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- 17:47, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Railroaders late 1960s.png (In this late-60s photo is a group of Brunswick Railroaders. Several have been identified as from left, Engineer C.T. Tom” Keller, Emerson Barlow, Mr. Roelkey, unknown, Mr. Ifert. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroaders)
- 17:45, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Cabling Spools.jpg (Nice Kaplon landscape photo of railroad cabling spools with the old mill and the bridge behind them. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
- 17:33, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Mark .jpeg
- 17:32, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Ann Wenner 1942-43.jpeg (Ann Wenner (Osteen) in her 3rd grade year at West Brunswick Elementary School. (Photo from the collection of E. Virginia "Ginny" Van Pelt) Category:Smoketown Schools)
- 17:26, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Ginny Van Pelt 1942-43.jpeg (Ginny Van Pelt in her 9th grade year at Brunswick High School. The Van Pelt family moved to Philadelphia in 1945. According to Joanne Runkles,"these photos were issued by the school and the family bought what they could afford." (Photo from the collection of E. Virginia "Ginny" Van Pelt) Category:Smoketown Schools)
- 16:59, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Doris Kelley 1st Grade 1935.jpg (First grade photo of Doris Kelley (Barker) when she attended the St. Francis Parochial School at the top W. B Street. According to Mrs. Barker, "On the one with dutch-boy cut (no natural curl), I was almost 6 and attending the Catholic School for first grade because my birthday was the 18th of December and you needed to be “6” by December 1. I wanted to go to school like my friends. My parents were not wealthy but they had $7 per month for me to go to school a year." (Courtesy of Doris Kell...)
- 16:53, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Doris Kelley 3rd grade 1937.jpg (According to Doris Kelley Barker, who at the time was a student at West Brunswick Elementary School, "The picture with some curls is when I was 8 and had my first permanent so I could have curls like all my friends. It was with that horrible permanent machine that if a fire had started in Mildred Dean’s shop, they would have had to take me and the machine outside!" (Courtesy of Doris Kelley Barker via Debbie Barker) Category:Smoketown Schools)
- 16:50, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:BES 1st Grade House-Kao-Cage.JPG (First day of school for first graders at Brunswick Elementary School in Mrs. Zelda Virts' class on September 4, 1963. David House, David Kao and Pete Cage were photographed here for The Blade-Times. The facial expressions were priceless. (Photo courtesy of A.F. "Pete" Cage) Category:Smoketown Schools)
- 16:43, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Mayor & Council Harris.JPG (Photo of the Brunswick Mayor and Council in the 1930s during what we believe was the administration of Alfred Harris (middle). Mayor Harris served from 1938-42. We believe Mayor Harris's successor Elmer Bowers (1942-46) sat to 3rd from the right. Future Mayor and then Fire Chief Stanley T. Virts (!946-54) was seated on the right. Councilman Thompson was seated on the far left. (Photo courtesy of Rae O. Sunshine) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works)
- 16:34, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Lock 30 Ruins.jpeg (This photo taken sometime after the bridge was dedicated in 1955 shows how far into disrepair the old C&O canal lock 30 had fallen. See the small bridge that you crossed to get to the ferry before the larger river bridges where built. It was later the way to boat ramp and towpath and was still the only way to get there even into the 1970s. Frankie Foster remembers there were crossties on side for railings back then. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission; infor...)
- 16:29, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:George Stables.jpeg (A view of Harry Y. George Sr's stables that housed horses and mules to haul coal as well as wagons for tin work. In addition to their hardware and coal business, Mr. George was an entrepreneur, who operated a cannery behind the former Litten's car dealership on the outer west end of town. The old stables are still located behind the former George-Strawsburg store on South Delaware Avenue. They date to circa 1905. In addition to the stables, there was once a long row of storage sheds for ha...)
- 16:28, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Nelly Roby-Harry George Sr.JPG (n honor of Saturday night, here's a 1950s photo of future Brunswick Councilwoman Nelly Roby cutting a rug with business leader Harry Y. George, Sr at an old fire hall dance. The man behind their hands is believed to have been Sherman Lowry. (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown Music)
- 16:26, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Carter kids & Paul Orrison.JPG (Late 1930s Carter family photo at a swimming location. From right to left are George Junior (Junie) Betty (Roelke), Paul Orrison, Peggy, Billie, Patsy. The girl on far left is unknown. The Orrisons and Carters were neighbors on E Street. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Carter Escamilla) Category:Smoketown Kids)
- 15:29, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Railroader Little League fans line the fence.png (Spectators line the fence on what might have been the first opening day of the Brunswick Railroader Little League baseball on June 1954. The original little league field was located where the parking lot of Brunswick High School is today. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Baseball)
- 15:24, 1 April 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Fashion how at old fire hall Enfield.png (Sally Enfield on-stage in a fashion show sponsored by Kaplon's at the old Fire Hall on Easter Sunday in 1961. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
- 22:58, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Two men paroled after stealing eggs from a freight car, The Frederick News-Post historical reprint, March 13, 1923.pdf (Category:Railroad Category:History of Brunswick)
- 22:51, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Steven Garrott obituary, The Frederick News-Post, March 25, 2023.pdf (Category:Obituary)
- 22:48, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Janet Biller obituary, The Frederick News-Post, March 23, 2023.pdf (Category:Obituary)
- 22:46, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Gladys Smith obituary, The Frederick News-Post, March 18, 2023.pdf (Category:Obituary)
- 22:43, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Raymond Darr obituary, The Frederick News-Post, March 17, 2023.pdf (Category:Obituary)
- 22:39, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Sandra Crone obituary, The Frederick News-Post, March 15, 2023.pdf (Category:Obituary)
- 12:28, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:MDOT studies expansion of Brunswick Line, The Frederick News-Post, February 11, 2023.pdf ("Study: MARC service expansion possible," by Ryan Marshall, The Frederick News-Post, February 11, 2023. Category:Railroad)
- 12:27, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:High-wheel bike on the canal towpath, The Frederick News-Post, February 10, 2023.pdf (Category:Canal)
- 12:26, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:City tests water for forever chemicals, The Frederick News-Post, March 2, 2023.pdf ("Brunswick: Low levels of 'forever chemicals' in water," by Clara Niel, The Frederick News-Post, March 2, 2023. Category:Public Works)
- 12:25, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:City begins Recreation Economy for Rural Communities program, The Frederick News-Post, February 25, 2023.pdf ("Town begins EPA program for boosting economy and recreation," by Clara Niel, The Frederick News-Post, February 25, 2023. Category:Revitalization)
- 12:24, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Brunswick pushes for a new BHS building, The Frederick News-Post, March 18, 2023.pdf ("City's wait for a new high school continues," by Jillian Atelsek, The Frederick News-Post, March 18, 2023. Category:High School)
- 12:22, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Brunswick Middle School Second Term Honor Roll 2022-2023, The Frederick News-Post, February 25, 2023.pdf (Category:Middle School)
- 12:22, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Basketball Ethan Genos recognized as Athlete of the Week, The Frederick News-Post, March 2, 2023.pdf (Category:Recreation-Sports)
- 12:21, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Basketball Cassidy Rhodes recognized as Athlete of the Week, The Frederick News-Post, February 9, 2023.pdf (Category:Recreation-Sports)
- 12:21, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Basketball Cassidy Rhodes breaks BHS career 3-pointer record, The Frederick News-Post, February 7, 2023.pdf ("Roaders' Rhodes sets school mark," The Frederick News-Post, February 7, 2023. Category:Recreation-Sports)
- 12:19, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Basketball Brunswick girls lose to Catoctin 37-56 in semifinal, The Frederick News-Post, February 28, 2023.pdf ("Galloping into final: Cougars race past rival Railroaders, move one win from state tournament," by John Cannon, The Frederick News-Post, February 28, 2023. Category:Recreation-Sports)
- 12:18, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Basketball Brunswick girls beat St. James 61-7, The Frederick News-Post, February 17, 2023.pdf ("Railroaders rout St. James," The Frederick News-Post, February 17, 2023. Category:Recreation-Sports)
- 12:17, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Basketball Brunswick boys beat New Life 53-42, The Frederick News-Post, February 10, 2023.pdf ("Dudley helps send Railroaders past Rams," by John Cannon, The Frederick News-Post, February 10, 2023. Category:Recreation-Sports)
- 12:16, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Basketball Brunswick boys beat Clear Spring 49-44 in semifinal, The Frederick News-Post, March 1, 2023.pdf (Category:Recreation-Sports)
- 12:15, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Basketball Brunswick boys beat Catoctin 51-36, The Frederick News-Post, February 25, 2023.pdf ("Roaders find just enough to pull away from Cougars," by Alexander Dacy, The Frederick News-Post, February 25, 2023. Category:Recreation-Sports)
- 12:13, 26 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:A conversion and baptism in the Potomac at Brunswick, The Frederick News-Post historical reprint, March 20, 1923.pdf (Category:Rivers Category:Churches)
- 22:33, 12 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:A plan to reopen the canal in 1923, The Frederick News-Post historical reprint, March 8, 1923.pdf (Category:Canal)
- 22:32, 12 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:B&O yardmaster Sprigg Hedges injured on the railway in 1923, The Frederick News-Post historical reprint, February 10, 1923.pdf (Category:Railroad)
- 22:07, 12 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Robert Moler obituary, The Frederick News-Post, March 7, 2023.pdf (Category:Obituary)
- 01:49, 6 March 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Grace Chapel Procession.jpeg (A procession of acolytes and the choir from Grace Chapel, the precursor to Grace Episcopal Church at 114 E. A Street in Brunswick, circa 1915. The crucifer was Richmond "Dick" Wenner carrying the same cross used in services today at Grace Episcopal Church. His future brother-in-law Mark Van Pelt is noted with a check mark over his head. Reverend Edward E. Burgess is visible at the back of the procession. This photo appears to have been taken on the north side of A Street across from the old...)
- 01:43, 6 March 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Mrs. Brooks Portrait.png (A portrait of Mary Pauline Brooks, the daughter of slaves, who lived to age 106 and was for a time Maryland's oldest citizen. This photo may have dated back to the 1950s. Trivia question. Has any Brunswick Citizen lived longer than Mrs. Brooks? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown African American Heritage)
- 01:41, 6 March 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Rotary Club at Shenandoah Downs.jpg (The Blade-Times photo caption read: "Approximately 40 members and guests of the Brunswick Rotary Club were entertained last Thursday night on the Starlight Terrace of Shenandoah Downs. Pictured above are a part of the group that dined and then had fun trying to pick winners of the 9-race program. Another Brunswick group, The Silver Bit Riding Club were guests of the track this past Monday night." We can identify the following Rotarians and their family members: Front table - Gene Bowers, Di...)
- 22:33, 5 March 2023 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Joyce Utterback obituary, The Frederick News-Post, March 1, 2023.pdf (Category:Obituary)
- 16:09, 26 February 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Hawaiian Dance.JPG (Looks like a fun Saturday night sometime in the 1950s at the old Hawaiian Nightclub on Rt. 180 in Knoxville. The nightclub was a popular spot when it was located on the "main drag" between Frederick and the Charlestown Races. Woody Free's Memory Trio was a fixture on stage here for years. Nelly and Tete Roby swing on the dance floor at about one o'clock in the photo. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Litton are dancing at eleven o'clock. We believe Fran New is dancing in profile behind the man in the low...)
- 20:40, 25 February 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Nellie Roby dancing.jpg (According to her grandson John Roby Morsberger, Nelly Roby loved to dance. Here she is dancing with an unknown gentleman at their home on Third Avenue in Brunswick. When she was elected to the Brunswick City Council, Nelly Roby was first elected woman official in Frederick County. (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown Music)
- 20:36, 25 February 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:SCOB Park Ladder.jpg (SCOB Park outside the Eagles Club in October 2022, just as it's looked for generations. The acronym stands for Social Club of Brunswick. It was so named in the early 1960s when the Eagles lodge was built on the land across from Brunswick Elementary School. The story is complicated. Peter Wenner The reason for the name Social Club of Brunswick or S.C.O.B. Is this. It was one of my dad Bill Wenner's first cases as an attorney in Brunswick and he was advised to stay away from it because it c...)
- 20:34, 25 February 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Catlett Plow Winter.jpg (Photo of Harry Catlett's plow near the tow path covered in snow. For those who have seen this rusted old apparatus, the Brunswick History Commission has attributed it to Harry Catlett, who in the 1930s and ‘40s farmed riverbottom land that we believe was originally one of C.F. Wenner's farms. According to Jackie Ebersole, Mr. Catlett was also janitor at the old East End elementary school on A Street in the 1940s. He had a room in the basement. (Photo courtesy of Wayne & Vicki Allgaier)...)
- 20:33, 25 February 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Catlet Plow Summer.jpg (Photo of Harry Catlett's plow near the tow path in the Summertime. For those who have seen this rusted old apparatus, the Brunswick History Commission has attributed it to Harry Catlett, who in the 1930s and ‘40s farmed riverbottom land that we believe was originally one of C.F. Wenner's farms. According to Jackie Ebersole, Mr. Catlett was also janitor at the old East End elementary school on A Street in the 1940s. He had a room in the basement. (Photo courtesy of Wayne & Vicki Allgaier)...)
- 20:32, 25 February 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Catlett Plow Fall.jpg (Photo of Harry Catlett's plow near the tow path. For those who have seen this rusted old apparatus, the Brunswick History Commission has attributed it to Harry Catlett, who in the 1930s and ‘40s farmed riverbottom land that we believe was originally one of C.F. Wenner's farms. According to Jackie Ebersole, Mr. Catlett was also janitor at the old East End elementary school on A Street in the 1940s. He had a room in the basement. (Photo courtesy of Wayne & Vicki Allgaier) [[Category:Smoke...)
- 20:31, 25 February 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:McCormick Cultivators.jpg (Two rusted old horse-drawn McCormick cultivators rest side-by-side in front of a home on Central Avenue. Some of the houses in Brunswick Crossing are visible behind the white fence. They were left by the previous homeowner. (Photo courtesy of Wayne and Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Farm Community)