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| 18:24, 6 March 2022 | Nancy Virts BES Class.jpeg (file) |  |
2.37 MB | Mrs. Nancy Virts's combined 3rd-4th grade Brunswick Elementary School class from the 1965-66 school year. For the first half of the year, Mrs. Shirley Colvin taught the class before she was elevated to Assistant Principal under Principal Lee Smith. These students comprised the BHS classes of 1974 and 1975. Here's who we can identify: Front row: Johnny Kitts, Keith Mann, Drew Hawes, Billy Roelke, Galen Harsh, David Pearrell Second row: Kathy Corso, Susan Stauffer, Jeani Wolfe, Wendy Himes,... | 1 |
| 18:20, 6 March 2022 | SW George Employees 1960.jpeg (file) |  |
115 KB | Inside the S.W. George hardware store circa 1960. The business dates back to the early days of Brunswick with a store "Between the Tracks" and later on 302 W. Potomac Street from 1907 when the business was sold by the Georges to Leroy Strawsburg. Is this is the oldest business in a single location in Brunswick? From left-to-right are Harry George Jr, Betty Moyers (Brooks) and Sydnor (Sid) Bennett. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses | 1 |
| 18:18, 6 March 2022 | Swank & Son tag.jpeg (file) |  |
285 KB | Swank & Son luggage tag. Date unknown. Swank & Son Hardware operated out of a big building on W. Potomac Street to the left of People's Bank (later Farmers & Mechanics) that was razed for the right-of-way to the present Potomac River bridge. It was briefly home to People's Home & Auto after the Swanks went out of business in the post World War II era. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Merchant Langley) Category:Smoketown Advertising | 1 |
| 18:14, 6 March 2022 | Myers-Coffman Families.jpeg (file) |  |
162 KB | Myers & Coffman families pose while out for a drive in the country in the 1920s. From left to right are Oliver Myers, Mary Myers, Catherine Coffman and Russell Coffman. The children in back are Austin Myers and Burke Coffman. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 19:47, 26 February 2022 | Ethel & George Chick Portrait.jpeg (file) |  |
98 KB | Ethel and George Chick were married for 68 years until Mrs. Chick's passing in 1992. They went into the milk business together in 1928 when they purchased the Waterman Dairy business from Ethel's grandparents. Mr. Chick lived to ripe age of 101 in 2005. Here is a link to several stories on the Chick's life in the local milk production and delivery business in and around Brunswick, including one in Mr. Chick's own words: https://www.brunswickmdhistory.com/images/8/8c/Distinguished_Citizen_20... | 1 |
| 19:44, 26 February 2022 | City Bottling Works.jpeg (file) |  |
1.99 MB | Beautifully detailed old bottle from City Bottling Works in Brunswick (Photo courtesy of Asher Adelman) Category:Smoketown Advertising | 1 |
| 19:32, 26 February 2022 | Titus & Chick Bottle.jpeg (file) |  |
41 KB | Titus & Chick milk bottle. This partnership lasted from 1928-1943 before George Chick went into business with Woody Souder. This bottle is dated from 1933. (Photo courtesy of Asher Adelman) Category:Smoketown Advertising | 1 |
| 19:27, 26 February 2022 | BHS Fire Rebuilding Commences.jpg (file) |  |
145 KB | Frederick News article from March 1, 1928 on the plans to rebuild Brunswick High School using the existing walls, which were found by inspectors to have been in satisfactory condition. The school reopened in September, 1928 with the addition of an auditorium to the rear of the school, which also served as a gymnasium. (News clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance | 1 |
| 19:25, 26 February 2022 | BHS Fire Baltimore Sun.jpg (file) |  |
103 KB | Baltimore Evening Sun report on the devastating fire that engulfed the original Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue on January 31, 1928. According to the article, it was thought to have been caused by "defective electrical wires." (News clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance | 1 |
| 20:23, 21 February 2022 | BHS Fire 9.jpeg (file) |  |
563 KB | Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance | 1 |
| 20:22, 21 February 2022 | BHS Fire 8.jpeg (file) |  |
506 KB | Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance | 1 |
| 20:21, 21 February 2022 | BHS Fire 7.jpeg (file) |  |
532 KB | Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance | 1 |
| 20:20, 21 February 2022 | BHS Fire 6 (1).jpeg (file) | .jpeg) |
567 KB | Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. See the twisted desks and chairs. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance | 1 |
| 20:19, 21 February 2022 | BHS Fire 5.jpeg (file) |  |
513 KB | Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. This is a view of the south side of the school. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance | 1 |
| 20:18, 21 February 2022 | BHS Fire 4.jpeg (file) |  |
415 KB | Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. This is a view of the back side. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance | 1 |
| 20:16, 21 February 2022 | BHS Fire 3.jpeg (file) |  |
482 KB | On a January night in 1928, horrified Brunswick residents witnessed the high school on 4th Avenue engulfed in flames. After the fire and during the subsequent renovation, makeshift classes were held in the First Methodist Church and in the old Red Men’s Hall, which was then occupied by the Eagles. Manual training classes were held at Karn’s Lumber Yard. Shorthand and typing classes were held on the 3rd floor of the Orrison Building. When time came to change classes, students did so by walking... | 1 |
| 00:20, 21 February 2022 | Early Brunswick House-Wenner's Addition.jpeg (file) |  |
663 KB | A photo of one of the many houses in what was then known as "Wenner's Addition" in the 1890s. It would be great to know exactly where this house was located and see what this house looks like today, if still standing Landowner William Waltman Wenner Jr. sold a big portion of his farmland in the West End of Brunswick to the B&O to build homes for railroaders and a school to educate their children. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum and the Brunswick History 101 series, episode... | 1 |
| 00:16, 21 February 2022 | Lutheran Sunday School 19290s.jpeg (file) |  |
404 KB | Lutheran Sunday School photo, circa 1920: Back row (l to r): Millie Barger, Daisy Harrington, Lillian Taylor (Tater) Rosen, who worked for years at Wenner's store on N. Maple Avenue. Front row: Phyllis and Donald Harrington. (Photo courtesy of KIm Myers) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship | 1 |
| 00:13, 21 February 2022 | Dintermans.jpeg (file) |  |
1.11 MB | Mabel "Ginny" & Willie Dinterman at home on 4th Avenue or “High School Hill” in the 1940s. Mrs. Dinterman, who was active in community groups, lived to the ripe old age of 100. She was presented with a certificate of recognition by Mayor Jeff Snoots proclaiming "January 22, 2020 as Mabel Virginia Dinterman Day" shortly before her passing in April of that year. (Clipping from the Brunswick Citizen) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 00:05, 21 February 2022 | Rhythm Rails Brady & Coffman.jpeg (file) |  |
799 KB | Ronald Brady and Sally Coffman were part of the BHS "Rhythm Rails" back in 1951, when the school was located on 4th Avenue or "High School Hill". (Photo from the Joanne Runkles collection; Clipping from the Brunswick Citizen) Category:Smoketown Performance | 1 |
| 23:44, 20 February 2022 | Miglio in Katz office.jpeg (file) |  |
1.01 MB | Frank Miglio in his element at S. and N. Katz on the square corner in Brunswick. Mr. Miglio was a longtime town councilman and business leader, having run the Katz jewelry store and watch repair shop on N. Maple and E. Potomac St., for years until it closed. As it's critical for trains to run on time, the watch business was big in Brunswick. He was made a Distinguished Citizen of Brunswick in 2018. Hard to tell what year the photo was taken despite the calendar. Looks like June 1974. (Cli... | 1 |
| 23:39, 20 February 2022 | Phyllis & Donald Harrington.jpeg (file) |  |
456 KB | Phyllis and Donald Harrington pose during the post World War I era at the family home on N. Maple Avenue. Phyllis married Leo Peyton and the Peytons eventually moved to Falls Church, VA. Donald moved back to Brunswick from West Virginia to take over Harrington's shoe repair shop on W. Potomac Street after his brother Bill's death in 1964. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Kids | 1 |
| 16:49, 20 February 2022 | Roby Family.jpeg (file) |  |
99 KB | Roby Family photo. From left are James P., Frank ("Tete'), James S. Mary (Payne), Barbara Ellen. Helen (Gaither) in front, about 1940. Tete's daughter Phyllis can be seen in the background behind the newspaper. (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 16:46, 20 February 2022 | Audrey Harrington.jpeg (file) |  |
313 KB | Audrey Harrington with her doll baby outside Conway's store on E. Potomac Street in the 1920s. We believe this store was located about a block east of the old Moose Club. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Kids | 1 |
| 19:47, 19 February 2022 | Snowy Caboose.jpeg (file) |  |
580 KB | A lonely caboose sits in the snowy Brunswick B&O yards in 1899. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum and the Brunswick History 101 series, episode 17) Category:Smoketown Big Snows | 1 |
| 19:43, 19 February 2022 | CR Shewbridge.jpeg (file) |  |
74 KB | Clarence Reginald Shewbridge cuts a dashing pose on a snowy day in the 1920s. This photo was taken at the family home at 16 N. Virginia Avenue. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 19:41, 19 February 2022 | Harrington Sisters M&M.jpeg (file) |  |
372 KB | This photo by Phil Peyton shows sisters Eva (standing) and Marie Harrington talking on their porch at the Harrington homeplace on N. Maple Avenue. Both lived there until their deaths in the 1960s. Eva never married and remained home to help her parents raise another 9 children. Marie and sister Maude Custer ran the M&M Market next to Brunswick Florist shop on W. Potomac Street across from the People's National Bank. Their store was known for their excellent homemade fudge and other candies.... | 1 |
| 19:40, 19 February 2022 | Peyton-Custers.jpeg (file) |  |
332 KB | isters Phyllis Harrington Peyton, Maude Harrington Custer and Gloria Custer in a photo dated to the mid 1930s. Maude married Raymond Custer in 1929. Gloria was the oldest daughter. Later the couple lived on W. B Street. Raymond worked at Kaplons and Maude operated the M&M market 2 doors down on W. Potomac Street. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 19:38, 19 February 2022 | Bill & Fent Wenner.jpeg (file) |  |
150 KB | Future Judge Bill Wenner gets a horseback ride from his Uncle Fent at the family farmhouse off N. Maple Avenue, circa 1934. The house dates back to around 1840 and still sits back across from the library. Judge Wenner told how Uncle Fent took him to Washington Senators games in the pre-World War II era. For years, Charles Fenton Wenner II was the eastbound trainmaster in the B&O yards in Brunswick. Three generations of Wenners lived in the family homeplace at that time. Fent later lived in t... | 1 |
| 19:32, 19 February 2022 | Harrington Sisters.jpeg (file) |  |
556 KB | Phyllis and Audrey Harrington in the early 30s. They lived on N. Maple Avenue, otherwise known as "Wenner's Hill". (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown People | 1 |
| 19:29, 19 February 2022 | Huffman Wedding.jpeg (file) |  |
285 KB | Newlyweds Sharon Porter and Bill Huffman walk down the aisle at Bethany Lutheran Church on June 25, 1955. High school sweethearts, the Huffmans were together for 71 years. Bill was part of some excellent BHS baseball teams in the early 1950s. Several of the players, including Bill, were given tryouts for one of the New York major league teams. (Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Carlini) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations | 1 |
| 19:27, 19 February 2022 | B&O Thoroughfare Town Between Tracks.jpeg (file) |  |
98 KB | This early photo of the Brunswick B&O thoroughfare is believed to date to 1909-11. You can see the WB Tower and an outline of the original roundhouse in the background at around "1 o'clock". What was left of the "Town Between the Track can be seen in the foreground right. According to John Roby Morsberger, here are some notes: 1. At first glance, I thought the platform on the left was concrete, but closer examination appears to be large timbers. 2. A magnifying glass on the original photo... | 1 |
| 19:16, 19 February 2022 | Harpers Ferry 1865.jpeg (file) |  |
91 KB | A view of the highly strategic B&O Railroad bridge at Harpers Ferry in 1865. Overall, this B&O route was critical to the Union victory after Western Virginia voted to secede from Virginia in 1861 due to access to the important coal and timber resources of the WVA-Ohio region. (Photo from the Library of Congress) Category:Smoketown Railroad | 1 |
| 19:14, 19 February 2022 | Snowy B&O Yard 1899.jpeg (file) |  |
239 KB | Snow covered cars sitting in the busy East End B&O yards of Brunswick in 1899. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum and the Brunswick History 101 series, episode 17) Category:Smoketown Big Snows | 1 |
| 19:13, 19 February 2022 | Flynn Early Barber Shop.jpeg (file) |  |
323 KB | In this early 20th century photo, Elias Flynn is shown cutting hair at his barbershop that was located along the railroad tracks on S. Maple Ave. It was one of many in town at the time to keep railroaders looking sharp. The American Legion parking lot is on this location now. According to the "Images of America" book by Mary Rubin that covered Brunswick, she offered the tidbit that when Ken Harshman retired in 1989, he brought in Karen Poole, the town's first female barber to take over his b... | 1 |
| 19:09, 19 February 2022 | Car Accident Early 1950s.jpeg (file) |  |
53 KB | Here's another mystery photo. Smoketown followers tried to place the scene of this accident and came up with these possible locations: --Off 2nd Avenue between Brickyard Hill and the bottom of C Street --Next to two houses on Petersville Rd next to the Napa store --East A Street towards City Park Looks like the early 1950s from the looks of the overturned vintage car. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) [[Category:S... | 1 |
| 19:04, 19 February 2022 | Bank of Brunswick Diamond Jubilee 1965.jpeg (file) |  |
84 KB | In the Summer of 1965, Brunswick citizens grew facial hair and put on 1890s period clothes for the Diamond Jubilee to celebrate our 75th anniversary. This is a photo inside the Bank of Brunswick on the square corner, which now houses City Hall. Bruce Porter was the teller on the right with his 1890s period beard. Maybe Mrs. Younkins on the left? (Photo from the 1965 Diamond Jubilee program) Category:Smoketown Businesses | 1 |
| 18:58, 19 February 2022 | Sledding Nellie Roby-Roby Morsberger.jpeg (file) |  |
41 KB | Young Roby Morsberger gets a push from his grandmother Nellie Roby at the bottom of 3rd Avenue in the early 1950s. His grandfather Tete Roby's Hupmobile sits proudly behind left in front of the Roby home. Mrs. Roby was a the first woman elected to public office in Frederick County when she won a seat on the Brunswick City Council in the '50s. (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown Big Snows | 1 |
| 18:56, 19 February 2022 | Darr's Tavern Ad.jpeg (file) |  |
516 KB | Ad for Darr's Tavern on the Square Corner. This iconic local establishment was destroyed in the Brunswick Seafood House fire of September, 1994. At the time of the fire, the seafood restaurant occupied both the building on the corner where S and N Katz operated for years and the former Darr's location, which dated to the early 20th Century. Posing in the doorway were BHS seniors Melody Fambrough, Dave Yarnick and Linda Caniford, who were selling ads for the yearbook. (Ad from the 1970 BHS... | 1 |
| 18:49, 19 February 2022 | Aunt Lucy's Ads.jpeg (file) |  |
276 KB | Ads for Aunt Lucy's show that the brand was about more than ham. (Photos and information courtesy of "Walkersville: Our Town") Category:Smoketown African American Heritage | 1 |
| 18:48, 19 February 2022 | Aunt Lucy.jpeg (file) |  |
38 KB | Aunt Lucy, the inspiration for the Aunt Lucy's brand of smoked and country hams. Aunt Lucy's Ham products were a fixture in Frederick County for generations. It was a marquee menu item at the Hawaiian restaurant on Route 180 for years. Lucy Scott was born to slave parents in Kent County, in 1834. She was brought to Walkersville when she was 4 years old. As an adult she became known around town as Aunt Lucy, a fantastic cook, specializing in curing hams. In 1929, the Stauffer family be... | 1 |
| 18:45, 19 February 2022 | Railroaders 1920s.jpeg (file) |  |
228 KB | A group of Brunswick railroaders gathered for this photo in the 1920s. KIm Myers believes all of these men, including his grandfather, were working in the B&O shops at the time: L-R: Unknown, Harry Burns, Dalton Kidwell, Oliver Myers. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Railroaders | 1 |
| 18:43, 19 February 2022 | People on Bridge.jpeg (file) |  |
465 KB | This appears to be group of folks taking a walk on the old Potomac River bridge after church on a Sunday sometime in the early 1920's. We think the younger woman may be carrying a bible. Unfortunately, we can't identify any of the people in this photo, but we hope someone can help us identify some of them. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal | 1 |
| 18:41, 19 February 2022 | Waitresses at Darr's.jpeg (file) |  |
71 KB | Mary Alice Eagle and Mary Frances Simpson pose at the Darr's Tavern bar in the 1970s. Mary Alice and her husband Bud owned the legendary tavern and restaurant after Luther B. Darr retired in 1961. Mary Francis was a waitress there. Does anyone know what year Darr's closed? (Photo courtesy of Dena Simpson Virts) Category:Smoketown Businesses | 1 |
| 18:39, 19 February 2022 | BHS Shop Class 1962.jpeg (file) |  |
133 KB | Mr. Donald "King" Campbell's shop class at the old BHS on the hill in 1962. l(L-R): Donnie Hill, Benson Haller, Kim Myers, Curtis Cooper, Carlos Conner, Mr. Campbell, Charlie Jackson, Billy Nichols, and Tommy Lake. Where was the shop located in the old high school and of course, feel free to share your memories of Mr. Campbell. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Schools | 1 |
| 18:38, 19 February 2022 | Ann Smallwood 1957.jpeg (file) |  |
209 KB | Graduation photo of Ann Smallwood, Lincoln High School Class of 1957. She was the daughter of Charles and Agnes Smallwood of Petersville. In those days, black secondary students were still bussed to Frederick to attend school until BHS was de-segregated in the late 1950s. (Photo courtesy of Linda Smallwood Fisher) Category:Smoketown African American Heritage | 1 |
| 18:36, 19 February 2022 | Confirmation Class 1959.jpeg (file) |  |
307 KB | This photo shows the Confirmation Class at Bethany Lutheran Church on March 29, 1959. (L-R): Kim Myers, Joan Remsburg, Sylvia Cauley, Karen Kidwiler, Brent Wade. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship | 1 |
| 18:34, 19 February 2022 | Comer Family on old bridge.jpeg (file) |  |
543 KB | Rachel Helena Goode Comer, of Brunswick, with three of her sons on the old river bridge. The boys were Norman, Emory, and Bobby. Photo was likely taken in the early 1930s, we think. (Photo courtesy of Donna Mattson) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal | 1 |
| 17:59, 19 February 2022 | It's Academic-BHS Cheerleaders.jpeg (file) |  |
62 KB | BHS Cheerleaders rally the student body prior to the Railroaders' appearance on It's Academic in the Fall of 1975. From left to right are: Darla Sigler, ?, Kathy Carter (Escamilla), Kathy Doyle, Rhonda Wenner (Renn) and Kathy Merriman (Sears) Can anyone tell us how Brunswick fared in this competition? BHS sent teams to the long-running Saturday night student quiz show hosted by Mac McGarry for years. (Photo courtesy of Kathleen Doyle) Category:Smoketown Schools | 1 |
| 19:43, 8 January 2022 | Fent & Bill Wenner.jpeg (file) |  |
256 KB | Future Judge Bill Wenner gets a horseback ride from his Uncle Fent at the family farmhouse off N. Maple Avenue, circa 1934. The house dates back to around 1840 and still sits back across from the library. Judge Wenner told how Uncle Fent took him to Washington Senators games in the pre-World War II era. For years, Charles Fenton Wenner II was the eastbound trainmaster in the B&O yards in Brunswick. Three generations of Wenners lived in the family homeplace at that time. Fent later lived in... | 1 |
