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It is new, and we all like the shock of the new do we not.

So there we were about to begin our Meditation in the Old Stables when the grandchildren appeared; they came forward to tell us the sort of jokes that 3 and 5-year-old boys will laugh at all day long, especially if they allow the older folks to be called nincompoops.

Jane said we ought to take them (the grandchildren) to the North Sea Observatory at Chapel Point.

Having spent the previous day walking out for forty-five minutes – through sandbanks, squelchy mud, and welcome pools of trapped lukewarm water, to reach the sea at Cleethorpes, anywhere with a shorter walk seemed admirable.

Repetition

Out of the blue In the depths of meditation No desire for clue To love’s indebted creation

One breath in One breath out One verse read Of the Night Prayer

In to the new Sidestep the contemplation No path or shoe To love’s indebted creation

One bell sounds One bell decays One thought happens You peaceful soothsayer

That new or blue That breath of meditation That surprise of truth To love’s indebted creation

North Sea Observatory, Grandchildren, Meditation, Jokes, and Cleethorpes It is new, and we all like the shock of the new do we not. So there we were about to begin our…

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Chapel Point, Maryland

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Charles County, Maryland

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American Auto Trail-Charles County (Bel Alton to Ironsides MD)

American Auto Trail-Charles County (Bel Alton to Ironsides MD) https://youtu.be/YDFfFKZgwX0 This American auto trail explores Charles County, Maryland, from Bel Alton to Ironsides.

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1001 Reasons to Live Reason #22: Chapel Point (Camp Maumee Scout Reservation)

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In Memory of B. L. Higdon

Close-up of Crown in the Higdon window

Close-up of Mary in the Higdon window

Close-up of the Chalice and the Host in the Higdon window

Close-up of Jesus in the Higdon window

Benedict Leonard Higdon was born in Maryland about 1837.

Marriage: Sarah C. [unknown maiden name] (born about 1850)

Children: The 1880 U. S. Federal Census indicates they adopted four children.

Alice Grady (b. 1864)

Harry Kelly (b. 1867)

Helena Helbourne (b. 1871)

Edward Higdon (b. 1873)

Religious Affiliation: Catholic

Occupation: Farmer, Chief Judge of the Charles County Orphan’s Court

Military Service: Listed in Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 however, it is unknown if Benedict actually served in the war.

Died: December 22, 1888

Obituary/Testimonials:

BL Higdon Resolutions of Respect (transcript)

Burial: St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Chapel Point

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Sources

Ancestry.com. (2009). B L Higdon in the 1870 United States Federal Census. 1870 United States Federal Census . Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Benedict&gsln=Higdon&msbdy=1835&msbpn__ftp=Charles+County%2c+Maryland%2c+USA&msbpn=549&msbpn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c23%7c0%7c549%7c0%7c0%7c&msrpn__ftp=Ch

Ancestry.com. (2009). Benedict L. Higdon in the 1860 United States Federal Census. 1860 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=53738042&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8054

Ancestry.com. (2009). Benedict T. Higden in the 1850 United States Federal Census. 1850 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Benedict&gsln=Higdon&msbdy=1835&msbpn__ftp=Charles+County%2c+Maryland%2c+USA&msbpn=549&msbpn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c23%7c0%7c549%7c0%7c0%7c&msrpn__ftp=Ch

Ancestry.com. (2010). B. Leonard Higdon in the 1880 United States Federal Census. 1880 United States Federal Census. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=49395647&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7163

Ancestry.com. (2010). Benedict L. Higdon in the 1860 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules. 1860 U.S. Federal Census – Slave Schedules. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Benedict&gsln=Higdon&msbdy=1835&msbpn__ftp=Charles+County%2c+Maryland%2c+USA&msbpn=549&msbpn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c23%7c0%7c549%7c0%7c0%7c&msrpn__ftp=Ch

Ancestry.com. (2010). Benedict L. Higdon in the U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/ConsolidatedListsofCivilWarReg/1158841/printer-friendly?new=1&gsfn=B+L&gsln=Higdon&rank=1&gss=angs-g&mswpn__ftp=Charles+County%2c+Maryland%2c+USA&mswpn=549&mswpn_PInfo=7-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c23%7c0%

Port Tobacco Times and Charles County Advertiser. (1889, January 4). Resolutions of Respect. Port Tobacco Times and Charles County Advertiser, XLV(30).

B. L. Higdon Benedict Leonard Higdon was born in Maryland about 1837. Marriage: Sarah C. (born about 1850) Children: The 1880 U.

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Research Notes: February 8, 2014

Lots of interesting tidbits are found during research that never make into the final post. You’ll find them here.

Sometimes the old adage “you can’t see the forest for the tress”can be an apt expression.  Take the Mary L. Wills window at St. Ignatius,…

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