The history of Wallops Island has been one of transitin. As the centuries passed, the wilderness of the island was radically altered by the influx of colonists, then vacationers, and, eventually, some of the brightest scientific minds of the country.

Virginia has more shipwrecks that any other state in the continental US. With 112 miles of Atlantic coast, 3,315 miles of tidal coastland and natural enemies such as water, wind, fire and human fallibility, countless ships and lives have been lost.

Chincoteague was the focal point for fowl hunting on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia for 2 centuries. Hunters and guides bought hunting gear on the island, including beautiful, life-like decoys This book captures some of the local carvers.

The thriving barrier islands of Chincoteague and Assateague share a symbiotic relationship, attracting over a million tourists a year. Chincoteague, a modern, developed comminity; Assateague, a natural buffer from the ocean and National Seashore.

Settled for over 300 years, surrounded by waters which still provide livelihood and recreation; known for ponies, wildfowl, seafood, seashore, "old salts" and decoys, And never unti now has Chincoteague's complete history been told. By Kirk Mariner

The Virginia Eastern Shore is a quiet slice of countryside wedged between ocean and bay, dotted with small villages, generously endowed with history. The water is never far away, the pace of life noticeably easier. & A surprising variety offered to enjoy.

When the Oyster Museum, now the Museum of Chincoteague Island, opened its doors in 1972, one of the items offered for sale was this cookbook.

From Tears to Memories, the complete listings and locations of grave markers throughout Chincoteague Island. Realizing the increasing numbe of island residents laid to rest on teh mainland, he published Volume 2 about two mainland cemeteries.

2017 revised edition. From Tears to Memories is the complete listings and locations of grave markers throughout the island, as well as resident ancestors buried on the nearby mainland.

Since the time of the Native Americans, the fertile soils, bountiful bays, & salt marshes of the Delmarva Peninsula have fed people well. Local writer and photographer Curtis Badger narrates this history with recipes based on seasonal bounty.

A comprehensive review of the island's first established businesses from 1800 through the twenthieth century and beyond.