Daffin House Garden Tour Highlights Maryland History
Visitors to Daffin House near Hillsboro on the Maryland garden tour May 7 will see restored 1783 features and a view into colonial life. Hosted by Hammond-Harwood House Association, the event recalls Andrew Jackson’s visits, the Dickenson family duel, and the house’s later restoration by Major and Mrs Hodgman with guides and assistants from Denton Centreville and Annapolis connections.
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D. H. Hodgman
Tuckahoe Creek
Major
Hodgman
Pacas
Annapolis
Hammond-Harwood
Amelia Grason Hobbs
Ninian Pinkney
Robert Grason
William Grason
Maryland
Hammond- Harwood
Matthais Hammond
Denton Hammond
Jeremiah Townley Chase
Judge Chase
Richard Loeckerman
Caroline County
William Harwood
General Lafayette
Hessie Harwood
St. John’s College
Enoch Garey
Hammond-Harwood House Association
Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland
Maryland State Board of Health Anniversary Highlighted
This week marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the Maryland State Board of Health announced by Dr. R H Riley director of Health and ex officio Chairman of the Board. The history covers its 1874 launch as the sixth state to form a board, early epidemics that spurred action, and the evolution from disease prevention to chronic care and hospitals through 1945.
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Maryland
California
Minnesota
Virginia
Michigan
State Board of Health
Pasteur and Koch
State Department of Health
Romans used shorthand as early as 63 B C Britannica says
The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that Romans employed shorthand by 63 B C enabling quicker writing. The detail highlights ancient efficiency in record keeping and writing systems.
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B. C
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dover Day Hostess Named for Great Geneva
Miss Daneen Mickey will serve as hostess on Dover Day May 7 in Great Geneva the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Don Concilio. Other local visits include Marydel 4-H members hosted by Mr and Mrs Isaac Thomas and guests Miss Edna Hayes of Philadelphia and Mrs Margaret Hayes of Woodside Del. MR and Mrs L A Covell and Mr and Mrs Paul VanDyke of Denton visited Nassawadox Virginia on Sunday.
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Isaac Thomas
Westville Club
Edna Hayes
Philadelphia
Margaret Hayes
Woodside
Del
Wm. Hayes
Daneen Mickey
Dover
Great
Geneva
Mrs. Don Concilio
Irvin Stokes
Martha Ann
Roanoke
Olin Hummer
Maude Hummer
L. A. Covell
Paul VanDyke
Denton
Nassawadox
Virginia
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Daffin House
T. Alan Goldsborough
Joseph H. Johnson
W. R. Peters
Centreville
Chesapeake Bay
Lloyds
Journal
New Hampshire
J. H. Quillen Preston
the National Brewing Co
Baltimore, Md
Diamond Supply Co
Marydel
Ever
Earl M. Crouse
Coca-Cola Company
Easton Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Easton, Md
Moberi
Eastern Shore Public Service
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