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• 20:30, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Woody Free Trio Hawaiian.JPG (A good Saturday at the old Hawaiian Restaurant and Nite Club back in the 1960s featured the playing of the Woody Free Trio. From left were Gary Free, Woody Free and Graham White. Richard Bowers: My parents, Richard and Elaine Bowers would often go there with their friends Jimmy and Peetie George and George and Eva Albert. Rhonda Hurt Late 1970's Brunswick High Cheerleaders used the Hawaiian as a staging to build a float for the Football Homecoming Parade. We were treated to pizzas during th...)
• 20:30, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Woody Free Trio Hawaiian.JPG (A good Saturday at the old Hawaiian Restaurant and Nite Club back in the 1960s featured the playing of the Woody Free Trio. From left were Gary Free, Woody Free and Graham White. Richard Bowers: My parents, Richard and Elaine Bowers would often go there with their friends Jimmy and Peetie George and George and Eva Albert. Rhonda Hurt Late 1970's Brunswick High Cheerleaders used the Hawaiian as a staging to build a float for the Football Homecoming Parade. We were treated to pizzas during th...)
• 20:26, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Hawaiian Junior Main.JPG (Junior Main, then manager of the Hawaiian Restaurant & Nite Club poses in front of the business sometime in the 1950s during it's heyday. It was a great place to go on a Saturday night to dance to live bands or stop on the way back from the Charlestown Races. (Photo courtesy of Patsy Main Davies and Frederick MD Old Photos) Category:Smoketown In and Around)
• 20:26, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Hawaiian Junior Main.JPG (Junior Main, then manager of the Hawaiian Restaurant & Nite Club poses in front of the business sometime in the 1950s during it's heyday. It was a great place to go on a Saturday night to dance to live bands or stop on the way back from the Charlestown Races. (Photo courtesy of Patsy Main Davies and Frederick MD Old Photos) Category:Smoketown In and Around)
• 20:24, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Needwood Horsey Distillery Farm.jpg (This is an aerial view of the Horsey Distillery Farm, part of the historic Needwood Plantation off Rt. 17 between Brunswick Crossing and Burkittsville. From the 1850s until the beginning of Prohibition, rye whiskey was distilled from grain grown on this farm and marketed across the United States as "Horsey's Old Maryland Rye." The photograph from SMHS' Horsey Collection shows the farm in the 1930s after the distillery had closed. According to Christopher Mentzer: "The distillery was approxi...)
• 20:24, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Needwood Horsey Distillery Farm.jpg (This is an aerial view of the Horsey Distillery Farm, part of the historic Needwood Plantation off Rt. 17 between Brunswick Crossing and Burkittsville. From the 1850s until the beginning of Prohibition, rye whiskey was distilled from grain grown on this farm and marketed across the United States as "Horsey's Old Maryland Rye." The photograph from SMHS' Horsey Collection shows the farm in the 1930s after the distillery had closed. According to Christopher Mentzer: "The distillery was approxi...)
• 20:16, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:BES MLK Rememberance 1968.jpg (Brunswick Elementary School children on stage in an assembly at the old school in 1968. Kathy thinks that it was a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. following his assassination. Shown here are Rob Kolker (speaking). Behind him are (hidden), George Brown and Kathy Ann Merriman (Sears). Kids comprised a combination of eventual BHS classes 1977-78. (Blade-Times clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick, MD History Commission) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 20:16, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:BES MLK Rememberance 1968.jpg (Brunswick Elementary School children on stage in an assembly at the old school in 1968. Kathy thinks that it was a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. following his assassination. Shown here are Rob Kolker (speaking). Behind him are (hidden), George Brown and Kathy Ann Merriman (Sears). Kids comprised a combination of eventual BHS classes 1977-78. (Blade-Times clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick, MD History Commission) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 20:13, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Veterans Day Parade Rotary Float-back 1962.png (Brunswick Rotary Club float from what appears to have been the 1962 Veterans Day Parade judging from the Chevy pulling it. According to Scott Stauffer: "I remember as a young boy watching the men assemble the float at Boyer’s milk transportation at one of their barns. Those helping out were Bruce Boyer, Phil Childs, Doug Wetnight, Gene Bowers, Pat Lakin, Ralph Stauffer, and others, that I have forgotten. I also remember Gary Bowers, son of Gene, coming to help. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo...)
• 20:13, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Veterans Day Parade Rotary Float-back 1962.png (Brunswick Rotary Club float from what appears to have been the 1962 Veterans Day Parade judging from the Chevy pulling it. According to Scott Stauffer: "I remember as a young boy watching the men assemble the float at Boyer’s milk transportation at one of their barns. Those helping out were Bruce Boyer, Phil Childs, Doug Wetnight, Gene Bowers, Pat Lakin, Ralph Stauffer, and others, that I have forgotten. I also remember Gary Bowers, son of Gene, coming to help. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo...)
• 20:09, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Veterans Day Parade Clown-Beauty.png (This looks like a 1940s-era Veterans Day Parade. A clown pulling an Eagles float on a tractor carrying a beauty queen! See the businesses on the northern side of W. Potomac Street. Maryland Dining Room is obvious and either was at the time or was later Mrs. Himes' restaurant. Liquor and food stores were marked by the other signs, but are difficult to read. Frank Snoots operated a barber shop in the left side of the building the float is passing by. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at...)
• 20:09, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Veterans Day Parade Clown-Beauty.png (This looks like a 1940s-era Veterans Day Parade. A clown pulling an Eagles float on a tractor carrying a beauty queen! See the businesses on the northern side of W. Potomac Street. Maryland Dining Room is obvious and either was at the time or was later Mrs. Himes' restaurant. Liquor and food stores were marked by the other signs, but are difficult to read. Frank Snoots operated a barber shop in the left side of the building the float is passing by. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at...)
• 20:06, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Veterans Day Parade Procession 1940 E. Potomac.jpg (Here's a great shot of a rainy 1940s-era Veterans Day Parade procession making its way around the bend of E. Potomac Street in front of what was then a Western Auto store. That store was later replaced in the 1950s by People's Home & Auto. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:06, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Veterans Day Parade Procession 1940 E. Potomac.jpg (Here's a great shot of a rainy 1940s-era Veterans Day Parade procession making its way around the bend of E. Potomac Street in front of what was then a Western Auto store. That store was later replaced in the 1950s by People's Home & Auto. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:03, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Veterans Day Parade Pom Pom Girls.jpg (Middletown High School pom-pom girls raise their arms in unison. We think this was a late 1960s parade. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:03, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Veterans Day Parade Pom Pom Girls.jpg (Middletown High School pom-pom girls raise their arms in unison. We think this was a late 1960s parade. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:01, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Veterans Day Parade African-American Color Guard 40s.jpg (The color guard of an African-American marching band in a Veterans Day Parade in the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 20:01, 20 November 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Veterans Day Parade African-American Color Guard 40s.jpg (The color guard of an African-American marching band in a Veterans Day Parade in the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations)
• 18:27, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Water Tower Construction NY Hill.jpg (According to sources, this water tower had just been built on or near New York Hill. Can anyone identify the structure under construction and the date? We're thinking 1920s. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:27, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Water Tower Construction NY Hill.jpg (According to sources, this water tower had just been built on or near New York Hill. Can anyone identify the structure under construction and the date? We're thinking 1920s. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:23, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Coal Tipple with locomotives.jpg (This photo shows the massive, interconnected wooden Coal Tipple structure in the heyday of steam. We believe this was 1928, given other photos. Almost looks like the infrastructure of a roller coaster. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:23, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Coal Tipple with locomotives.jpg (This photo shows the massive, interconnected wooden Coal Tipple structure in the heyday of steam. We believe this was 1928, given other photos. Almost looks like the infrastructure of a roller coaster. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:17, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Pumphouse Construction.jpg (This view of the pump house construction looking west towards the 300 block of E. Potomac Street in July, 1928. See the old cars on the street, some of which were "high-end" at the time. (Photo from the B&O Railroad Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:17, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Pumphouse Construction.jpg (This view of the pump house construction looking west towards the 300 block of E. Potomac Street in July, 1928. See the old cars on the street, some of which were "high-end" at the time. (Photo from the B&O Railroad Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:14, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Pumphouse-Water Tub Construction.jpg (This July 1928 view of the pumphouse and water tub construction shows a view of the Brunswick yard operations looking eastward under New York Hill. (Photo from the B&O Railroad Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:14, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Pumphouse-Water Tub Construction.jpg (This July 1928 view of the pumphouse and water tub construction shows a view of the Brunswick yard operations looking eastward under New York Hill. (Photo from the B&O Railroad Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:11, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:City Hall Harry Funk.jpg (Harry B. Funk built this City Hall building at 31 A Street in 1910. His son John B. Funk built the replacement City Hall on the same location in 1948. The building was most recently home to the Brunswick Police Department. Because the police department has operated out of both locations off and on for over 100 years, there were jail cells in both iterations of City Hall on this location. Today, the jail cells function as storage rooms. It's believed that City Hall operated from the homes of...)
• 18:11, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:City Hall Harry Funk.jpg (Harry B. Funk built this City Hall building at 31 A Street in 1910. His son John B. Funk built the replacement City Hall on the same location in 1948. The building was most recently home to the Brunswick Police Department. Because the police department has operated out of both locations off and on for over 100 years, there were jail cells in both iterations of City Hall on this location. Today, the jail cells function as storage rooms. It's believed that City Hall operated from the homes of...)
• 18:02, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Coal Tipple Foundation.jpg (This is a fascinating photo because it shows how the Coal Tipple was perched atop a simple-looking foundation of wood or concrete blocks. For perspective, see how small the workers look next to the massive wooden structure. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 18:02, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Coal Tipple Foundation.jpg (This is a fascinating photo because it shows how the Coal Tipple was perched atop a simple-looking foundation of wood or concrete blocks. For perspective, see how small the workers look next to the massive wooden structure. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 17:55, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Coal Tipple Emergency Hospital.jpg (Here is an interesting view of the old coal tipple on the right. If you look closely through the gap between the structures, you'll see a locomotive approaching, along with the B&O Emergency Hospital and YMCA framed by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The coal tipple was a massive structure. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 17:55, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Coal Tipple Emergency Hospital.jpg (Here is an interesting view of the old coal tipple on the right. If you look closely through the gap between the structures, you'll see a locomotive approaching, along with the B&O Emergency Hospital and YMCA framed by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The coal tipple was a massive structure. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 17:51, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Remsburgs-Littens.jpg (Great photo of Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Remsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Litten cruising on the Yarmouth Panama R.P. It may have been the Remsburgs' honeymoon in 1959. Mr. Remsburg owned the Hawaiian Niteclub on old Rt. 340 in Knoxville and Mr. Litten owned Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership in Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of David Maloney and Heritage Frederick, Maryland via Frederick Maryland Old Photos) Category:Smoketown People)
• 17:51, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Remsburgs-Littens.jpg (Great photo of Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Remsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Litten cruising on the Yarmouth Panama R.P. It may have been the Remsburgs' honeymoon in 1959. Mr. Remsburg owned the Hawaiian Niteclub on old Rt. 340 in Knoxville and Mr. Litten owned Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership in Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of David Maloney and Heritage Frederick, Maryland via Frederick Maryland Old Photos) Category:Smoketown People)
• 17:42, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Civil Air Patrol Group (2).jpg (Here's another photo of the young members of Brunswick's Civil Air Patrol. Their meetings were held in what's now the Masonic lodge. According to names written on the photo, pictured here are: Top row (L-R): Chubby Merriman, Larry Barger, Ed Beacht, Richard Nichols, Richard Care, John Hedges, unknown Bottom row (L-R): Rhett Webber, Lester Lloyd, Woody Bohrer, Nelson Burns Can anyone date the photo, tell us the location, and identify the young man on the top row, far right? (Photo courtes...)
• 17:42, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Civil Air Patrol Group (2).jpg (Here's another photo of the young members of Brunswick's Civil Air Patrol. Their meetings were held in what's now the Masonic lodge. According to names written on the photo, pictured here are: Top row (L-R): Chubby Merriman, Larry Barger, Ed Beacht, Richard Nichols, Richard Care, John Hedges, unknown Bottom row (L-R): Rhett Webber, Lester Lloyd, Woody Bohrer, Nelson Burns Can anyone date the photo, tell us the location, and identify the young man on the top row, far right? (Photo courtes...)
• 17:32, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Civil Air Patrol Group (1).jpg (This was the Brunswick Civil Air Patrol sometime in the 1950s. The duration of the CAP is believed to have covered 1954-1964. Their meetings were held in what's now the Masonic lodge. Pictured here are: Top row (L-R): Edna Care, Donald Hess(4th), Harold Crabill(5th), Nicky Burns and Bill Care. Others unknown Middle Row(L-R): Larry Barger (1st), Wayne Hill (2nd), Charlie Brown (3rd), Edward Beacht (4th), John Hedges (5th). Others unknown Kneeling (L-R): Donald Darr (1st), Woody Bohrer (2nd),...)
• 17:32, 14 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Civil Air Patrol Group (1).jpg (This was the Brunswick Civil Air Patrol sometime in the 1950s. The duration of the CAP is believed to have covered 1954-1964. Their meetings were held in what's now the Masonic lodge. Pictured here are: Top row (L-R): Edna Care, Donald Hess(4th), Harold Crabill(5th), Nicky Burns and Bill Care. Others unknown Middle Row(L-R): Larry Barger (1st), Wayne Hill (2nd), Charlie Brown (3rd), Edward Beacht (4th), John Hedges (5th). Others unknown Kneeling (L-R): Donald Darr (1st), Woody Bohrer (2nd),...)
• 17:56, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:S.W. George & Co. Street Corner Scene.jpg (S.W. George & Co. at 302 W. Potomac Street in the 1950s. The George family operated a hardware and home appliances business at this location from 1907-1968. Potomac Furniture looms large two doors down. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
• 17:56, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:S.W. George & Co. Street Corner Scene.jpg (S.W. George & Co. at 302 W. Potomac Street in the 1950s. The George family operated a hardware and home appliances business at this location from 1907-1968. Potomac Furniture looms large two doors down. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
• 17:54, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:S.W. George & Co. George Wabel Null Bennett.jpg (Posing in front of S.W. George & Company at 302 W. Potomac Street were (L-R) Harry George, Jr., Jim Wable?, Jim Null and Syd Bennett. At this location, the Georges sold hardware, sporting goods, home appliances and more for over 60 years. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
• 17:54, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:S.W. George & Co. George Wabel Null Bennett.jpg (Posing in front of S.W. George & Company at 302 W. Potomac Street were (L-R) Harry George, Jr., Jim Wable?, Jim Null and Syd Bennett. At this location, the Georges sold hardware, sporting goods, home appliances and more for over 60 years. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
• 17:52, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:S.W. George & Co. Bennett George.jpg (Street scene in front of S.W. George & Co. at 302 W. Potomac Street. Maybe late 1940s/early 1950s? From left: Unidentified, Syd Bennett, Harry George, Jr. The two ladies are also unidentified. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
• 17:52, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:S.W. George & Co. Bennett George.jpg (Street scene in front of S.W. George & Co. at 302 W. Potomac Street. Maybe late 1940s/early 1950s? From left: Unidentified, Syd Bennett, Harry George, Jr. The two ladies are also unidentified. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses)
• 17:47, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Post Office Brunswick Street 1958.jpg (When the U.S. Postal Service dedicated a new, then modern facility on Brunswick Street on October 11, 1958, the location of the post office had changed several times. The previous incarnations were located across from the YMCA, on the left side of the building that was the Potomac Shop & Hotel. We believe the first post office when the town the town was known as Barry, was established in 1832. (Photo courtesy of David Maloney and Heritage Frederick, Maryland via Frederick Maryland Old Phot...)
• 17:47, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Post Office Brunswick Street 1958.jpg (When the U.S. Postal Service dedicated a new, then modern facility on Brunswick Street on October 11, 1958, the location of the post office had changed several times. The previous incarnations were located across from the YMCA, on the left side of the building that was the Potomac Shop & Hotel. We believe the first post office when the town the town was known as Barry, was established in 1832. (Photo courtesy of David Maloney and Heritage Frederick, Maryland via Frederick Maryland Old Phot...)
• 17:40, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:BHS Football Coaches Foltz, Daugherty, Gaither.jpg (BHS varsity football coaches in the Fall of 1970. Assistant coaches Gene Foltz and Butch Gaither flank head coach Herb Daugherty. The first head coach of football at Brunswick High, Coach Daugherty was starting his 3rd season. All were remembered as tough, but fair coaches. With the help of others, Herb Daugherty brought Football to BHS starting with the 1968-69 school year. According to Norm Cornelius: "When the BOE would not fund the lighting for night games, Herb & others did fundraising...)
• 17:40, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:BHS Football Coaches Foltz, Daugherty, Gaither.jpg (BHS varsity football coaches in the Fall of 1970. Assistant coaches Gene Foltz and Butch Gaither flank head coach Herb Daugherty. The first head coach of football at Brunswick High, Coach Daugherty was starting his 3rd season. All were remembered as tough, but fair coaches. With the help of others, Herb Daugherty brought Football to BHS starting with the 1968-69 school year. According to Norm Cornelius: "When the BOE would not fund the lighting for night games, Herb & others did fundraising...)
• 17:22, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Civil Air Patrol Nick Burns.png (CAP member Nicky Burns poses in front of an Army vehicle. The Edsel in the background dates the photo to at least the late 1950s. (Photo courtesy of Richard Care) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers)
• 17:22, 10 October 2023 Pwenner talk contribs created page File:Civil Air Patrol Nick Burns.png (CAP member Nicky Burns poses in front of an Army vehicle. The Edsel in the background dates the photo to at least the late 1950s. (Photo courtesy of Richard Care) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers)