Washington Star scrapbook

Object/Artifact

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

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2017.018.0003

Description

This scrapbook was a re-purposed ledger. It was in very poor condition, especially because it was filled with clippings from the Washington Star. Most of the clippings were not germane to Saint Mary's County and were not retained, but all the clippings related to the Queen and Fenwick families were retained and copied onto permanent paper. 1) There were three clippings on this sheet and a handwritten list of Richard Queen's children, plus three witnesses to his will. One clipping explained the bequest of two acres of land to Bishop Carroll, the land being the graveyard attached to Queen's Chapel. The other two clippings talked about a street extension that was slated to displace the graveyard. The listed children were James Queen, Mary Queen, Joseph Queen, Marsham Queen, Ellender [?] Queen, Elizabeth Queen, and Samuel Queen. Joseph and Marsham were the executors. The witnesses were Walter Queen, Elizabeth Queen, and Mary Boarman. 2) Undated clipping talking about a 1796 copy of the Washington Gazette that made its way to the Star office. There was mention of J. Forney Queen, Richard Queen, and Benjamin French Queen. 3) Clipping from the Sunday Star of 1925 or 1926 that was part of the long series of articles about the Queens written by "The Rambler." He found a document at the courthouse in Upper Marlboro that talked about a re-survey of Beall's Inclosure that was held by Samuel and Marsham Queen in 1729. The rest of the article talked about the life and times of Ninian Beall. There are three illustrations that were very dark in the newsprint and equally dark in the photocopy. 4) Clipping from the Sunday Star of 1925 or 1926 that was part of the long series of articles about the Queens written by "The Rambler." This clipping focussed on Ninian Beall and his kin, including Magruders. 5) Clipping from the Sunday Star of 1925 or 1926 that was part of the long series of articles about the Queens written by "The Rambler." This story focussed on the Queens, Fenwicks, Brookes, and Middletons as they appeared in city directories from 1822 to 1862. It is interesting to see how the people were characterized: physician, messenger, carpenter, boarding house owner, etc. and their locations in Washington. 6) Washington Daily News clipping of September 27 of an unknown year. Two photos enhance a caption explaining that graves will be moved to make way for a school playground. 7) Shiny ribbon 8 1/2" long by 2" wide in a champagne color for the "R. E. Lee Camp No. 3" atop a circle containing a female warrior with a foot on the chest of a fallen man with "Sic Semper Tyrannis" in black letters on the inside top of the circle. Below the circle is "C. V. Alexandria, VA. Organized July 7, 1884." There is about a 1/4" of fringe on the top and bottom of the ribbon. 8) April 7, 1907 clipping from the Sunday Washington Post describing a third re-building of Queen's chapel. There is a photo of the incomplete walls and of the nearby graveyard. "Thos. B. Queen" is handwritten at the top of the clipping. 9) January 8, 1918 This is a copy, in an envelope, of Woodrow Wilson's so called "14 Points" speech, outlining the goals for the war to end all wars. "Thos. B. Queen Washington, D.C." is handwritten at the top of the envelope. 10) "Cantaloupe [ ? ] July 20, 1921 Never Better" is handwritten on a regular correspondence envelope. 11) Clippings from 1918-1922, all obituaries. Peter Gibson Grimes died on August 7, 1918, Sister Mary Loretto Brook died on an unknown date, and Thomas Boyd Queen died on June 18, 1922. This is presumably the Thomas B. Queen of previous items. Mr. Queen was a character; there is a small article about him with his obituary. 12) Clipping from the Sunday Star of November 22, 1925 that was part of the long series of articles about the Queens written by "The Rambler." This one focussed on the land holdings of Queens and Bealls and the graveyard that recurs in these articles. 13) Clipping from the Sunday Star of November 29, 1925 that was part of the long series of articles about the Queens written by "The Rambler." He discussed various deeds he had found for family lands. He also makes mention of a James and Walter Queen who went to Kentucky. 14) Clipping from the Washington Star of December 6, 1925 that was part of the long series of articles about the Queens written by "The Rambler." He reviewed the wills of several Queens, one of which references Underwood in Saint Mary's County. 15) Clipping from the Washington Star of December 13, 1925 that was part of the long series of articles about the Queens written by "The Rambler." He talked about the difficulty of being certain about many things and the role of tradition in historical research. There is also discussion about being Catholic in early Maryland. 16) Clipping from the Washington Star of December 27, 1925 that was part of the long series of articles about the Queens written by "The Rambler." This article went into extreme detail about the will of Richard Marsham, who lived in Prince George's County. 17) Clipping from the Washington Star of February 28, 1926 that was part of the long series of articles about the Queens written by "The Rambler." This article divulged that The Rambler's first name was Harry. The Brooke family had the most ink in this article. 18) Clipping from the Washington Star of March 7, 1926 that was part of the long series of articles about the Queens written by "The Rambler." He talked about the many numbered squares of early Washington and then segued into the Fenwicks, some of whom intermarried with Queens. 19) Clipping from the Washington Post of September 26, 1933 with a photo of a young woman looking at broken tombstones in the Queen graveyard and a small article about the land. There is also a legal notice of Bishop Curley asking permission of the court to sell the land and apply the proceeds to retiring the construction debt of St. Francis de Sales church. The Queen heirs, listed, had forty days to challenge the sale, after which it would take place.

Collection

Charles E. Fenwick, Jr. Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1907 - 1934

Location

Shelf

Rack 15, Shelf 2

Wall

South wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Beall, Ninian

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Boarman, Mary

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Brook, Laura

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Brooke, Baker

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Carroll, Bernard

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Carroll, John (1735-1815)

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Curley, Michael J.

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Fenwick, Charles Edward (1910-1993)

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Gibbons, James

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Grassi, John

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Queen, Benjamin French

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Queen, Elizabeth

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Queen, Elizabeth2

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Queen, Ellender

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Queen, Hannah A.

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Queen, J. Forney

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Queen, J. R.

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Queen, James

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Queen, John Randolph

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Queen, Joseph

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Queen, Marsham

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Queen, Mary

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Queen, Richard

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Queen, Samuel

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Queen, Thomas B.

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Queen, Walter

Person or Organization

Fenwick, Charles Edward (1939- )