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22 September 2021
- 09:4709:47, 22 September 2021 diff hist +303 N File:High School 1971 Vice Principal George Strasberger.jpg In the Spring of the 1970-71 school year, the art department presented Vice Principal George Strasberger with this going away present. He passed away a couple years back. What are your memories of Mr. Strasberger? (Photo from the 1971 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
- 09:4509:45, 22 September 2021 diff hist +345 N File:High School 1971 Science Teacher, C. Eugene Shaff.jpg Mr. C. Eugene Shaff, Jr. was a science teacher before he became Vice Principal of Brunswick High School in the Spring of 1971. What are your memories of Mr. Shaff and how long was his tenure at BHS? He taught previously at the old high school on 4th Avenue. (Photo from the 1971 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
21 September 2021
- 17:4817:48, 21 September 2021 diff hist +261 N File:High School 1970 Teacher, Laura J. Shaff.jpg Mrs. Laura J. Shaff in 1970. She taught Home Economics at BHS and was married to science teacher and later Vice Principal Gene Shaff. What are your memories of Mrs. Shaff? (Photo from the 1970 Railroader yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
- 17:4617:46, 21 September 2021 diff hist +268 N File:High School 1971 Cheerleaders.jpg BHS cheerleaders in the Fall of 1971. From left are Bonita Mann, Debbie Jackson, Sandra Reynolds, Ritchie Boone and Janye Breeden. “All for Brunswick, stand up and holler!!” (Photo from the 1972 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
- 17:4517:45, 21 September 2021 diff hist +33 File:High School Football 1971 Junior Varsity.jpg No edit summary current
- 17:4417:44, 21 September 2021 diff hist +985 N File:High School Football 1971 Junior Varsity.jpg The BHS Junior Varsity football team in the Fall of 1971. After losing it's first two games to Boonsboro and Smithburg, the Railroaders finsihed the season by reeling off 6 straight victories to finish 6-2. Here's who was on the team: First row: Mike Barker (Manager), David Deavers, Kevin Barker, Chris Hoffman, Tim Schuster, Mike Stack, Steve Barnhart, David Hamilton, Todd Cummings, Tommy Ayers, Drew Hawes (Manager) Second Row: Steve Smith (Manager), Randy Carey, Steve Utterback, David Hou...
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
- 16:2216:22, 10 September 2021 diff hist +1,924 N File:Oneida (Heines) Heffner Obituary.jpg Oneida H. (Haines) Heffner May 25, 1931 ~ September 9, 2021 (age 90) Obituary Oneida H. Heffner, 90, of Knoxville, passed from this life on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. She was the wife of 69 years to Lawrence E. Heffner. Born on May 25, 1931, in Rohrersville, she was the daughter of Cecil Sigler Haines and Myrtle Anna Lee (Mullendore) Haines. Mrs. Heffner was a 1949 graduate of Boonsboro High School. She was a franchise owner of the Brunswick H & R... current
- 14:1514:15, 10 September 2021 diff hist +116 N File:Virginia Avenue Number 6.jpg this house had heavy fire damage in 2020 but has been restored. Category:Houses and Street Scenes current
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