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- 20:36, 18 February 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Snowy Westbound Yard 1960.jpeg (This Winter view of a largely inactive westbound yard was part of a 1960 article titled "Brunswick on the Rebound". While ironic in retrospect 64 years later, it was in many ways prescient. At the time, the U.S. economy was in recession and the westbound hump operations had been moved to Cumberland. Yet some furloughed car repair workers expected to be recalled as snowy conditions created extra maintenance jobs. Mayor James Cummings and Bank of Brunswick executive Emory Frye were optimistic...)
- 20:36, 18 February 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Snowy Westbound Yard 1960.jpeg (This Winter view of a largely inactive westbound yard was part of a 1960 article titled "Brunswick on the Rebound". While ironic in retrospect 64 years later, it was in many ways prescient. At the time, the U.S. economy was in recession and the westbound hump operations had been moved to Cumberland. Yet some furloughed car repair workers expected to be recalled as snowy conditions created extra maintenance jobs. Mayor James Cummings and Bank of Brunswick executive Emory Frye were optimistic...)
- 20:33, 18 February 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Point of Rock Original Station.JPG (This photo, which may date to the 1890s or early 20th Century, shows the original train station in Point of Rocks that serviced the old mainline trains. Art Reid believes the location was "down towards the current park where the other houses and businesses were located track side." We don't know when this station opened, but according to the B&O Railroad timeline, the line reached Point of Rocks in April, 1832. Matt Watson documented that The Eli Mercier flour mill visible on the left was lis...)
- 20:33, 18 February 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Point of Rock Original Station.JPG (This photo, which may date to the 1890s or early 20th Century, shows the original train station in Point of Rocks that serviced the old mainline trains. Art Reid believes the location was "down towards the current park where the other houses and businesses were located track side." We don't know when this station opened, but according to the B&O Railroad timeline, the line reached Point of Rocks in April, 1832. Matt Watson documented that The Eli Mercier flour mill visible on the left was lis...)
- 20:27, 18 February 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:English Bell Choir.jpg (The English Hand Bell Choir performed at the New York Hill Methodist Church in the Christmas season, circa 1964. (Blade-Times clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category: Smoketown Christmas)
- 20:27, 18 February 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:English Bell Choir.jpg (The English Hand Bell Choir performed at the New York Hill Methodist Church in the Christmas season, circa 1964. (Blade-Times clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category: Smoketown Christmas)
- 20:25, 18 February 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Brunswick Boys Sledding.JPG (Some Brunswick boys get set to sled down the hill between the old Harrington shoe shop and Hudson Row off W. Potomac Street, circa 1966. From left are Phil Lowery, Jackie Minnick, Terry Staubs, Junior Lowery and Bobby Conner. To try to date the photo, this was between the time the grocery store closed and the Berlin Restaurant opened in the old Mace Building where King's Pizza is today. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) [[Category: Smoketo...)
- 20:25, 18 February 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Brunswick Boys Sledding.JPG (Some Brunswick boys get set to sled down the hill between the old Harrington shoe shop and Hudson Row off W. Potomac Street, circa 1966. From left are Phil Lowery, Jackie Minnick, Terry Staubs, Junior Lowery and Bobby Conner. To try to date the photo, this was between the time the grocery store closed and the Berlin Restaurant opened in the old Mace Building where King's Pizza is today. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) [[Category: Smoketo...)
- 20:04, 18 February 2024 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Guy Lombardo Sonny Cannon.jpg (At one of his many appearances with The Royal Canadiens at the ballroom above the old Brunswick fire hall on W. Potomac Street, bandleader Guy Lombardo (right) poses with (from left) Fire Chief H.E. "Sonny" Cannon, Brunswick City Councilwoman Nellie Roby and business leader Harry Nicholson. Lombardo and the band played at least seven Easter Sundays in a row in the 1950s and '60s, according to Cannon in a 1967 Washington Post interview. According to Wayne Smith: "I'm not really sure of the ye...)
- 20:04, 18 February 2024 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Guy Lombardo Sonny Cannon.jpg (At one of his many appearances with The Royal Canadiens at the ballroom above the old Brunswick fire hall on W. Potomac Street, bandleader Guy Lombardo (right) poses with (from left) Fire Chief H.E. "Sonny" Cannon, Brunswick City Councilwoman Nellie Roby and business leader Harry Nicholson. Lombardo and the band played at least seven Easter Sundays in a row in the 1950s and '60s, according to Cannon in a 1967 Washington Post interview. According to Wayne Smith: "I'm not really sure of the ye...)
- 18:56, 28 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Mar-lu-ridge chapel.jpg (The Salem-on-the-Mountain Chapel at Mar-Lu-Ridge with its renowned view of the Potomac River and valley below. BHS alumni fondly remember weeklong excursions to the camp as part of Mr. Frank Mullen's 8th grade science curriculum. Mar-Lu-Ridge was founded in 1959 as the Outdoor Ministry of the Maryland Synod of the Lutheran Church. The initial construction efforts included a lodge for dining and four cabins the first year that summer camp was held. In 1962, the chapel was constructed and in 1...)
- 18:56, 28 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Mar-lu-ridge chapel.jpg (The Salem-on-the-Mountain Chapel at Mar-Lu-Ridge with its renowned view of the Potomac River and valley below. BHS alumni fondly remember weeklong excursions to the camp as part of Mr. Frank Mullen's 8th grade science curriculum. Mar-Lu-Ridge was founded in 1959 as the Outdoor Ministry of the Maryland Synod of the Lutheran Church. The initial construction efforts included a lodge for dining and four cabins the first year that summer camp was held. In 1962, the chapel was constructed and in 1...)
- 19:31, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Howard Lewis-Champ.png (The amusing notation at the library for this photo was "Man with Angry Dog". The gentleman has been identified as Rosemont resident and Kaplon neighbor Howard Lewis with his dog Champ. It was likely taken in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People)
- 19:31, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Howard Lewis-Champ.png (The amusing notation at the library for this photo was "Man with Angry Dog". The gentleman has been identified as Rosemont resident and Kaplon neighbor Howard Lewis with his dog Champ. It was likely taken in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People)
- 19:29, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Fire Councilmen-Police.jpeg (Brunswick City Councilman Willard "Pickett" Barger and his wife Millie are shown facing the camera at Chief Sonny Cannon's March 9, 1978 retirement dinner at the old fire hall. Fellow councilman Frank Strakonsky was across the table in profile. The two policemen were Officers Miller and McCleaf. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance)
- 19:29, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Fire Councilmen-Police.jpeg (Brunswick City Councilman Willard "Pickett" Barger and his wife Millie are shown facing the camera at Chief Sonny Cannon's March 9, 1978 retirement dinner at the old fire hall. Fellow councilman Frank Strakonsky was across the table in profile. The two policemen were Officers Miller and McCleaf. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance)
- 19:26, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Phillips Insurance Burch-Lewis.png (Ernestine Burch and Jo Ann Lewis appear to have just finished trimming the Christmas Tree at Phillips Insurance Company on W. Potomac Street in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
- 19:26, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Phillips Insurance Burch-Lewis.png (Ernestine Burch and Jo Ann Lewis appear to have just finished trimming the Christmas Tree at Phillips Insurance Company on W. Potomac Street in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
- 19:18, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Brunswick Archway.jpg (The “Brunswick Archway”is a project of the Frederick Arts Council (FAC) as part of their public art program. The purpose of the gateway arch is to welcome visitors coming to Brunswick, including hikers and cyclists from the C&O Canal towpath, trainriders, campground users andboaters. The arch was designed as a replica of a bridge span from the 1893 iron truss bridge that crossed the Potomac River. That bridge existed until 1955 when it was demolished after construction of the current concret...)
- 19:18, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Brunswick Archway.jpg (The “Brunswick Archway”is a project of the Frederick Arts Council (FAC) as part of their public art program. The purpose of the gateway arch is to welcome visitors coming to Brunswick, including hikers and cyclists from the C&O Canal towpath, trainriders, campground users andboaters. The arch was designed as a replica of a bridge span from the 1893 iron truss bridge that crossed the Potomac River. That bridge existed until 1955 when it was demolished after construction of the current concret...)
- 19:16, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Meadows Bldg Basement Tunnel 2.jpg (Another view of the basement tunnel under the Meadows Building. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nathan Brown) Category:Smoketown Downtown Revitalization)
- 19:16, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Meadows Bldg Basement Tunnel 2.jpg (Another view of the basement tunnel under the Meadows Building. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nathan Brown) Category:Smoketown Downtown Revitalization)
- 18:49, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Meadows Bldg Old Signs.jpg (Found in the basement of the Meadows Building. Large mugs on tap for only 15 cents! These signs may have predated My Sister's Place when the bar was called Beaver's Tavern. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nathan Brown) Category:Smoketown Downtown Revitalization)
- 18:49, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Meadows Bldg Old Signs.jpg (Found in the basement of the Meadows Building. Large mugs on tap for only 15 cents! These signs may have predated My Sister's Place when the bar was called Beaver's Tavern. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nathan Brown) Category:Smoketown Downtown Revitalization)
- 18:27, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Meadows Bldg Basement Tunnel.jpg (The tunnel under the Meadows Building is a source of interesting speculation. Could it have housed a gambling room or prohibition era speakeasy? The tunnel led from this building to the one next door. Could it have provided as escape route up onto W. Potomac if it were one or the other? It's also possible the reason for its existence was innocent. Gene Fauble I remember that area. Fritz Powers used it for storage for the bar and restaurant back in the early 80s. Taffie Wilson My grandfather...)
- 18:27, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Meadows Bldg Basement Tunnel.jpg (The tunnel under the Meadows Building is a source of interesting speculation. Could it have housed a gambling room or prohibition era speakeasy? The tunnel led from this building to the one next door. Could it have provided as escape route up onto W. Potomac if it were one or the other? It's also possible the reason for its existence was innocent. Gene Fauble I remember that area. Fritz Powers used it for storage for the bar and restaurant back in the early 80s. Taffie Wilson My grandfather...)
- 18:11, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Meadows Bldg Cupola.jpg (Inside the cupola of the old Meadows Building during renovations in December 2023. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nathan Brown) Category:Smoketown Downtown Revitalization)
- 18:11, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Meadows Bldg Cupola.jpg (Inside the cupola of the old Meadows Building during renovations in December 2023. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nathan Brown) Category:Smoketown Downtown Revitalization)
- 17:12, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page Category:Downtown Revitalization (Created page with "Category:Smoketown History Collection")
- 17:00, 11 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page Historic Downtown Revitalization (Created page with "Category:Smoketown History Collection")
- 21:18, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Diamond Jubilee Townsmen.jpg (In honor of the 1965 Diamond Jubilee Celebration, many local men grew facial hair and donned clothing in 1890s fashion. Here is a full group of the celebrants on the corner of W. Potomac Street and S. Virginia Avenue. We were able to identify: First row: Frank Miglio (1st from left) Middle row: Herb Daugherty (6th from left), Lyman Crawford (10th), Lynn Follin (13th), Ted Lackey (15th), Linwood Moss (16th on the end) Back row: Red Phillips (7th) (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick...)
- 21:18, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Diamond Jubilee Townsmen.jpg (In honor of the 1965 Diamond Jubilee Celebration, many local men grew facial hair and donned clothing in 1890s fashion. Here is a full group of the celebrants on the corner of W. Potomac Street and S. Virginia Avenue. We were able to identify: First row: Frank Miglio (1st from left) Middle row: Herb Daugherty (6th from left), Lyman Crawford (10th), Lynn Follin (13th), Ted Lackey (15th), Linwood Moss (16th on the end) Back row: Red Phillips (7th) (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick...)
- 21:09, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Christmas Tree Cutting Mace-Bowers-Schnauffer-Baker.jpeg (Some Brunswick Rotarians out in search of Christmas trees to chop down. From left are former mayor and furniture store owner Harry Mace, Littens' Chevrolet-Olds key salesman and community leader Richard Bowers, garage owner West Schnauffer (Corner of A Street & S. Maple Avenue) and Lytle Baker, whose back was to the camera (Insurance Broker). (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
- 21:09, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Christmas Tree Cutting Mace-Bowers-Schnauffer-Baker.jpeg (Some Brunswick Rotarians out in search of Christmas trees to chop down. From left are former mayor and furniture store owner Harry Mace, Littens' Chevrolet-Olds key salesman and community leader Richard Bowers, garage owner West Schnauffer (Corner of A Street & S. Maple Avenue) and Lytle Baker, whose back was to the camera (Insurance Broker). (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas)
- 21:04, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:First Methodist Fellowship Hall Pastor Bennett.jpeg (First Methodist minister Reverend George Bennett and his wife Sadie are shown facing the camera at a church celebration. We believe this was the late 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship)
- 21:04, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:First Methodist Fellowship Hall Pastor Bennett.jpeg (First Methodist minister Reverend George Bennett and his wife Sadie are shown facing the camera at a church celebration. We believe this was the late 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship)
- 21:01, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Country Butchering Farmers Woods in shadows.png (Country butchering at the Farmers Woods. Maybe late 1960s? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown Farm Community)
- 21:01, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Country Butchering Farmers Woods in shadows.png (Country butchering at the Farmers Woods. Maybe late 1960s? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown Farm Community)
- 20:57, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Cummings Funk McKeldin.jpeg (Brunswick Mayor James E. Cummings listens as Maryland State Roads Commission Chairman John B. Funk makes a point to Governor Theodore R. McKeldin. A clue to what they may have been discussing is that Mr. Funk served as Chairman from 1959-66. Maybe the construction of a new Rt. 340? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works)
- 20:57, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Cummings Funk McKeldin.jpeg (Brunswick Mayor James E. Cummings listens as Maryland State Roads Commission Chairman John B. Funk makes a point to Governor Theodore R. McKeldin. A clue to what they may have been discussing is that Mr. Funk served as Chairman from 1959-66. Maybe the construction of a new Rt. 340? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works)
- 20:50, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Country Butchering-Hog Killing at Browns.jpg (Big kettles heating up during a country butchering a long time ago. These community events often took place on Thanksgiving morning or the day after as many farm families and organizations prepared food for the less fortunate. From other photos we have, this butchering appears to have taken place at the Ida and Lev Brown farm on Quarter Branch Road in Lovettsville in the 1950s. What's going on here appears to be a hog killing operation. According to Ronald Carbaugh: "The five gallon bucket h...)
- 20:50, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Country Butchering-Hog Killing at Browns.jpg (Big kettles heating up during a country butchering a long time ago. These community events often took place on Thanksgiving morning or the day after as many farm families and organizations prepared food for the less fortunate. From other photos we have, this butchering appears to have taken place at the Ida and Lev Brown farm on Quarter Branch Road in Lovettsville in the 1950s. What's going on here appears to be a hog killing operation. According to Ronald Carbaugh: "The five gallon bucket h...)
- 20:42, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Country Butchering Hog Killing.jpg (Big kettles heating up during a country butchering a long time ago. These community events often took place on Thanksgiving morning or the day after as many farm families and organizations prepared food for the less fortunate. From other photos we have, this butchering appears to have taken place at the Ida and Lev Brown farm on Quarter Branch Road in Lovettsville in the 1950s. What's going on here appears to be a hog killing operation. According to Ronald Carbaugh: "The five gallon bucket...)
- 20:42, 7 December 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Country Butchering Hog Killing.jpg (Big kettles heating up during a country butchering a long time ago. These community events often took place on Thanksgiving morning or the day after as many farm families and organizations prepared food for the less fortunate. From other photos we have, this butchering appears to have taken place at the Ida and Lev Brown farm on Quarter Branch Road in Lovettsville in the 1950s. What's going on here appears to be a hog killing operation. According to Ronald Carbaugh: "The five gallon bucket...)
- 19:02, 21 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:BHS Girls 1940s.jpeg (Here's a mid-1940s era photo of a group of Brunswick High School girls from a mixture of classes at the old high school. The location appears to have been the back door of the old gymnasium. Note the girls in the middle row holding hands. The following have been identified: Front row: ?, Jacqueline Moler, Beverly Langley, Teeny Wenner Middle Row: Mickey Woods, ?, Roma Cummings, Betty Beatty Back row: Unknown (Photo courtesy of Teeny Phillips via Marsha Sutfin) Category: Smoketown Schools)
- 19:02, 21 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:BHS Girls 1940s.jpeg (Here's a mid-1940s era photo of a group of Brunswick High School girls from a mixture of classes at the old high school. The location appears to have been the back door of the old gymnasium. Note the girls in the middle row holding hands. The following have been identified: Front row: ?, Jacqueline Moler, Beverly Langley, Teeny Wenner Middle Row: Mickey Woods, ?, Roma Cummings, Betty Beatty Back row: Unknown (Photo courtesy of Teeny Phillips via Marsha Sutfin) Category: Smoketown Schools)
- 18:50, 21 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:New York Hill Stewart House.jpg (This photo shows the William Stewart home at 108 9th Avenue, circa 1900. Note the fancy woodwork on the porch. Posing in the front yard were LeRoy Stewart, his mother, and Bess the horse. Bess was used both for gardening and riding. The house is still there, but the windows have been altered over the years. The woodwork is still visible and porch looks largely the same. (Photo from "Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories" by the Brunswick History Commission) Category: Smoketown Beginnings)
- 18:50, 21 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:New York Hill Stewart House.jpg (This photo shows the William Stewart home at 108 9th Avenue, circa 1900. Note the fancy woodwork on the porch. Posing in the front yard were LeRoy Stewart, his mother, and Bess the horse. Bess was used both for gardening and riding. The house is still there, but the windows have been altered over the years. The woodwork is still visible and porch looks largely the same. (Photo from "Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories" by the Brunswick History Commission) Category: Smoketown Beginnings)
- 18:48, 21 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:The Gut 1912.JPG (A photo of "The Gut" in 1912. This inlet of the Potomac River has long been a recreation area for boaters in the Summer and ice skaters in the Winter. (Photo by F.M. Stone courtesy of Jeff Pearl and Discover Lovettsville) Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal)
- 18:48, 21 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:The Gut 1912.JPG (A photo of "The Gut" in 1912. This inlet of the Potomac River has long been a recreation area for boaters in the Summer and ice skaters in the Winter. (Photo by F.M. Stone courtesy of Jeff Pearl and Discover Lovettsville) Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal)