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Rena Urie Fowler: Her Rock Hall Family and Life
by Fowler, Rena Kathleen (2024)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
"Rena Urie Fowler: Her Rock Hall Family and Life" was written by Fowler's daughter, Rena Kathleen Fowler, in August 2024. The typed biography chronicles the life story of Fowler, born to a watermen family in Rock Hall, Kent County, Maryland in 1918. Fowler's father, William Thomas Urie (II), died during her childhood and her other, Mary Ayres Urie, moved to Baltimore. After this time, she frequently visited Rock Hall, but made a family--including the author--in Colorado. She passed away in 2013. This biography includes typed memories about her life in Rock Hall and family photographs through the years.
Theodore Dize Papers
by Dize, Theodore; Dize, Westley (1894 – 1995)
1 box (0.25 linear feet)
The Theodore Dize Papers document the shipping business of the bugeye James G. Blaine, captained by Theodore and Westley Dize, between 1894 and 1923. An additional account from 1995 records the names of watermen who shipped out of Baltimore at the turn of the century to dredge oysters. Dize shipped out of Crisfield, Smith Island, and Baltimore, dredging oysters and transporting merchandise. The shipping business is documented through agreements, worker records, and extensive receipts. Also included are printed ephemera including book advertisements.