John Graham McCrorey b.1860 d.1923 opened his first store in Scottsdale, Pennsylvania in 1882. He was know for his thrifty nature and legally dropped the “e” in his name McCrorey to save money on sign lettering! There were 244 J. G. McCrory stores in 1933 when the company declared bankruptcy but it later resumed business as McCrory’s Stores and continued to operate until 2002! Facts: Wikipedia Do you remember McCrory’s on Washington Street? This photo was taken before the August 11,1954 fire that burned through the L shaped store! After the fire the McCrory’s store was rebuilt with a new facade. Do you remember McCrory’s on Washington Street in Easton, Maryland?

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Do you know Joyce Hubbard Bailey? She is still beautiful today and shared that her Dad Sherwood Hubbard built this Skippercraft boat back in c. 1957! Local professional photographer Laird Wise took this photo for an ad for the RCA Ship to Shore phone that Joyce is holding. The photo is part of the Talbot Historical Society’s Laird Wise Collection.

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You may know this still beautiful lady who was Miss Easton Volunteer Fire Department in 1966. Talbot County, Maryland’s Debbie Newnam Kudner identified this photo as being taken at Ocean City, Maryland at the Maryland State Firemen’s Association Convention parade! This past June 18-23, 2022 marked the 130th Annual Maryland State Firemen’s Association Convention & Conference! A special thanks to the Easton Volunteer Fire Department for recently sharing their 1966 Scrapbook with the Talbot Historical Society!

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You may know this still beautiful lady who was Miss Easton Volunteer Fire Department in 1966. Talbot County, Maryland’s Debbie Newnam Kudner identified this photo as being taken at Ocean City, Maryland at the Maryland State Firemen’s Association Convention parade! This past June 18-23, 2022 marked the 130th Annual Maryland State Firemen’s Association Convention & Conference! A special thanks to the Easton Volunteer Fire Department for recently sharing their 1966 Scrapbook with the Talbot Historical Society!

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Sailboat Regattas have had a place in Talbot County’s history for decades! A special thanks to Elizabeth Swaine for sharing your Father John Swaine’s Regatta winners picture from the late 1950’s or early 1960’s! Identified are Comet skipper John Swaine center top row and his sister and Comet crew Mary Swaine seated wearing the plaid shirt. Also identified top right is Vance Strausburg. The location of this building is unknown. Perhaps you can identify the location and the remaining trophy winners?

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Great picture of the William H. Valliant Packing Company in Bellevue, Maryland on the Tred Avon River c.1920! Photo found in collection at the Talbot Historical Society!

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H. Robins Hollyday photographed those who worked at Riley’s BB Diner on E. Dover St., including the owner J. Carson Riley (on the far left) and the chef, unknown, (third from the right). According to the Easton Album by Norman Harrington (1986), ” The B-B Diner on East Dover Street at the triangle near the Pennsylvania railroad station was a 24-hour restaurant that vied with the Oak Hill Diner on N. Washington Street for popularity. Both had facilities for jukebox dancing, and during the 1920’s, the B-B Diner had live music each summer in the ‘garden’ behind its parking lot.” Do you recognize anyone? Do you remember this diner? Let us know!

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Nuttle Lumber and Coal Company was a family owned business founded by three members of the Nuttle family in Denton, Md. in 1930. The Nuttle Lumber Company was formed in 1973 after J. D. Neal and Richard Derrickson bought the operating interests of the Nuttle Lumber and Coal Company. J. D. Neal retired in 2011 and now The Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Nuttle Lumber Company is the only remaining branch that is open. Facts: “ My Eastern Shore MD” “ Nuttle Lumber will close at the end of December leads to shutdown of Denton Store” by Abby Andrews Dec. 7, 2011. What is now in this location in St. Michaels, Maryland? Photo from the Talbot Historical Society’s H. Robins Hollyday Collection.

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Here’s a great picture of a 1950’s parade of fire trucks passing by what appears to be Springhill Cemetery on North Aurora Street in Easton, Maryland. A special thanks to the Easton Volunteer Fire Department for recently sharing their 1950’s photo album with the Talbot Historical Society.

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The Oxford Packing Company had already been built at the end of Tilghman Street Oxford, Maryland in 1929 when Wiley boatyard started. In 1966 the Oxford Packing Company converted the building into a carry-out seafood restaurant that you may remember fondly. Great crab cakes!! Now the building is home to Capsize restaurant and the Scottish Highland Creamery! A perfect spot to enjoy a meal and an ice cream cone!! Perhaps you have more history to share about the origins of this large packing plant building? Facts: “ A Port of Entry Oxford, Maryland” by Jane Foster Tucker 1992. Photo from the Talbot Historical Society’s H. Robins Hollyday Collection.

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