​Voices 250

​Residents of Maryland’s Lower Eastern Shore have a unique relationship with the heritage and future of our state and country. Voices 250 will gather 250 of these stories across the Lower Shore through in-person, audio interviews. Interviews will explore ideas of pride in the ideals of our nation’s founding, reckoning with historical and contemporary wrongs that have caused the nation to fall short of its ideals, and aspiration for a multiracial and inclusive democracy governed by the principles of equality, fairness, and opportunity.

Everyone is invited to participate in this oral history project. Whether you recently moved to the Shore or you've lived here for 50 years. Even the little ones are welcome to take part. Make your part of shore history be heard by sharing your own stories while reflecting on our 250 year long history. What does the "American Dream" mean to you? Do you have any family traditions? Your favorite spot on the Eastern Shore? Let us know!
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These recorded oral histories will be freely shared in two ways. First, interviews will be archived at the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University. Second, curated segments of the interviews will be broadcast on Delmarva Public Media as part of our public programming and made accessible online. This public programming will create a memorable, once-in-a-generation public history experience that captures the voices of our community, promotes engagement with American values, and encourages reflection as we live through America's 250th year as a nation. 

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Voices 250 Kicked Off at 3rd Friday

Voices 250 kicked off during April's 3rd Friday which celebrated Salisbury University's Centennial. PACE at Salisbury University was on deck collecting sign ups for interviews and testing people's vocabulary! Can you say "semiquincentennial"? 

Missed 3rd Friday? Don't worry! We will be at events throughout the year gathering sign ups and doing interviews on-site. See more details below. 

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Find Us at These Events!

We need your help! Gathering 250 interviews is no easy feat. We will be at public events throughout the three Lower Shore counties (Wicomico, Somerset, & Worcester) either at our own table, sharing a table with our partner organizations, or walking around the grounds of the event. See what events we are planning on attending below and come say hi!

• Downtown Salisbury - 3rd Friday: Paws on the Plaza - 5/15/26, 5pm - 8pm
• Asbury United Methodist Church, Salisbury, MD  - History & Hymns ($25 Ticketed Event) - 5/16/26, 4-6pm
• Whitehorse Park, Ocean Pines, MD - Bay Day - 5/17/26, 10am - 2pm
• Poplar Hill Mansion, Salisbury, MD - Red, White, and Blue Tea ($25 Ticketed Event) - 5/21/26, 12:00pm
• Perdue Stadium, Salisbury, MD - Revolutionary Baseball, Shorebirds Game (Ticketed Event) - 5/29/26, 7pm
• Delmarva Discovery Museum, Pocomoke, MD - Delmarva Discovery Museum Grand Re-Opening - 5/30/26, 10am - 4pm
• Furnace Town Historic Site, Snow Hill, MD - Honoring the Pocomoke Indian Nation  - 6/6/26, 10am - 2pm
• Calvin B. Taylor House Museum, Berlin, MD - Screening of Ken Burns: The American Revolution - 6/14/26, 8pm
• Downtown Salisbury - 3rd Friday: Downtown Luau - 6/19/26, 5pm - 8pm
• Calvin B. Taylor House Museum, Berlin, MD - Maryland State Firefighters' Parade - 6/20/26, 10am - 4pm
• Sturgis Park/Downtown, Snow Hill, MD - Snow Hill Independence Day Celebration - 7/3/26, 5pm - 9pm
• Downtown Salisbury - 3rd Friday: MD250 Celebration - 7/17/26, 5pm - 8pm
• Downtown Snow Hill - Blessing of the Combines - 8/1/26, 10am - 3pm
• John Walter Smith Park, Snow Hill, MD - Worcester County Fair - 8/7 through 8/9, All Day
• Winterplace Park, Salisbury, MD - Wicomico County Fair - 8/14 through 8/16, All Day 

 Check back regularly to see where we're headed next!​

Schedule an Interview

Worcester County:
107 West Green Street, Snow Hill, MD 21804
Schedule a one on one meeting with WCTED Communication and Marketing Manager Brianna Dix, call 410-632-3110 or email
[email protected] 

Interview Sign Up

Have an interesting story to share or know somebody that does? Find us at an event to sign up, or shoot us an email ([email protected]) with the details! Alternatively, you can sign up through this link: https://qr.link/Ehp4wr

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• ​"Firsts" (first African American to, first woman to, first doctor, first etc...)
• Military service
• Activism
• Historic moments on the shore
• Restoration of historic sites or buildings

Disclaimer

By participating in a Voices 250 interview, the interviewee is allowing Lower Shore 250 to use their name, video or photographic image or likeness, statements, performance, and voice reproduction, or other sound effects without further approval or compensation. Interviews may be edited and aired on Delmarva Public Media and will be archived at the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for oral history preservation.