SlackWater: When Electricity Came to St. Mary’s
The SlackWater Center examines rural electrification and the changes it brought to Southern Maryland households.
Who’s Who on St. George Island, Mary Gale Adams
Introducing the first installment to appear online of Mary Gale Adams’ “A Who’s Who of St. George Island,” a work called “a true oral history.” The 250-page compilation of stories, recipes, and home remedies was collected, written, typed, bound, and covered by Ms. Adams, herself a native of the St. George Island community.
SlackWater: Calming the Waters
Then-state senator J. Frank Raley discussed the Potomac River Compact of 1958 with The SlackWater Center. “The Potomac River Compact was a break with, and generally opposed very strongly by, the County. This was a change taking place, and it was resisted. The new people would vote for, and the old would vote against,” he said.
It’s Our River, Take 2: Why Should We Give It to Virginia?
In a 2001 SlackWater interview, Walter Dorsey talks about the legislative battle in Annapolis over the Potomac River Compact of 1958. “I think the Compact is probably one of the worst things that’s ever happened to Maryland,” he said at the time.
It’s Our River: Virginia v. Maryland, Take 1
SlackWater: In a 2001 interview, Walter Dorsey, a former state’s attorney and state senator, argues that the Oyster Wars were a figment of the news media trying to justify the Potomac River Compact.
Insider’s Look at Potomac Oyster Wars
Local waterman Clem Cheseldine gave The SlackWater Center an insider’s look at the Oyster Wars on the Potomac River.
SlackWater’s Circumstantial Evidence Part II
Visitors to St. George Island should be warned: Beware of time.
SlackWater’s Circumstantial Evidence Part I
The SlackWater Center at St. Mary’s College of Maryland is a consortium of students, faculty, and community members documenting and interpreting the region’s changing landscapes. Oral histories are at the core of the center, which encourages students to explore the region through historical documents, images, literature, and scientific and environmental evidence. Some of this work has been published in the print journal SlackWater, some of which is online, and some published here. The work below was first published in Volume IV Crassostrea virginica in spring 2004. By Anne Grulich If you’re coming to the Island by bicycle, you should stop on the bridge….
Share Home Remedies With Slackwater
The SlackWater Center at St. Mary’s College of Maryland would like to learn more about use of home remedies, in the past and in the present.
Memories of Maritime Village of Wynne
Although oyster shucking houses and steamboats have gone from the maritime village of Wynne, they live in memory.
