From what my friend says, yes St.Vincent De Paul is a part of the Catholic organization. My guess about Bayview would be an old folks home or poor farm.I know there was a poor farm in Jackson County at one time but don't know the name of it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "M Pettiss" <pettissmj@wirefire.com> To: <BALTGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 1:59 PM Subject: [BALTGEN-L] Bayview? > I found an article written about my > great-great-grandfather, Francis Bibleheiser, after he died > in 1937. It said he was a member of the St. Vincent De > Paul Society, and that for 50 years he visited the people > at Bayview on Sundays and holidays, with gifts of tobacco > (sure wouldn't find that today!), candy, and magazines. > I would guess the St. Vincent De Paul Society is associated > with the Catholic Church - please correct me if I'm wrong. > > Is/was Bayview a hospital or some other institution? > Thanks - > Mary Pettiss > Parkersburg, WV > > > ==== BALTGEN Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb/MDGenWeb page for Anne Arundel Co. - 350 Years of Settlement > 1649-1999 > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdannear >