by James Ritch | Jun 30, 2019 | Features
By Martha Wessells Steger — The newest exhibition at the Library of Virginia in Richmond, “New Virginians: 1619-2019 & Beyond,” reaches across the Chesapeake Bay to Virginia’s Eastern Shore with at least three personal connections. By way of background,...
by James Ritch | May 6, 2019 | Features
The Samuel D. Outlaw Blacksmith Shop Memorial Museum opened May 4 during the 2019 Eastern Shore House and Garden Tour to give a sneak peek of the museum and its...
by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2019 | Features
By Martha Wessells Steger Special to the Eastern Shore Post It’s been a long time coming, but Virginia women in history are getting recognition with the Virginia Women’s Monument on Capitol Square in downtown Richmond. Two Eastern Shore women — Dr. Susie May Ames and...
by James Ritch | Feb 18, 2019 | Features
By Arthur King Fisher Special to the Eastern Shore Post In 1991 this writer interviewed his two elderly cousins, Virginia Carmine and Josephine Metcalf, both of Onancock, concerning their recollection of hog killings on the Eastern Shore during their youth, which were...
by James Ritch | Feb 14, 2019 | Features
By Connie Morrison — An idea seeded at a Black History Month program at Ker Place in 2017 will bear fruit tonight as the Mary N. Smith Alumni Association, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society, and local African Methodist Episcopal church choirs join...
