About the Author

Albert Feldstein has written on the history of western Maryland for over twenty years. He has published numerous books on the three westernmost counties of Maryland, produced a number of videos on local history, and given hundreds of presentations throughout Maryland and the surrounding states. Over the course of his career, he has been on the board of directors of Preservation Maryland and the Allegany County Tourism Advisory Council. He is a former officer of the Allegany County Historical Society. He has received a Governor's Citation for Civic Leadership in the Preservation and Promotion of Western Maryland History and Culture, the Allegany County Tourism Award and, in 2008, the Maryland African-American Heritage Preservation Award from the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture.