Dorothy Bloom Pollack

Dorothy Bloom Pollack (1913-1989) was the mainstay of our family and extended family, keeping our connections, traditions, and cultural heritage alive. Her parents came to America in the early 1900’s, escaping anti-Semitism in Russia. Much later, as an adult, Dorothy...

Sr. Katherine Nueslein

Sr. Katherine Nueslein passed October 14, 2010. She was a pioneer Sister of Mercy from Savannah, GA who came to Baltimore in the late 1970s. Her tireless efforts to change S.W. Baltimore City and the lives of the poor, diabled, and addicted had an incredible impact on...

Margaret Bradley Moss

Miss Margaret Bradley Moss served as a dedicated educator in Anne Arundel County for 5 decades. A 1914 graduate of Annapolis High School, she started teaching at Severna Park Elementary School in the same year on a temporary teaching assignment. She continued teaching...

Mary Digges Lee

Mary Digges Lee (1745-1805) of Anne Arundel County was the wife of Maryland Federalist Governor Thomas Sim Lee. In 1779 George Washington appealed to Governor Lee for help to provide as many war materials as possible to faltering and destitute troops. Mrs. Lee rallied...

Shirley Mensch

Shirley Mensch is my grand mom. She raised me and my sister. My grand mom is a strong woman. She has a very good heart. If I had the world, I would give her all of it, plus more! We love her so much I don’t know what I would do without her. Submitted by: Tamira...