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LifeOnTheShore is a web community based on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Delaware & Virginia; otherwise known as DelMarVa. This project is currently upgrading and enhancing our technologies.
Apr 21, 2026
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A Man of the Shore
For more than half a century, Terry Crannell has helped people on Maryland’s Eastern Shore see Native history not as something distant, but as something still present in the land beneath their feet.
Apr 20, 2026
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Objects, finds, and the stories tied to them.
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Grey Ghost
This unusual point, coming from the bifurcate family, was found by me and my two sons when they were very young. We spotted it together, studied it thoroughly while it was still untouched, slowly pulling it from out of …
Apr 20, 2026
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Famous Amos
The red tips are from heat treating the stone in fire, making it stronger.
Apr 20, 2026
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Robbins Heritage Center
The Dorchester County Historical Society (DCHS) is much more than an history-oriented organization. It’s a museum, resource center, a meeting space & lecture hall. A community gathering place to share yo…
Apr 21, 2026
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Handsell
The NHPA was formed in 2005 to purchase and restore one of Dorchester County, Maryland’s most interesting and intriguing historic structures, an old ivy-covered brick building located in the middle of what is known as “…
Apr 20, 2026
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Profiles, memory-keepers, and Shore-connected lives.
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Terry Crannell
For more than half a century, Terry Crannell has helped people on Maryland’s Eastern Shore see Native history not as something distant, but as something still present in the land beneath their feet.
Apr 21, 2026
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