Name/Title
Amanda Dennis Poetry and Obituary ScrapbookEntry/Object ID
3.1Scope and Content
The Amanda Dennis Poetry and Obituary Scrapbook collection contains multiple newspaper clippings. The newspaper clippings in the beginning of the scrapbook are published poems by Amanda Elizabeth Dennis (1841-1923). In the later part of the scrapbook, the newspaper clippings are about church gathers, events happening in Worcester County in the 1880s, and obituaries. The majority of the later newspaper clippings are of obituaries. The obituaries included range from Pennsylvania to the Eastern Shore.
Also included are obituaries that can be used for genealogical information. Some of the people mentioned are:
Ida Frances Anstine of Berlin, Md. ( -1894)
Levi Hubbard Anstine of Seaford, Del. ( -1888)
Mary H. Bounds of Friendship, Md. ( -1887)
Eleanor Pusey Bounds of Friendship, Md. ( -1887)
Jenny Davis of Powellville ( -1884)
William Ellis of Laurel, Del. ( -1891)
Rev. John Edward Tyson Ewell of Accomack County ( -1902)
Elmer G. McAllister of Vienna, Md. ( -1930)
This is not an exhausted list of all the obituaries included in this collection.
The scrapbook has been left in its original order.
Eastern Shore (Md. And Va.)—Genealogy
Eastern Shore (Md. And Va.)—Social life and customs—19th century
Poetry
Poetry—Women
Worcester County (Md.)—Women HistoryContext
Amanda Elizabeth Dennis (1841-1923) was born in Powellville, Maryland (now part of Wicomico County). During her younger years, she lived in Baltimore City, where she attended the Western Female High School. After graduating, she returned to the Eastern Shore to pursue a teaching career at St. John’s School near Powellville. She proceeded to teach there for more than 25 years. Remembered as a poet, many of her poems were published in the Baltimore Sun and by Lippincott. In the later part of her life, she lived near St. Martins, Maryland, with her niece. Dennis is buried in Buckingham Cemetery in Berlin, Maryland.
Included in this collection are many published poems by Amanda Elizabeth Dennis (1841-1923). All the published poems are newspaper clippings, compiled in to a scrapbook. Later in the scrapbook are miscellaneous information about churches and other events happening in the Worcester County area in the late 1800s.Collection
WR 3: Amanda Dennis Poetry and Obituary ScrapbookAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Julia A. Purnell MuseumNotes
The Amanda Dennis Poetry and Obituary Scrapbook collection was donated to the Worcester County Library from the Julia A. Purnell Museum.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
ScrapbookNomenclature Primary Object Term
AlbumNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Creator
Amanda Elizabeth DennisRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Amanda Elizabeth Dennis, Ida Frances Anstine, Levi Hubbard Anstine, Mary H. Bounds, Eleanor Pusey Bounds, Jenny Davis, William Ellis, John Edward Tyson Ewell, Elmer G. McAllisterRelated Places
Place
City
Berlin, Powellville, ViennaCounty
Worcester County, Wicomico County, Dorchester CountyState/Province
MarylandCountry
United States of AmericaCreated By
history@worcesterlibrary.orgCreate Date
12/12/2023Updated By
history@worcesterlibrary.orgUpdate Date
12/12/2023