Maria Magruder Edgemont Recipe Book, 1912
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society200 Second Street, NECharlottesville, VA 22902
- Contact for questions and access:
- Email: library@albemarlehistory.orgPhone: (434) 296-1492Web: albemarlehistory.org
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Creator:
- Thurman, Maria Louisa Magruder
- Abstract:
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains one original recipe book and a transcription of the recipe book. The recipe book includes handwritten baking and cooking recipes; newspaper clippings on various homemaker tips on cleaning clothes, removing stains, and additional recipes; and notes on family members birthdates.
- Biographical / historical:
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Maria Louisa Magruder was born on 3 July 1877 in Albemarle County, Virginia. She married James Oscar Thurman on 18 November 1918. Maria lived at Edgemont and died on 8 June 1947. She was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Charlottesville.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Sarah Minor Smith.
- Physical location:
- Physical description:
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Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Cookbooks--Virginia--20th century