Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Public info event at Wallops

(Shore Daily News)

To facilitate discussion and information sharing on activities at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, a public information outreach event is scheduled from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the NASA Wallops Visitor Center.

(Read more about it:)

NASA Wallops Flight Facility to hold public information outreach event - Shore Daily News

Time Machine preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

2004  ..  



1884  ..  


1949  ..


1937  ..  (Ad)                                           


1956  ..  


Plus local history author Jim Duffy's TV segment on some Secrets Of The Eastern Shore.

 



Monday, August 15, 2022

Pocomoke Boat Docking Challenge photos

From the Pocomoke City Facebook page- a couple of photos from this past Saturday's event.  View more photos taken by councilwoman Esther Troast:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10222394362389712&set=a.10222394511753446




Sunday, August 14, 2022

Time Machine: 1912, 2002, 1939, 1875, 1938, plus local history author's TV segment about a 200-year-old Valentine Story.

 

June, 1912

Democratic Messenger


September, 2002



(Maibelle Lee picks glass from her lawn with her daughter, Chrysta 13, left, and husband, Robert, on Monday in Snow Hill. A house across the street from the Lee's exploded and was destroyed in a natural gas explosion late Sunday afternoon that killed Eastern Shore Gas employee Ignatius Daniel Saienni and 17 others, including 13 volunteer firefighters.)







Salisbury Daily Times


July, 1939

Worcester Democrat

Footnote: 

The Marva Soda Parlor occupied the space at left in this current era picture of the Marva Theater.


January, 1875

Baltimore Sun


January, 1938

The Evening Herald (Klamath Falls, Oregon)

Footnote: See more on Max Bishop's pro baseball career: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Bishop



A 200-year-old Valentine Story

Throwback Thursday – A 200-Year-Old Valentine Story – DelmarvaLife




Friday, August 12, 2022

 



What's up?

 


What's up here? It's a successful Wallops launch carrying student experiments.

View more about it:

NASA rocket carries university experiments to space - Shore Daily News


Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye:

1912  ..  Some citizens advocating a Pocomoke to Snow Hill road by way of Stockton and Girdletree.

                                                                     


2002  ..  Snow Hill home explodes-

1939  ..  Ad for a popular Pocomoke City soda parlor that was located next to the Marva Theater (current era picture)-


1875  ..  

1938  ..  Former major leaguer to manage Pocomoke City Club-

Plus Eastern Shore history author Jim Duffy's TV segment about a 200-year-old Valentine story.