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A Marydel Whodunnit, 1909: Amateur Actor Fatally Poisoned on Stage during Show for Charity

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan. 11, 1909: “The little town of Marydel, , was thrown into an intense state of excitement this morning when it became known that Charles L. Pippin, a local businessman, was dead. The cause of his death was poison in a glass of wine which he drank during the amateur performance of a play in which he was one of the actors on…
February 17, 2020
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Maybe we needed a whole building because we had so many liars.”

Lots of towns have had famous “liar’s benches” over the years--a corner in a store or post office where old men gather and tell tall tales from days gone by. But in Trappe on Maryland's Eastern Shore, they had much more than a bench--a whole building there was set aside for the fine art of small-town storytelling. The description below of what days back in…
January 29, 2020
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Month of Fundays February 2020! Good Times & Cool Events on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware

The February 2020 MONTH OF FUNDAYS newsletter connects you with lots of fun events and cool happenings on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware. We are talking black history, ice sculptures, beer, gumbo, muskrats, birds, and much more. Click here to see the February 2020 edition. Here’s hoping it inspires you to get out & go! Thank you for reading!
January 28, 2020
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On WBOC-TV, Secrets of the Eastern Shore talks about the Prohibition Era

Secrets co-founder Jim Duffy recently went on WBOC-TV’s Good Day Delmarva to tell stories about the era of Prohibition on the Delmarva Peninsula. The 100th anniversary of Prohibition taking effect landed on Jan. 17, 1920. Have you heard the one about the guy in Wachapreague who set up a secret compartment under his kitchen floorboards so that booze would pour out of one of his…
January 16, 2020
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On WBOC-TV’s Delmarva Life, Secrets of the Eastern Shore talks about life in the 1920s …

Jim Duffy, co-founder of Secrets of the Eastern Shore, went on WBOC-TV’s Delmarva Life recently to talk with hosts Lisa Bryant and Corey Phoebus about life on Delmarva a century ago--in the 1920s! The conversation ranged from ponies to chickens to music and more ... You can watch the Delmarva Life segment here. PS: There is more on these topics--and lots of other aspects of…
January 9, 2020
Good Times & Fun EventsMonth of Fundays Newsletter

MONTH OF FUNDAYS January 2020: Fun Times and Cool Events on the Delmarva Peninsula

The January 2020 MONTH OF FUNDAYS newsletter connects you with lots of fun events and cool happenings on the Eastern Shore and in Delaware. We are talking ice skating, ice sculptures, muskrats, the rodeo, stargazing, winter birding, and much more. Plus: A preview of great events in the year ahead! Click here to see the January 2020 edition. Here’s hoping it inspires you to get out…
December 31, 2019
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: Muskrat Recipes “Worthy of an Epicure” from 1943

In the introduction to a 1943 “wildlife leaflet” titled, “Recipes for Cooking Muskrat Meat,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service offers these reassurances: “In modern times many persons have eaten the flesh of the muskrat and relished it. Some have declared that it is game worthy of an epicure.” And: “The recipes given here are typical of the many suitable for cooking this meat. When…
December 30, 2019
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“Underground Railroad Journeys” Talk in St. Michaels, Md. on Monday, Feb. 3

Author and storyteller Jim Duffy of Secrets of the Eastern Shore will tell true-life tales about “Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva” in a presentation and discussion at the St. Michaels (Md.) Public Library on Monday, Feb. 3. The presentation is based on Duffy’s book, Tubman Travels: 32 Underground Railroad Journeys on Delmarva. Part of the Lunch & Learn series, the event begins at noon in the…
December 29, 2019