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• He published the long-running Preston News and circulate in good condition and are a must-have for
Farmer newspaper among many other publications any serious local historian. I know where mine are and
and writing roles too numerous to summarize here; they are not for sale, trade, or to borrow.
Max even sent a reporter to the Maryland State Fair in
• Despite the number of Preston entries on his résumé,
Timonium to cover me winning my fi rst All-Maryland
Max also created the annual Federalsburg Hobby
dairy showing titles as a nine year old. I was the only
Fair that still attracts a capacity crowd to the town’s
4-H exhibitor from Caroline County and he thought
museum as recently at this past August
that deserved some attention even though my heifer
calves Joan and Kate deserved most of the credit for • As of my last visit, there are multiple artifacts from
the unexpected victories. his life and career on display at the Preston Historical
Society.
• Perhaps his interest in the cow show circuit, as well as
his knowledge of its logistics and appreciation of its
homespun colloquial importance, stemmed from his
time as county 4-H Extension Agent.
• He operated a tomato cannery near Bethlehem.
• Not limited solely to agricultural endeavors, Chambers
taught Industrial Arts for the local school system.
• He was a member of the Preston Volunteer Fire
Department and the local Lions Club.
• He chaired Caroline County bicentennial events in the
mid-1970s, local United States independence bicenten-
nial events in the later 1970s, and the local celebra-
tion of Maryland 350th anniversary events in the
mid-1980s. Commemorative booklets for all three still Max Chambers plaque on the courthouse grounds near Denton.
It is near the information kiosk.

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