how we met – Allison Barnhart

How We Met: Part One

Recent history: The beginnings of how I met my husband.

Someday, I would love to say “Mystery Solved” when it comes to the unusual circumstances surrounding the death of a 41 year old man.…

Read a sample excerpt from The Record Keeper by Allison Lawrentz Barnhart, Chapter 10, “Secret Sisters.

Learn about Stanley Hoffman Sr., a crabber from Deal Island, Maryland who lived there from 1887-1971.

Learn about Stanley Hoffman Jr., a crabber from Deal Island, Maryland who lost his life at a young age.

In August of 1933 a damaging hurricane barreled through the mid-Atlantic states. Stanley Scroggs was 3 and this is the story of how his…

Near and dear to the native Marylander is, of course, the crab. My grandpa spent a lot of his childhood visiting his mother’s family…

The thrill of the hunt draws many to genealogical searches, but mastering digital searching is key.

Read a sample excerpt from The Record Keeper by Allison Lawrentz Barnhart, Chapter 8, “Through the Looking Glass”.

The story of Anna Scroggs and Leo Bonne in Baltimore, 1921. A murder, an assault, self-defense and justice. A wild family history story.