrin Lowrey, 2010 October 27

19.  Life in Dorchester County in 1813, Ralph Eshelman, 2010 November 3

20.  Dorchester County Artist, Robert Tolley, 2011 February 2

21.  Country School Days, Friends and Memories, Lynn Schulman, 2011 May 21

22.  Dorchester Music Traditions, Bill Foxwell and Friends, 2011 June 1

23.  Canneries on Delmarva, Ed Kee, 2011 August 3

24.  Two Centuries of Neighbors Protecting Neighbors, Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kohler, 2011 September 7

25.  Early African American Education in Dorchester County Beginning in 1900, Shirley Jackson, 2011 October 5

26.  Community Values are the Heart of Dorchester and Safeguards of the Future, Judge  Raymond E. Beck, 2011 November 2

27.  Pine Street and the African American Community, David Henry, 2012 February 1

28.  Crocheron and Bishop’s Head,  Lynn Mills, 2012 March 7

29.  Wall Street and the Trans Quaking at Bestpitch, The Life and Virtue of Jesse Wall, Phil Hesser, 2012 April 4

30.  The History of the Stanley Institute, Herschel Johnson, 2012 May 1

31.  Milton M. Shelton: The Man and His Memories, Margaret Ann Shenton, 2012 June 6

32.  The Tricks for Turkey Hunting, Harold (Skip) Miller, 2012 September 5

33.  The Mason Dixon Line, Jeff Hubbard, 2012 November 6

34.  Salt Marshes of Dorchester, Mandy Smith and Krista Hogan, 2013 February 6

35.  Frederick C. Malkus: Tales from Close to the Vest, Betsy Malkus, 2013 March 20

36.  Life in the Olden Days on Taylors Island and Smithville in African American Communities, Luther Cornish and Family, 2013 April 3

37.  Hooper’s Island: The First 100 Years, Jacqueline Simmons Hedberg, 2013 May 1

38.  Master Carver Techniques, Warren Saunders, 2013 June 5

39.  The Crisis, Maryland in 1861, William S. Shepherd, 2013 August 7

40.  Remembering World War II, Frank Wright, 2013 September 4

41.  The Brooks Family, Joan Mesmeringer Jurowski, 2013 October 2

42.  Origin, Daniel Firehawk Abbott, 2013 November 6

43.  Archeological Clues to Dorchester’s Past, Terry Crannell, 2014 April 2

44.  World War II Shipbuilding in Cambridge Maryland, Bill Spicer, 2014 March 5

45.  W.A. Gibbs and Son, 2 Trigger Muskrat Traps, Tom Bradshaw, 2014 May 5

46.  Lives of Colored Families in Smithville and Taylors Island Long Ago, Luther Cornish and Friends, 2014 June 4

47.  A Most Terrible Gale, The Hurricane of 1878 and the People of South Dorchester, Dr. Phillip Hesser, 2014 August 6

48.  After the Gale, More about the Hurricane of 1878, Dr. Phil Hesser, 2014 September 3

49.  Finding Pvt. Ridgewy: the H.L. Hunley Submarine, Brice Stump and Emma Ditman, 2014 November 5

50.  Maryland’s Oyster Industry: Past, Present, Future, Johnny Shockley, 2015 February 4

51.  Eel Pots, Melvin Hickman, 2015 March 4

52.  The Jones Family of Dorchester County, Dennis Jones, 2015 April 1

53.  Memories of Blackwater Refuge and South Dorchester County, Guy Willey, 2015 May 6

54.  “Whiskey and Five Men” Civil War Smugglers at Holland Straits, Phillip Hesser, 2015 June 3

55.  The Wise Family and Wise Oil Company, Bill Wise, 2015 July 1

56.  Chesapeake Heritage: the Islands and People of South Dorchester, Don Parks, 2015 August 5

57.  South Dorchester Traditional Music: Bluegrass and Gospel, Annual Dinner Meeting, Bill Foxwell and Timmons Family Band, 2015

58.  World War II Memories, Bill Spicer, 2016 February 3

59.  Creating the Dorchester County Seal and Comments on the Crab and Oyster Business, Andrew Tolley, 2016 March 3

 

Box 3

1.      Piecing Together History, a Look at the Lake and Strait Districts of Dorchester Over 400 Years, Gen. Jim Adkins, 2016 April 6

2.      Insley Family Research, Steve Abbott, 2016 June 1

3.      Bradshaw and Other Dorchester County Family Research, Randall Bradshaw, 2016 July

4.      Romancing the Stone: Collecting Indian Artifacts, Terry Crannell, 2016 August

5.      The Harriett Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center: Past, Present, Future, Dana Paterra and Robert Parker, 2016 September

6.      Dorchester County Volunteer Fire Companies, Lynn Mills, Rosemary Dean, Sam Horsman, and B.J. Tieder, 2016

7.      Annual Dinner Meeting, with musical guest Peter’s Voice, 2016 November 2

8.      Bootlegging in Dorchester County, James W. Phillips, Jr., Sheriff, 2017 February 1

9.      Turning into Crapo: the Fadeout of Woodlandtown and the Rise of Wingate, Phillip Hesser, 2017 March 1

10.  Simmons Center Market, Ricky Travers, 2017 June 7

11.  Indian Bone, Terry Crannell, 2017 August 2

12.  George B. Nabb, Jr., Friends, Family and World War II, Carlton and Mary Nabb, 2017 September 6

13.  Old Trinity Church, “A Venerable Pile of Bricks,” Rev. Dan Dunlap, 2018 February 7

14.  Webster Grocery Store and the Webster Family, Roger Webster, 2018 March 7

15.  Blackwater Wildlife Refuge: From the Beginning, Bill and Mike Giese, 2018 May 7

16.  High Tide in Dorchester, Dave Harp, 2018 June 6

17.  Businesses in Crocheron and Bishop’s Head Years Ago, Lynn Mills, 2018 August 1

18.  Cambridge International, Dion Banks, 2018 September 5

19. St. Mary Star of the Sea Church Tubman Chapel Golden Hill, With Ms. Mary Jo Bosley, 2018 September

20. The J.M. Clayton Company Family and History, Jack Brooks, 2019 February 6 

21. Life on the Choptank River Lighthouse, Jack Messick and Jim Duffy, 2019 March 6

22.  Come and Gone - What Happened to the Nutrias on Delmarva (and how did they get here?), Margaret Pepper and Phillip Hesser, 2019 May 1

23.  Living on Hoopers Island, Dr. Patricia Riley, 2019 June 6

24. The Nearly Forgotten History of Church Creek, Rev. Dan Dunlap, 2019 September 4

25. An Historical Glimpse of James Island, Lee Newcomb, 2020 February 5

26. "Disagreeable" & "Jolly Times" Another Look at the Dorchester Volunteers in the Civil War, Phillip Hesser, 2020 March 4

27. Blackwater Refuge Wildlife Cameras, Harry Heckathorn, 2021 September 1

28. "God's Wild Garden" Methodism and teh Delmarva Penninsula, 2021 October 6

29. Sam Jones Store, Church Creek Salvage & Salvation at the Crossroads, 2022 March 9

30. The Restoration of Martha Lewis, Randolph George, 2022 April 6

31. The Education of Harriet Tubman, Phil Hesser, 2022 May 4

32. Drums Along the Marshyhope, Terry Crannell, 2022 June 1

33. American Revolution and Dorchester County, Maj. General James Adkins, 2022 August 3

34. Senator George L. Radcliffe, Geroge M. Radcliffe, 2022, Sept. 7

35. The Heritage of Harrisville and Malone Churches, Renna McKinney, 2022, Oct. 5

36. Ghosts of the Eastern Shore, Any Nunez, Feb. 1, 2023

37. Oak Grove Church History, Lingan "Lin" Spicer, March 1, 2023

38. Dorchester Farming History, Carlton Nabb, May 10, 2023

39. Boats of the Chesapeake, David Williams, June 7, 2023

40. Jones Family Cemetary (sic) on Pig Neck Road, Art Wheatly, August 2, 2023

41. Sketches of South Dorchester, Shelby Clendaniel, September 6, 2023

42. The Bramble and Pritchett Family History, Glen Bramble, February 7, 2024

43. Pirates, Privateers and Smugglers of the Chesapeake, Dave Williams, March 6, 2024

44. Old Trinity Church History, Dan Dunlap, May 1, 2024

45. Medicine Hill Farm, Carol Maurer and Annie Noel Applegarth, June 5, 2024

46. Hollands Island Memories, Casey Todd, August 7, 2024

47. Powell Horseman: Henry's Crossroads, Tom Bradshaw, September 4, 2024 

 

 

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