MARYLAND - A public history initiative is launching to capture and share stories from Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties for America's 250th anniversary.
The Lower Shore 250 Commission announced the launch of the Voices 250 program today, with the goal of connecting local experiences to the broader national story of Maryland at the nation's semiquincentennial.
The commission says Voices 250 will record, archive and freely share at least 250 oral-history interviews with residents of Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore using the Nation’s 250th anniversary as a prompt to capture local perspectives on community, change and civic life.
Interviews will be accessioned and preserved at Salisbury University’s Edward H. Nabb Research Center with full provenance records, and curated excerpts will be shared broadly through Delmarva Public Media and online access.
“These stories will form a once-in-a-generation snapshot of our region,” said Dr. Alexander Pope IV, project lead and Director of Salisbury University’s Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE). “Voices 250 ensures that the commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary includes the voices and lived experiences of the people who call the Lower Shore home.”
The project will roll out throughout 2026, with interviews beginning in spring.
For more information or to participate in Voices 250, visit https://www.beachesbayswaterways.org/voices-250.html.
