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Atwell Homes in Annapolis, Maryland
James Atwell's parents' home was on the right his grandparent's Samuel T. Atwell lived across the shared driveway in the house on the left. The proximity was a large force in James' upbringing
Wooden Name Sign
Handmade name board (wood) with gold lettering used by Samuel T. Atwell when working as a shipwright during WWII at Trumpy's Boatyard, Annapolis. Built wooden-hulled mine chasers and PT boats for the war effort.
Oral History Transcript of an Interview with James Samuel Atwell
The Atwell family lived in Shady Side, Maryland for three generations. The Atwells were carpenters, shipwrights, and boat builders. In this Oral History, Jim tells stories of his father using Shady Side "dialect;" of his grandmother, Anna Maude…