All Museums & Historic Sites
Folk Ways include all the locations and activities in which our residents have been engaged since the settling of the Lower Eastern Shore.
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Explore the tiny workshop where “Nature’s Counterfeiters” brought wood to life and help it take flight. The Ward Brothers, Lemuel T. and Stephen, are the icons of the wildfowl carving community. Born in the last decade of the 19th century, the tradition of carving ducks was passed down to them from their father. The brothers were raised and spent their Read more...
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Smith Island is Maryland’s sole inhabited island. A true island community twelve miles west in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay, Smith Island is accessible only by a 45-minute boat ride. The marshy archipelago, just three-by-five miles, is home to 200 year-round residents in the communities of Ewell, Rhodes Point, and Tylerton. Smith Island is a paddlers paradise, with a Read more...
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For Littleton Dennis Teackle, and his wife Elizabeth, building their five-part home began in the spring of 1802 and was finished 17 years later in 1819. The Neo-Classical, 10,000 square-foot American villa style house exhibits a grandiose plan that includes formal spaces with decorative plaster finishes, an indoor bath, steam operated kitchen equipment (then unheard of modern conveniences in their Read more...
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The Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill, Maryland, exhibits a collection of artifacts and memorabilia reflecting the history of Worcester County and the woman’s art and heritage. The museum was established by William Purnell to showcase the needle art of his mother Julia LeCompte Purnell, displaying many of her works, tools she used, and memorabilia from her long life. Read more...
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The Maryland Military Monuments Inventory lists this cannon as commemorating the War of 1812. It was erected in 1977 by The Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A Read more...
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UPDATE: Following the split between the Ward Museum and Salisbury University in 2023, Salisbury University announced a new museum, The Museum of Eastern Shore Culture at Salisbury University, in Downtown Salisbury. Located in the first floor of the Powell Building at 218 W. Main St., this new museum will display the permanent collection that was formerly at the Ward Museum. Read more...
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The Wicomico County Department of Public Works operates and maintains Whitehaven Ferry for passengers and their vehicles. Wicomico County has been providing ferry service operations free of charge since its inception. Read more...
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Pemberton Historical Park, once home to a thriving plantation, shares historic legacies of the lower Chesapeake region from the 18th century. The fully-restored Pemberton Hall is furnished to reflect the pre-Revolutionary period. Plantation tax records, archaeological investigations and architectural research were used to locate and restore other structures, including a 1786 kitchen, stand-alone milk house, wooden-lined well and well sweep. Read more...
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Learn how Worcester County’s African American’s long and rich history. Discover the people, places and events that have helped shape the cultural traditions of the Delmarva Peninsula. You can also visit specially designated African American Heritage sites in Worcester County with educational signage: The Germantown School Community Heritage Center Sturgis One Room School Museum Birthplace of Rev. Charles Albert Tindley Read more...
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Memorabilia associated with Isaiah Fassett, one of the area’s longest surviving Civil War veterans, and other African American Civil War soldiers are in the collections of the Calvin B.Taylor House Museum here in Berlin. Read more...
