Alberta Long Trine, who was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, considered herself a Marylander despite having lived the final years of her life in Virginia. Alberta, barely fourteen when her father died in Baltimore, not only underwent the grief of the death of her beloved father, but also suffered privations because of his death. Those years followed by the Great Depression left its mark on Alberta who became a thrifty, do-it-yourselfer. From her Grandmother Long she had heard repeatedly adages that she made her own: “Waste not, want not,” “A stitch in time saves nine,” “Handsome is as handsome does,” “One can attract more bees with honey than with vinegar,” “Don’t bite off more than you can chew.” She abided by them and sprinkled them in conversations with her children.
She enjoyed poetry, bird watching, playing pinochle, socializing – all free. It was not until both the Great Depression and World War Two ended that she could indulge in other interests that cost some money: antiques, the restoration of an 18th century house and antique cars. The former lead her to open an antiques shop in Baynesville, Maryland in the 1950s. Acquiring a Marquette coupe and a REO sedan lef her to become an ardent collector of classic cars. Preferring the cars of the 1930’s, she expanded her collection with three Cords and a Duesenberg. She and her husband Sid were members of antique car clubs and attended meets, rallies and parades. She had been an active member of the Daughters of American Colonists, the Manor of the Masque chapter.
A caregiver, she had a son with an incurable illness and a mother who had Alzheimer’s living with here. Nevertheless, she ran her glassware-specializing antique shop which gave her a mental and social outlet from the stresses imposed by the illnesses.
She was noted for her quick repartee, her laughter, her wit, her helpfulness. She was a capable go-getter, but when her just-retired husband unexpectedly died fifteen months after the death of her only son, Alberta’s world fell apart. She sold both Sid’s business and her own, moved to Staunton, Virginia, where she was miserably unhappy. She suffered from a deep depression, missing her friends and lifestyle in Maryland.
Biography by Carroll Trine Lisle
She enjoyed poetry, bird watching, playing pinochle, socializing – all free. It was not until both the Great Depression and World War Two ended that she could indulge in other interests that cost some money: antiques, the restoration of an 18th century house and antique cars. The former lead her to open an antiques shop in Baynesville, Maryland in the 1950s. Acquiring a Marquette coupe and a REO sedan lef her to become an ardent collector of classic cars. Preferring the cars of the 1930’s, she expanded her collection with three Cords and a Duesenberg. She and her husband Sid were members of antique car clubs and attended meets, rallies and parades. She had been an active member of the Daughters of American Colonists, the Manor of the Masque chapter.
A caregiver, she had a son with an incurable illness and a mother who had Alzheimer’s living with here. Nevertheless, she ran her glassware-specializing antique shop which gave her a mental and social outlet from the stresses imposed by the illnesses.
She was noted for her quick repartee, her laughter, her wit, her helpfulness. She was a capable go-getter, but when her just-retired husband unexpectedly died fifteen months after the death of her only son, Alberta’s world fell apart. She sold both Sid’s business and her own, moved to Staunton, Virginia, where she was miserably unhappy. She suffered from a deep depression, missing her friends and lifestyle in Maryland.
Biography by Carroll Trine Lisle
Alberta Long Trine, who was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, considered herself a Marylander despite having lived the final years of her life in Virginia. Alberta, barely fourteen when her father died in Baltimore, not only underwent the grief of the death of her beloved father, but also suffered privations because of his death. Those years followed by the Great Depression left its mark on Alberta who became a thrifty, do-it-yourselfer. From her Grandmother Long she had heard repeatedly adages that she made her own: “Waste not, want not,” “A stitch in time saves nine,” “Handsome is as handsome does,” “One can attract more bees with honey than with vinegar,” “Don’t bite off more than you can chew.” She abided by them and sprinkled them in conversations with her children.
She enjoyed poetry, bird watching, playing pinochle, socializing – all free. It was not until both the Great Depression and World War Two ended that she could indulge in other interests that cost some money: antiques, the restoration of an 18th century house and antique cars. The former lead her to open an antiques shop in Baynesville, Maryland in the 1950s. Acquiring a Marquette coupe and a REO sedan lef her to become an ardent collector of classic cars. Preferring the cars of the 1930’s, she expanded her collection with three Cords and a Duesenberg. She and her husband Sid were members of antique car clubs and attended meets, rallies and parades. She had been an active member of the Daughters of American Colonists, the Manor of the Masque chapter.
A caregiver, she had a son with an incurable illness and a mother who had Alzheimer’s living with here. Nevertheless, she ran her glassware-specializing antique shop which gave her a mental and social outlet from the stresses imposed by the illnesses.
She was noted for her quick repartee, her laughter, her wit, her helpfulness. She was a capable go-getter, but when her just-retired husband unexpectedly died fifteen months after the death of her only son, Alberta’s world fell apart. She sold both Sid’s business and her own, moved to Staunton, Virginia, where she was miserably unhappy. She suffered from a deep depression, missing her friends and lifestyle in Maryland.
Biography by Carroll Trine Lisle
She enjoyed poetry, bird watching, playing pinochle, socializing – all free. It was not until both the Great Depression and World War Two ended that she could indulge in other interests that cost some money: antiques, the restoration of an 18th century house and antique cars. The former lead her to open an antiques shop in Baynesville, Maryland in the 1950s. Acquiring a Marquette coupe and a REO sedan lef her to become an ardent collector of classic cars. Preferring the cars of the 1930’s, she expanded her collection with three Cords and a Duesenberg. She and her husband Sid were members of antique car clubs and attended meets, rallies and parades. She had been an active member of the Daughters of American Colonists, the Manor of the Masque chapter.
A caregiver, she had a son with an incurable illness and a mother who had Alzheimer’s living with here. Nevertheless, she ran her glassware-specializing antique shop which gave her a mental and social outlet from the stresses imposed by the illnesses.
She was noted for her quick repartee, her laughter, her wit, her helpfulness. She was a capable go-getter, but when her just-retired husband unexpectedly died fifteen months after the death of her only son, Alberta’s world fell apart. She sold both Sid’s business and her own, moved to Staunton, Virginia, where she was miserably unhappy. She suffered from a deep depression, missing her friends and lifestyle in Maryland.
Biography by Carroll Trine Lisle
