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From: "Norah & Lennie Collins" <>
Subject: Re: [LDR] GD Nabb research Center now has a Facebook presence REPLY
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:36:44 -0500
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THERE IS ALSO THE ENTAILED HAT WHICH IS PART FACTUAL AND CHESAPEAKE
CAVALIER, CRIMSON IS THE EASTERN SHORE, THE RIVAL SHORE ETC. THEY ARE VERY
GOOD AND SHOW A LOT OF WHAT WAS HERE.

NORAH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Baer" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 2:51 PM
Subject: [LDR] GD Nabb research Center now has a Facebook presence REPLY


> George
>
> Your mention of Michener's novel "Chesapeake" reminded me of anther good
> book for illustrating the lives and times of people in DelMarVa in the
> Colonial period. That other book is "The Sot-Weed Factor" by John Barth.
> Different authors and different styles. They are, each in their own way,
> rich histories of the this wonderful area of our ancestors.
>
> Richard Baer
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Dill" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 2:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [LDR] Nabb research Center now has a Facebook presence
>
>
>> To All,
>>
>> I am one of those who is researching my DelMarVa roots, namely John Dill
>> who
>> came to either what is now Talbot Co., or Dorchester Co., MD in 1659. So
>> the exhibit of "First Contact on Lower Delmarva" is very interesting
>> subject
>> to me because it focuses on the Native American and the first European
>> people contact. However, I live in California and it is difficult for me
>> to
>> get to the Nabb Research Center to see this exhibit. Has anyone at the
>> Nabb
>> Research Center thought about putting the documents, photographs and
>> videos
>> of this exhibit on your website for all of us to see? Another
>> interesting
>> point to think about is the story about the people in DelMarVa during
>> this
>> time as written by James Michener in "Chesapeake" and how much of this
>> story
>> is true to the real story. I have placed two copies of the book
>> "Chesapeake" in my Dill Family Library (computer and physical) for those
>> in
>> my family that are interested in the DelMarVa area during the times
>> between
>> 1600 and 1800.
>>
>> My ancestor John Dill (born circa 1640 to 1645, country of birth unknown)
>> came to America in 1659 and served a four year term of indentured service
>> (I
>> do not know to whom) although his "50 acres of settlement land" was
>> claimed
>> by Henry Woolchurch who sold it to Thomas Bradley on 26 November, 1663.
>> The
>> immigrant John Dill had a son also named John Dill (born circa 1670 to
>> 1675)
>> who married Sarah (maiden name unknown) on 7 April, 1702 in the Old White
>> Marsh Church, the remains of which are now a Maryland State Park near
>> Trapp,
>> Talbot Co., MD. The second John Dill and his wife Sarah bought property
>> and
>> lived in Murderkill Hundred (now Kent Co., DE) in 1702 and raised their
>> family of five sons there (There is no mention of daughters but I suspect
>> there were some.).
>>
>> My current research is focused on tax records, church records, wills and
>> probate records that would tell me what plantation owner John Dill (born
>> circa 1640 to 1645) worked for after his indentured service, who he
>> married
>> and who their children were if any beside the second John Dill. I am
>> also
>> researching on what ship the first John Dill cam to America and from what
>> was John Dill's country of origin. Any help in finding documents
>> containing
>> this information would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> With love in Christ,
>>
>> George D. Dill
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pilar Burton" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 7:44 AM
>> Subject: [LDR] Nabb research Center now has a Facebook presence
>>
>>
>> Hello gang
>> I've been absent for awhile but I am please to annouce that I am now
>> employed at
>> the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture.
>>
>> We are pleased to annouce that we now have an outreach coordinator;
>> Damika
>> Baker. She is actively working on increasing our exposure .Those of you
>> who
>> havent been in contact with us for awhile will note that we now have an
>> exhibit
>> hall and we are currently have an exhibit on the "First Contact on Lower
>> Delmarva". this exhibit focuses on Native American life at the time of
>> the
>> 1st
>> European contact. We also have a pictoral exhibit "The Eastern Shore
>> Through
>> Tbe
>> Eye of the Photographer" which is an exhibit of photographs of Orlando
>> Wooten.
>> Both of these exhibits are free and available for public viewing on
>> Monday,
>> Wednesday & Friday 1-4 OR by appointment.
>>
>>
>> We are offering several events & exhibits this spring that may be of
>> interest to
>> genealogists:
>>
>> We also have an upcoming workshop on African- American Family History and
>> the
>> challenges of researching African-American families. This workshop is on
>> April 2
>> from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The workshop is free but space is limited so
>> please
>> call us to reserve a seat.
>> We are also doing a workshop on the families of Old Somerset: the Bayside
>> Settlement where we will be having a roundtable discussion on the early
>> families
>> on the "bayside" including the Manokin Hundred. This roundtable will also
>> be
>> free and is on May 14 from 1-4pm. Again, seating will be limited so
>> please
>> call
>> to reserve a seat.
>> The last roundtable in our Families of Old Somerset will focus on the
>> Sussex
>> County (Maryland's Lost Territory) and this one will be held on July 16
>> from
>> 1-4
>> pm.
>>
>>
>> Here is our website link which also has a link to our facebook page. IF
>> you
>> are
>> a facebook person, please click the "like" button for our page so that
>> you
>> can
>> get our updates on your facebook page.
>>
>> http://nabbhistory.salisbury.edu/default.asp
>>
>> We do have a wealth of resources available for geneaoligsts at the Nabb
>> Center
>> and for those of you who can not get here in person, please note that we
>> offer
>> research assistance at $15 an hour. Please feel free to contact us via
>> phone
>> or
>> email.
>> Our phone number is 410-543-6312 and my work email address is
>>
>>
>> I'm glad to now have employment that incorporates my love of Delmarva
>> history
>> and I am looking forward to actively participating with the Delmarva
>> Lower
>> Roots
>> gang again....
>> Pilar Burton
>> researching Dorchester Co. Burtons, Collins & Thomas families
>>
>>
>>
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