Tidewater Times

Writers

Helen Chapell

Tidewater Times columnist, recovering reporter, and writer of books, Helen Chappell has covered Chesapeake Bay's Eastern Shore for a variety of periodicals, including the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun.

Her writing has received grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, and the Sumner T. McKnight Foundation. Her journalism was recognized with the A.E. Emmart Award for Excellence in Writing on the Humanities in Maryland and the Jane Austen Society of Maryland's Jane Award for 1994.

Chappell is the creator of the Sam And Hollis mystery series, and the Oysterback stories, as well as The Chesapeake Book of the Dead. Under her pen name, Rebecca Baldwin, she has published a number of historical novels.

Marc Teffeau

K. Marc Teffeau has been contributing Tidewater Gardening to the Tidewater Times since 1989. He is a Maryland Certified Professional Horticulturalist with over 30 year’s experience in horticulture. He is currently Director of Research and Regulatory Affairs with the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA) in Washington, D.C. Prior to going with ANLA he retired from a career with the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension as Professor and Regional Extension Specialist for Commercial Horticulture at the Wye Research and Education Center and as county and area Extension Horticulture Agent in Talbot County. Marc has B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Maryland – College Park. He resides in Bethlehem (Caroline County) with his wife Linda.

Pamela Doyle

Pamela Doyle, formerly Denver's NBC Channel 9 Children's Chef, is now
teaching both adult and children's cooking classes in the south shore of
Massachusetts. The growing gourmets learn nutrition, safety, new foods,
cooking math, science and basic etiquette. The adult classes are based on
tips and techniques so the home cook will have a new appreciation for
cooking and creating it into their own lives. Presentation is a huge part of
who I am and how my food is put together, I think if it is appealing there
is more enjoyment. Pamela continues to take cooking classes as she travels
with her family.

Hal Roth

Our Hal Roth is not the Hal Roth, author of numerous sailing books. People really get confused about that. Our Hal Roth was born and raised in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, earned a BA degree from Muhlenberg College and a MEd degree from the University of Maryland. Hal moved to Maryland in 1957 and served in a variety of administrative and supervisory positions with the Anne Arundel County Board of Education. Hal bought a home in Dorchester County in 1971 and moved here full time in 1989.

Since December 1996, Hal has been writing Eastern Shore history articles for Tidewater Times and has written a number of books on Delmarva history, oral history and folklore.
His books include: Conversations in a Country Store, You Can't Never Get to Puckum, The Monster's Handsome Face, You Still Can't Get to Puckum, In Days Gone By, Two Pieces of Clothes, and Now This is the Truth…and other lies. Hal also edited a new edition of George Alfred Townsend's historical novel, The Entailed Hat and a collection, Stories of the Eastern Shore, by John S. Hill.

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