Sharing the stories of the Chesapeake’s culture, traditions & landscape

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Chesapeake writer, educator & public speaker

I’m Kate—a Chesapeake educator, writer and historian. Born and raised on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, my life and career have been deeply shaped by the the Chesapeake Bay’s culture and landscape. Today, I’m an active commentator on Bay culture and environment, writing, teaching, and lecturing about about the region’s history, foodways, culture and traditions.

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Book

Chesapeake Oysters: The Bay’s Foundation and Future

Recent media & speaking engagements

PreserveCast episode 355: “Oysters, Origins, and the Chesapeake”


Panel moderator on Women in the Tall Ship World for the Maryland Center for History & Culture

Lecturer on The Oyster Wars of the Chesapeake for the Baltimore Museum of Industry