CHARLES COUNTRY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY PHASE 1&2: Site Summaries Sunnyside Farm Circa 1868; 1920 CH-214 Bryantown vic. Private Once consisting of 750 acres near the village of Bryantown, Sunnyside Farm contains an array of historic buildings from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Standing as a centerpiece is a large 2 ½ story front gable frame dwelling built c. 1868 and extensively renovated between 1915-1920. This dwelling is surrounded by several typical outbuildings grouped in four areas including a domestic yard, a farmyard, and barn clusters in the rear and south fields barn. Contributing outbuildings include a smokehouse, milkhouse and brooder house in the domestic yard; a carriage house, stable, equipment shed, and a granary with an attached workshop in the farmyard; a dairy barn and tobacco barn in the rear field; and three tobacco barns, a stripping shed and a tenant house in the south field. Sunnyside Farm is a good example of an evolving farmstead in Charles County from the mid-19th to early 20th century. First established by Benjamin Marcellus Edelen in 1868, Sunnyside is believed to stand on land that was once part of the Boarman Manor grant of 1696. During the first half of the 19th century, Benjamin Marcellus Edelen (1834-1915) acquired property from his father George Edelen and, just after the Civil War began constructing the dwelling house that is the centerpiece of the farm today. After his death, the property eventually descended to Benjamin's son Edward George Edelen (1880-1915) who is responsible for the construction of many surviving outbuildings and who oversaw a substantial renovation of the dwelling during the 1920's. Sunnyside Farm is recognized by the Maryland Department of Agriculture as a Century Farm, having operated as a working farm by the same family for over 100 years.

I must have missed the queries about Sunnyside Farm, but this is all heart-string-pulling information for me. Mrs. Edward B. Edelen still lives on Sunnyside and if any of you want to know about genealogy, Miss Vivian is the lady to call! She is 89 now, I think, and is a wealth of information about the families in Southern Maryland. What she recalls off the cuff surpasses what many of us can do with our notes in front of us! She has files and files of research and is articulate in describing connections. She does not have a computer - all her work is hand-written - beautifully, by the way; she was a teacher, and her handwriting is lovely and distinctive. Anyway, thanks for the reference to Sunnyside; my Mom and Miss Vivian were close friends, and she epitomizes all that is good about Southern Maryland: she is a genteel, articulate, thoughtful, considerate, lady - what David found so appealing about his grandmother and great-aunts still lives in Miss Vivian Edelen. Mur -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:28 AM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship CHARLES COUNTRY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY PHASE 1&2: Site Summaries Sunnyside Farm Circa 1868; 1920 CH-214 Bryantown vic. Private Once consisting of 750 acres near the village of Bryantown, Sunnyside Farm contains an array of historic buildings from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Standing as a centerpiece is a large 2 ½ story front gable frame dwelling built c. 1868 and extensively renovated between 1915-1920. This dwelling is surrounded by several typical outbuildings grouped in four areas including a domestic yard, a farmyard, and barn clusters in the rear and south fields barn. Contributing outbuildings include a smokehouse, milkhouse and brooder house in the domestic yard; a carriage house, stable, equipment shed, and a granary with an attached workshop in the farmyard; a dairy barn and tobacco barn in the rear field; and three tobacco barns, a stripping shed and a tenant house in the south field. Sunnyside Farm is a good example of an evolving farmstead in Charles County from the mid-19th to early 20th century. First established by Benjamin Marcellus Edelen in 1868, Sunnyside is believed to stand on land that was once part of the Boarman Manor grant of 1696. During the first half of the 19th century, Benjamin Marcellus Edelen (1834-1915) acquired property from his father George Edelen and, just after the Civil War began constructing the dwelling house that is the centerpiece of the farm today. After his death, the property eventually descended to Benjamin's son Edward George Edelen (1880-1915) who is responsible for the construction of many surviving outbuildings and who oversaw a substantial renovation of the dwelling during the 1920's. Sunnyside Farm is recognized by the Maryland Department of Agriculture as a Century Farm, having operated as a working farm by the same family for over 100 years. ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

No one mentioned Sunnyside, but as I was browsing the names I saw Edelen and thought David or someone might be interested. Shirley

I do believe that Vivian Boone Edelen (who must be her eighties now) still lives at Sunnyside Farm in Charles Co. She compiled a manuscript on the Bowling family of Charles, Prince George's and St. Mary's Co. -- that is the only reason I know of her still being there. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 7:59 PM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) No one mentioned Sunnyside, but as I was browsing the names I saw Edelen and thought David or someone might be interested. Shirley ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.

I have been very interested in the messages/comments concerning the Sunnyside Farm and the Edelen family. When I grew up in Waldorf, Charles County, my mother always told me there were two separate Edelen family lines although they may have been distantly related in the very early years. The Edelen family who lived in Bryantown area were mainly Bowlings, Boarmans, and Edelens, for example. Dr Edward Edelen whose widow still lives in Port Tobacco was a friend of mine as he was on the board of directors of the savings and loan assn where I worked when my children were small. He also sewed up one of my son's heads with about 30 stitches after he fell down some steps - The other Edelen family lived in the Prince George's county area, Clinton, Piscataway, and the Berry Road area where David Middleton Edelen's family lived. These are the Middleton relatives - not the Edelens of Bryantown area - I visited these Edelen members often when I visited my sister who lived in Piscataway. I am now 82 years young and memories do fade but if there are others who have more definite information I will be very happy to be updated with new information. Mary R.(Middleton) Simmons, [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) I do believe that Vivian Boone Edelen (who must be her eighties now) still lives at Sunnyside Farm in Charles Co. She compiled a manuscript on the Bowling family of Charles, Prince George's and St. Mary's Co. -- that is the only reason I know of her still being there. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 7:59 PM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship (Sunnyside) No one mentioned Sunnyside, but as I was browsing the names I saw Edelen and thought David or someone might be interested. Shirley ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ------------------------------- 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

Hey Mur, Do you by any chance have her address. I would dearly love to contact Ms Vivian! Or does anyone else? Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 1:52 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship >I must have missed the queries about Sunnyside Farm, but this is all >heart-string-pulling information for me. Mrs. Edward B. Edelen still >lives on Sunnyside and if any of you want to know about genealogy, Miss >Vivian is the lady to call! She is 89 now, I think, and is a wealth of >information about the families in Southern Maryland. What she recalls off >the cuff surpasses what many of us can do with our notes in front of us! >She has files and files of research and is articulate in describing >connections. She does not have a computer - all her work is hand-written - >beautifully, by the way; she was a teacher, and her handwriting is lovely >and distinctive. Anyway, thanks for the reference to Sunnyside; my Mom and >Miss Vivian were close friends, and she epitomizes all that is good about >Southern Maryland: she is a genteel, articulate, thoughtful, considerate, >lady - what David found so appealing about his grandmother and great-aunts >still lives in Miss Vivian Edelen. > Mur > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:28 AM > Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship > > > > > CHARLES COUNTRY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY > > PHASE 1&2: Site Summaries > > Sunnyside Farm Circa 1868; 1920 > > CH-214 > > Bryantown vic. > > Private > > Once consisting of 750 acres near the village of Bryantown, Sunnyside Farm > contains an array of historic buildings > > from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Standing as a centerpiece is > a > large 2 ½ story front gable frame dwelling built c. > > 1868 and extensively renovated between 1915-1920. This dwelling is > surrounded by several typical outbuildings grouped in four > > areas including a domestic yard, a farmyard, and barn clusters in the rear > and south fields barn. Contributing outbuildings include > > a smokehouse, milkhouse and brooder house in the domestic yard; a carriage > house, stable, equipment shed, and a granary with an > > attached workshop in the farmyard; a dairy barn and tobacco barn in the > rear > field; and three tobacco barns, a stripping shed and a > > tenant house in the south field. > > Sunnyside Farm is a good example of an evolving farmstead in Charles > County > from the mid-19th to early 20th > > century. First established by Benjamin Marcellus Edelen in 1868, Sunnyside > is believed to stand on land that was once part of > > the Boarman Manor grant of 1696. During the first half of the 19th > century, > Benjamin Marcellus Edelen (1834-1915) acquired > > property from his father George Edelen and, just after the Civil War began > constructing the dwelling house that is the centerpiece > > of the farm today. After his death, the property eventually descended to > Benjamin's son Edward George Edelen (1880-1915) > > who is responsible for the construction of many surviving outbuildings and > who oversaw a substantial renovation of the dwelling > > during the 1920's. Sunnyside Farm is recognized by the Maryland Department > of Agriculture as a Century Farm, having operated > > as a working farm by the same family for over 100 years. > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > > ------------------------------- > 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

Correction to my previous posting on Vivian Edelen: She is Vivian Lorraine Bounds who married Edward Benjamin Edelen Sr. (1906-1995). Edward was a son of Edward George Edelen and Elizabeth Gill Forbes. Elizabeth was a dau of George Forbes, Jr and Mary Frances Bowling. Mary Frances was a dau of Col John Dominic Bowling and Elizabeth Gill. Shirley -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] Friendship I must have missed the queries about Sunnyside Farm, but this is all heart-string-pulling information for me. Mrs. Edward B. Edelen still lives on Sunnyside and if any of you want to know about genealogy, Miss Vivian is the lady to call! She is 89 now, I think, and is a wealth of information about the families in Southern Maryland. What she recalls off the cuff surpasses what many of us can do with our notes in front of us! She has files and files of research and is articulate in describing connections. She does not have a computer - all her work is hand-written - beautifully, by the way; she was a teacher, and her handwriting is lovely and distinctive. Anyway, thanks for the reference to Sunnyside; my Mom and Miss Vivian were close friends, and she epitomizes all that is good about Southern Maryland: she is a genteel, articulate, thoughtful, considerate, lady - what David found so appealing about his grandmother and great-aunts still lives in Miss Vivian Edelen. Mur -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:28 AM Subject: [MDCHARLE] Friendship CHARLES COUNTRY HISTORIC SITES SURVEY PHASE 1&2: Site Summaries Sunnyside Farm Circa 1868; 1920 CH-214 Bryantown vic. Private Once consisting of 750 acres near the village of Bryantown, Sunnyside Farm contains an array of historic buildings from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Standing as a centerpiece is a large 2 ½ story front gable frame dwelling built c. 1868 and extensively renovated between 1915-1920. This dwelling is surrounded by several typical outbuildings grouped in four areas including a domestic yard, a farmyard, and barn clusters in the rear and south fields barn. Contributing outbuildings include a smokehouse, milkhouse and brooder house in the domestic yard; a carriage house, stable, equipment shed, and a granary with an attached workshop in the farmyard; a dairy barn and tobacco barn in the rear field; and three tobacco barns, a stripping shed and a tenant house in the south field. Sunnyside Farm is a good example of an evolving farmstead in Charles County from the mid-19th to early 20th century. First established by Benjamin Marcellus Edelen in 1868, Sunnyside is believed to stand on land that was once part of the Boarman Manor grant of 1696. During the first half of the 19th century, Benjamin Marcellus Edelen (1834-1915) acquired property from his father George Edelen and, just after the Civil War began constructing the dwelling house that is the centerpiece of the farm today. After his death, the property eventually descended to Benjamin's son Edward George Edelen (1880-1915) who is responsible for the construction of many surviving outbuildings and who oversaw a substantial renovation of the dwelling during the 1920's. Sunnyside Farm is recognized by the Maryland Department of Agriculture as a Century Farm, having operated as a working farm by the same family for over 100 years. ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.