The worldwide community of museums will celebrate International Museum Day on Saturday, the 18th May 2013. Historic St. Martin’s in Showell, MD is part of this world community and partaking in the event by hosting an Open House. The theme of this year’s International Museum Day is “Museums (Memory + Creativity) = Social Change.” “Our rich heritage, which museums both display and protect, is associated with inventiveness and vitality, … READ MORE
The Rehoboth Beach Museum offers the chance to search those boxes in your attic for Rehoboth Beach memorabilia. On May 16th at 7 pm. bring your something special to the Museum to share with others. Keepsakes from the Rehoboth Beach area only are welcome. Reservations are required for this event. This program is free for members and included in the cost of admission for the general public. Please call … READ MORE
Stories abound in this seaboard town of Ocean City, MD—once nothing more than a fishing village with vast hunting areas all around—of spirited women who figured out how to capitalize on the bounty they could have, in what was once a man’s world. In the earliest account, it is said that a woman resided in a tiny ramshackle house made of the cast-off wood from shipwrecks, located east of … READ MORE
The Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum is collecting photographs of veterans from Worcester County for a new exhibit entitled “Veterans of Worcester County, MD.” This exhibit will include veterans from World War I through the Vietnam War. The museum, which will feature the display from May of 2013 through April 2014, is currently looking for exhibit submissions. Citizens who are Worcester County veterans or who have family … READ MORE
Tower locations include: Tower 1 — Bethany Beach, DE Tower 2 — Indian River, DE Tower 3 — Dewey Beach, DE Tower 4 — Dewey Beach, DE Tower 5 — Lewes/Rehoboth, DE Tower 6 — Lewes/Rehoboth, DE Tower 7 — Lewes, DE … READ MORE
It’s been a decade since downtown design guidelines were instituted in Ocean City, and the success of the program is clearly visible with a ride around the historic area. Ocean City Development Corporation (OCDC) Executive Director Glenn Irwin explained the OCDC and Downtown Design Committee came about in 2000 following a report by the International Waterfront Group in 1999 suggesting a “Downtown Village Overlay District” be created in downtown … READ MORE
There is a poultry farm near Greensboro, MD whose property was once covered with wild pink roses; Eglantine roses. One would picture the farm to be a beautiful place to grow up; wild roses, soft fragrance, open farm land, and some of the prettiest farm animals on the shore. Peggy and Sheldon Lewis grew up on Eglantine Farm. Their farm was better known for its one, single, award winning … READ MORE
Unbeknownst to many who call the Eastern Shore of MD home or reside in Worcester County, it is surprising to know that our coastline is covered in some of the oldest bridges in the entire country. Some bridges were constructed of Cypress trees removed for mining purposes. Others were created using concrete slabs and rationed steel bolts during times of sever depression. Want to learn more about the history … READ MORE
Pieces of Ocean City’s old Boardwalk are being spread around the country for all to enjoy as the contractor has been recycling the lumber through interested parties. City Engineer Terry McGean reported last Friday the reconstruction of Ocean City’s famous Boardwalk is going well and is still ahead of schedule. Phase two of the Boardwalk’s reconstruction began in early October and is planned to end in April of 2013. … READ MORE
The Victorian era of history was represented by Queen Victoria’s reign over Britain from 1837 to 1901. The Victorian era was marked by romanticism, mysticism, changing social values, and an increase of peace, prosperity, and art. Every holiday season, bits and pieces of this long-gone era can been seen in downtown Berlin, MD during Victorian Christmas. Berlin was alive and thriving during the Victorian Era in the United States. … READ MORE
The town of Berlin, MD is bustling with the kind of energy that is palpable. Shopkeepers give each other a hand with the last of the decorations—another set of twinkling lights here, an additional sprig of fresh magnolia garland there. Pleasantries are exchanged all around, the mailman stops periodically on his route to ask about children, holiday plans. Cars slow up behind the horse drawn carriage, dressed for the … READ MORE
As November draws to a close, Shorebread brings you one final article in honor of Native American Hertitage Month. This is a personal story, about what it's like to grow up as a member of the Nantocoke Indian Tribe on the Eastern Shore, in modern times. June Harmon Robbins, also known by her Indian name, Morningstar—a name given to her by the Chief of the Nanticoke Indian Tribe during … READ MORE
November is Native American History Month. The Eastern Shore is one of the oldest areas in the country in terms of English settlements. Long before these settlers ever visited our shores, Native American tribes flourished here. Do you know the tribes that once called these lands home? Read on to find out the true history of the people of the Eastern Shore… We all know the famous and true … READ MORE