Honor Roll - Pvt. Charles Madjarosy May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 Phil Martin The latest post in the Honor Roll series is the story of Private Charles Madjarosy (1924 – 1944), killed during WWII on ... READ MORE
Honor Roll, Franklin K. Edginton, U... April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Phil Martin The Honor Roll stories continue with that of Milton resident Franklin Kenneth Edginton (3/14/1921 – 6/1/1944). Among ... READ MORE
Honor Roll: Joseph T. Winn Jr., Mer... March 18, 2021March 18, 2021 Phil Martin This post is about Joseph T. Winn Jr. (1923 – 1943), the second Merchant Marine seaman to lose his life to a U-boat ... READ MORE
Honor Roll: William Yeates Conwell,... March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Phil Martin In my previous post, I provided an overview of the American Legion Honor Roll of 1949. First installed in front of the Post ... READ MORE
Honoring The Ultimate Sacrifice March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Phil Martin In a previous post, I made note of the Blue Star banner that was hanging over the Milton Grace UMC Church’s chancel. ... READ MORE
The House That Went Missing February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Phil Martin William and Lydia Fearing’s House on Union Street In the spring and summer, the flower garden at the northeast corner ... READ MORE
Grace Church in wartime February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Phil Martin History detective investigates an old photograph The above is a photograph of the interior of Grace UMC (United Methodist ... READ MORE
A Finnish Name on a Milton ship: th... February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Phil Martin Once again, a casual inquiry into local history has morphed into something quite unexpected. The inquiry in question concerns ... READ MORE
Florence Creadick and her namesake February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Phil Martin It turns out that Capt. T. C. Conwell’s 1966 self-published book, Ships and Men of the Broadkill, is not only a ... READ MORE
The Star-Crossed Marie Thomas January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Phil Martin In the definitive work on Milton’s shipbuilding history — Ships and Men of the Broadkill, by Capt. T. C. Conwell — 64 ships ... READ MORE