New Maryland Resource on Women in Allegany County
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Albert L. Feldstein, a Western Maryland historian and author, was asked by the Cumberland Business and Professional Women's Club to make a presentation on local history for their March 20, 2007 meeting. After agreeing, he was told since March is Women's History Month they would like the topic to be "historic" Cumberland women. Figuring, incorrectly as he soon learned, there already had to be a list somewhere, "no problem", he said. Two weeks later he finally developed a list of over 40 women for the program, along with over a dozen of what he called "vignettes." Al has since added additional women, plus photographic depictions if readily available, and agreed to allow Western Maryland Public Libraries to host his research online.

Mr. Feldstein has also networked with the Maryland Women's Heritage Center and generously shared his research with us. He's once again proven that Women's History is of interest both to women and to men!

Our sincere appreciation to Albert Feldstein for all his efforts and to the Western Maryland Public Libraries for including his work on their site. Mr. Feldstein will be letting us know when this compilation is updated. If you have names to add, please get in touch with him.

For additional information, you may contact Albert Feldstein at: al@buttonsofthecause.com.

The Western Maryland Public Libraries contact person is Jill Craig.
She may be contacted in Hagerstown at:
jcraig@washcolibrary.org
301-739-3250, extension 168

Here is the link to their site:
http://www.whilbr.org/AlleganyWomen/index.aspx

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