I am happy to announce the publication of my article “Becoming Holsey: The South Carolina Origins of the Holsey Family of Baltimore.” The story of the Holsey family is interwound with the major historical events of the 19th and 20th Centuries. The story starts with enslavement decades before the Civil …
What’s a trip to the Maryland State Archives without a side trip to Baltimore. We went to the Westminster Hall and Burying Ground on Fayette Street to see Edgar Allan Poe’s gravesite. It’s a lovely small, and slightly spooky cemetery. Another interesting burial is James McHenry–Fort McHenry is named for …
