The Pocomoke Public Eye

Monday, September 25, 2023

IT ALL STARTED WHEN…

The magical creatures of May’s Furnace Fairies & Gnomes Celebration left quite a strange object behind - one that caused us to become unstuck in time! 🧞‍♂️🧚‍♀️🧜

Never one to let a strange situation cause trouble our executive director, Claudia, decreed that we shall have a Renaissance Faire! So, for the third year in a row, we’re going to party like it’s 1399!

Invitations went out to all manor of medieval persons, magicians, musicians, and merchants, Oh my! Vendors to provide fabulous food to feast upon and delicious drinks to drink! Historical fighters and friends to demonstrate all manner of skills to guests of the realm!

So now we extend the invitation to you, loyal subjects of the realm! Come join us for a guaranteed good time, September 30 and October 1 at Furnace Town!!

From Shorebird to Minor League Player of the Year!

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Jackson Holliday named Baseball America's Minor League Player of the Year - Blog (masnsports.com)

Speculating on how El Nino will play a part in this winter's weather.

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How El Nino will affect the US this winter - ABC News (go.com)

New this year - the Otter Prize! Be the first to capture a photo of an otter while you're out casting for catfish and we've got a special prize for you.

Sunday, September 24, 2023

Time Machine: 100 years ago this week in Pocomoke's newspaper; 1897, 2000, 1958, 1891, and feature: Long Ago But Not Far Away.

Anonymous said...

I can remember the Pocomoke Jaycees having a minstrel show about 1960 or so. I don't think that would go over well today. They also held a "womanless" Miss America pageant in which the all-male membership dressed up in drag so I guess there is nothing really new about this. BTW, the pageant was won by Will Hockersmith who went on to infamy for nefarious deeds in the local community.

November,1897

The Free Lance (Fredericksburg, Va.)

February, 2000

(See upper right column)

Salisbury Daily Times

November, 1958

Worcester Democrat

December, 1891

Altoona Tribune (Aloona, Pa.)

LONG AGO BUT NOT FAR AWAY- THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF OUR SOUTHERN PENINSULA

From a 1951 feature article in the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. The author, Leonora W. Wood, (1892-1989) wrote articles of regional historic interest for Virginia newspapers and authored "Guide To Virginia's Eastern Shore" in 1952. She was an inspiration for the novel "Christy" written by her daughter Catherine Marshall, a well-known author. Mrs. Wood's husband was a minister who had served Holmes Presbyterian Church in Cheriton.

(This week: Article excerpt #8 of nine:)