The Hammond-Harwood House and Its Owners
The Hammond-Harwood House and Its Owners

Author: Rosamond Randall Beirne

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Published: 1954

Total Pages: 74

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Histories of families of various owners of Hammond-Harwood House of Annapolis, Maryland. The house was built by Matthais Hammond (1748-1786). Other families to live there were the Pinkneys, Chases, Loockermans, and Harwoods. Includes information on the Rind family and William Buckland the architect who died in 1774.

Old House Interiors
Old House Interiors

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Published: 2005-01

Total Pages: 112

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National architectural magazine now in its fifteenth year, covering period-inspired design 1700–1950. Commissioned photographs show real homes, inspired by the past but livable. Historical and interpretive rooms are included; new construction, additions, and new kitchens and baths take their place along with restoration work. A feature on furniture appears in every issue. Product coverage is extensive. Experts offer advice for homeowners and designers on finishing, decorating, and furnishing period homes of every era. A garden feature, essays, archival material, events and exhibitions, and book reviews round out the editorial. Many readers claim the beautiful advertising—all of it design-related, no “lifestyle” ads—is as important to them as the articles.

Virginia Women
Virginia Women

Author: Cynthia A. Kierner

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2015-04-01

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 0820347418

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Virginia Women is the first of two volumes exploring the history of Virginia women through the lives of exemplary and remarkable individuals. This collection of seventeen essays, written by established and emerging scholars, recovers the stories and voices of a diverse group of women, from the seventeenth century through the Civil War era. Placing their subjects in their larger historical contexts, the authors show how the experiences of Virginia women varied by race, class, age, and marital status, and also across both space and time. Some essays examine the lives of well-known women—such as First Lady Dolley Madison—from a new perspective. Others introduce readers to relatively obscure historical figures: the convicted witch Grace Sherwood; the colonial printer Clementina Rind; Harriet Hemings, the enslaved daughter of Thomas Jefferson. Essays on the frontier heroine Mary Draper Ingles and the Civil War spy Elizabeth Van Lew examine the real women behind the legends. Altogether, the essays in this collection offer readers an engaging and personal window onto the experiences of women in the Old Dominion.