Delmarva's Own Podcast

This is the first episode of three which will be dedicated to the Water's Edge Museum located in Oxford, Maryland. As the museum's website states, The Water’s Edge Museum was established to tell the story of "...The Founding Black Families of America who harnessed knowledge and power, and placed it firmly and confidently into the hands of their descendants." Oxford was chosen as the location for the museum due to Oxford being the only documented arrival port for the Middle Passage, one of the trade routes during the years of the American and European slave trade.

In this episode, Jeff and Randy are joined (once again!) by Dr. Clara Small to discuss just what the Middle Passage actually was.

The blog article which accompanies this episode can be found at www.delmarvasown.com.

Jeff is often asked how he got started in podcasting, and if it's hard. In this episode Jeff and Randy discuss just how easy it is, and the things Jeff uses to make it work.

Troy Brohawn coaches the Salisbury University baseball team. Under his leadership, the team and coaching staff won the first NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship. Prior to this, Coach Brohawn led his high school alma mater to a state championship. And, even before that, in 2001, he won a World Series as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks. As far as we can tell, Brohawn is the only person to achieve these three championships in their career.

Today we are joined by Mary Mahler, the founder and owner of The Theater Academy of Delmarva. Mary began the academy in 2018 to provide a way for kids to enjoy the world of theater and help them develop their interests and talents on the stage. If you 'd like to see an upcoming production of the TAD, then act quickly! There are four upcoming shows of Frozen Jr. coming up in early November, 2021. You can buy your tickets by clicking here!

The story of Mary's devotion to providing theater experiences for kids took a long time to develop. Read more about Mary's decision to finally begin something she was passionate about at www.delmarvasown.com. As with most good stories, she had to overcome some obstacles.

In this episode I am joined by three members of the Board of Directors for the Eastern Shore Writers Association.

Tara Elliot is the President of ESWA and joins Kenton Kilgore as the co-directors of the Bay to Ocean Writers Conference. Emily Rich is the managing editor of ESWA's anthology, Bay to Ocean: The Year's Best Writing from the Eastern Shore.

The blog post for this episode is full of information regarding publishing resources available to the people of Delmarva. You can find the blog at www.delmarvasown.com.

In this episode, Jeff shares a story pulled from the Eastern Shore Writers Association anthology, Bay to Ocean: The Year's Best Writing from the Eastern Shore. The story is from the 2019 edition, and is titled Why Real Men Cry at Boston Symphony Hall. It's a story about a boy and his grandma and their love for John Williams, the famed American composer.

Delmarva's Own pulled the music clips from the following YouTube videos. Follow the links to hear the entire piece.

Theme from Jaws.

Theme from Schindler's List.

Theme from Star Wars, Episode I, A New Hope.

The Olympic Theme.

While not used in the episode, Jeff does mention how John Williams was influenced by Gustav Holst and suggest listeners take a few moments to listen to the two pieces below as evidence.

Gustav Holst, Mars, Bringer of War.

Comparison of Mars, Bringer of War and Imperial March from Star Wars.

The blog which accompanies this podcast episode can be found at www.delmarvasown.com. Jeff discusses just what an anthology is.

Special thanks again to friend of the podcast, Randy Scott for his vocal talent. Randy can be found at www.voiceofrandy.com . 

Listeners interested in seeing the first articles for which Jeff received a paycheck can do so at www.jeffreyscottwriting.com and clicking on "Freelance Work."

Dr. Kirkland Hall joined Delmarva's Own Podcast in February as the last conversation for episodes directly related to Black History Month. So, we're a bit late getting this one out.

This episode is about former enslaved person, abolitionist leader and Underground Railroad Conductor, Harriet Tubman. Harriet grew up in bondage in the area of Cambridge, Maryland. I met with Lawson Nwakudo, a guide at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park to discuss Harriet's earliest years, when she would have been known as Araminta "Minty" Ross. We talk about her birth, the tasks she performed while enslaved and the injury that almost killed her. As it turns out, this injury may have been the turning point for little Minty, and placed her on a trajectory that would help change America.

Special thanks to Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) and the A Capella Choir for their performance of "Steal Away." This performance can be found on their Free At Last album.

Located just south of Boston, Massachusetts, on the historic south shore, ENC offers a quality college education in a diverse community committed to racial justice.

This week we are joined by Dr. Clara Small to help us begin to dig in to the vast treasure-trove of history available to us.  

Dr. Small is a historian who has dedicated her life to telling the story of black Americans from Delmarva. Professor Emeritus at Salisbury University, Hall spent 36 years teaching history in courses including World Civilizations, Civil Rights in American Society, African American History and related topics. It might be argued that she is the region's foremost scholar on the history of Black America on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Dr. Small has authored or co-authored 7 books, with her 8th due out before the leaves bud out on the trees this spring. Titles include:

Co-Authored:

Her work has garnered her acclaim and recognition resulting in numerous awards including:

Dr. Small has also served as a member of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture.

For more information about Dr. Hall and Our discussion today, visit www.delmarvasown.com.

We located the music used in this episode on Youtube. Click here for We Will Overcome. Click here for Stand By Me.