Correspondence--Basile, Alice-1979-1984

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Correspondence--Basile, Alice-1979-1984

Entry/Object ID

1985.002.0254

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 11 7/8"w x 9 1/8"h Mrs. Basile was the daughter of John Owens and her mother was a Morgan. She was tracing her family and in October, 1975, asked Mr. Beitzell for assistance. Mr. Beitzell was her cousin. She and her family visited the Beitzells in late 1976 and she continued to research her family and write extremely chatty letters. She also corresponded with Joe Beitzell in California, although we have none of the letters. There is considerable information in the 39 letters on the Owens and the Morgans. Letter of January ??, 1979 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell about an article in the Washington Post that mentioned the Cheseldines Letter of February 11, 1979 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with a discussion of a Norris family book, the census of 1900, and riding the new Orange Line on the Metro Letter of March 9, 1979 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell asking after Mrs. Beitzell and exclaiming over the snow storm Letter of June 21, 1979 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell chatting about the house and garden Letter of July 25, 1979 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell talking about coming to a Maryland Historical Society dinner meeting Letter of August 8, 1979 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with information about the Owens family Letter of December 4, 1979 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with information on the Cheseldine family for Mr. Beitzell to critique Letter of December 14, 1979 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with information about Morgans and McKenneys Letter of January 25, 1980 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with information about a Yates and Morgan connection and news about a riding mower Letter of February 20, 1980 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with mention of individual names found in the Census Letter of June 4, 1980 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell telling of a Florida vacation and sending lots of Morgan information Letter of July 2, 1980 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell delving into a Blackistone connection and complaining about storms in the area Letter of August 5, 1980 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell telling about research in Frederick County, wind storms, power failures and surprise anniversary parties Letter of November 3, 1980 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell considering a Boone, Heard, and Morgan connection Letter of November 30, 1980 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell in which she explores a Howe connection Letter of June 25, 1981 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell about family doings and research trips Letter of July 25, 1981 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell on Charles County researching Letter of September 2, 1981 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell about family happenings Letter of October 29, 1981 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with a Norris chart Letter of January 21, 1982 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell all about her children and power failures Letter of February 18, 1982 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell speculating about the spelling of names Letter of February 23, 1982 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with small bits of information and an interest in Margaret Fresco's book Letter of April 5, 1982 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with information about a family wedding and a funeral in Leonardtown Letter of May 8, 1982 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with charts and speculation about the Norris family and the Hill family Letter of June 30, 1982 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell about the Hill family Letter of July 26, 1982 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell about family happenings Letter of August 17, 1982 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell announcing a discovery of a Lee and Morgan connection Letter of September 30, 1982 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell in which she enjoys Margaret Fresco's book on Marriages and Deaths Letter of November 16, 1982 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with some information about the Norris family Letter of January 17, 1983 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with information about the Cheseldine family and an Ellis connection Letter of February 17, 1983 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with more musings about the Cheseldines Letter of May 17, 1983 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell, mostly about family happenings Letter of July 15, 1983 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell announcing the birth of twin grandsons Letter of August 23, 1983 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell about her husband's illness Letter of November 5, 1983 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with lots of discussion about the Cheseldine family and her visit with a Dr. Owens Get well card of February 25, 1984 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell because he had been hospitalized Letter of February 28, 1984 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with a little information on the Owens family and also the Morgans Letter of April 5, 1984 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with some thoughts about the Tarltons and the Owens Letter of May 24, 1984 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with family happenings and a little about the Owens family Letter of July 21, 1984 from Mrs. Basile to Mr. Beitzell with some material about the Owens family

Collection

Edwin Warfield Beitzell Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1979 - 1984

Location

Container

Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 9

Shelf

Rack 09, Shelf 3

Rack

Rack 09

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Basile, Alice

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Joseph