Publishers' Note

Publishers’ Note: Celebrating 70 Years!

As we approach the end of our celebration year, it occurred to me that we haven't thanked some of the most important people involved in the success of Tidewater Times ~ our readers.

So many of our readers have been incredibly loyal over the years. A few years back, we got a telephone call from a gentleman from Connecticut whose mother had just passed away. While he was cleaning out her home, he discovered a complete set of Tidewater Times magazines dating from the early ’50s.

This was not the first such call we've received, but it never fails to warm my heart that people have appreciated our efforts over the years. ~ Anne Farwell * * *

Back-figuring from 2022, and this being the Tidewater Times’ 70th year of publication, I was ten when I first read it. My late father (Robert Sharp 2nd) was new to selling Eastern Shore real estate. I know that somewhere along the line he and his partner, the late Tom Critchlow, started advertising in it.

The size of the magazine fit my [then] small hands ~ and I still love turning the pages with my bigger hands!

The recipes, local lore, book reviews and short stories are feasts for someone who’s just moved back to Easton after 20 years in Sarasota, Florida.

We started subscribing to avoid the “hot off the press but they’re all gone now” scramble when stacks are delivered locally. Now I don’t have to scramble to my mailbox; it’s dependably right there early each month.

The publishers ~ everyone who faithfully and kindly “puts this baby to bed” each month ~ are a pleasure to speak with.

Thank you all so very much! ~ Cecily Sharp-Whitehill Easton