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Thanks Bob.
Look forward to your site!
Commented Feb 7, 2021 on Potomac River Landings During the Steamboat Era at Jaybird's Jottings
Potomac River Landings During the Steamboat Era
The Potomac has always been not only the chief glory and crowning natural beauty of Washington, but the broad highway of a wondrous stretch of water connecting the city with the sea. - Frederick Tilp, "This Was Potomac River." A wharf bustled with activity when a boat arrived. Children raced ...
SNourse. I am so sorry for the long delay in replying. I blog mostly now of Facebook and stopped checking comments.
Thank you for your reply. I am glad you enjoyed it. Are you related to that line of the Nourse family?
Take care.
Commented Jan 24, 2020 on The Church and the Cathedral: The Story of the Nourse Family, St. Alban’s Church and the National Cathedral at Jaybird's Jottings
The Church and the Cathedral: The Story of the Nourse Family, St. Alban’s Church and the National Cathedral
Preservation Month is coming up in May. One of the lesser-known and long-forgotten acts of preservation in the Washington region is the crucial role St. Alban’s Church played in the late 1890s. A developer wanted to build a private home where the National Cathedral stands today. The Natio...
Sounds good Carin!
Commented Apr 18, 2019 on Glebes at Jaybird's Jottings
Glebes
Here’s a really tough question. Where in the District of Columbia is there a glebe land? What a minute. Glebe land in the District? That can’t be. Glebe lands were owned by parishes in colonial times. By the 1810s, they were sold off. Well, Virginia, there is a glebe land in DC, somet...
Thank you for a wonderful and informative reply!
I’ve often hoped for a book that would compare and contrast the religious approaches in colonial Virginia and Maryland.
Jay
Commented Apr 17, 2019 on Glebes at Jaybird's Jottings
Glebes
Here’s a really tough question. Where in the District of Columbia is there a glebe land? What a minute. Glebe land in the District? That can’t be. Glebe lands were owned by parishes in colonial times. By the 1810s, they were sold off. Well, Virginia, there is a glebe land in DC, somet...
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