Gilbert Byron
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Gilbert V. Byron
Known as "The Voice of the Chesapeake," Gilbert Valliant Byron was born in Chestertown, Maryland on July 12, 1903. He is also referred to as "the Chesapeake Thoreau" because he shares the same birthdate with Walden Pond's Henry David Thoreau and is known for his poems, short stories, novels, historical research and magazine and newspaper columns and articles detailing life on the Chesapeake Bay from the early through the latter years of the 20th century. During his lifetime, Byron had published 14 books and over 70 short stories, poems, and articles. His books and poems, including The Lord's Oysters, Done Crabbin', and These Chesapeake Men, make up what is likely the largest collection of written works on the Chesapeake Bay area authored by one person. The Gilbert Bryon Society was founded in 1991 to cultivate an awareness and appreciation of the Chesapeake Bay region's literature in particular, and the environment in general, through the works and legacy of Gilbert Bryon. The Society is a subcommitteee of the Pickering Creek Audubon center-www.pickeringcreek.org.
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