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Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Finding Time for Church

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This Talbot Historical Society H. Robins Hollyday Collection photo will be included in our new Mary Jenkins House African American Room that was supposed to open in June but because of COVID 19 work was halted and it will now be opened sometime in the fall. Talbot County’s African American community has given us so much help in planning and identifying many pictures locations and the people in them! This is a church service in the Union Baptist Church in Easton, Maryland. Among those pictured are Lutia Cephus, Ellice Roberts, Lillian Roberts, at the pulpit Professor Turner, Robert Pette, Mary Copper, and Billy Jenkins on the piano.

Contact: Cathy Hill cvhill@atlanticbb.net to share your old photos. Comment, Like our page and join THS!

This Weekend in Easton – June 19 – June 21, 2020

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It’s a big weekend. Friday is Juneteenth, Saturday is the summer solstice, and Sunday is Father’s Day! It’s an exciting time in Easton as more small-scale, locally driven, and virtual events are being announced for this summer that follow the safe reopening guidelines laid out in the ‘Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery.’ Bookmark the Discover Easton events page to be updated on those announcements and dates as they come. Easton’s small business community needs your support this summer! Here are ways you can #SupportLocalSafely.


Juneteenth: A Virtual Event
June 19 & 20

This Juneteenth Celebration, now in its 9th year, grows larger every year. During the celebration, there are several opportunities to experience art and art performance though exhibitions, artisans, family art activities, music, dance and more.

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Terrasse Spa at the Tidewater Grand Opening
Fri., June 19 | 11 a.m.

Tidewater Inn is pleased to announce the official opening of a full-service luxury spa in the heart of downtown Easton. Located inside the Tidewater Inn, Terrasse Spa is now scheduled to open Friday, June 19, 2020 at 101 East Dover Street.

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Friday Summer Webinars: Re-Thinking the Lawn
Fri., June 19 | 1:00 p.m.

Turf grass has minimal benefits to the environment, and is planted in a lot of unused areas. Learn about how to use lawn spaces consciously, and understand practical skills to remove turf to create functional wildlife habitat.

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Easton Farmers Market
Sat., June 20 | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
28712 Glebe Road

A 100% drive-through market that complies with CDC guidelines. You will drive up to the various vendors, make your selections, pay, and receive your order through your vehicle window. Some vendors also have the ability to pre-order & pre-pay for items to expedite purchases.

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Dan Navarro
Sun., June 21 | 7 p.m.

Please note that Dan Navarro will be performing live via Zoom and will not be physically at the Avalon Theatre. A ZOOM Live Stream Concert – $25 per household. For over thirty years, Dan Navarro has written, sung, played and acted his way through a rich and varied career.

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Discover Easton Members Marketing & Promotions

We’ve collected the latest marketing and updates from the members of Discover Easton to make it easy for you to learn about the new goods and services being offered. We’ll keep you updated and ask you to support our community by shopping at small businesses this year.

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Supporting Easton Restaurants

Many Easton dining rooms have reopened for indoor dining. Some restaurants have also setup their outside spaces to enjoy their delicious dishes safely outdoors. With carryout and delivery options still available, there are many ways to support Easton restaurants!

Easton Food & Drink  |  Outdoor Dining

Easton Lodging & Accommodations

Many of Easton’s inns, hotels, and cozy B&B’s are ready to welcome back their guests. Easton remains a top travel destination and weekend getaway. Easton is a small town with big city charms! Explore Easton lodging and plan your next stay.

Easton Lodging & Accommodations  |  Upcoming Events

Easton Census 2020

The Census helps allocate the appropriate funding for Easton and Talbot County for the next decade. Your response helps direct billions of dollars in federal funds into our schools, roads, and other public services. Click below to view a sample questionnaire and see how to complete your Census online.

Make Sure You’re Counted!

If you have an Easton business and would like to participate in any of our programs, please email us at welcome@discovereaston.com.

Talbot Spy Pulse Survey # 13 Results on to Keep or Remove Confederate Monuments

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The Spy asked for readers’ views on whether statues and monuments meant to honor Confederate soldiers should remain in place or be removed. And, we pointed out that the debate in Talbot County about one such statue, The Talbot Boys, is very much alive once again.
The Talbot Spy results overall indicate a majority favor removing these statues with 58% indicating a desire to see them removed. But, this is not the whole story. It is a bit more complicated when you look at how long respondents have lived on the Eastern Shore. Readers who have lived here over 20 years are more evenly divided over keeping the statues in place with less than a majority (48%) suggesting they should be removed. However, for those residing on the Shore 20 or fewer years there is a strong sentiment to see the statues removed with 72% favoring removal.
Perhaps this is what makes shaping public policy around the statues and monuments so challenging. Many readers who favored removal of the statues did comment that they should go to a museum or historical location and not be on official government grounds.
And, we remind you, our survey represents the views of readers who choose to participate and may not match the views of the entire community. We do appreciate the active participation in this survey by our readers.
Talbot Spy Survey #13 Results

July 2020 Sky-Watch

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A full planetary lineup for sky-watchers begins in July and extends well into the fall, allowing us plenty of opportunities for really good views of the planets. On July 1st, as a gibbous Moon appears in our southeastern sky as night falls, Antares, the brightest star in Scorpius, will be seen just to the left of the Moon by 10:00 pm. Over due east, Jupiter and Saturn will rise close to each other among the stars of Sagittarius an hour after sunset.

Both Jupiter and Saturn reach opposition in July; Jupiter on July 14th and Saturn on July 20th. Opposition means that the planets appear opposite the Sun in the sky as seen from Earth. The planets rise in the east as the Sun sets in the west, making each of them visible all night. They set in the west as the Sun rises in the east.

When a planet is at opposition it is as close to Earth as they get in all of 2020. This translates to maximum brightness, and when seen through a telescope, maximum size. Watching both Jupiter and Saturn through July and into the fall will be a rare treat for all sky-watchers with or without telescopes or binoculars.

Jupiter is up first and far brighter than Saturn, at magnitude –2.8. A wealth of atmosphere details will be seen with telescopes and binoculars will show its 4 brightest moons around it. Saturn is just a few degrees left of Jupiter at magnitude –0.1. Telescopes reveal atmosphere details on Saturn too; and of course, its brilliant rings. Saturn’s polar axis tilts 21 degrees towards us this year, revealing the top of the ring system. These include the outer main A ring; the fainter central B ring, and the dusky inner C ring. Telescopes will also show 5 to 6 Saturn moons as tiny jewels of light near the planet.

Mars continues to brighten this month to magnitude –0.5 heading toward its own opposition on October 13th. By the end of the month it will have brightened to –1.1 magnitude as the distance between us and Mars decreases. By July 31st Mars will rise just after 11 pm so it remains a planet to see in the early morning before dawn in the southeast sky.

Venus also may be seen in the morning before dawn at magnitude –4.7. It will be hard to miss. A waning crescent Moon will be seen near Venus on the mornings of July 16th and 17th. Between July 23rd and July 31st also look for Mercury low in the eastern sky and hour before dawn. Mercury will be below and left of Venus on the the mornings of July 29th to July 31st.

July will be a great month to find several planets at their very best so get out to see them! Full Moon for July is on the 5th.

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Take the Talbot Spy Pulse Poll #13: Monuments?

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Once again, people are asking that statues and monuments representing confederate soldiers and other symbols of the Civil War be removed from public places. These statues have been erected throughout the land, and in Talbot County, The Talbot Boys is again drawing a great deal of attention.
This week The Spy asks readers to take a stand on whether these statues should continue to stand. Two points of view are expressed and we ask you to share which argument you most favor.
The results of the Sunday survey will be published on Wednesday. Take the Survey before Tuesday evening by clicking HERE. Thanks for participating.

Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Where’s the Beef?

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Wye Plantation between Wye Mills and Queenstown has had a herd of Angus Cattle for many years! This c. 1950s Talbot Historical Society H. Robins Hollyday Collection photo is of Angus Cattle being loaded for a trip to Miami, Florida! The farm is now the Wye Research and Education Center and is part of the University of Maryland College of Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Contact: Cathy Hill cvhill@atlanticbb.net. To share your old photos. Comment, Like our page and join THS!

This Weekend in Easton – June 12 – June 14, 2020

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Maryland continues to advance into Stage Two of the ‘Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery,’ with restaurant dining rooms reopening this Friday at 5 p.m. As more businesses are opening back up, Easton’s small business community needs your support! Here are ways you can #SupportLocalSafely.

 

Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival

Unfortunately, the 2020 Chesapeake Children’s Book Festival will no longer be held at the Talbot County Free Library. Instead, we will hold a virtual book festival with many authors reading and answering questions live on the TCFL’s Facebook Page.

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Chesapeake Music Presents Virtual Virtuosi!
Now – June 16

Chesapeake Music celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival with an exciting, virtual festival. Artistic Directors, Marcy Rosen and Catherine Cho have put together a wonderful series of concerts.

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Discover Easton Members Marketing & Promotions

We’ve collected the latest marketing and updates from the members of Discover Easton to make it easy for you to learn about the new goods and services being offered. We’ll keep you updated and ask you to support our community by shopping at small businesses this year.

Learn More

Supporting Easton Restaurants

Friday at 5 p.m., Easton dining rooms are reopened for indoor dining! Many restaurants have also setup their outside spaces to enjoy their delicious dishes safely outdoors. With carryout and delivery options still available, there are many ways to support Easton restaurants!

Easton Food & Drink  |  Outdoor Dining

Easton Farmers Market
Sat., June 13 | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
28712 Glebe Road

A 100% drive-through market that complies with CDC guidelines. You will drive up to the various vendors, make your selections, pay, and receive your order through your vehicle window. Some vendors also have the ability to pre-order & pre-pay for items to expedite purchases.

Learn More

Mary Fahl Live Stream Concert
Sat., June 13 | 7 p.m.

With “a voice for the gods that can transport listeners to other realms” (Boston Globe), Mary Fahl is an expressive, emotional singer & songwriter who first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the October Project.

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Art at Home

The Academy Art Museum highlights the digital and distance programming that their dedicated staff has created each week to bring art to you safely at home. Art programming includes kids activities, adult classes, “Out of the Vault”, drawing contests, Q&A’s, and more!

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Easton Lodging & Accommodations

Many of Easton’s inns, hotels, and cozy B&B’s are ready to welcome back their guests. Easton remains a top travel destination and weekend getaway. Easton is a small town with big city charms! Explore Easton lodging and plan your next stay.

Easton Lodging & Accommodations

Easton Census 2020

The Census helps allocate the appropriate funding for Easton and Talbot County for the next decade. Your response helps direct billions of dollars in federal funds into our schools, roads, and other public services. Click below to view a sample questionnaire and see how to complete your Census online.

Make Sure You’re Counted!

COVID-19 Resources for Easton Small Businesses

As COVID-19 continues to have a major impact on our community, Discover Easton is compiling resources and information to help our small businesses during this crisis.

covid19.discovereaston.com  |  Talbot Coronavirus Information

If you have an Easton business and would like to participate in any of our programs, please email us at welcome@discovereaston.com.

Talbot Spy Pulse Survey #12 Results – Global Warming

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We focused on an issue that remains a significant concern of many, global warning. And, it turns out our participating readers are willing to take most of the important actions to address the issue. Spy readers were asked to rank the actions they would be likely to take. See the results below.

Take the Talbot Spy Pulse Poll #12: A Look At Global Warming – What Will You Do?

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One of the most important issues mentioned several months ago in discussions on the Eastern Shore was global warming. The Spy found a recent list of important things we should do to reduce Greenhouse Gases and thus Global Warming. It got us thinking…just what are we most likely and least likely to do?

This is a survey where a list of ten items is ranked. The TOP of the list are MOST LIKELY and at the BOTTOM of the list should be the LEAST LIKELY things you would do. Enjoy the survey and look for results in The Spy on Wednesday.

Take the Talbot Spy Poll here.

Talbot Historical Society Project Rewind: Time for Crabs

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Heard the crabs are scarce this year? Hopefully this hot weather is bringing them back? The Past Perfect Museum database identifies this c.1950s Talbot Historical Society Laird Wise Collection photo as a crab steaming demonstration at the Tilghman Packing Company on Avalon Island, Tighman, Maryland! Do you recognize any of these men?
Contact: Cathy Hill cvhill@atlanticbb.net to share your old photos. Comment, Like our page and join THS!

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