by James Ritch | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Submitted by Cara Burton, Director Eastern Shore Public Library System The “Profiles of Honor” traveling exhibit staff left the Eastern Shore of Virginia in awe of our patriotism and the wealth of World War I and II history here. The exhibit, hosted by the Eastern...
by James Ritch | May 6, 2019 | Obituaries
Mrs. Margaret W. “Peggy” Thompson, born in Onancock May 25, 1921, and a longtime resident of Annapolis, Md., passed away April 27, 2019. She was predeceased by her husband, Philip, in 2004. Her marriage to Eugene F. Hart ended in divorce. She is survived by two sons,...
by James Ritch | May 6, 2019 | Obituaries
Mrs. Jean T. Taylor, 90, wife of the late Brooks Taylor, of Mappsville, passed away on April 25, 2019, at her residence. Born on Dec. 31, 1928, in Belle Haven, she was the daughter of the late Allie P. Taylor and the late Mollie Taylor Killmon. She was a retired...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Features
By Connie Morrison Late afternoon light filled the sanctuary of Historic Cokesbury Methodist Church through its freshly restored stained glass windows, and piano and harpsichord music swelled to meet it. Musicians Lee Jordan-Anders and Thomas Marshall performed...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Features
By Connie Morrison — “The Hate U Give,” the film adaptation of one of the most discussed – and, according to the American Library Association, one of the most challenged – books of 2017 and 2018, tells the story of the police killing of an unarmed...
