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Comment on Happy Birthday, Henry – A Mencken Mystery by Ellen Marshall

Ellen Marshall — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:05:42 +0000

Happy Birthday, Henry. And thanks for showing us that HL Mencken could be so self-deprecating (sp?).
Baltimore is full of so many creative characters – living and gone elsewhere – it is hard to wonder why we are so down on our city recently. History like this should remind us all of our rich literary heritage.

Comment on Maryland on Film @ MdHS on Oct. 13th by Happy Birthday, Henry – A Mencken Mystery | underbelly

Happy Birthday, Henry – A Mencken Mystery | underbelly — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:26:40 +0000

[...] is the one year anniversary of this blog. On September 13 of last year our first post appeared, Maryland on Film@mdhs, promoting an event on October 13 exhibiting eight silent films from our collection. Since then [...]

Comment on Ocean City: The Great March Storm of 1962 by Ocean City: The Great Hurricane of 1933 | underbelly

Ocean City: The Great Hurricane of 1933 | underbelly — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:32:46 +0000

[...] post or read the following article from the Baltimore Sun. You can also read about a similarly destructive storm that hit Ocean City in 1962 that had it’s own historic repercussions for the vacation town. Enjoy! (Eben Dennis and Joe [...]

Comment on Ocean City: The Great March Storm of 1962 by Ed Arthur

Ed Arthur — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 14:42:33 +0000

Excellent account of the storm that remade OC. I knew some people who were involved and rebuilt their home. By the way I could not find the click for the slideshow and I would have liked to.

Comment on Ocean City: The Great Hurricane of 1933 by Ocean City: The Great March Storm of 1962 | underbelly

Ocean City: The Great March Storm of 1962 | underbelly — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:50:08 +0000

[...] repercussions of the ’62 storm are still evident today. Like the 1933 hurricane, which refashioned Ocean City into a major Atlantic fishing port, the storm that hit in 1962 had [...]

Comment on Summer Vacation: Greetings from Ocean City! by Ocean City: The Great March Storm of 1962 | underbelly

Ocean City: The Great March Storm of 1962 | underbelly — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:44:56 +0000

[...] were nearly nine and a half feet above average low tide. (In comparison, the highest tides of the powerful hurricane that hit Ocean City in 1933 were just over seven [...]

Comment on A Short History of Hoes Heights by kelita

kelita — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:21:28 +0000

I wonder why they had something against one particular race. Interesting. Thanks for the info!

Comment on Workers of the state, unite! (Labor Day 2013) by Ellen Marshall

Ellen Marshall — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:36:35 +0000

I needed an editor for the “dignity” of work – a Freudian slip, putting the God prefix there.

Comment on Workers of the state, unite! (Labor Day 2013) by Ellen Marshall

Ellen Marshall — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 21:35:14 +0000

These are wonderful images. Thank you. I’ve just submitted an op-ed piece to the Baltimore Sun on the deignity of work and wish I had had these to send as an illustration – especially four unidentified women and the group waiting for the job detail pick-up under the Fallsway. The Robert F. Kneische photograph of the man at the loom is a masterpiece. Thank you for my Labor Day gift.

Comment on Ocean City: The Great Hurricane of 1933 by Lisa Hayes Dunlap

Lisa Hayes Dunlap — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:02:25 +0000

This is a wonderful treat to find. Thank you for sharing it with us.