The following article was first published in the Gazette, June 2, 1899. The article was contributed by Tilghman Watermen’s Museum.

The Constitutional Convention Commission was created in 1965 by then Governor J. Millard Tawes to determine the need for constitutional revision. It was convened in Annapolis in September 1967 and adjourned in January 1968. The proposed constitution was rejected by voters the following May.

While the Constitutional Convention (colloquially known as “ConCon”) may not have produced a constitution acceptable to voters, its use of student pages provided a model for the Maryland General Assembly Student Page Program, now in its 55th year. 

The only sign of Sharps Island today is a noticeably leaning, sparkplug-style lighthouse. It marks the shoals at the mouth of the Choptank River off Poplar Island and Black Walnut Point. It’s hard to imagine that the area near Sharps Island light was once an island up to 700-acres large, but some people in Tilghman still remember when there was some island left to see.

The Tilghman Watermen’s Museum, which records the lifestyle of watermen and the things they do, was founded by Hall and Mary Kellogg in 2008 because the couple saw the old Tilghman Island way of life disappearing.

What began as a surplus store founded by two brothers has become a living testament to American resilience and innovation—fueled by love stories, legendary visits, groundbreaking inclusivity, and generations of hardworking men and women who trusted Cherry’s Store to outfit their lives. While the Cherry Store closed its doors in 2007, its legacy of craftsmanship, community, and enduring family spirit has been carried on by future generations. The Cherry family will celebrate what would have been the store’s 99th anniversary this year.

One-hundred-fifty years later, the Maryland town remains a bastion of resilience and a front line in the battle over Confederate monuments

The Water’s Edge Museum (WEM) in Oxford, Maryland, is gearing up to celebrate its fourth anniversary on Saturday, February 1, from 1 to 3 p.m. This milestone marks its unique place as Talbot County’s first African American museum and the first on the Eastern Shore directed by a woman of African descent. The event promises to be both a celebration of history and a tribute to the community’s roots.

WBOC’s Chopper 16 flies over the Tench Tilghman monument and final resting place in Talbot County, MD.