• Click to explore numerous stories, newspaper articles, pamphlets, and historical collections centered on the Chesapeake Bay and therich heritage of the Lower Delmarva. Discover accounts of esteemed local individuals, the proud traditions of Skipjacks, Bugeyes, Sloops, and other historic Chesapeake Bay vessels significant to the region.

• Explore township histories of Deal Island and surrounding communities including Smith Island, Hollands Island, Dames Quarter, Wenona, Chance, and neighboring Somerset County settlements.

• Delve into fascinating tales of Chesapeake Bay Pirates, Tory-Picaroon raiders, Revolutionary War conflicts upon the waters of the Chesapeake, local folklore, maritime traditions, watermen’s history and the people who shaped the islands and marshlands of the Lower Eastern Shore.

• Many stories, historical writings, newspaper archives, research materials and educational resources are available in downloadable PDF files for reading, research, and preservation of Chesapeake Bay heritage

- Here are some useful official website link listings and directories
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Annapolis Maritime Museum and Park
Beaches, Bays & Water Ways
Blacks of the Chesapeake
Calvert Marine Museum
Captain Avery Museum
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
Chesapeake Bay Storyteller
Chesapeake Crossroads
Chesapeake Region Accessible Boating - Therapeutic Sailing CRAB
Crisfield Heritage
Deal Island, MD and Surrounding Areas
Delmarva Now Daily Times
Deltaville Maritime Museum
Eastern Shore Maritime Museum
Explore Maryland's Eastern Shore
Family Search (Free just create an account)
Family Tree DNA
Firehouse Solutions
Galesville Heritage Society
GEDmatch
Ghotes
Glenn Thompson Photography
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad and Scenic Byway Harriet Tubman Museun and Educational Center Harriet Tubman Museum Facebook Page
Havre de Grace Museum
I Love Dorchester Heritage and Tourism
Interviews with Captain "Stoney" Whitelock, Bobby and Thomas Shores, Deal Island Skipjack Races, Skipjack Heritage Museum (Good)
Jay Fleming Photography
The Last Skipjacks Project
Lower Delmarva Genealogical Society
Lower Delmarva Roots
Main Street Princess Anne
Maryland Historical Trust
Maryland's Office of Tourism Maryland's Maritime Museums
Maryland Seafood Festival
Matthews Maritime Foundation Museum & Boat Shop
Miles Files
Mister Family History
Museum of Eastern Shore Culture at Salisbury University
Piney Point Lighthouse Museum (St. Mary's County)
Rock Creek Church at Chance
Richardson Maritime Museum
Scotts Cove Marina Chance, MD
Skipjack George W. Collier
Skipjack H.M. Krentz
Skipjack Lady Katie
Skipjack Martha Lewis
Skipjack Nathan of Dorchester
Smith Island Baking Company
Smith Island Cultural Center
Smith Island History Group
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Somerset County Commissioners
Somerset County Historical Society
Somerset County Tourism (Downloadable Visitors Guide)
Spinsheet Publishing Company
St Johns Methodist Church Deal Island, MD
Tilghman Watermen's Museum
Thomas Point Lighthouse
Tim Mangus- Digital Creator
The Waterman's Museum