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08:17, 23 March 2026 Lucille Kitts, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.03.23.pdf (file) 1.15 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Lucille Kitts obituary Category:Obituary 1
07:07, 19 March 2026 Edmund W. Mauzy, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.03.19.pdf (file) 928 KB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Edmund W. Mauzy obituary Category:Obituary 1
09:03, 9 March 2026 Linda Lou Heffner, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.03.09.pdf (file) 1.15 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Linda Lou Heffner obituary Category:Obituary 1
17:52, 7 March 2026 From best friend to worst enemyFrederickNewsPost, 2026.03.07.pdf (file) 1.54 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Story of rabid dog in 1913 who bit several people and several animals, sending several people to Baltimore for treatment of rabies. Many other dogs and animals in town had to be put down because of exposure to rabid animals. Catetory:MISCELLANEOUS 1
08:49, 27 February 2026 Brunswick High replacement school architectural design services to cost $4.8M, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.02.26.pdf (file) 2.69 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) BOE accepts $4.8 million bid for architectural work for New Brunswick High School. Category:High School 1
09:52, 24 February 2026 Brunswick High’s academic team tops county in regular season, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.02.24.pdf (file) 4.64 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Category:High School 1
23:16, 23 February 2026 County, cities look to increase development around transit, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.02.21.pdf (file) 2.34 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Brunswick is one of four Frederick County communities targeted for "smart growth" around available public transit (in our case, the commuter train service). Category:Brunswick Area 1
09:07, 14 February 2026 Ronald L. Buffington, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.02.14.pdf (file) 1.88 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Ronald L. Buffington obituary Category:Obituary 1
09:03, 14 February 2026 Elizabeth “Betty” Richardson, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.02.14.pdf (file) 1.88 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Elizabeth “Betty” Richardson obituary Category:Obituary 1
10:50, 11 February 2026 Katherine Swire, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.02.11.pdf (file) 2.88 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Katherine Swire obituary Category:Obituary 1
07:45, 4 February 2026 Brunswick High surges ahead in FCPS academic tournament, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.02.04.pdf (file) 3.78 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Brunswick High takes the lead in FCPS academic tournament Category:High School 1
08:53, 3 February 2026 Sarah Elizabeth Jones, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.02.03..pdf (file) 1.13 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Sarah Elizabeth Jones obituary. Category:Obituary 1
09:10, 2 February 2026 Jesse Remsberg, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.02.02.pdf (file) 834 KB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Jesse Remsberg obituary Category:Obituary 1
14:43, 1 February 2026 Weldon to step down from chamber of commerce position by end of year, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.01.31.pdf (file) 1.51 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Rick Weldon, Brunswick resident, will be stepping down as President and CEO of the Frederick Chamber of Commerce this fall (2026), having joined the Chamber staff 13 years earlier and having served as president for the past several years. Category:People 1
10:25, 28 January 2026 Douglas Heffner Jr, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.01.28.pdf (file) 2.1 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Douglas Heffner Jr obituary Category:Obituary 1
10:57, 22 January 2026 Bonanno wins seat on Brunswick’s City Council, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.01.22.pdf (file) 1.34 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Jerry Bonanno defeats Carleah Summers, 261-205, in special election to fill vacancy on Brunswick City Council. Category:Elections 1
09:07, 20 January 2026 Donna Cummings, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.01.20.pdf (file) 1.16 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Donna Cummings obituary Category:Obituary 1
10:55, 12 January 2026 Brunswick Library holds special Children’s Museum day, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.01.12.pdf (file) 3.4 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Category:Entertainment 1
10:38, 12 January 2026 Jobe O. Breeden Jr., FrederickNewsPost, 2026.01.12.pdf (file) 1.46 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Jobe O. Breeden Jr. obituary Category:Obituary 1
07:35, 7 January 2026 Barbara Anne Halling, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.01.07.pdf (file) 1.26 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Barbara Anne Halling obituary Category:Obituary 1
08:04, 2 January 2026 Brunswick plunge rings in new year for a good cause, FrederickNewsPost, 2026.01.02.pdf (file) 8.93 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) 20 people participated in the 2026 Freezin' for a Reason "polar bear plunge." Category:Recreation-Sports 1
11:15, 1 January 2026 Chris Vasquez Molina, FrederickNewsPost, 2025.12.31.pdf (file) 2.63 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Brunswick's Chris Vasquez Molina named this year's all-county boys soccer offensive soccer player. Category:Recreation-Sports 1
00:00, 30 December 2025 Myers Christmas w-Santa.jpg (file) 158 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) The Myers siblings of N. Maple Avenue visit Santa sometime in the 1950s. From left were twins Kris and Kathy, and older brother Kim. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas 1
22:01, 29 December 2025 Rhonda Rooney & Cathy Gaither.jpeg (file) 84 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Rhonda Rooney and Cathy Gaither (w/doll) pose behind "Stuffy's" on N. Maple Avenue, circa 1961. For reference, see 2nd Avenue behind the girls, which at the time was relatively undeveloped. For at least a generation, Rhonda's father James "Stuffy" Rooney operated the O.K. Market on Wenner's Hill for Skeets Kline. Cathy Gaither Barnes was recently honored as a Brunswick Distinguished Citizen for her longtime good work at the Brunswick Senior Center. (Photo courtesy of Rhonda Rooney) [[Cate... 1
21:56, 29 December 2025 Christian and Missionary Alliance church Vacation Bible School.jpg (file) 138 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) This is a photo of the Vacation Bible School student body at the old Christian and Missionary Alliance Church on E. A Street, circa 1945. Identifying the teacher and some of the students, Jackie Ebersole wrote: "I will start with Mrs Eshbaugh - going right to left in the back row, she is number 2. I am standing in front of her (4th row). Dale Painter is to my right. Not sure of next one. Then it is Tommy Hammond and Jobe Breeden and the one Buck (Musser) says is him. Bernice Minnick is dire... 1
21:54, 29 December 2025 Eagle Farm on 464.jpg (file) 198 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) This photo was taken of the Eagle Farm sale in 1976. A farm that was passed down several generations, George Maynard Eagle (1892-1975) was the final family owner. The property goes back to M.H. Fout, who owned the land in the 1873 map of Petersville District No. 13. The farm extended and abuts to the present-day Othello Park at Petersville. In 2020, Brylawski paid $3M for the parcel. Charlie Smith As of Nov, 2025, the house is still standing, but the barns burned in appx. 1980 - 1982. The b... 1
21:44, 29 December 2025 WB Tower The Plant.jpg (file) 113 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) The Model Board, known as "The Plant" in the WB Tower, displayed activity within the Brunswick Rail Yard. As trains moved through the yard, a red light would flash on the board showing its position. Lights would also come on if anything caused the track circuit to go down. Wes Ball I looked at that many times while I was up in the tower. Todd Crone Lights did not flash, would just illuminate. Would also come on if anything caused the track circuit to go down. (Photo courtesy of The Positi... 1
21:41, 29 December 2025 Boteler & Buckles.jpg (file) 142 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) This is a nice formal photo of Gertrude Boteler & Leila Buckles in the early 1900s. Both were friends of Margaret Eagle Dixon. Boteler was a prominent early Brunswick name. A Boteler-Gross merchandising firm in Berlin pre-dated the railroad town of Brunswick, going back to the 1870s. William Lynch Gross's son Bill, better known as Judge Gross, was named William Boteler Gross. Valerie Moyer Virginia Boteler was my great great-great-grandmother. She was married to J.Jesse Moore. Both are buri... 1
21:37, 29 December 2025 Garland Alder.jpg (file) 220 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) This is an early Brunswick family photo of Garland Alder. An inscription wrote that "his father ran a jewelry store in Brunswick." That was Frank Alder's store on Middle Street in the old town between the tracks and river in the 1890s. Alder's General Store sold "jewelry, especially railroad watches, and confections." F.E. Alder's successor was J.E. Moore, who operated in more than one location on W. Potomac Street. Here is a link to Alder's Store, c. 1895: https://www.facebook.com/photo... 1
21:35, 29 December 2025 Olive Schoolteacher Julia Yingling.jpg (file) 46 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) This is an early-20th century photo of Julia Yingling, who was a teacher at the Olive School near Rt. 464. Since the Eagle farm was in Petersville, it makes sense that their children and relatives would've attended school there. (Photo from the Eagle Family Collection courtesy of Carol Wheatley) Category:Smoketown Beginnings 1
21:33, 29 December 2025 Kate Trundle.jpg (file) 65 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) An early 20th-century portrait from the Eagle-Dixon family, this is Kate Trundle. Following the death of her mother, Barbara Catherine Boyer Trundle, in 1901 at age 38, oldest daughter Kate raised her younger brothers and sisters. Kate later married Archie Alpheus Thomas. The inscriptions on the back of the photos were made by Margaret Eagle and Dot Dixon Wheatley. (Photo and information from the Eagle family collection courtesy of Carol Wheatley) Category:Smoketown Beginnings 1
21:31, 29 December 2025 B&O Railroad Baltimore Division Seniority List.jpg (file) 58 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Here is a rare find. It's a seniority list of all the names of railroad employees in the Baltimore Division of the B&O Railroad. This 1926 booklet was personalized for Brunswick railroader R.T. (Bob) Foster. He was the husband of Lula (Sis) Foster and father of Mary Foster Cage, longtime BHS teacher. Noting the home address, the Fosters ran a boarding house for railroaders from 109 W. Potomac Street for years. See the endorsement of S. & N. Katz "Official Railroad Watch Inspectors". The co... 1
21:26, 29 December 2025 Kate Trundle Thomas's husband Archie Thomas.jpg (file) 182 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Archie Alpheus Thomas, husband to Kate. According to the 1910 census, Archie Thomas was a locomotive fireman for the B&O Railroad. (Photos from the Eagle family collection courtesy of Carol Wheatley) Category:Smoketown Beginnings 1
21:24, 29 December 2025 Kate Trundle Thomas.jpg (file) 184 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) A grown-up Kate Trundle Thomas from the early 20th century. Kate was a child who became an adult very quickly when her mother died, and she had to raise her siblings. She married Archie Thomas in a double wedding with Kate's sister Lillie to Carroll L. Null in December, 1905. (Photos from the Eagle family collection courtesy of Carol Wheatley) Category:Smoketown Beginnings 1
21:20, 29 December 2025 A Street and Petersville Road.jpg (file) 143 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) A view down A Street and Petersville Road. The large building on the left was listed on the history commission website as having been at different times, Longbrake, Stull, Schnauffer and Wright's Garage in the 20th Century. The apartments above the garage housed Schnauffer's Hospital from 1932-1937 before a new facility was opened at the corner of N. Virginia Avenue and W. B Street. Herb Daugherty later owned the building for several years before his untimely passing in 1995. Lee and Anne Z... 1
21:17, 29 December 2025 Wenner's Hill Christmas Tree (2).jpg (file) 241 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) "The Wenner's Hill Christmas Tree" on the Charles Harrington property at 605 N. Maple Avenue in the 1950s. For several years in the 1950s, the Harrington family decorated a huge pine tree in their yard at 605 N. Maple Avenue. On one night in December, neighborhood children would perform “The Christmas Story,” recited the “Night Before Christmas,” and sang carols there. Afterwards, Santa greeted the kids with “Christmas Boxes” containing hard candy and an orange. Jo Jamison recalled one year... 1
21:13, 29 December 2025 Paul Moore.png (file) 2.12 MB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Paul Moore poses out the window of his engine. Steve Moore Uncle Paul, as a engineer, had a run where he drove to Cumberland, brought a train back to Brunswick, then took a train back to Cumberland and drove home to Brunswick. As a kid, Aunt Phyllis took me on the train that Uncle Paul was taking to Cumberland. I remember being so excited going through the tunnels and over the train bridges. When we got to Cumberland, we had dinner where I ate fried shrimp for the first time. Then, Uncle Pa... 1
21:09, 29 December 2025 Anne & Lee Zumbach wedding.jpeg (file) 36 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Longtime BHS teachers and running coaches Anne and Lee Zumbach on their wedding day at the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Myersville in 1973. With 587 likes, this is the most popular post in Smoketown History's 16 years of existence. Hailey Kraft My dad was 3 when they got married and she’s my teacher next semester. Deborah Rowh This is a very dedicated couple that inspired many young people to excel. Sarah Miller Local celebrities for sure! Eileen Mercer Markum I had Mr. Zumbach f... 1
20:47, 28 December 2025 Veterans Day Parade Train Float.png (file) 3.33 MB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Here's a bygone photo that appears to date to the mid-Sixties. The float is a detailed facsimile of an old steam engine. Kudos to whoever built it! (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations 1
20:44, 28 December 2025 Veterans Day Parade Heading West.jpeg (file) 549 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Here's a photo of a time when the Brunswick Veterans Day Parade went east to west, as it does today. Jim Sullivan has been identified as the man driving the tractor pulling the Sandy Hook School float. In view of the bridge pier next to People's Bank, this photo likely dates to 1954-54. Hank Majeski Appears to be a fairly shiny Ford 8N tractor. They were built between 1947 and 1952. Randy George Bridge dedicated July 30, 1955. Bridge pier intact in picture. My guess is November 1954. Possib... 1
20:37, 28 December 2025 Brunswick Ladies Fall Excursion.jpeg (file) 333 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Some Brunswick ladies out on a Fall excursion somewhere locally in the 1930s. Looks like they're posing on a bridge. Top far left is Dot Schnauffer, wife of garage owner West Schnaffer and sister-in-law of Dr. William Schnauffer, who ran the Brunswick hospital. Mrs. Ann Jenkins, wife of the Grace Church rector at the time is 3rd from the left on top. Next to Mrs. Jenkins is believed to be Louise Kimes. It's an amazingly clear photo for the time. (Photo courtesy of Ann Wenner Osteen) [[Cat... 1
20:33, 28 December 2025 Barkers-Kelleys Three Generations.JPG (file) 557 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Three generations of Brunswick natives behind the C. Wayne and Doris Barker home on W. Potomac Street in the early 1970s. From left are Iva Barker, Doris Kelley Barker, Vernon and Clara Kelley. Kevin Barker is kneeling with the Barker's beloved poodle Pepe. Wayne Barker took the photo. Doris Kelley Barker Thanks for sharing this picture. You have it right.Dad was always 5’; I was 5’1/2inch taller and Mother was always 2” taller than Dad. With high heels, I look tall, ha, ha. Kim Mike Bark... 1
20:26, 28 December 2025 1976-77 BHS State Basketball Championship Coaches.jpeg (file) 1.84 MB Pwenner (talk | contribs) A triumphant return to Brunswick from Cole Field House after BHS won its only Maryland State Basketball Championship during the 1976-77 school year. Head Coach Bill Kubat, proudly holds the trophy. Assistant coach Bill Turney is on the far right. Frank Strakonsky is in the middle. Frank was an announcer and scorekeeper for the team that year.  Coach Kubat had been a standout point guard in the early 1960s on what was generally considered the best team Brunswick High School had ever fielded... 1
20:18, 28 December 2025 Jefferson United Church of Christ Christmas Pageant 1976.jpg (file) 430 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) This Nativity scene took place at a Christmas pageant at the Jefferson United Church of Christ. It was mislabeled in the Brunswick Citizen in December, 1976. (Brunswick Citizen Clipping courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Christmas 1
20:15, 28 December 2025 BHS Faculty-Varsity Basketball Cheerleaders.jpg (file) 153 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Believe it or not, these were "the cheerleaders" for the annual BHS Faculty-Varsity basketball game during the 1969-70 school year. From left to right: Charlie Weddle, Denny Remsburg, Ricky Dawson, Warren Huffer, Bobby Hughes, Mark Stewart. Cindy Merriman, Linda Lewis are standing behind Mark. Joanna Feaster is kneeling. (Photo from the 1970 BHS Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Sports 1
20:13, 28 December 2025 BHS Faculty Five 1970.jpg (file) 144 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) During the 1969-70 school year, the "Faculty Five" faced off against the BHS varsity basketball team. The copy on the page read: "In the annual benefit game, the faculty basketball team thrilled the student body with a display of their skill and physical dexterity." The yearbook didn't report on the final score. Faculty members (there were actually 6) were from left: Mr. Wayne DeLauter (Math), Mr. Tom Brown (Math), Mr. Bill Turney (English), Mr. Wayne Carter (Social Studies), Mr. Cook (Fac... 1
20:02, 28 December 2025 Potomac River Iron Bridge in snow.jpg (file) 202 KB Pwenner (talk | contribs) Taken on December 15, 1932, this photo looks south into Virginia. After a dusting of snow, it depicts the bridge's upgraded wood and wire parapet rail of the old iron Potomac River Bridge from Brunswick, MD to Lovettsville, VA. The truss system was manufactured by the Youngstown Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1893. (Photo credit and information: Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT via Life in Maryland) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal 1
09:05, 26 December 2025 Brunswick High School Term 1 Honor Roll, FrederickNewsPost, 2025.12.26.pdf (file) 502 KB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) High School honor role, fall 2025 term Category:High School 1
08:59, 26 December 2025 Kevin A. Myers. FrederickNewsPost, 2025.12.26.pdf (file) 2.55 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Kevin A. Myers obituary Category:Obituary 1
08:54, 26 December 2025 2 candidates vie for single seat in City Council special election, FrederickNewsPost, 2025.12.26.pdf (file) 3.19 MB Wallgaier (talk | contribs) Jerry Bonanno and Carleah Summers face off in special election to fill seat vacated by Angel white. Category:Elections 1
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