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Research Contributors
Local Historian & Genealogist; Web designer; Statistician (U.S. Census Bureau); expert with original research of 18th & 19th Century Maryland records.
Marc Bramble
Former chairman of the East New Market Heritage Foundation; former chairman the the East New Market Annual Candlelight Tour; led many initiatives to promote East New Market; assisted with the "Names on the Wall" project; grew up in East New Market; owns the New Market house; assists the Mayor.
Author of two East New Market books; local historian and prominent speaker; expert on the commercial history of Dorchester County.
Scott Freeman
Expert on local railroad history; led the effort to restore the East New Market Depot; local zoning code enforcer.
Chuck Hurley
Chairman of the East New Market Historic District Commission; long time resident; owner of the Bramble House; skilled photographer; degreed historian; expert on local history.
Kirk Hurley
Professional real estate title abstracter; expert deed & land record researcher; former owner of the James Murphy House; degreed historian; research in 1970s led to East New Market being declared a state and national historic district.
Karen Nicholson
Former Teacher; genealogist; transcriber of many 19th century letters and other documents relating to the notable Manning family of East New Market.
Brian Tolley
Manager with the Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS); expert with maps, aerial photos, GPS, & GIS data.
Endorsements from...
Caroline Cline
Mayor of East New Market; former Chairman of the East New Market Historic District Commission; owner of Buckland;
John Creighton
Local historian; tour guide for the Harriet Tubman Organization; member of the Harriett Tubman discussion group, one of the foremost authorities on Harriet Tubman in Dorchester County; former school teacher.
Linda Duyer
Expert on African American history on the Eastern Shore; board member of the Chipman Foundation and the Charles H. Chipmen Cultural Center; member of the Harriet Tubman discussion group. Author of "Round the Pond: Georgetown of Salisbury, Maryland."
Carol Ebright
Archaeologist with the Maryland State Highway Administration. Author of "Assessment of Archeological Potential for the East New Market Streetscape Project" 2004 and "Detailed Background Research and Phase I Archeological Survey for the East New Market Streetscape Project, Dorchester County, Maryland"
Scott Emory
Archaeologist with with Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP, Baltimore; author of "Results of the Archaeological Monitoring for the East New Market Streetscape Project, Town of East New Market, Dorchester County, Maryland";
Doris Era
Local historian; genealogist; researches old newspapers;
Dara Gauen
Local land researcher;
Monica Kelly
Sherman family descendant; researched the Sherman family history.
Herschel Johnson
Historian of the Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church; descendant of Sarah Young; President of the Dorchester General Hospital Community Association; former member of the East New Market Heritage Committee
Patricia Lewis
Historian; playwright; partner in the Many Rivers Community History Project, a Maryland research organization that focuses on 19th century African American history of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and in Delaware.
Barbara Lockhart
Author of "Requiem for a Summer Cottage", "Once a Pony Time at Chincoteague", "Circle the Moon", and "Rambling Raft".
Debby Moxey
Founder and longtime publisher of the Dorchester County Genealogy Magazine.
Ann Persson
Archeological Consultant with TRC Solutions; worked on the East New Market Streetscape Project.
Marva Sampson
Member of East New Market Town Council.
Royce Sampson
Local African-American historian and community leader.
Len Zeller
Owner of the Zeller Funeral Home and several other historic properties in East New Market.