February 28 2024

2024 TWM Speaker Series
March 23rd at 12:30 PM at TIVFD
Joe Walsh will speak about his father, Dr. Harry M. Walsh, and his
book The Outlaw Gunner, which has recently been republished.
Dr. Harry M. Walsh was a beloved physician in Easton for nearly
30 years. He grew up poor in Kent County, hunting, fishing, and
trapping to feed his family. He was a friend to waterman, farmers,
and many of the old Market Gunners he had come to know as a
young man. As the years went by, he noticed a huge decline in
the health of the Chesapeake Bay and in the number of large
flocks of waterfowl. To help preserve and protect the wildlife of
the Eastern Shore, Dr. Walsh joined with a group of other
enthusiasts to create the first Waterfowl Festival in 1971 in
Easton. Dr. Walsh also donated most of his huge collection of
waterfowling artifacts to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Copies of The Outlaw Gunner will be f