James A. Michner's Notes...

"At a small store in Oxford, I purchased a school boy's notebook, and that evening we sat at the Robert Morris Inn (see picture above) awaiting a shore dinner. I jotted down the complete outline of the novel and went to bed this night satisfied that I had made a good decision...."

— Feb.8 1975
While writing his best selling novel "Chesapeake", Mr. Michener collected his notes into his Chesapeake diary. All of his notes are now the property of the Talbot County Free Library in Easton, Maryland. I'll write more about Easton at a later time. It is one of my favorite towns on the shore & a place that Dave & I lived for a number of years prior to coming to Oxford.

I was fortunate to have a book from Mr. Michner's library, which he used to research the birds indiginous to the Chesapeake Bay region. I have since given the book to my daughter, Nancy.