Those pesky initials on the doorstop were another issue altogether. I could not figure out who they belonged to, so I looked at microfilm copies of the old Baltimore City Directories. They were a precursor to our modern day phone books, and folks were sorted by name. Their address was included, as well as their profession, when applicable. I figured that it was a safe bet that the last initial stood for Burgan, and looked at the pages where they could be found. My search was at the Maryland Historical Society. Their library has a lot of microfilm copies of old documents. The directory for 1906 contained a "Burgan, Bettie A.", who lived at the same address as the Irish Matriarch. It just had to be her! Her husband had died a few years earlier, and widows were typically listed as the heads of households. She must have gone by her middle name at times. It was her doorstop, after all!
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