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Oxford, Maryland Walking Tour

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:23:43 +0000

Oxford, Maryland is a beautiful historic town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. It is one of the oldest towns in America, marking it’s founding in 1683. It is a quiet, water-lover’s paradise still populated with working watermen intermingled with Washington D.C. weekenders and retirees. This photo collection is part of a larger one, taken for other purposes, so I extracted some of the “old house” scenery to share here.

Four Day, Multi-State House Tour – Guest Submission

admin — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:32:21 +0000

Ralph Krainik, a friend of mine from his participation on my other blog just recently went on a four-day house tour through Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia with his photo model (and wife) Pam. I had never thought to take a multi-day house tour trip, but I like the way he thinks. He was gracious enough to share his photos with us. Their particular passion is Gothic Revival as you will see from the number of homes of this style captured on their trip. They are also owners of a Gothic Revival home named Seven Gables which we hope to profile on this site sometime in the future. Click on the photo above for the full set.

“Pennyscroft” Photos ca. 1930

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:11:07 +0000

One of the most rewarding aspects of researching my own home’s history is getting to spend some time with the daughter of the second owners. She moved to my house in 1925 at the age of one and over the years was married in the front parlor and raised her own children at Pennyscroft. Above is a ca. 1930 photo of her stepmother in the rear garden tending to her peonies. I love the old water barrel in the background. Click her photo to see more.