Gelbert, Doug 1956–

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GELBERT, Doug 1956–

PERSONAL: Born June 26, 1956, in Wilmington, DE; son of Chester (a chemical engineer) and Lois (a homemaker) Gelbert. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: University of Delaware, B.A., 1978; University of Oregon, M.B.A., 1980. Politics: Libertarian Hobbies and other interests: Golf, hiking, fishing, reading, travel.

ADDRESSES: Home—P.O. Box 467, Montchanin, DE 19710. Office—109 Main St., Stanton, DE 19804; fax: 302-326-0400. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Cruden Bay Books, Montchanin, DE, publisher, 1993–. Dogomat, Stanton, DE, owner, 1998–. Claymont Stone School Restoration, board member.

MEMBER: Publishers Marketing Association, Chester County Canine Hiking Club (founder).

WRITINGS:

A Guide to Public Golf Courses in the Philadelphia Area, Pressbox Publications (Montchanin, DE), 1986.

Sports Hall of Fame: A Directory of over One Hundred Sports Museums in the United States, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1992.

Company Museums, Industry Museums, and Industrial Tours: A Guidebook of Sites in the United States that Are Open to the Public, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1994.

The Great Delaware Sports Book, Manatee Books (Montchanin, DE), 1995.

So Who the Heck Was Oscar Mayer, Barricade Books (New York, NY), 1996.

You Can Be a National Champion, Masters Press (Indianapolis, IN), 1997.

Civil War Sites, Memorials, and Collections, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1997.

The Stone School: A Vital Piece of Claymont History, Friends of the Stone School (Claymont, DE), 1997.

Revolutionary War Sites, Memorials, and Collections, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 1998.

A Bark in the Park: New Castle County, Cruden Bay Books (Montchanin, DE), 1999.

A Bark in the Park: Delaware County, Cruden Bay Books (Montchanin, DE), 2000.

A Bark in the Park: Chester County, Cruden Bay Books (Montchanin, DE), 2000.

A Bark in the Park: Montgomery County, Cruden Bay Books (Montchanin, DE), 2000.

Teugega Country Club Centennial, Cruden Bay Books (Montchanin, DE), 2000.

Spring Lake Country Club: A Centennial Journal, Cruden Bay Books (Montchanin, DE), 2000.

The Fifty-five Best Places to Hike with Your Dog in the Philadelphia Region … and Fifty-five More, Cruden Bay Books (Montchanin, DE), 2001.

Starting and Running a Do-It-Yourself Dog Wash, Cruden Bay Books (Montchanin, DE), 2002.

Film and Television Locations: A State by State Guidebook to Moviemaking Sites, Excluding Los Angeles, McFarland and Co. (Jefferson, NC), 2002.

A Bark in the Park: The Fifty Best Places to Hike with Your Dog in the Baltimore Region, Cruden Bay Books (Montchanin, DE), 2002.

The Canine Hikers Bible: A Companion for the Active Dog Owner, Cruden Bay Books (Montchanin, DE), 2004.

SIDELIGHTS: Doug Gelbert told CA: "I have always written to discover things I want to know. Every now and then my quest for knowledge is not so esoteric, and a publisher sees it as a marketable project. My main influence has always been Lord James Balfour, one-time prime minister of England, who said, 'My ideal in life is to read a lot, write a little, play plenty of golf, and have nothing to worry about.'"