Video Collection

 
 

Aerial view of Ocean City. Silent Vintage Film of Ocean City, Maryland circa 1940.

Silent Vintage Film of Ocean City, Maryland This video clip is an excerpt from "Once Upon A Sand Dune".

Storm of 1933. Silent Vintage Film of Ocean City, Maryland. Gift of Daniel Whealton

Digitized short 8mm film of the aftermath of the storm of March 1962 in Ocean City, Maryland. The footage was taken by Alton Brittingham, Sr. of Salisbury, Maryland. The donation is made in memory of Mr. Brittingham's late grandson, Dean I. Langrall.

Prohibition in Ocean City. Fisherman by day, bootleggers by night.

On October 28, 2023, as part of Worcester County History Month, author and former Coast Guard member John Kopp will give a virtual presentation about the Surfmen of the U.S. Life-Saving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard.

“Sixty years ago this week, the strongest recorded storm at the time slammed into the East Coast, including Delmarva, and left a swath of destruction in its path…”

Shipwreck of the Sallie W. Kaye in Ocean City.

Underwater video of divers diving on the CHINA WRECK. The footage was taken in July 1988 (visibility 30ft, strong currents, 40 min. dive at 45 feet) by Chuck Rineer. The CHINA WRECK was found about 12 miles off Cape Henlopen. It was named for the large amount of English chinaware found at the site.

Ella P. Dennis, Hotel Owner & Suzanne B. Hurley, Historian, Town of Ocean City

Granville D. Trimper, Owner of Trimper's Rides .

Roland (Fish) Powell, Mayor of Ocean City 1985-1996

Sandra M. Quillen and Frances Mumford, Motel Owners

Rosalie Tilghman Shreve
Owner of the Plimhimmon Hotel

Video Tape of miscellaneous scenes in Ocean City, Maryland of the La Mott Family Home Movies from 1929-1940's.

The Brightside: Untold Stories: Chronicling Our Delmarva History - Jordie Clark, WMDT

 

Dr. Frank Townsend, Jr. The Town's Doctor

Joseph Moore's talk on Gambling in Ocean City (1930-1940) during the annual Worcester County Historical Society Dinner on May 5, 2023. Joe also received the Worcester County Historical Society's Bob and Kathy Fisher Award—recorded by Michael Maykrantz.

Hale Harrison, Hotel-Motel Owner

Tour of the Germantown School with the Beach to Bay Heritage Area. Funded by the Humphreys Foundation

Delmarva Life (2023): Katie visits the Life Saving Station Museum in OC to learn about our Surfmen.