Part 1: Beginnings In a previous post I looked at the relatively brief Milton sojourn of the Hankin brothers, Aaron and ... READ MORE

The ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote, touched the lives of ... READ MORE

I have often stated that my primary source of information about the life of the town of Milton in the early 20th century was ... READ MORE

“An act was done in Milton on Sunday morning the like of which was never done before in this town.” So begins a paragraph by ... READ MORE

No, the title does not indicate that this is a local horror story; it’s just clickbait, but literally true, and I ... READ MORE

Milton has had dozens of sea captains that established themselves there in the 19th century. They pursued their profession as ... READ MORE

A carefully hand-drawn and -lettered “Draught or Map” of the town of Milton hangs in a frame in the Town Hall on ... READ MORE

There is no shortage of “ghost towns” in Delaware. Between Ellendale and Greenwood alone there are three – ... READ MORE