Firehouse marquee sparks town chatter in Bridgeville
Bridgeville volunteer firefighter Ken Mellvain fills the firehouse marquee with witty quips and local lore since 1984. The sayings draw motorists’ attention as residents react with humor and discussion, while Mellvain logs phrases, receives fan mail, and plans new messages like Man plants, God grants.
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Bridgeville
Del
Ken Mellvain
Mcelivain
Telephone Company
Kenny
Delaware
Jeanne Morris
Fairfax
Bethany Beach
Maryland
Researchers study Delaware herons on Pea Patch Island
Five researchers wade through mud and marsh grass on Pea Patch Island to census the largest East Coast heronry north of Florida. They count nests eggs and week old chicks while collecting data on feeding, mortality and reproduction for nine species to guide habitat management and assess river pollutants impact on bird health and estuary conditions.
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Pea Patch Island
Del
Katharine Parsons
Dave Rothstein
Ms. Parsons
Mr. Rothstein
Delaware River
Florida
Manomet
Fort Delaware
Parsons
Computers and DNA aid future genealogical search
At the National Genealogical Society conference in Baltimore 2000 attendees envision home and lab tools to trace ancestry. Computers will organize records, images will be digitized, and genetic testing may link buried remains to living descendants as genealogy grows with medical history insights and deeper family stories.
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Baltimore
Bill Harten
National Genealogical Society
Joan Kirchman Mitchell
Harten
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Salt Lake City
Ms. Mitchell
Ogy
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Maryland
Mitchell
Alex Haley
United States
Arlington, Va
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Associated Press
Ken McKvain
Rothstein
Parks Division
Sone
Fredenck News Post
Community Bulletin Board
Ile
Freder Ck
Fredrick
Frederick
Gan
Gad
Frederick County Recycling
Curbside Recycling
Frederick County Parks & Recreation
Frederick City Parks
Rarhive
Ronnie
Sherry
Matthew
Electric Sun Roofs
Chaz
IL Frames
Pearle
Gucci
Halston
Guess
David Yoffe
Francis Scott Key Mall
Buckeystown Pike
Peable Vision
Inet
Srom
Ret Leck
Trader
Rks
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