23 10 274 https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/8252154cba4d496d50bf561f4f363e19.jpg 4fcf33f1408a695791bfd4599a83902c Person An individual. Name Miller, Mordecai Birth Date 1764 Death Date 1832 Birthplace East Caln, PA Occupation silversmith; watchmaker; quaker Biographical Text Miller was a fourth generation, Pennsylvania Quaker, who was actively involved in the emancipation of slaves and the welfare of free blacks. He likely apprenticed with clockmaker and silversmith Elisha Kirk, a cousin, in Warrington, Pennsylvania. By 1786, he partnered with Caleb Bentley and worked in Leesburg, Virginia and by 1788 he established his own silversmith business in Alexandria, Virginia which by all accounts was quite successful. He advertised clocks, watches and an assortment of other items. Miller was listed as a watchmaker (1796) and silversmith (1797) in the Alexandria Census. His reputation was outstanding and his clients included George Washington. He left the business in 1800 to pursue other business ventures. Source <a title=""http://www.colonialwatches.com/home/colonialwatches/mordecai-miller "" href="">http://www.colonialwatches.com/home/colonialwatches/mordecai-miller</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mordecai Miller Quaker silversmith watchmaker https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/8de92b418b1e8e96b8011c1ab77f253e.jpg f0ceb7d7a1b62992c601e445beef5543 Person An individual. Name Modigliani, Amedeo Authority Sources <a title="http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Modigliani%2C+Amedeo&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500026509" href="http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Modigliani%2C+Amedeo&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500026509">http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Modigliani%2C+Amedeo&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500026509</a> <a title="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79059541.html" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79059541.html">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79059541.html</a> Birth Date 1884 Death Date 1920 Birthplace Livorno, Italy Deathplace Paris, France Occupation painter; sculptor Biographical Text Modigliani was an Italian Jewish painter and sculptor who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterized by elongation of faces and figures, that were not received well during his lifetime, but later found acceptance. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amedeo_Modigliani" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amedeo_Modigliani</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amedeo Modigliani painter sculptor https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/6375769f2ec4f5eff99ac68c8e6e8604.jpg d1515cf2dc9bb1b520ad14dfea469d50 Person An individual. Name Montresor, John Authority Sources <a title="http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Montresor%2C+John&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500081798" href="http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Montresor%2C+John&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500081798">http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Montresor%2C+John&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500081798</a> <a title="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80036769.html" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80036769.html">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80036769.html</a> Birth Date 1736 Death Date 1799 Birthplace Gibraltar Deathplace Maidstone, UK Occupation engineer; cartographer Biographical Text Montresor was a British military engineer and cartographer in North America. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montresor" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montresor</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Montresor cartography engineer https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/8fb2e43c461bdb6818bd9eef0677581a.jpg 005943930487e223bc950fb12f136feb Person An individual. Name Monroe, James Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50078822.html" target="_blank">http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50078822.html</a> Birth Date 1758 Death Date 1831 Birthplace Monroe Hall, VA Deathplace New York, NY Occupation president Biographical Text James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States, serving between 1817 and 1825. Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States and the last president from the Virginian dynasty and the Republican Generation. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Monroe president Person An individual. Name Murphy, Eldrich Occupation photographer Biographical Text Murphy was an African-American photographer who worked in Alexandria, VA during the 1940s and 50s. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eldrich Murphy photographer https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/dfd6b12a214424bf315acb293d03596f.jpg cd06d981dba15f563531d10729cb8ca9 Person An individual. Name Muse, Eva M. Death Date 1999 Birthplace Cecil County, MD Occupation educator; civil rights leader; activist; collector Biographical Text She began her teaching career in a one-room schoolhouse in 1950 and went on to teach elementary school in Millsboro and Dover, DE. She retired in the 1982 and embarked on a seventeen-year career as a local historian and educator. Muse belonged to Wright's A.M.E. Church, served as Education Chair in the Elkton branch of the N.A.A.C.P., Vice President of the Cecil County Historical Society, and as Chairperson on the Citizen's Advocacy board and the board of the local detention center. Muse began to study local history in Cecil County in the 1980s, and compiled a collection with the intention of writing a book on local African American history. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.cecilhistory.org/muse/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Eva-Muse-Finding-Aid-master-draft.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cecilhistory.org/muse/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Eva-Muse-Finding-Aid-master-draft.pdf</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eva M. Muse activist african american civil rights collector educator https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/4e91b8877b8060471a0abcea2cbb45db.JPG 7dc32172bfa4ca7a24ad385f453788b2 Person An individual. Name Ogle, Anne Tasker Birth Date 1723 Death Date 1817 Birthplace Annapolis, MD Deathplace Annapolis, MD Occupation landowner; dignitary Biographical Text A daughter of Benjamin Tasker, sr., the 21st Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1752 to 1753, and his wife, Anne Bladen. She married Samuel Ogle, colonial governor of Maryland, in 1741. First owner of Belair Mansion in Bowie, MD. Source <a title="https://www.geni.com/people/Anne-Ogle/6000000003665037626; http://www.cityofbowie.org/288/Belair-Mansion" href="https://www.geni.com/people/Anne-Ogle/6000000003665037626;%20http://www.cityofbowie.org/288/Belair-Mansion">https://www.geni.com/people/Anne-Ogle/6000000003665037626; http://www.cityofbowie.org/288/Belair-Mansion</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anne Tasker Ogle dignitary landowner women https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/ea360a530566e7f4fc81a3eda294c598.jpg 9f9c79b8a7201988116f44b0d55fe31e Person An individual. Name Ogle, Samuel Birth Date c. 1694 Death Date 1752 Occupation landowner; aristocracy Biographical Text Ogle was the 16th, 18th and 20th Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1731 to 1732, 1733 to 1742, and 1746/1747 to 1752. First owner of Belair Mansion in Bowie, MD. Founded the "Belair Stud," a stable of thoroughbred horses at Belair that would continue in operation for more than two-hundred years. Introduced thoroughbred horse racing to North America. Source <a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Ogle" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Ogle">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Ogle</a> <a title="http://www.cityofbowie.org/288/Belair-Mansion" href="http://www.cityofbowie.org/288/Belair-Mansion">http://www.cityofbowie.org/288/Belair-Mansion</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Samuel Ogle aristocrat landowner https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/99fa14274d1c75711b3e2a1b8f83cff2.jpg 87ee818366ff39d98d9188d564257293 Person An individual. Name Olmsted, John C. Authority Sources <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Olmsted%2C+John+C.&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500001746" target="_blank">http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=Olmsted%2C+John+C.&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500001746</a> Birth Date 1852 Death Date 1920 Birthplace Geneva, Switzerland Deathplace Brookline, MA Occupation landscape architect Biographical Text John Charles Olmsted, the nephew and adopted son of Frederick Law Olmsted, was an American landscape architect. With his brother, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., he founded Olmsted Brothers, a landscape design firm in Brookline, Massachusetts. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Charles_Olmsted" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Charles_Olmsted</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John C. Olmsted landscape architect https://berd.artinterp.org/files/original/dcd9e5cc076b55ab27b289c60f852845.jpg fb3765dc3f981f196fdf581e944afe64 Person An individual. Name O’Rourke, Martin Francis Birth Date 1935 Death Date 2005 Birthplace Keyser, WV Deathplace Fairfax, VA Occupation historian Biographical Text O'Rouke was a historian and longtime member and officer of the Washington, D.C. Chapter National Railway Historial Society. Source <a class="in-cell-link" href="http://www.railroadlibrary.org/martin.htm" target="_blank">http://www.railroadlibrary.org/martin.htm</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Martin Francis O’Rourke historian