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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
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
- 10:0510:05, 25 August 2021 diff hist +327 N File:B&O policeman, Officer McGaha.jpg Anyone ready to cross this B&O policeman, Officer McGaha? This was on the day the first diesels were delivered to the Brunswick yards.--likely early 1940s. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
- 10:0310:03, 25 August 2021 diff hist +314 N File:Richard Hebb entered info of engineers and conductors back in October, 1949..jpg With a very direct message of "Patronize those who patronize you," here is a page on which Richard Hebb entered info on some familiar Brunswick names of engineers and conductors back in October, 1949. Does anyone recognize a relative? (Courtesy of Kay Hebb Carter) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
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
- 10:5210:52, 20 August 2021 diff hist +397 N File:Construction of the East End of the yard, early 1890s.jpg Construction of the East End of the yard, early 1890s was accomplished with mostly black laborers picking stone. They had to excavate much of a hill at the end, and if you walk the towpath in the winter you can see all the rock that was carved out. This photo was part of a series commissioned by C.M. Wenner. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum Category:Railroad current
- 10:5110:51, 20 August 2021 diff hist +1,204 N File:Needlework Club 2001.jpg This photo is from 2001 and shows the members the Needlework Club. Needlework is a broad term for the art or practice of decorative sewing, embroidery handicrafts and other textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework. This definition may be expanded to include related textile crafts such as a crochet hook, embroidery, "Sashiko" (a Japanese embroidery technique), counted cross stitch and crewel (embroidery using wool traditionally stitched on linen). S... current
- 10:4910:49, 20 August 2021 diff hist +47 N File:Brunswick Railroaders on a diesel engine, maybe in the 1950s.jpg Category:Smoketown Railroad current
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
- 11:5211:52, 17 August 2021 diff hist +635 N File:Brunswick's Rosie the Riveters take a break from their railroad jobs.jpg Brunswick's Rosie the Riveters take a break from their railroad jobs to pose sometime during World War II. As local men were away at war, women left their traditional roles in the home to take on jobs working on the railroad or in other local businesses. Pictured here are: (Back row) Louise Baer, Ruth (Kline) Staples, ?, James Turner, ? (Middle Row) Ann (Fisher) Wenner, Martha (Brown) Winn (Front Row) Phyllis Wade, Lucille (Wiggington) Snyder, Violet Moore, Helen (Wiggington) Jones, France... current
- 11:5011:50, 17 August 2021 diff hist +257 N File:Brunswick women who worked on the railroad during World War II.jpg The local Brunswick women who worked on the railroad during World War II undertook some of the hard work that men used to do before they were called to war. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
15 August 2021
- 08:0308:03, 15 August 2021 diff hist +67 N File:Basketball 1967 - 68 Jim Hallar.jpg Courtesy of Sherry Crampton Category:High School current
- 05:4805:48, 15 August 2021 diff hist +406 N File:Railway Employees Annual Time Book 1949 - 50.jpg Note the Eagles Club address when it was located where the Museum is today. The Duncan family operated the Metropolitan business out of the location where the Potomac Street Grill now is for at least 2 generations. Litten was the marquee car dealership in town, which was once run in two locations on the West and East ends. (Courtesy of Kay Hebb Carter) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
- 05:4605:46, 15 August 2021 diff hist +78 N File:Bob and Shirley Ward with Terry and John Faith, August 14, 2021.jpg BARC's Wedding Vow Renewal August 14, 2021! Category:People current
- 05:4305:43, 15 August 2021 diff hist +241 N File:Patriarch Clarence J.D. Shewbridge, granddaughter Sharon Frye, Daughter Dorothy Shewbridge Frye.jpg 3 generations of the Shewbridge-Frye family circa 1953-54: Clockwise: Patriarch Clarence J.D. Shewbridge, granddaughter Sharon Frye, Daughter Dorothy Shewbridge Frye (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye Category:Smoketown People current
13 August 2021
- 09:2809:28, 13 August 2021 diff hist +67 N File:Basketball 1967 - 68 Wayne Smith and Bobby Brooks.jpg Courtesy of Sherry Crampton Category:High School current
- 09:1609:16, 13 August 2021 diff hist +1,146 N File:Math Club 1988 - 89.jpg This photo is from 1988-89 and shows the members of the Math Club. The Math Club's purpose was to promote interest and excitement about mathematics in a friendly, collaborative environment. The club sought to extend mathematical knowledge and critical thinking skills acquired in math class by practicing math contest problems during meetings in an effort stimulate the mind and enhance pattern recognition and logical reasoning capabilities. The club also provided tutoring services to fellow st... current
11 August 2021
- 07:3907:39, 11 August 2021 diff hist +195 N File:Cheerleaders 1969.jpg Cheerleaders 1969: Tarry Dawson, Roxanne Dixon, Linda Ifert, Sherry Crampton (Mascot), Lou Ann Dawson, Tana Anderson Courtesy of Sherry Crampton's family Category:High School current
10 August 2021
- 10:2010:20, 10 August 2021 diff hist +56 N File:George Castle and Greg Castle 2021.jpg Courtesy of Judy Ware Category:People current
8 August 2021
- 11:1411:14, 8 August 2021 diff hist +433 N File:Jamie Eshbaugh, Pam Keeling, Donna Poffinberger, Cindy Welsh, me, Joyce Baker, and Judy Cooper, August 2021.jpg Had a Painter Cousin’s Picnic today at our cousin Cindy Welsh’s house in Hamilton. VA. What a fun time for all who were able to come. We were able to celebrate Judy Cooper’s 80th birthday too. Picture is youngest, bottom of steps, up to the oldest (Jamie Eshbaugh, Pam Keeling, Donna Poffinberger, Cindy Welsh, Peggy Jean Lewis, Joyce Baker, and Judy Cooper. Courtesy of Peggy Jean Lewis Category:People current
- 11:1211:12, 8 August 2021 diff hist +43 File:Xander Ripley receiving his white belt. August 8, 2013 from Kristine Ripley Facebook page..jpg No edit summary current
- 11:1211:12, 8 August 2021 diff hist 0 N File:Xander Ripley receiving his white belt. August 8, 2013 from Kristine Ripley Facebook page..jpg No edit summary
- 05:2905:29, 8 August 2021 diff hist +131 N File:Brett Novick, August 7, 2021.jpg · If you see this guy @boxcar burgers today, wish him a very happy birthday! Megan Donovan Category:People current
7 August 2021
- 05:5905:59, 7 August 2021 diff hist +80 N File:Track 2021 Jackson Tuomey FNP Athlees of the Year from The Frederick News-Post, August 7, 2021.jpg Frederick News-Post Athletes of the Year Category:High School current
- 05:5605:56, 7 August 2021 diff hist +5,117 N File:Basketball 2021 Dan McLane Boys Hoops Coach.jpg Lifelong Railroader Dan McLane steps down as Brunswick boys hoops coach By John Cannon from The Frederick News-Post, August 7, 2021 In Photo: Dan McLane, shown coaching Brunswick's boys basketball team in the 2013 Class 1A state semifinals against New Town at the University of Maryland's Comcast Center, stepped down after 17 years at the helm. "He did so many things that can't be measured in wins and losses for kids at Brunswick," said Jon Jarrett, Brunswick's athletic director. Dan McLan... current
6 August 2021
- 19:0319:03, 6 August 2021 diff hist +52 N File:Braddock Heights pool.jpg Category:Smoketown In and Around current
- 19:0219:02, 6 August 2021 diff hist +492 N File:Sam Nalley with his 1965 Chevy stock race car.jpg Sam Nalley with his 1965? Chevy stock race car, sponsored by then Brunswick radio station WTRI, which was 1520 on the AM dial. Sam's father Billy also raced. Sam raced on Saturday nights at Winchester Speedway and on Sunday nights at Hagerstown Speedway. Who remembers seeing the Nalley father and son race and where did you see them? Since we're also not sure where we got this photo, that info would also be appreciated if you have it....thanks Category:Smoketown People current
- 19:0019:00, 6 August 2021 diff hist +448 N File:Fire Department 2021 Deny Moore and Eric Smothers.jpg We are proud of our Life Member, Deny Moore, for receiving the Marbery F. Gates Service Cup Award at the recent Maryland State Fireman’s Association convention for 50 Years of service. Eric Smothers, Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue President and the Second Vice President of the State Fireman’s Association, is presenting the award to Denny at our Membership Meeting on Wednesday July 28, 2021 Category:Fire Department current
- 18:5718:57, 6 August 2021 diff hist +562 N File:Stage Craft 1985.jpg According to the yearbook the three theatrical productions put on that year were "Anything Goes," "The Monkey's Paw," and "Poe, Poe, Poe." Front Row (L to R) - Noel Stoner, Heather Teagle, Jackie Pendleton, Crystal Myers, Robert Wenner, Cliff Stanford Second Row - Miss Tina Godfrey, Chris Jones, David Brewster, Roy Roberts, Darrell Eshbaugh, Tony Donovan, Troy Itnyre, Thomas Roberts, Kevin Stevenson, Robert Phillips, Robbie Wilson Top Row - Dwayne Hollar, Bobby Crum, Matt Rowland, Darren Coop... current
- 18:5518:55, 6 August 2021 diff hist +510 N File:Dora Good staffing a table at the Potomac River Festival 1971.jpg According to the library records, this is Dora Good staffing a table at the Potomac River Festival in a photo taken at the old Red Men's Hall on W. Potomac Street, now home to the museum. This was in 1971, judging from other photos we have. Note the El Producto cigar box she was using to collect payments. 🙂 Can anyone confirm and identify others in the photo? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:People current
- 18:5318:53, 6 August 2021 diff hist +266 N File:Helen Gaither and Dora Good pose at the 1971 Potomac River Festival.jpg Helen Gaither and Dora Good pose at the 1971 Potomac River Festival in the old Red Men's Hall, now the museum. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current
- 18:5218:52, 6 August 2021 diff hist +298 N File:Richard Boone was all ready to make his delivery rounds 1970s.jpg Standing in the driveway of the Post Office on Brunswick Street sometime in the 1970s, Richard Boone was all ready to make his delivery rounds. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current
- 18:5118:51, 6 August 2021 diff hist +325 N File:Scheer Stadium Parking Lot 1954.jpg Cars fill the Scheer Stadium parking lot for the Railroader Little League opening day in June, 1954. The original field was where the BHS parking lot is today. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Sports current
- 18:4918:49, 6 August 2021 diff hist +457 N File:Donnie Deener throwing the first pitch in Railroader Little League game 1954.jpg From the footage, this appears to have been Donnie Deener throwing the first pitch in Railroader Little League game action for the Cubs back in June, 1954. See the green pastures of the Biser farm, now Galyn Manor, over the outfield fence. Can anyone verify and identify the opposing team? (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Sports current
- 18:4618:46, 6 August 2021 diff hist +1,239 N File:Mock Trial Team 1990.jpg This photo is from 1990 and shows the members the BHS Mock Trial Team. Being Mock Trial advisor was my favorite activity working with students outside of the normal classroom setting not only because of the students themselves but also watching then learn to "think on their feet" when they had to react at times to situations that were unexpected. As Molly Furze wrote for the yearbook - "The case this year was a criminal case based on search and seizure. It was not an actual trial of convicti... current
- 18:4418:44, 6 August 2021 diff hist +175 N File:The Cubs.jpg The Cubs (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Sports current
- 05:4105:41, 6 August 2021 diff hist +42 N File:Lions Club 2021 Donation from The Frederick News-Post, August 6, 2021.jpg Category:Organizations current
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
- 17:4817:48, 4 August 2021 diff hist +5,972 N File:Track 2021 Luke Campbell at the Tokyo Games from The Frederick News-Post, August 2, 2021.jpg Campbell shatters personal-best time but just misses 400-meter hurdles final at Tokyo Olympics Brunswick High alum takes 5th in heat, 11th overall in semifinals, where only the top 8 advanced By Joshua R. Smith from the Frederick News-Post, August 1, 2021 The concentration in Luke Campbell’s face gave way momentarily to a grimace as he strained toward the finish line during the second semifinal of the 400-meter hurdles Sunday in Tokyo. He was emptying the tank in hopes of beating long odds... current
- 17:3517:35, 4 August 2021 diff hist +29 File:Honor Rolls 2021 Fourth Term from the Frederick News-Post, July 30, 2021.png No edit summary current
- 17:3517:35, 4 August 2021 diff hist +5,743 N File:Honor Rolls 2021 Fourth Term from the Frederick News-Post, July 30, 2021.png Brunswick Middle School fourth term honor rolls Susan Guynn from the Frederick News-Post, July 30, 2021 The following students have been named to the honor roll for the fourth marking period of the 2020-2021 school year at Brunswick Middle School: Grade six, first honors: Adhan Ali, Zoey Amell, Jaden Asare, Joel Asare, Juliette Bel, Dylan Bleignier Baker, Ava Bonanno, Lucas Brutcher, Lena Butler, Gabriel Cabeza, Madison Cackowski, Victoria Christman, Kloey Donovan, Rowan Downey, Joshua Farr...
29 July 2021
- 12:2912:29, 29 July 2021 diff hist +37 N File:Cynthia Kirby Obituary from The Frederick News-Post, July 29, 2021.jpg Category:Obituary current
28 July 2021
- 12:0012:00, 28 July 2021 diff hist +247 N File:Captain Lynch is pictured with Mayor Nathan Brown and Chief Kevin Grunwell, July 27, 2021.jpg Congratulations to Brunswick Police Department’s new Captain Matt Lynch. Captain Lynch was sworn in at July 27th Council Meeting. Here Captain Lynch is pictured with Mayor Nathan Brown and Chief Kevin Grunwell. Category:Police current
27 July 2021
- 10:2810:28, 27 July 2021 diff hist +54 N File:The Blade-Times Vol 50, No 2, Sept 29, 1960 The Lace Store.jpg Category:The Blade-Times Newspaper current
- 10:2010:20, 27 July 2021 diff hist +54 N File:The Blade-Times Vol 50, No 2, Sept 29, 1960 Virginia Sine.jpg Category:The Blade-Times Newspaper current
- 10:1910:19, 27 July 2021 diff hist +54 N File:The Blade-Times Vol 50, No 2, Sept 29, 1960 James Powers.jpg Category:The Blade-Times Newspaper current
- 10:1310:13, 27 July 2021 diff hist +37 N File:Nellie Snoots Obituary from The Blade-Times Vol 50, No 2, Sept 29, 1960.jpg Category:Obituary current
- 10:0610:06, 27 July 2021 diff hist +37 N File:Elizabeth Hovermale Obituary from The Blade-Times Vol 50, No 2, Sept 29, 1960.jpg Category:Obituary current
- 10:0210:02, 27 July 2021 diff hist +54 N File:The Blade-Times Vol 50, No 2, Sept 29, 1960 M. E. McGaha.jpg Category:The Blade-Times Newspaper current
- 09:5709:57, 27 July 2021 diff hist +54 N File:The Blade-Times Vol 50, No 4, October 13, 1960 Jim Bryan and Dick Frye.jpg Category:The Blade-Times Newspaper current
- 09:5609:56, 27 July 2021 diff hist +54 N File:The Blade-Times Vol 50, No 4, October 13, 1960 Bowling League (3).jpg Category:The Blade-Times Newspaper current
26 July 2021
- 09:1109:11, 26 July 2021 diff hist +113 N File:Little League 2021, Justin Ricketts, July 2021.jpg Justin Ricketts, 7 RBI's in first game, two triples in three games. Category:Recreation-Sports current
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
- 06:1406:14, 19 July 2021 diff hist +62 N File:Jousting Tournment 2021 from The Frederick News-Post, July 19, 2021 (3).jpg See Story on (1) Category:Recreation-Sports current
- 06:1306:13, 19 July 2021 diff hist +62 N File:Jousting Tournment 2021 from The Frederick News-Post, July 19, 2021 (2).jpg See story on (1) Category:Recreation-Sports current
- 06:1206:12, 19 July 2021 diff hist +6,584 N File:Jousting Tournment 2021 from The Frederick News-Post, July 19, 2021 (1).jpg Petersville Farmers Club holds 100th ring jousting tournament By Angela Roberts from The Frederick News-Post, July 10, 2021 The faint smell of hot dogs and hamburgers hovered lazily above the small crowd gathered on the grassy field behind the headquarters of the Petersville Farmers Club Sunday afternoon. If not for the snuffling sounds of horses sighing or the 80-yard dirt track that ran before them, segmented by three wooden arches, it would feel like any old family reunion. Laughter bubbl... current
17 July 2021
- 12:3812:38, 17 July 2021 diff hist +578 N File:Member of the Boys Club of Brunswick at Soap Box Races.jpg A member of the Boys Club of Brunswick standing proudly over his soap box race car on E. Potomac Street just before the race down the stretch just below "Dead Man's Curve". Soap Box Derby races were a big deal for boys in Frederick County right after the war in the late 1940s. Does anyone know why they were discontinued? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries; Biographical information from Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories... current
- 12:3612:36, 17 July 2021 diff hist +335 N File:First diesel locomotives arrived in Brunswick Circa 1940s.jpg A young man rides his bike down the hill toward the river on the day that the first diesel locomotives arrived in Brunswick. We think this happened in the early 1940s. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
- 12:3512:35, 17 July 2021 diff hist +801 N File:Senior Superlatives 2007.jpg This photo is from the 2007 and shows some of the Senior Superlatives for that year. This section was pretty much a stable in yearbook of each year, and I always thought it was interesting to see what categories were chosen and which students were selected for each of these categories. Some years the categories were unique including this year’s “Most Likely to Host – Talk Soup,” while “Best Smile” and Most Spirited” were quite common over the years. Now that it’s fifteen later, it would be i... current
- 12:3212:32, 17 July 2021 diff hist +80 N File:Little League 2021 9-11 All-Star Team.jpg Jknight moved page File:Little League 2021 9-11 All-Star Team.jpg to File:Little League 2021 9-11 All-Star Team became State Champs.jpg current Tag: New redirect
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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
- 05:5105:51, 15 July 2021 diff hist +46 N File:Little League 2021 Age 9 - 11 State Crown from The Frederick News-Post, July 15, 2021.jpg Category:Recreation-Sports current
- 05:4505:45, 15 July 2021 diff hist +37 N File:Nadine (Dee De) St. John Obituary from The Frederick News-Post, July 15, 2021.jpg Category:Obituary current
14 July 2021
- 05:4105:41, 14 July 2021 diff hist +37 N File:Reuben Waldon Harrison Obituary from the Frederick News-Post, July 14, 2021.jpg Category:Obituary current
- 05:4005:40, 14 July 2021 diff hist +37 N File:Nettie Helen Sharitz Obituary from The Frederick News-Post, July 14, 2021.jpg Category:Obituary current
13 July 2021
- 08:1708:17, 13 July 2021 diff hist +35 N File:Tom and Vivian Smith July 2021 on their Anniversary.jpg Category:People current
- 08:1608:16, 13 July 2021 diff hist +35 N File:Tom and Vivian Smith on their Anniversary July 2021.jpg Category:People current
- 08:1308:13, 13 July 2021 diff hist +605 N File:Bob Moler's Prescription Arts Pharmacy in the 1970s.jpg At Bob Moler's Prescription Arts Pharmacy in the 1970 Christmas season, a couple of men enjoy the famous lunch counter and a woman awaits her prescription order. The pharmacy and lunch counter were on the side of the old Red Men's Hall on W. Potomac Street where the Park Service Museum is located. The business was eventually expanded to where the office of the Brunswick Heritage Museum is today befiore it moved into the Medical Center on 9th Avenue in 1981. Does anyone have a better view of... current
- 08:1208:12, 13 July 2021 diff hist +500 N File:Brunswick Diamond Jubilee Corporation of 1965 Robert L. (Bob) and Addison F. (Pete) Cage.jpg Two young shareholders in the Brunswick Diamond Jubilee Corporation of 1965 were Messrs. Robert L. (Bob) and Addison F. (Pete) Cage. The certificate was signed by Jubilee President, Rev. A.D. Salmon, Jr., then Rector of Grace Episcopal Church. The Jubliee celebration in honor of Brunswick's 75 birthday was held in September, 1965. (From "Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories" courtesy of The City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
- 08:0908:09, 13 July 2021 diff hist +241 N File:John David Tritapoe shows off his catch with his wife Linda Weir Tritapoe.jpg John David Tritapoe shows off his catch with his wife Linda Weir Tritapoe at his side. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current
- 08:0808:08, 13 July 2021 diff hist +230 N File:Bill Wenner and his Aunt Bea Brady show off their catch.jpg Bill Wenner and his Aunt Bea Brady show off their catch at the Brady's Potomac River Camp Bea-Jack. near Point of Rocks. It was the Summer of 1942. (Photo courtesy of Ann Wenner Osteen) Category:Smoketown People current
- 08:0208:02, 13 July 2021 diff hist +421 N File:B&O Bridge at Point of Rocks before it was destroyed.jpg This is a depiction of the B&O Bridge at Point of Rocks before it was destroyed by the Confederate Army at the beginning of the Civil War in June, 1861. In the early days of the Civil War, the Rebels were intent on destroying the 3 river bridges at Point of Rocks, Berlin and Harpers Ferry, to prevent the Union from invading Virginia. (Courtesy of Brunswick Heritage Museum Category:Smoketown Railroad current
- 08:0108:01, 13 July 2021 diff hist +276 N File:Dotty West with Bill Peer and the Melody Boys and Girls.jpg Dotty West with Bill Peer and the Melody Boys and Girls at Shenandoah Downs or Charles Town Race Track. Looks like early 1960s, judging from the skinny ties. Fiddlin' Joe Shewbridge on the right. (Photo courtesy of Joe Shewbridge) Category:Smoketown Music current