It is really interesting to read some of the entries in the minutes. At every meeting some money was approved for distribution from the "Outside Pension Fund". Does anyone know what this fund was? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Sprowls" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:56 AM Subject: [MDALLEGA] Allegany County Board of County Commissioners - MinuteCollection > On this homepage you can chose the years to browse > http://gov.allconet.org/bcc/minutes/ E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.12030 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/

I found this several years back, as my g-g-grandfather was listed as an Outside Pensioner. Description of "Outside Pensioner" from the 'Archivists Bulldog" Newsletter of The Maryland State Archives. BADGES FOR OUT PENSIONERS by Pat Melville The dictionary defines an outpension as a "public pension granted to one not required to live in a charitable institution." This method of caring for the poor is the predecessor of the modern welfare system. During the colonial period and through the 19th century, county governments in Maryland provided at public expense annual allowances to individuals unable to work or to the persons who cared for them. To prevent fraud and, perhaps, to discourage unworthy applicants, the recipients of the outpensions, during the colonial period, were required to wear badges. Refusal or neglect to display them in public could result in severance of the pension. Notations about these requirements appeared periodically in the minutes of the Anne Arundel Court in (Judgment Record) in series C91. In 1734, Amos Woodward received a contract to provide 36 white badges with the letters AAC in red. By 1750, the number of badges had increased to 60 and by 1754 to 100, presumably reflecting the anticipated number of outpensioners. In both years, Patrick Creagh held the contract to furnish the badges. The badge concept was continued as county governments established almshouses for housing the poor, beginning in 1768. Residents were required to wear badges marked with the letter P The Outside Pensioners were listed in the newspaper every year and the amount they received was listed with their name. Dick Crow "The Ole Crow" Retired and enjoying it! "Fair Winds and Following Seas." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Nida" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Allegany County Board of County Commissioners -MinuteCollection > It is really interesting to read some of the entries in the minutes. At > every meeting some money was approved for distribution from the "Outside > Pension Fund". Does anyone know what this fund was? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ruth Sprowls" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:56 AM > Subject: [MDALLEGA] Allegany County Board of County Commissioners - > MinuteCollection > > >> On this homepage you can chose the years to browse >> http://gov.allconet.org/bcc/minutes/ > > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) > Database version: 5.12030 > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

I cannot get any of the files on this website to open so I can read them. Is anyone else having this problem? Sharon