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9 July 2025

  • 20:3920:39, 9 July 2025 diff hist +738 N File:BBC Merriman.jpeg We have shared several photos of a youth baseball team from the 1940s, featuring players wearing uniforms with the initials "BBC." It appears that Brunswick baseball legend Lee Merriman, seen on the far right, was the coach of this team. The boy to his immediate right is Maurice "Hot Dog" Phillips. In the early 20th century, there was a Brunswick Boys Club founded by Reverend Luther Martin, which eventually led to the establishment of the Brunswick Boy Scouts. Could this BBC have been rel... current
  • 01:0201:02, 9 July 2025 diff hist +764 N File:Red Nininger.JPG Here is Brunswick's own Red Nininger working on his #25 Chevelle at the Hagerstown Raceway in 1972. He was rarely seen without his trademark pipe. Nininger was a great stock car racer and won Hagerstown Raceway track and Winchester "200" championships in 1974. Did he win any other championships? With his experience as an auto mechanic, Red opened Nininger's Tire & Auto Center at 302 Petersville Road in Brunswick in 1977. His son Glenn started working with his father in high school and still... current

8 July 2025

  • 20:0320:03, 8 July 2025 diff hist +1,855 N File:Miss Manor's 1965-66 class.JPG Nine of these kids graduated from BHS 50 years ago today. This was Miss Katherine Manor's blended class of 2nd and 3rd graders during the 1965-1966 school year. Seated on floor— Jimmy George, Todd Grams, Patrick Miglio, Max Hager(?) 2nd row (seated) — Kathy Merriman (Sears), Lauren Harris, Melanie Stewart, Rhonda Wenner (Renn), Chris Weitzel, Melissa Danner (Ross), Ruth Morris, Robin McCutchen (Johnson) 3rd row — Cathy Riley (Strite), Frank Strakonsky, Bill Shewbridge, David Kao, Donnie Si... current
  • 19:5219:52, 8 July 2025 diff hist +896 N File:Locust Valley Church of God.JPG In 1907, a disagreement within the Locust Valley Church of God led Samuel Mentzer and his faction to break away and establish Mount Hope Church of God, completed in 1909. The original congregation lasted about a decade, and the church was used by traveling ministers until its abandonment in the late 1940s, when this photograph was taken. The church was reconstructed between 1973 and 1974 and currently serves as the Locust Valley First Church of God. Jody Brumage When the church was rebuilt... current
  • 19:4619:46, 8 July 2025 diff hist +419 N File:Rosemont girls with pets.jpg Three unidentified girls posed for Mr. Kaplon with a dog sometime in the mid-1970s? The trees remind us a bit of Rosemont. Note the cat with its back to the camera. Cats don't always cooperate with photographers. Mike Baker Girl with the black hair Mary Ballyard? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Kids current
  • 19:4419:44, 8 July 2025 diff hist +1,289 N File:Elizabeth Horine.jpg This was Miss Elizabeth Horine with one of her many piano students in the Parish Hall at St. Paul's Lutheran in Burkittsville sometime in the mid-1970s. Since the student is well-dressed, the photo was probably taken at one of Miss Horine's annual recitals at the church. Karen Hiltner Ms. Elizabeth taught piano in the community for many years. She hosted a piano recital every year in the Parish Hall. She was also the organist at St. Paul's. Jody Brumage Elizabeth Horine served as organist a... current

7 July 2025

  • 21:0321:03, 7 July 2025 diff hist +917 N File:Delaware Avenue 1990.jpg A view up Delaware Avenue from W. Potomac Street. See the old Fire Hall in the middle of the block on the left hand side. Recognize the houses? James S. Bennett Sr. The House way up was the Snoots' house, Fire hall, white House on the bottom was the Mr Sherman Lowrys house, across the street was the Hardware store S.W.George’s. Dale Baker The fire hall was used by the Masonic lodge then. JoEllen Morsberger Fisher On the right was my Great grandparents home. My great grandmother Barbara Ell... current
  • 20:5420:54, 7 July 2025 diff hist +1,076 N File:Grace Chapel Interior.jpg This is a pre-1920 photo of the interior of Grace Chapel at 114 E. A Street. The brick structure occupied approximately one-fourth the area of the present church. Bricks from the mother church, St. Mark's, were used in the construction. The chapel was demolished in 1922 to make way for a larger church, which is the present structure built on the same site. The crucifix visible in front of the pews on the left is still in use at Grace Church today. According to Jody Brumage" "This photograph... current
  • 20:4720:47, 7 July 2025 diff hist +1,867 N File:Dr. JGF Smith cowboy boots.jpg Dr. JGF Smith shows off a new pair of cowboy boots, likely outside his back porch in the 1940s. It might have been a challenge for the good doctor to get up and down those steep steps in those boots! Brenton Barger Great man.. our family doctor as well until about 13.. then it was Dr. Pruitt. Remember Doc Smiths shakey hand.. giving me a penicillin shot in my butt..lol. Peter Wenner Although we saw him in church, I think I only went to him a couple times when I really young. I can remember... current
  • 20:3720:37, 7 July 2025 diff hist +196 N File:Blair Harrington Bob Grams & Ken Jones.jpg Blair Harrington, Bob Grams and Ken Jones in the backyard of the Grams home on N. Virginia Avenue, circa 1940. (Photo courtesy of Cynthia Grams Peltzman) Category:Smoketown Kid current
  • 20:3220:32, 7 July 2025 diff hist +329 N File:Summer Parade Brunswick Community Band.jpg Here's another view of a Summer parade at the intersection of W. Potomac Street and N. Virginia Avenue in the late 1940s. Judging from other photos of the members in black jackets, this looks like the Brunswick Community Band. (Photo courtesy of Sue and Bill Kubat) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
  • 20:2720:27, 7 July 2025 diff hist +875 N File:Last Steam Engine into Washington DC.jpeg The inscription on the back of the photo reads, "This was the last steam engine into Washington DC." It was B&O engine 5306. According to forum.trains.com, the 5306 left Washington for Baltimore's Camden Station at 6:30pm on November 2, 1953. From left are Paul Dowell, Station Master, Washington DC; D.W. Keyser, Conductor, and Buck Lowery, Engineer. A Brunswick resident, Mr. Keyser retired in 1957 after 52 years of service. Terry Himes Robinson Daniel Webster Keyser was my Great Grandfather... current
  • 20:2120:21, 7 July 2025 diff hist +1,788 N File:1966 Regional Playoffs KY.jpg This is an example of the "Key to My Kentucky Home" certificates awarded to members of Brunswick's 1966 Maryland State Champion Little League All-Star team when they advanced to the regional playoffs in Louisville, Kentucky. This certificate was given to Ronnie Pearl. Brunswick won the opener over Delaware 12-4, but were eliminated 4-3 by Virginia. Many Brunswick residents traveled to Louisville to support the team. Rhonda Wenner Renn My parents, brother, and I went on the train. Some of... current
  • 20:1220:12, 7 July 2025 diff hist +547 N File:1995 MD State Champs.jpg 1995 Brunswick Railroaders Little League All-Star Maryland State Championship Team. The players and coaches were as follows: Front row (L-R): Matt French, Mike Beachley, Matt Lastner Middle row (L-R): Kevin Goode, Andy Maught, Chris Bush, Angela Hopwood, Alan Webber Back row (L-R): Manager Jeff Axline, Joey Alderman, Jeremy Wong, Willie McLane, Seth Taylor, Marcus Smith, Coach Brad Foltz Jen Hvr: Angela was a star pitcher on the team! (Photo courtesy of Brunswick Railroaders Little Leag... current

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24 March 2025

  • 23:3423:34, 24 March 2025 diff hist +1,186 File:West Potomac Avenue 1959. Courtesy Norm Cornelius.jpg No edit summary current
  • 23:3023:30, 24 March 2025 diff hist +567 N File:Veterans's Day Parade Nov 1961 Old Guard at Reviewing Stand 001.jpg Interesting perspective in this photo of the 3rd Infantry Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps of Ft. Myer, VA as they passed the reviewing stand in the 1961 Veterans Day parade on W. Potomac Street. It was an unseasonably warm day for November. On the stand, from the far left as we look up Maryland Avenue appear to be Noel Shewbridge, ?, ?, ?, Donald Darr, Harry Bodie, Richard Bowers, Webb Bennett, Sonny Cannon, Mayor Jim Cummings, Ernie Weinholt, ? (Photo by Frank Thorlton courtesy of Dr.Richard... current
  • 23:2423:24, 24 March 2025 diff hist +2,039 N File:J.E. Moore.jpg J.E. "Ed" Moore worked in his jewelry store in Brunswick. After he lost both legs in a railroad accident in 1921 while working on the Eastbound hump, he became the town's official B&O watch inspector. As part of the settlement for the accident, the B&O sent him to watchmaker's school. When he returned to Brunswick, he took over F.E. Alder's jewelry store located at 5 W. Potomac Street, according to a 1924 directory. He later moved to 17 W. Potomac Street when Matthews Candy Store closed. His... current
  • 23:1823:18, 24 March 2025 diff hist +19 File:Library 1955.jpg →Summary current
  • 17:2417:24, 24 March 2025 diff hist +1,986 N File:Nalleys with puppies.jpg William "Pink" Nalley and his daughter Charlotte pose with 3 puppies sometime in the 1930s. Charlotte looks thrilled! Doris Kelley Barker This is my good friend Jo Jamison’s Mother and her dad. We loved this family and we were all at First Baptist with them. It is adorable. Mr.Pink Nalley would tell me to bring Kevin out to his farm and Kevin got to ride his Tennessee Walker, tall lovely horse. Mr. Pink would walk his horse with Kevin on it. Such fun. Rhonda Rooney Yes, our family knew all... current
  • 17:1917:19, 24 March 2025 diff hist +531 N File:Hemp's Meats Delivery.jpeg Abraham Hemp Jr. delivering meat in Burkittsville in 1910. Jefferson-based Hemp's Meats celebrated their 175th anniversary in 2024. It's the longest running butcher shop in the United States. Jean Pierre Jacob I've been shopping for the best meats around at the Jefferson shop for years. Kenny Brown Looks like rt 17 didn't exist yet,, those houses are at the current intersection. (Photo courtesy of Hemp's Meats in a February, 2024 article in the Brunswick News-Journal) [[Category:Smoketo... current
  • 17:1517:15, 24 March 2025 diff hist +911 N File:Basketball - Girls' basketball game in the old BHS gym late 50s.png Many hands reached for a rebound in the paint during a girls' basketball game in the old BHS gym, circa 1958. Notice the expressions on the students' faces on stage behind the basket. This was probably the smallest gym in which high school games were played in Frederick County. To inbound the ball on the right side of the court, a player had to place a foot against the wall. The BHS uniform was the darker of the two with stripes over the shoulders. Gold stripes against garnet? Nancy Ferrel... current
  • 17:0817:08, 24 March 2025 diff hist +1,033 N File:Screen Shot 2023-11-26 at 1.13.46 PM.jpeg Based on other photos we've seen in large meeting rooms like this in town, it could've been taken at either the YMCA on E. Potomac Street or the fire hall when it was still on Delaware Avenue, prior to 1949. We think Richard Bowers is the third man from the right. Dr. Lloyd 6th from left. This is the other photo we have of this gathering: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10154243698255208&set=a.335843255207 (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Fred... current
  • 17:0317:03, 24 March 2025 diff hist +723 N File:Ann Wenner with cats.jpeg Here is future artist Ann Wenner Osteen holding an armload of farm cats outside the family home at the corner of Petersville & Souder Roads in the early 1940s. Her skinned knee didn't seem to bother her. The Wenner farm, the last operating farm in Brunswick, was full of cats as Brunswick still is today. Ann cultivated cats as a child and raised them throughout the rest of her life in her Savannah, GA home. Peter Wenner Dad told me they once got to the point where they had so many cats that... current
  • 17:0117:01, 24 March 2025 diff hist +2,653 N File:Myer Kaplon 1957.jpeg Myer Kaplon (1894-1978) poses for a photo in his family-run business, Kaplon's Department Store, located at 102 W. Potomac Street, in 1957. With a degree from the Wharton School of Business, Mr. Kaplon skillfully managed the store for years, but possessed many talents. He wrote a regular column for the Blade-Times newspaper under the pseudonym “EMKAY.” Additionally, he helped local families with their income taxes and served informally as the town photographer, roles for which he refused to... current
  • 16:5516:55, 24 March 2025 diff hist +1,010 File:J.J.Newberry 1955.jpg No edit summary current
  • 16:4916:49, 24 March 2025 diff hist +1,460 N File:Braddock Roller Rink-Bowling Alley.JPG Nice vintage ad for the Braddock Heights Roller Rink, which was "breeze conditioned." This ad probably dates to the 1950s. The phone number may provide a clue. Craig Grams Petersville Rd into Jefferson. Left on Holter Rd. to Cherry Lane I remember it well… Keith Welty We used to ride Mr Summers bus from the square corner in Brunswick to the roller rink every Saturday night… Fun Times !! Sylvia Puddy Yes, those bus rides. A sign up sheet would be posted in the Brunswick High School library,... current
  • 16:4316:43, 24 March 2025 diff hist +260 N File:Lytle Baker.JPG A Lovettsville native, Lytle Baker was active in key Brunswick organizations, as noted in the caption. This ad appeared in a 1961 issue of the Loudoun Times Mirror. (Clipping courtesy of Discover Lovettsville) Category:Smoketown Advertising current

18 March 2025

  • 01:1101:11, 18 March 2025 diff hist +311 N File:J.J.Newberry 1955.jpg A scene from J.J. Newberry & Co. on W. Potomac Street in 1955. The customer was 17-year-old Joyce Bechtol. The clerk is believed to be longtime Newberry's employee Violet Kubat. Feel free to share your memories of the dime store. (Photo credit BHS Alumni page) Category:Smoketown Businesses
  • 01:0801:08, 18 March 2025 diff hist +1,638 N File:Short Farmhouse.jpeg In 1977, the American Legion demolished this historic building to construct a modern lodge, marking the end of one of the oldest and arguably the most significant structures in Brunswick. Originally the home of Joseph Waltman, owner of "Potomac Farm", records indicate a structure may have existed on this site as early as 1792, with the original rear section likely predating the main portion of the house that was built circa 1846. Waltman sold the property to John Short on April 3, 1851. Durin... current
  • 01:0401:04, 18 March 2025 diff hist +529 N File:BVFD Young Achievers.JPG A March 26, 1974 Frederick Post newspaper caption under this photo read, "Brunswick fire chief H.E. (Sonny) Cannon presents two young volunteer fireman with awards at the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company's annual banquet and dinner. They are George Lowery Jr., left, who answered the most calls in 1973, and Scott Stauffer, right, who received his fireman certificate." Junior was a BHS senior at the time. Scott was a 1971 BHS graduate. (Courtesy of Phil Lowery) [[Category:Smoketown Police -... current
  • 01:0101:01, 18 March 2025 diff hist +1,367 N File:S.W. George Family.JPG The Samuel Washington George family, taken on their farm near Lovettsville in the 1890s. The house still stands in 2025. S.W. George (front left) was a Lovettsville farmer, cattle dealer, land speculator, and businessman who was an early investor in Berlin and Brunswick. His eldest son, Harry (back center), played a key role in the development of Brunswick when the B&O turned a village into a bustling railroad town in the first half of the 20th century. Front: S.W. George, Welby George, Mar... current
  • 00:5600:56, 18 March 2025 diff hist +818 N File:Doris Barker and Vernon Kelley .JPG Doris Kelley Barker and her father V. Frank Kelley at a Jacksonville, Florida roller skating rink in 1952. According to Doris: "I bought my Dad his first roller skates when he was 55, black shoe skates because when you are the 2nd of 11 children, there is no money for roller skates. One Saturday morning at our kitchen table I heard a clicking noise under the table. My dad stood up and roller skated around our kitchen without falling. At Braddock Heights, I taught my dad all the dances on sk... current
  • 00:4700:47, 18 March 2025 diff hist +555 N File:WWII Brunswick Boys going off.jpeg Young men from Brunswick, dressed in civilian clothes, are seen here waiting to board the train at the Eastbound station to Baltimore. They were traveling to take their physicals after being drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. Note the roundhouse. smokestacks from the shops, and water tower in the background. If you recognize anyone in the photo, please let us know. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage... current
  • 00:4300:43, 18 March 2025 diff hist +1,042 N File:E. Potomac Street Before Demolition.jpeg This photo of an empty building on E. Potomac Street that once housed the Yardley and Potomac Hotels in the 1910s and '20s, and later the Brunswick Post Office (left) and Foster's Restaurant (right), appeared in an April, 1961 Washington Star article titled "Brunswick on the Rebound". The theme was Brunswick's turn-around strategy following the move of key B&O Railroad operations to Cumberland and a furlough of 400 workers. At the time, downtown business was holding steady as new residents fr... current

16 March 2025

  • 18:5318:53, 16 March 2025 diff hist +400 N File:Events It's Academic 1975.JPG This is one of the BHS It's Academic teams from the Class of 1975. The game show aired on WBAL TV 11 and was hosted by Mac McGarry for many years. Pictured from left to right are David Hamilton, Terry Heffner, and Cynthia Grams. That year, there was another team that included David, Donald Delauter, and Tim Schuster. (Photo courtesy of Molly Heffner) Category:Smoketown Schools current
  • 18:5118:51, 16 March 2025 diff hist +410 N File:Hester Hardy.jpeg Mrs. Hester Hardy posed for this photo on March 14, 1987 when members of the Wainwright Baptist Church Missionary Circle, Charles Town, came to visit her at the Brunswick Senior Center. The group led devotions with joyful music and enjoyed a meal with Mrs. Hardy, who was beloved by the Brunswick community. (Clipping from the Brunswick Citizen) Category:Smoketown African American Heritage current
  • 18:4118:41, 16 March 2025 diff hist +736 N File:Summer Parade Hawaiian float.jpg Flashing back to a Summer parade float in the late 1940s with the Mace Building in the background with residents looking out the window. Looks like a hula theme. The building was home to Mace's Furniture business on the ground floor and apartments upstairs. It's been home to King's Pizza for over a generation. Can anyone read the sign? Note also the man sitting on his car on the old Knights of Pythias miniature golf course. This parade may have been to promote a Carnival, local adult baseb... current
  • 18:4018:40, 16 March 2025 diff hist +553 N File:Burns Liquors Lottery Claim Center.jpg Mayor Jess Orndorff helped Dorothy and Marion Burns announce the opening of a lottery claim center at Burns Liquors on W. Potomac St. in Brunswick sometime in the 1970s. Claim centers were established as a convenience to smaller Maryland State Lottery winners, so they could be paid without delay. Did anybody here ever claim winnings at this liquor store? How long has it been since they were in business? (Brunswick Citizen News Clipping courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Comm... current
  • 18:3818:38, 16 March 2025 diff hist +906 N File:Bob-moler.pharmacist.early-years Frederick.jpg For many of us who fondly remember him, it may be a surprise to see Bob Moler behind the counter at The Professional Arts Pharmacy, 228 N. Market St., in Frederick. Here's the backstory. After beginning his pharmacy career at People's Drugstore in downtown Frederick during the 1950s, Bob partnered with Jack Batdorf in 1959 to establish this business and the Medical Arts Pharmacy near Frederick Memorial Hospital. In 1962, the partners launched Prescription Arts Pharmacy in Bob's hometown of... current
  • 18:3718:37, 16 March 2025 diff hist +836 N File:1936 Flood Two Train Stations under water.jpg A view of two railroad stations submerged during the 1936 Saint Patrick's Day flood from the third-floor apartment balcony of Mary and Joe Payne at 12 S. Maple Ave. In the foreground, onlookers can be seen standing at the foot of Maple Avenue. The 1936 flood is considered the worst in Brunswick's history. The Potomac River bridge sustained significant damage and was closed for a month for repairs, during which a ferry service was reinstated for the first time since the 1890s. Both the bridg... current
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