Dear Milly- I knew your mother and was a very close friend during college and into our twenties. We lost our connection for many years and recently reconnected.  Our last time together we had a long and wonderful dinner together. She filled me in on her life and quite humbly about her accomplishments (and she had many).  She was so proud of you and it was clear that you brought her ok more joy then all of her other contributions to the historical world.  Your mother was one of the most beautiful human beings I have had the privilege meeting. I know she will be missed.    If you wish to know more about your mother during the time we were close please do not hesitate to be in touch.
With warm regards, 
Susan Levin

This message is for Milly Brugger...

Dear Milly,

On behalf of the Smith College Class of 1969, please accept the condolences of your mother's Smith classmates.  I am writing to express our sorrow at her loss.

I am one of the co-Memorial Chairs for the Class of 1969, along with Joyce Moran.  We write to the next of kin of our classmates who have died, and keep track of the families when we can, so that we can include them in our reunions when they wish to participate.  If you would share your address and/or email address, we would like to include you.  We will remember your mother at our next reunion in a very beautiful service for all our lost classmates.

In addition, we always provide news about classmates, living and deceased, in the Smith Quarterly.  As we age, this has become more and more important to all of us.  Would you care to write something about Mimi for the next Quarterly?  I am sure her Smith friends would be grateful for some memories.

I was not someone who knew your mother really, although I certainly recognized her. Nonetheless, I do send my sincerest condolences on behalf of the class.  It is clear she achieved a lot in her life.  Her Smith classmates were proud of her accomplishments and her friends will miss her, as I am sure you do.

Sincerely,
Lisa Henderson Rosenbloom, Smith Class of 1969
Memorial Gift Chair

No one knew more about Baltimore rowhouses than Mary Ellen. As co-author of The Baltimore Rowhouse, I knew this first hand. But her greatest contribution to scholarship on vernacular urban architecture was that she was the first historian to research and analyze land records. To her, that told the story of rowhouse building. She could amazingly decipher these ancient city ledgers and tell you who developed the land and built the houses. Then she'd analyze the city directories to find out who lived in them and how they made their living. By using this method, Mary Ellen took the study of architectural history to a new level. 

With all her knowledge, degrees, and upbringing she was never pretentious. She could speak to a man or woman on the street as easily as a president of a university.  She was priceless.

I remember watching her gently cleaning the wound of a small calf just to save its life.  Every thing and being had value to her. Rest dear friend.

I was starstruck the first time I met Mary Ellen Hayward.  It was her books about Baltimore Architecture that first helped me to understand the history of Baltimore and made the city feel more like home.  To me, she was larger than life.

Mary Ellen’s understanding of Baltimore’s rowhouses, alley houses and architecture in general was unsurpassed. She truly valued the history of the many people who have called Baltimore home. This was her passion. She was a kind person who gladly shared her enthusiasm with all of us! 

We will miss you, Mary Ellen. May peace be with your family.

Mary Ellen loved life, people, and her animals!  She was always active on her farm,  and I loved getting calls from her after sending gifts of food and cookies, especially around the holidays!  She will be missed ~  May she rest in peace! 

For those of us who love Baltimore rowhouses and their denizens, she was our lodestar. I am lost knowing she is not here to share and spar and discover. Knowing Mimi has been one of the truest gifts of Learning about and Loving this imperfect city and it’s hidden treasures. She was a constant.  I will miss her beyond words. Here’s hoping  we might soon find a way to preserve and pass on, in her honor, the life and  work of early 20th century photographer John Dubas whose images she prized.


I am so sorry to hear this - her book on alley houses was a gem, and a real inspiration in my writing...

My condolences to the family.  Mary Ellen was an indefatigable researcher and a skilled writer who did much to preserve the history, the memories,  and the stories of Baltimore's alley and row houses.  She will be missed by all who knew her and all who both enjoyed and profited from her work.

Ed Papenfuse,
Maryland State Archivist, retired

As someone who’s made a career of restoring Baltimore's rowhomes, I’m tremendously thankful for Mary Ellen's laborious work to document their historical and architectural significance.  I wish I had told her that when I had the chance and she will be missed.  

We are grieving along with you at the Irish Railroad Workers Museum. She was dear to us... I shared an email with her on June 1. Please include us as you make plans to honor and remember her. 

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Mary Ellen Hayward

28 août 1947 – 25 juillet 2020

Lemmon Funeral Home of Dulaney Valley Inc.

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