Short update on the 1838 Letters

Some quick research is uncovering a family relationship between the Marshalls, Learneds and Reeds The sisters Mary Walcott Reed and Lydia Walcott Reed and their children kept in touch as they moved from Boston.  In the oldest letter dated January 29, 1838, Mary Hamilin Learned describes her twenty five day sea voyage from Boston to … [Read more…]

Anne Frye Maxey

Anne Frye Maxey, age 94, of Frederick, died Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Silverado Memory Care. Born January 26,1930 in Mount Hope, WV she was the daughter of the late Wilbur Fred Frye and Edna Craft Frye and the wife of Donald Reese Maxey who died in 2015. At age 18 she married Don and … [Read more…]