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22 September 2021

21 September 2021

16 September 2021

  • 11:2911:29, 16 September 2021 diff hist +1,557‎ N File:Career Club 1987.jpg ‎ This photo is from 1987 and shows the members of and advisor to the BHS Career Club. The decision about a career is one of the most important that any young person will make. Although there is much information available about the fast-changing world of work, there is no easy way to explore one’s options in the real world. A high school Career Club encourages students in grades 9–12 to learn about potential careers and explore fields that interest them. Members are introduced to budgets and... current

15 September 2021

  • 18:0418:04, 15 September 2021 diff hist +88‎ N File:Leroy Strawsburg August 30, 2021.jpg ‎ From Abbie Ricketts: Dad at Big Slackwater boat ramp Category:People current
  • 18:0118:01, 15 September 2021 diff hist +233‎ N File:High School Staff 1994.jpg ‎ 1994 BHS Staff. Some of these teachers spanned generations. Names are in alphabetical order. Let the reminiscences flow about your favorites from this era. (Photo Courtesy of Jon Evans) Category:Smoketown Schools current
  • 17:5917:59, 15 September 2021 diff hist +1,171‎ N File:Cheeleaders 1991.jpg ‎ This photo is from the 1991 BHS Yearbook and shows the members of the JV Cheerleading Squad. In 1991, school secretary Linda Lucas took over as advisor to the Cheerleading squads and under her direction the program became more rigorous and demanding. One of the changes she brought was to start Cheerleading practices in the first week of June rather than the usual start in July. The JV Squad went to camp in July to learn new techniques and returned from camp with a more updated style with sh... current
  • 17:5617:56, 15 September 2021 diff hist +338‎ N File:Flood 1936 in the B&O Railroad yard.jpg ‎ A view of the 1936 flood in the B&O Railroad yard at Brunswick through the trees. See the rowboat navigating the waters with the Eastbound train station behind it. The photo was taken by Mrs. Eleanor Wenner. Maybe taken from the back porch of the Y? (Photo courtesy of Ann Wenner Osteen) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
  • 17:5117:51, 15 September 2021 diff hist +2,625‎ N File:Ruth Kline Staples from The Frederick News-Post, September 3, 2021.jpg ‎ Brunswick honors its own 'Rosie the Riveter' By Jillian Atelsek for The Frederick News-Post, September 3, 2021 Bells rang out through Brunswick Friday afternoon, and 97-year-old Ruth Kline Staples grinned. A small crowd had gathered at the city’s American Legion to honor Staples and two other women who took up critical jobs on the home front during World War II. Staples, along with Gloria McCormick and Lenora Brill of West Virginia, were honored as real-life Rosie the Riveters. “We love you,... current
  • 17:4617:46, 15 September 2021 diff hist +367‎ N File:C.D. Shewbridge with Patti, Ron and Bill.jpg ‎ Shewbridge family moment, circa 1960, at the family home on N. Virginia Avenue. With their great grandfather, former Brunswick B&O telegrapher, C.D. Shewbridge are Patti, Ron and Bill. Oh, and an unidentified cat on Mr. Shewbridge's lap. Those look like some serious cowboy boots on Bill. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People current
  • 17:4517:45, 15 September 2021 diff hist +312‎ N File:Reginald and Eleanor McCormick, circa 1920s.jpg ‎ The future Mr. and Mrs. Shewbridge--Reginald and Eleanor McCormick, circa 1920s. Sadly, Mr. Shewbridge passed away at an early age. How many remember Mrs. Shewbridge behind the counter at Horines? She raised 5 boys mostly on her own. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People current
  • 17:4317:43, 15 September 2021 diff hist +1,024‎ N File:Basketball 2001 - 02 Boys Freshman Team.jpg ‎ This photo is from the 2002 BHS Yearbook and shows members of the 2001-02 Freshmen Boys Basketball team. Ninth grade teams allowed players to have more court playing time and this experience helped to develop players not only for the JV but also for the Varsity squad. From an athletic standpoint, many are also making the transition from playing (or practicing) 2 or 3 days per week to 5 or 6. This increase is a shock to their systems both physically and mentally. The 2001-2002 team had winn... current
  • 17:3817:38, 15 September 2021 diff hist +278‎ N File:Eleanor Shewbridge with her 3 first born.jpg ‎ Mrs. Eleanor Shewbridge with her 3 first born, circa 1931-32 behind the family home on N. Virginia Avenue in Brunswick. Clockwise are Jerry, Karl and Bob on her lap. Joe and Noel were yet to be born. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People current
  • 17:3417:34, 15 September 2021 diff hist +525‎ N File:Elementary School 1957 sixth graders.jpg ‎ Back in the Fall of 1957, Brunswick Elementary School 6th graders were chaperoned on the annual senior trip to Camp Greentop by teachers and their principal. Posing on the bench are teachers Miss Peggy Carter (center) and Principal E. Virginia (Patty) Wenner on the right. Can anyone identify the young teacher on the left, who, if today, might have been looking at her phone? We’d love to hear your memories of Camp Greentop, too. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Carter Escamilla) [[Category:Smoketo... current

10 September 2021

8 September 2021

  • 13:5913:59, 8 September 2021 diff hist +1,223‎ N File:Julie Martorana Julie Martorana 2021, City of Brunswick Economic Development Coordinator.jpg ‎ The City of Brunswick would like to welcome our newest staff member, Julie Martorana. Julie joins City Hall as the Economic Development Coordinator on September 20, 2021. Julie will be working on economic development initiatives throughout the entire City, as well as working on the City’s grants program. Julie brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this position. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 35 years of experience in higher education in th... current

26 August 2021

  • 14:1014:10, 26 August 2021 diff hist +1,329‎ N File:Track 1992 Cross Country Team.jpg ‎ This photo is from 1992 and shows the members of the BHS Cross Country Team. "The goal of the cross country team as established by Coaches Anne and Lee Zumbach was to compete and win all four of the major championships including states. The girls' team met this goal by going 12-0 for the season and winning the MVAL, County, Regional, and State. "Coach Anne Zumbach was Co-Coach of the year. At the banquet [Freshman] Adrian Unger was named "Most Outstanding." Lori Tregoning won the "Coach's... current

25 August 2021

21 August 2021

  • 06:0306:03, 21 August 2021 diff hist +8,194‎ N File:Olympics 2021 Luke Campbell from The Frederick News-Post, August 21, 2021.jpg ‎ Surreal and satisfying: Brunswick High alum Luke Campbell details his Tokyo Olympics experience By Joshua R. Smith from The Frederick News-Post, August 21, 2021 Shortly after running the fastest 400-meter hurdles race of his life — and doing so on his sport’s grandest stage — Brunswick High School alum Luke Campbell’s head was almost spinning as that day’s trip around the track at Tokyo’s National Stadium kept replaying in his mind. It took him awhile to fully grasp the personal-best time... current

20 August 2021

18 August 2021

  • 05:3405:34, 18 August 2021 diff hist +1,145‎ N File:Diana Jeanette Lane Obituary from the Gary L. Rollins Rollins website, August 18, 2021.jpg ‎ Obituary Dana Jeanette Nicholson-Lane left this earth all too soon on Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Dana was a strong, kind-hearted, compassionate, loving woman who will be missed by all who knew her. Dana was also a fun-loving woman with a heart of gold who loved being outdoors, spending time with her family, being with her adorable dogs, and helping others whenever she could. Dana is survived by her: children, Jeffery Lane, Jr. and April Lane; fiancé, Danny Burgess; daughter-in-law, Rebecca... current

17 August 2021

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5 August 2021

  • 06:3406:34, 5 August 2021 diff hist +4,024‎ N File:Lee Craigie-Marshall Paint Downtown Mural from the Frederick News-Post, August 5, 2021.jpg ‎ Brunswick artist working on massive downtown mural By Jillian Atelsek From The Frederick News-Post, August 5, 2021 Photo by Teresa Schaeffer Once a bustling railroad town, Brunswick has quieted over the years. Lea Craigie-Marshall likes it that way. Craigie-Marshall, born and raised near Washington, D.C., has called Brunswick home for about a decade. And now, she’s working on a 2,500-square-foot mural that she hopes will add some color — and inspiration — to the city’s historic downtown. “... current

4 August 2021

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26 July 2021

25 July 2021

  • 10:0310:03, 25 July 2021 diff hist +499‎ N File:Jane Weisemann Memorial Collection, July 2021.jpg ‎ The library is honored to remember our friend Jane Weisemann. Jane had a passion for science, adventure, the library, and above all else, she loved her dogs. Thanks to a very generous donation, the library now has a collection of fiction and nonfiction titles in memory of Jane that celebrates the special bond between people and their dogs. These books are on display and available for check out at the Brunswick Branch Library. From Friends of Brunswick Library Category:People current

23 July 2021

  • 07:2607:26, 23 July 2021 diff hist +2,042‎ N File:Abbie Ricketts shares her C&O Canal Store.jpg ‎ Abbie Ricketts, Chairman of the Board of the Canal Towns Partnership Abbie: My canal story begins long ago, even before the C&O canal became a national park, when as a small child, my father and mother began taking me camping on the Maryland side of the Potomac River along the towpath. In those days, my father could drive “Martha”, our beloved old fishing car, on the towpath to our cabin or tent destinations as sections were once open to motor vehicles. The ride was a bumpy one. What wonder... current
  • 05:2605:26, 23 July 2021 diff hist +11,321‎ N File:Track Olympics 2021 Luke Campbell.jpg ‎ From lukewarm to burning passion: Brunswick's Campbell has been building up to his Olympic run By Joshua R. Smith from The Frederick News-Post, July 23, 2021 Tony Lawson, then the Brunswick High boys outdoor track coach, had to do some running of his own back in 2009 after the final school bell rang. He was trying to chase down Luke Campbell — a lean, lithe freshman soccer and basketball player for the Railroaders who, despite a year as a runner and jumper in the Potomac Valley Youth Associ... current

22 July 2021

  • 17:3217:32, 22 July 2021 diff hist +429‎ N File:Russell Litten, owner of the Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership.jpg ‎ Young soapbox derby racers pose with Russell Litten, owner of the Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership and sponsor of the Brunswick races that were run on E. Potomac Street just below "dead man's curve" around 1950. Shown here are: Front (L-R) Noel Shewbridge, Blaine Davis, Atlee Grams Back (L-R) Mr. Litten, Dan Lutman, Brock Gordon (Photo courtesy of Sherry Bowers Stull) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
  • 17:3017:30, 22 July 2021 diff hist +577‎ N File:ACME Store on West Potomac Street.jpg ‎ An ACME Store employee mugs for the camera in this post-World War II street scene on W. Potomac Street. He wore a bag over his head before this big reveal. Can anyone identify him? Looks like then Shell station owner Bill Deener behind him on the left and a man sitting in front of Watson's Cut Rate on the right. The ACME or American Store was located at 24 W. Potomac Street next door to J.J. Newberry's. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and... current
  • 17:2917:29, 22 July 2021 diff hist +508‎ N File:Seminary teacher Ben Campbell leading the kids in song.jpg ‎ For at least 10 years, Vacation Bible School classes were taught by divinity students (or seminarians) shared between Bethany Lutheran and Grace Episcopal Church on E. A Street. Here is a seminary teacher named Ben Campbell leading the kids in song outside the Lutheran church in a photo dated from sometime around the Summer of 1965. What are your memories of Vacation Bible School at your church in Brunswick? (Photo courtesy of Sherry Bowers Stull) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
  • 17:2517:25, 22 July 2021 diff hist +1,294‎ N File:Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA) 1994.jpg ‎ This photo is from the 1994 BHS Yearbook and shows the members of the Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (VICA). This was the first year that VICA existed as a club at Brunswick and it consisted of students from the Auto I & II classes. Similar to FFA (Future Farmers of America) members of VICA competed with other students at various competitions at the local, state, and national levels. Competitions not only involved public speaking but also in the area of diagnostic and repair in which... current

20 July 2021

  • 16:4616:46, 20 July 2021 diff hist +819‎ N File:Dunkin Donut 2021 Ribbon Cutting, July 10, 2021.png ‎ In the Photo: Front Row: GBACC Vice President Phil Graves(holding banner), Brent Fauntleroy, franchisee owner, GBACC President Sheila Gray, Xander Ripley, City Council Brian Sandusky and Angel White. Back Row: City Administrator Dave Dunn, City Council Vaughn Ripley, GBACC At large Member Arch Hodges, and Dunkin Employee. Stacy Fauntleroy holding the banner. At 10:00 AM on July 10, 2021 local Dunkin' franchisee network Upcounty Frederick Donuts welcomed City Administrator David Dunn for the... current

19 July 2021

17 July 2021

16 July 2021

  • 13:4013:40, 16 July 2021 diff hist +1,012‎ N File:Museum 2021 welcomed a donation, July 2, 2021.jpg ‎ Museum Receives Donation of Rare C&O Canal Photo On Friday, July 2, 2021, the Brunswick Heritage Museum welcomed a donation of a rare ca.1917 image of the C&O Canal in Brunswick. Donated by Dr. Thomas Dilamarter of East Aurora, New York, in memory of his aunt, Judith Patricia Ellenburg, the image was discovered in a larger collection of glass slides of the B&O Railroad and shows a view of the C&O Canal looking down from the bridge onto the Lock 30 area. The framed photo is currently th... current

15 July 2021

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13 July 2021

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