WR 1: Worcester County History Scrapbook |
1 flat box (.75 cubic feet)
(1668 - 1968)
Bulk: 1890-1955
Worcester County Library: Genealogy and Local History Collection, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, MD
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Identifier: |
WR 1 |
| Creator(s): | Marcia Carey & Marianna Emanuele |
| Acquisition: |
The Worcester County History Scrapbook collection was donated to the Worcester County Library from the Julia A. Purnell Museum. |
| Language(s): | English |
| Use: | Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Worcester County Library which extends beyond “fair use”. |
| Preferred Citation: |
“Item, collection name, [Box #, Folder #,] Worcester County Library, Snow Hill Branch, Snow Hill, Maryland.” |
| Attribution: |
Finding aid written by Alec Staley, August 2019. |
| Related Materials: | None. |
| Separated Materials: | None. |
This scrapbook was created in 1955 by Snow Hill High School Students Marcia Carey (1943- ) and Marianna Emanuele (1942-2015). It is a history class scrapbook that includes broad information such as the founding of Worcester County, Maryland. Also included is a list of officials as well as information about population, climate, geography, and industry for Worcester County, Maryland in 1955. There are also newspaper clippings on famous Worcester County individuals, prominent churches, organizations, and a few examples of advertisements from 1867.
The creators of this collection are Marcia Carey (1943- ) and Marianna Emanuele (1942-2015).
Marcia Carey (1943- ) attended Snow Hill High School in the mid-1950s. She was extremely active in her 4-H club during her time in school.
Marianna Emanuele (1942-2015) attended Snow Hill High School in the mid-1950s. Her next step in life was teaching at the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary from the 1960s-1980s. She then left covenant life and became a missionary in Kenya from 1983-1993, specifically teaching pregnant women how to care for their children. She then helped run a Catholic Church from 1993 until she passed away in Philadelphia in 2015.
Source: Naedele, W. F. (2015, July 10). Marianna Emanuele, 73, teacher, church aide. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved from https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20150710_Marianna_Emanuele__teacher__church_aide.html
The Worcester County History Scrapbook collection has been organized in the original order that it was produced. Folders have been added with headings and dates.
Folders are listed by their location in each box; any given subject may be dispersed throughout the entirety of the collection.
Topical Terms
Local government
Worcester County (Md.)—History
Worcester County (Md.)—Social life and customs
Personal Names
Carey, Marcia (1943- )
Emanuele, Marianna (1942-2015)
Location Terms
Berlin (Md.)
Ocean City (Md.)
Pocomoke City (Md.)
Snow Hill (Md.)
Worcester County (Md.)
Box 1
1. Scrapbook Front Cover, 1955
2. Worcester County Map, Worcester County Officials, 1955
3. History of Worcester County, Worcester County Historic Spots, 1668-1867
4. Worcester County Climate, Geography, Industry, and Populations, 1955
5. Worcester County History of Pocomoke City, 1680-1955
6. Worcester County History of Snow Hill, Berlin, and Ocean City, 1686-1955
7. Newspaper Clippings of Education and Agriculture, 1750-1955
8. Newspaper Clippings of Famous Men and Churches, 1665-1955
9. Newspaper Clippings, Miscellaneous, 1692, 1820, 1901-1955
10. Scrapbook Back Cover, 1955