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20:1620:16, 31 March 2024 diff hist +214‎ N File:B&O Safety First.jpg ‎ "Safety First" was a longtime motto of the B&O Railroad. Here's the cover of a B&O Employees Magazine from August 1913. (B&O Museum image courtesy of David McIntosh) Category: Smoketown Railroad current
20:1320:13, 31 March 2024 diff hist +1,532‎ N File:John B. Funk Family 1947.jpg ‎ The John B. Funk family poses in front of the family home at 13 East A Street, circa 1947. The finely crafted Victorian house was built by Mr. Funk's father Harry in 1905. From left are 1st wife Doris, who passed away in 1953, John Funk, Anne, William and Demory. John B. Funk had a long career as a public servant, a term he asked his family to chisel on his tombstone. A 1922 graduate of Brunswick High School, he was Brunswick City Engineer for years overseeing historic building projects in... current
20:1120:11, 31 March 2024 diff hist +1,861‎ N File:Mammy Belle Crummel.jpg ‎ "Mammy Belle" Crummel was a liberated former slave who worked in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Slicer Hedges on 115 E. Potomac Street. As she was still listed as a servant in Eichelberger household in Martinsburg in 1910, she lived with the Hedges family for less than 5 years. Mrs. Hedges was formerly an Eichelberger, whose family operated a newspaper in Martinsburg. "Mammy Belle's" back story is fascinating, according to this research: Robert Daniel Jr. (or Daniels) 1784-1866 was a miller... current
20:0820:08, 31 March 2024 diff hist +1,490‎ N File:Methodist Youth Fellowship c 1943-44.jpg ‎ Noted on the back of this photo was "MYF Youth Hike c. 1943-44". The acronym of the group stood for Methodist Youth Fellowship. The children and adults were identified as: Front row (L-R): B. Langley, J. Burgee, M. Taylor, S. Jones, A. Funk, M. Leftwich Middle Row (L-R): D. Stewart, L. Trott, Leftwich, Funk, C. Leftwich, B. Kidwell, C. Frye, L. Griffith Standing (L-R): Rev. Trott, ?, Carlos Myers, Elwood Wineholt Guess at the location are: Jacquelyn Ebersole This could have been Manidok... current
20:0320:03, 31 March 2024 diff hist +665‎ N File:Girl group posing 1940s.jpg ‎ We're unsure of the occasion, but some of the girls have been identified as: Top Row: Marcella Gladstone, Susanne Gordon, Anne Funk, Beverly Langley, ?, Middle Row: Peggy Langley, Kate Gladstone, Shirley Kneisley?, ? Insley, ?Frye First row: ?, ?, ?, ?, Mary Louise Bratt Terry Heffner My Great Aunt Kate… good memories.. she was ahead of time.. a very independent woman.. miss having conversations with here.. 🥲. Marcella was my Dad’s cousin, wonderful woman… friends with all her daughters.... current
19:3419:34, 31 March 2024 diff hist +335‎ N File:Boys at Pool 1940s.jpg ‎ Some Brunswick boys having fun in 1940 near the swimming pool. they were identified as Buddy Kidwell, Bill Weller, Floyd Smith, Wayne Barker, Johnny Lovelace, Palmer, Jim Welty. (Photo courtesy of Mindy Niles from the Duane Smith Collection and the City of Brunswick MD History Commission) Category: Smoketown Kids current
19:3119:31, 31 March 2024 diff hist +602‎ N File:Rosemont Schauffer House.png ‎ Plowing a path with an International Harvester Cub Cadet snowblower on a snow day at the Schnaufer house on Rosemont. The driver looks to have been Scott Stauffer. Scott W Stauffer That looks like it could be me. To my knowledge, we were the only family in Rosemont with a Cub Cadet 105 10 hp hydrostatic with chains, wheel weights and a snowblower, bought from HC Summers(Jefferson) in 1968. I removed snow for my neighbors, mostly for free. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunsw... current
19:2619:26, 31 March 2024 diff hist +1,566‎ N File:B&O Roundhouse Final Days 1995.jpg ‎ The empty, decaying roundhouse in its final days in 1995. Despite a thousand signatures on a petition to save it, the CSX moved forward to demolish it in 1996. It was a sad day in Brunswick to all who worked there and remember it fondly. Susan Alexander My father, Floyd Waters, worked on the B&O Railroad. One day he took me down to the roundhouse (We lived on Walnut Street) and I got to see an engine being turned around. What a wonderful sight. I wish it was still there. So much history. Te... current
19:2119:21, 31 March 2024 diff hist +213‎ N File:B&O Roundhouse and Turntable 1995.jpg ‎ The turntable covered in snow and cordoned off in its final days in 1995. (From the Lee B. Smith Collection courtesy of the City of Brunswick MD History Commission) Category: Smoketown Railroad current
19:1619:16, 31 March 2024 diff hist +1,772‎ N File:Medora Brady.jpeg ‎ Mrs. Medora Elgin Brady posed for Mr. Kaplon in her beautiful fur coat, hat and gloves sometime in the 1970s. She was active in the community and celebrated on her 90th birthday by the Merryland Tract Homemaker's Club on March 27, 1976. She had been a 30-year member at the time. She owned an antique store at the intersection of Routes 180 and 79 and also sold antiques from her home. Randy George Her parents built the Elgin Hotel in Brunswick in the 1890’s.They also owned a General Merchandi... current
19:0719:07, 31 March 2024 diff hist +832‎ N File:High's Mary Ann Wyncoop.png ‎ This was store manager Mary Ann Wyncoop behind the counter at High's in the early '70s. The High's store, which opened around that time was not only the first convenience store chain to open in Brunswick, it was planned to have been part of the new shopping center built on the corner of Souder Road and N. Maple Avenue. The shopping center wasn't fully built out until 1987. For years, High's and the service station were the only businesses at that location. A lot of us kids went there for th... current
18:5918:59, 31 March 2024 diff hist +1,081‎ N File:C.F. Wenner Mill Wayside Marker Dedication.jpeg ‎ This was the ribbon cutting dedicating a National Park Service wayside marker to commemorate Charles Fenton's Wenner's 19th Century mill at Lock 30 on the towpath. The dedication took place in June, 2005. In the photo from left are George Lewis, 2 unidentified park rangers, Judge William W. Wenner (great grandson of C.F. Wenner), Lila Wenner and Jacquelyn Ebersole. Mr. Lewis and Ms. Ebersole were members of the Brunswick Regional Planning Committee. The mill's strategic location made it a cen... current
18:5618:56, 31 March 2024 diff hist +411‎ N File:Shady Lane Easter.JPG ‎ A lovely mid-'70s Easter Sunday photo from Shady Lane in Petersville. In the photo are: Front row (L-R): Ricky Cooper, Mike Jackson, Leslie Barnes, Melissa Barnes and Amber Dykes 2nd row (L-R): Fay Scott, Velva Cooper, Karen Lipscomb, Cindy Jackson (we had matching hats) Back row: Jeffrey Ramey (Myer Kaplon photo courtesy of Velva Cooper) Category: Smoketown African American Heritage current

21:3821:38, 17 March 2024 diff hist +847‎ N File:Cub Scouts 1940s.jpg ‎ While unfortunately blurry, this photo shows Brunswick's Cub Scout Troop posing on the old tank in Veterans Park. We think the graffiti was there as late as the 1970s. No idea what it means. We can't confirm, but the photo may date to the early- to mid-1940s along with others in this collection. Rebecah Staup Daggett Great memories. 1970’s A Street Gang. We had one word - “Patton”. Chris Weitzel Karl Marcy Anders Metzgar we played on and in that tank every day. Steve Moore Had a lot of fun... current
21:2521:25, 17 March 2024 diff hist +1,285‎ N File:City Hall Metal Drive WWII.jpg ‎ The notation on the back of this photo was "World War II Metal Collection: City Hall - A Street". Items like these were donated for the war effort as part of the "Salvage for Victory" program that was launched on January 10, 1942. Citizens scoured their homes, farms and businesses for metal. Housewives donated pots and pans, farmers turned in farm equipment and children even sacrificed metal toys. Unfortunately, only 25% of the iron work collected was used for munitions and by 1944, much of... current
21:2021:20, 17 March 2024 diff hist +543‎ N File:Brunswick Community Band Circa 1915.jpg ‎ The Brunswick Community Band, circa 1915. Town bands were once commonplace, and many small towns in our region had one. The trombone player on the bottom left is reportedly Grover "Tops" Stewart. Third row back and second from the right holding a trumpet is Frank A. Barker. Charles Booth is believed to have been the last man on the top row holding his tuba. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission; information from "Images of America: Brunswick" by Mary H. Rubin... current
21:1421:14, 17 March 2024 diff hist +326‎ N File:Amber Dykes Fashion Contest.jpg ‎ Brunswick High's Amber Dykes won fourth place in a statewide clothing design contest in 1987. Amber went on the work wardrobe for Tyler Perry and other prominent entertainers. The Brunswick Citizen, January 22, 1987. (Clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick MD History Commission) Category: Smoketown Kids current
21:0321:03, 17 March 2024 diff hist +1,537‎ N File:1924 Flood Aerial View Virginia Side.jpg ‎ This early aviation aerial photo shows the raging Potomac River leaving its banks on the Virginia side of the old bridge. When this photo was taken in May, 1924, the bridge had been ordered closed to all traffic heading to and from Brunswick, which was obviously the right call as it was under deep water. At the approach, we see the old bridge tollhouse on the left that was destroyed by the historic flood of 1936. The section closest to the bridge access ramp was demolished in 1955 when the n... current
20:5920:59, 17 March 2024 diff hist +736‎ N File:Eastbound Classification Yard 1975.JPG ‎ A serene view of the Eastbound Yard in New Addition exists happily in many of our memories. Michael Campbell That is the Classification Yard. If you zoom in, you can see the power poles. They separated the even and odd numbered tracks. The even are where the coal cars are and the odd are the mixed freight cars. Ed Hartman I lived along the the Washington Branch and could lay in my bed and see in the cab of the Engine as it passed. Could also the conductor sitting in the caboose I was always... current
20:5620:56, 17 March 2024 diff hist +252‎ N File:Rt. 180 Little Catoctin Creek.jpeg ‎ Here's a Winter rural scene of Little Catoctin Creek off Rts. 180 and 17 near Brunswick. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown In and Around current
20:5020:50, 17 March 2024 diff hist +420‎ N File:Garland Grams and Jean.JPG ‎ Garland Grams is shown posing with his daughter Jean in front of a beautiful 1954 Buick Roadmaster. We assume that Mr. Grams got a good deal on the car since he sold Buicks at his service station located on Petersville Road. The photo was taken when the Grams family lived near the Farmers Picnic Woods between the Lutmans and the Mains. (Photo courtesy of John Brubaker) Category: Smoketown People current
20:4720:47, 17 March 2024 diff hist +569‎ N File:Mary Lou Walker.JPG ‎ Mary Lou Walker delivers a duckpin ball at the old Brunswick Bowling Center on 620 Souder Road in the 1960s. From all reports, Mary Lou was an excellent Tuesday Night league bowler. Janet Roudabousch Biser I would say that Mary Lou was probably the best lady bowler at the Brunswick alley. She was a great bowler. Judy Ware She was one of Brunswick's great bowlers. Anna Rentzel Wow, that brings back a lot of memories, we had a lot of fun in those days. She was hard to beat!!!! (Photo court... current
18:1718:17, 17 March 2024 diff hist +457‎ N File:Potomac River Bridge in Snow.JPG ‎ We've seen several photos of the old 1893 bridge looking towards Brunswick, but this snowy view seems rare. No current member of the Brunswick History Commission had seen it before. With the houses on N. Dayton Avenue in view above the old West End Elementary School that were built in 1920, this photo likely dates to the decade of the Roaring '20s. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Harsh Baker) Category: Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
18:1318:13, 17 March 2024 diff hist +568‎ N File:1924 Flood Tollhouse on Virginia Side.jpeg ‎ This photo shows the toll gates on the Virginia side of the old Brunswick bridge. The tollgate was in use until October 15th, 1934, when the road became part of the Maryland State Road System and became toll free. This image was taken when the May 14th, 1924 floodwaters came right up to the toll gate. The toll house was torn down when the new bridge was completed in 1955. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission; Info excerpted from “Images of America: Brunswick”... current
18:0818:08, 17 March 2024 diff hist +1,319‎ File:Baggage Cart 1961.jpg ‎No edit summary current
18:0118:01, 17 March 2024 diff hist +436‎ N File:West End Receiving Yard Demolition 1989.jpg ‎ Despite the sad circumstances, this is a nice perspective looking toward Weverton Cliffs as the west end of the receiving yard at Knoxville was being dismantled in 1989. The piles of rails were almost surreal. The small pile in the front are angle bars used to connect sections of rail together. (From the Lee B. Smith Collection courtesy of the City of Brunswick MD History Commission) Category: Smoketown Railroad current
17:5817:58, 17 March 2024 diff hist +403‎ N File:Car Yard Demolition 1.jpg ‎ Here's another sad shot of the Brunswick car yard demolition in 1989. The blue building next to the track is the lumber shed. To the extreme left, you can see the remains of the hump and piles of rails. Beautiful view of the Blue Ridge Mountains toward the gap. (From the Lee B. Smith Collection courtesy of the City of Brunswick MD History Commission) Category: Smoketown Railroad current
17:5417:54, 17 March 2024 diff hist +781‎ File:Building in the 200 Block of West Potomac Street, destroyed by fire.jpg ‎No edit summary current
17:5117:51, 17 March 2024 diff hist +831‎ N File:1920px-Building in the 200 Block of West Potomac Street, destroyed by fire.jpg ‎ This old building in the 200 Block of West Potomac Street was then home to the A. Hemp Jr. Meat & Grocery Store and MacKenzie's Ice Cream Parlor in the early 20th Century. The folks posing in front of Hemp's are from left, Charles Bowers, Abe Hemp, unknown. Outside MacKenzie's were Paul MacKenzie, future confectionary owner Betz Mills and his brother Howard. Note the dirt street. We believe that the photo dates to the early 1900s since the Mills brothers were born in the 1890s. The building... current

15:1715:17, 16 March 2024 diff hist +667‎ N File:East End School Miss Carter Early 50s.jpeg ‎ Miss Carter's class at the old East End Elementary School in the early 1950s. It would be BHS Class of 1957. Thanks to Jackie Ebersole for identifying most of the kids: Front row - Janet Anderson, Doreen Brubaker, Glenda Clark, Patsy Thompson, Loberta Bryan, Bonnie Hobson, Rosiland Stone, Shirley MaGaha Second row - Lee Ridgeway, Phillip.Cloby, Lyman Cunningham, David McIntosh, Donnie Hollar, Ray Dockery, Gary Free Third Row - Wayne Arnold, Lanny Harrington ? , Wayne Carter, Ken Jones, Mar... current

20:0020:00, 19 February 2024 diff hist +1,676‎ N File:Bill Peer & Melody Boys & Girls with Patsy Cline.jpg ‎ Bill Peer and the Melody Boys and Girls, circa 1954. Bill Peer is standing on the left holding his guitar. Future country music legend Patsy Cline is seated 3rd from left. Patsy (nee Virginia Hensley) joined the band after an audition at the Brunswick Moose lodge on September 27, 1952 after an audition. Bill hired her on the spot and convinced her to change her name to "Patsy", which was short for her middle name Patterson. She married Gerald Cline in December, 1952. Patsy Cline was a membe... current
19:5619:56, 19 February 2024 diff hist +757‎ N File:Reed Canal Boat.jpg ‎ Here we see the Reed, a canal boat that was typical in the late 19th Century. African Americans worked as deck hands on canal boats, but were banned from owning their own until after the Civil War. There were black boat captains during the 1870s. By the final years of the canal, however, only one African American canal boat family was still listed. Once boatbuilder Canal Towage began supplying the canal boats, the days of each boat having a unique name like the Reed faded into the past. Inst... current
19:5419:54, 19 February 2024 diff hist +2,404‎ N File:Victor-Kaplon-and-Family.jpg ‎ This formal photo shows a prosperous young Kaplon family, circa 1895. From left (we believe) are daughter Fanny, wife Ida, daughters Annie and Elizabeth (sitting), sons Myer and Abraham or Amos. Victor Kaplon escaped from Russia with his brother on a ship hidden under a load of hay and came to America in the 1880s. He started as a peddler carrying his pack, a walking department store, selling his wares in Virginia and Washington County, Maryland. Eventually, Victor and family owned and oper... current
19:5119:51, 19 February 2024 diff hist +339‎ N File:Christmas Tree A Street Veterans Pk.jpg ‎ Lighted Christmas tree at night in Veteran's Memorial Park on A Street where there has long been a Christmas display of some kind. We believe this was taken sometime in the 1950s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown Christmas current

21:0921:09, 18 February 2024 diff hist +451‎ N File:Sports Awards Old Fire Hall.png ‎ This photo, which we guess was taken in the late-1950s, shows a young man at a podium at the old fire hall with several sports trophies to be awarded. The men in the audience are believed to be Bob Derflinger and Bob Grams, sports cartoonist for the Baltimore News American. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
21:0521:05, 18 February 2024 diff hist +426‎ N File:Basketball Boys Old High School Gym.jpeg ‎ A basketball game at the old high school gym on 4th Avenue in late 1950s. Jenifer Kidwell Looks a lot like Tony Walker behind the player going up for the tip off. Nancy Ferrell Piper #9 Bobby Mullins? Jennifer I agree on your Dad (Tony Walker) and jumper John Good? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown Sports current
21:0121:01, 18 February 2024 diff hist +1,129‎ N File:Souder & Chick Dairy Milk Bottle Processing.jpeg ‎ Here's a scene of milk bottles being processed at the old Souder & Chick Dairy on Brunswick Street. These bottles were delivered directly to the doors of people in and around Brunswick. Alice Wiles My dad delivered Milk for them. Loved the chocolate milk in glass bottles. Garland Young I remember as an elementary student we were given a tour of the dairy and how it operated. Richard Bowers My grandparents (Paul & Viola Koogle) lived across from the dairy. We would go over and watch the b... current
20:5520:55, 18 February 2024 diff hist +335‎ N File:Mr. & Mrs. Charles Magalis.jpeg ‎ The library identified the folks in this lovely portrait as Mr. and Mrs. Charles Magalis. Showing off a new grandchild perhaps? The photo appears to have been taken in the 1950s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown People current
20:4920:49, 18 February 2024 diff hist +547‎ File:Frozen River 1985.JPG ‎ →‎Summary current
20:4520:45, 18 February 2024 diff hist +209‎ N File:Frozen River 1985.JPG ‎ This dramatic photo shows a frozen Potomac River on January 24, 1985. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category: Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal
20:4320:43, 18 February 2024 diff hist +206‎ File:Class of 1952 - BHS Students.jpg ‎No edit summary current
20:3920:39, 18 February 2024 diff hist +477‎ N File:East End School 1930s class photo.jpeg ‎ A 1930s photo of students at the old East Brunswick Elementary School. We believe Teeny Wenner (Phillips) was seated 3rd from right in the front row. Gloria Moore Crowl: "Teacher could possibly be my Aunt Frances Moore Burgee, depending on the year. I know she taught Third Grade." Patricia Marsh Patricia and Joan Brengle 3rd and 4th from left in front row. (Photo courtesy of Marsha Sutfin from the Teeny Phillips Collection) Category: Smoketown Schools current
20:3620:36, 18 February 2024 diff hist +1,051‎ N File:Snowy Westbound Yard 1960.jpeg ‎ This Winter view of a largely inactive westbound yard was part of a 1960 article titled "Brunswick on the Rebound". While ironic in retrospect 64 years later, it was in many ways prescient. At the time, the U.S. economy was in recession and the westbound hump operations had been moved to Cumberland. Yet some furloughed car repair workers expected to be recalled as snowy conditions created extra maintenance jobs. Mayor James Cummings and Bank of Brunswick executive Emory Frye were optimistic... current
20:3320:33, 18 February 2024 diff hist +1,441‎ N File:Point of Rock Original Station.JPG ‎ This photo, which may date to the 1890s or early 20th Century, shows the original train station in Point of Rocks that serviced the old mainline trains. Art Reid believes the location was "down towards the current park where the other houses and businesses were located track side." We don't know when this station opened, but according to the B&O Railroad timeline, the line reached Point of Rocks in April, 1832. Matt Watson documented that The Eli Mercier flour mill visible on the left was lis... current
20:2720:27, 18 February 2024 diff hist +207‎ N File:English Bell Choir.jpg ‎ The English Hand Bell Choir performed at the New York Hill Methodist Church in the Christmas season, circa 1964. (Blade-Times clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category: Smoketown Christmas current
20:2520:25, 18 February 2024 diff hist +520‎ N File:Brunswick Boys Sledding.JPG ‎ Some Brunswick boys get set to sled down the hill between the old Harrington shoe shop and Hudson Row off W. Potomac Street, circa 1966. From left are Phil Lowery, Jackie Minnick, Terry Staubs, Junior Lowery and Bobby Conner. To try to date the photo, this was between the time the grocery store closed and the Berlin Restaurant opened in the old Mace Building where King's Pizza is today. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) [[Category: Smoketo... current
20:2220:22, 18 February 2024 diff hist −5‎ File:Sonny Cannon's dances at the old Fire Hall.jpg ‎ →‎Summary current
20:0420:04, 18 February 2024 diff hist +1,005‎ N File:Guy Lombardo Sonny Cannon.jpg ‎ At one of his many appearances with The Royal Canadiens at the ballroom above the old Brunswick fire hall on W. Potomac Street, bandleader Guy Lombardo (right) poses with (from left) Fire Chief H.E. "Sonny" Cannon, Brunswick City Councilwoman Nellie Roby and business leader Harry Nicholson. Lombardo and the band played at least seven Easter Sundays in a row in the 1950s and '60s, according to Cannon in a 1967 Washington Post interview. According to Wayne Smith: "I'm not really sure of the ye... current

17:4817:48, 29 January 2024 diff hist −69‎ File:Crossing tower on the eastbound side of the tracks.jpg ‎No edit summary current

18:5618:56, 28 December 2023 diff hist +2,156‎ N File:Mar-lu-ridge chapel.jpg ‎ The Salem-on-the-Mountain Chapel at Mar-Lu-Ridge with its renowned view of the Potomac River and valley below. BHS alumni fondly remember weeklong excursions to the camp as part of Mr. Frank Mullen's 8th grade science curriculum. Mar-Lu-Ridge was founded in 1959 as the Outdoor Ministry of the Maryland Synod of the Lutheran Church. The initial construction efforts included a lodge for dining and four cabins the first year that summer camp was held. In 1962, the chapel was constructed and in 1... current

19:3119:31, 11 December 2023 diff hist +378‎ N File:Howard Lewis-Champ.png ‎ The amusing notation at the library for this photo was "Man with Angry Dog". The gentleman has been identified as Rosemont resident and Kaplon neighbor Howard Lewis with his dog Champ. It was likely taken in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current
19:2919:29, 11 December 2023 diff hist +472‎ N File:Fire Councilmen-Police.jpeg ‎ Brunswick City Councilman Willard "Pickett" Barger and his wife Millie are shown facing the camera at Chief Sonny Cannon's March 9, 1978 retirement dinner at the old fire hall. Fellow councilman Frank Strakonsky was across the table in profile. The two policemen were Officers Miller and McCleaf. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
19:2619:26, 11 December 2023 diff hist +317‎ N File:Phillips Insurance Burch-Lewis.png ‎ Ernestine Burch and Jo Ann Lewis appear to have just finished trimming the Christmas Tree at Phillips Insurance Company on W. Potomac Street in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
19:1819:18, 11 December 2023 diff hist +1,103‎ N File:Brunswick Archway.jpg ‎ The “Brunswick Archway”is a project of the Frederick Arts Council (FAC) as part of their public art program. The purpose of the gateway arch is to welcome visitors coming to Brunswick, including hikers and cyclists from the C&O Canal towpath, trainriders, campground users andboaters. The arch was designed as a replica of a bridge span from the 1893 iron truss bridge that crossed the Potomac River. That bridge existed until 1955 when it was demolished after construction of the current concret... current
19:1619:16, 11 December 2023 diff hist +165‎ N File:Meadows Bldg Basement Tunnel 2.jpg ‎ Another view of the basement tunnel under the Meadows Building. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nathan Brown) Category:Smoketown Downtown Revitalization current
19:0119:01, 11 December 2023 diff hist +351‎ File:Meadows Bldg Basement Tunnel.jpg ‎ →‎Summary current
18:4918:49, 11 December 2023 diff hist +274‎ N File:Meadows Bldg Old Signs.jpg ‎ Found in the basement of the Meadows Building. Large mugs on tap for only 15 cents! These signs may have predated My Sister's Place when the bar was called Beaver's Tavern. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nathan Brown) Category:Smoketown Downtown Revitalization current
18:3618:36, 11 December 2023 diff hist +48‎ File:Meadows Bldg Basement Tunnel.jpg ‎ →‎Summary
18:2718:27, 11 December 2023 diff hist +886‎ N File:Meadows Bldg Basement Tunnel.jpg ‎ The tunnel under the Meadows Building is a source of interesting speculation. Could it have housed a gambling room or prohibition era speakeasy? The tunnel led from this building to the one next door. Could it have provided as escape route up onto W. Potomac if it were one or the other? It's also possible the reason for its existence was innocent. Gene Fauble I remember that area. Fritz Powers used it for storage for the bar and restaurant back in the early 80s. Taffie Wilson My grandfather...
18:1118:11, 11 December 2023 diff hist +184‎ N File:Meadows Bldg Cupola.jpg ‎ Inside the cupola of the old Meadows Building during renovations in December 2023. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nathan Brown) Category:Smoketown Downtown Revitalization current
17:1217:12, 11 December 2023 diff hist +41‎ N Category:Downtown Revitalization ‎ Created page with "Category:Smoketown History Collection" current
17:0017:00, 11 December 2023 diff hist +41‎ N Historic Downtown Revitalization ‎ Created page with "Category:Smoketown History Collection" current

21:1821:18, 7 December 2023 diff hist +640‎ N File:Diamond Jubilee Townsmen.jpg ‎ In honor of the 1965 Diamond Jubilee Celebration, many local men grew facial hair and donned clothing in 1890s fashion. Here is a full group of the celebrants on the corner of W. Potomac Street and S. Virginia Avenue. We were able to identify: First row: Frank Miglio (1st from left) Middle row: Herb Daugherty (6th from left), Lyman Crawford (10th), Lynn Follin (13th), Ted Lackey (15th), Linwood Moss (16th on the end) Back row: Red Phillips (7th) (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick... current
21:0921:09, 7 December 2023 diff hist +506‎ N File:Christmas Tree Cutting Mace-Bowers-Schnauffer-Baker.jpeg ‎ Some Brunswick Rotarians out in search of Christmas trees to chop down. From left are former mayor and furniture store owner Harry Mace, Littens' Chevrolet-Olds key salesman and community leader Richard Bowers, garage owner West Schnauffer (Corner of A Street & S. Maple Avenue) and Lytle Baker, whose back was to the camera (Insurance Broker). (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
21:0421:04, 7 December 2023 diff hist +324‎ N File:First Methodist Fellowship Hall Pastor Bennett.jpeg ‎ First Methodist minister Reverend George Bennett and his wife Sadie are shown facing the camera at a church celebration. We believe this was the late 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
21:0121:01, 7 December 2023 diff hist +224‎ N File:Country Butchering Farmers Woods in shadows.png ‎ Country butchering at the Farmers Woods. Maybe late 1960s? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown Farm Community current
20:5920:59, 7 December 2023 diff hist +111‎ File:Ann Wenner learning to ride while pulling a plow.jpg ‎ →‎Summary current
20:5720:57, 7 December 2023 diff hist +457‎ N File:Cummings Funk McKeldin.jpeg ‎ Brunswick Mayor James E. Cummings listens as Maryland State Roads Commission Chairman John B. Funk makes a point to Governor Theodore R. McKeldin. A clue to what they may have been discussing is that Mr. Funk served as Chairman from 1959-66. Maybe the construction of a new Rt. 340? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works current
20:5020:50, 7 December 2023 diff hist +3,553‎ N File:Country Butchering-Hog Killing at Browns.jpg ‎ Big kettles heating up during a country butchering a long time ago. These community events often took place on Thanksgiving morning or the day after as many farm families and organizations prepared food for the less fortunate. From other photos we have, this butchering appears to have taken place at the Ida and Lev Brown farm on Quarter Branch Road in Lovettsville in the 1950s. What's going on here appears to be a hog killing operation. According to Ronald Carbaugh: "The five gallon bucket h... current
20:4820:48, 7 December 2023 diff hist −3,062‎ File:Country Butchering Hog Killing.jpg ‎No edit summary current
20:4220:42, 7 December 2023 diff hist +3,555‎ N File:Country Butchering Hog Killing.jpg ‎ Big kettles heating up during a country butchering a long time ago. These community events often took place on Thanksgiving morning or the day after as many farm families and organizations prepared food for the less fortunate. From other photos we have, this butchering appears to have taken place at the Ida and Lev Brown farm on Quarter Branch Road in Lovettsville in the 1950s. What's going on here appears to be a hog killing operation. According to Ronald Carbaugh: "The five gallon bucket...

19:0219:02, 21 November 2023 diff hist +513‎ N File:BHS Girls 1940s.jpeg ‎ Here's a mid-1940s era photo of a group of Brunswick High School girls from a mixture of classes at the old high school. The location appears to have been the back door of the old gymnasium. Note the girls in the middle row holding hands. The following have been identified: Front row: ?, Jacqueline Moler, Beverly Langley, Teeny Wenner Middle Row: Mickey Woods, ?, Roma Cummings, Betty Beatty Back row: Unknown (Photo courtesy of Teeny Phillips via Marsha Sutfin) Category: Smoketown Schools current
18:5018:50, 21 November 2023 diff hist +508‎ N File:New York Hill Stewart House.jpg ‎ This photo shows the William Stewart home at 108 9th Avenue, circa 1900. Note the fancy woodwork on the porch. Posing in the front yard were LeRoy Stewart, his mother, and Bess the horse. Bess was used both for gardening and riding. The house is still there, but the windows have been altered over the years. The woodwork is still visible and porch looks largely the same. (Photo from "Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories" by the Brunswick History Commission) Category: Smoketown Beginnings current
18:4818:48, 21 November 2023 diff hist +279‎ N File:The Gut 1912.JPG ‎ A photo of "The Gut" in 1912. This inlet of the Potomac River has long been a recreation area for boaters in the Summer and ice skaters in the Winter. (Photo by F.M. Stone courtesy of Jeff Pearl and Discover Lovettsville) Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
18:4518:45, 21 November 2023 diff hist +351‎ N File:Mayor presents award.jpg ‎ In this mid-1950s photo, Mayor Jim Cummings chats with a well-dressed young woman after some kind of award presentation. Sadly, we have no idea what the ceremony was about. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category: Smoketown Politics and Public Works current
18:4218:42, 21 November 2023 diff hist +496‎ N File:C&O Canal at Lock 30 looking westward.jpg ‎ Two boats approaching Lock 30 from downstream on the C&O canal. See the water gap sitting majestically as you look westward. This image shows "mule power", as you see a mule and driver on the left pulling the first boat on the towpath. The railroad tracks are somewhere to the right. It's difficult to know the date of the photo. Possibly late 19th century? (Photo courtesy of C&O Canal National Historical Park Headquarters) Category: Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
17:3917:39, 21 November 2023 diff hist +729‎ N File:Students 1959-60 3rd Grade Class.jpg ‎ This BES class picture was of the 1959-60 3rd Grade class of what became the BHS Class of 1970. Top Row: Robin Foster, Jimmy McKnight, Kathy Lerch, Randy Corum, Kathy Hale, Alan Robertson 2nd Row: John Moore, Linda Wood, Harry Warnick, Diane Werking, Michael Carter, Dianne Ault, Donald Conner, George Hoffman 3rd Row: Nancy Gibbons, Randy Corum (he's in twice!), Debbie Care, Steve Slifer, Harold Tomlin, Mike Deener, Debbie Wetzel, Mark Brawner 4th Row: Sharon Mann, Vicki Hawes, Ronald Oden?,... current
17:3817:38, 21 November 2023 diff hist +725‎ N File:Students 1955-56 3rd Grade Class.jpg ‎ Mrs. Lillian Cain's 3rd grade class from 1955-56. This is part of the BHS Class of 1965, the final graduation class at the old high school on 4th Avenue. Pictured here are: Top row..Linda Ridgeway, David Mohler, Barbara Gaither, Edward Racey, Shirley Grams, Dale Edwards, Ann Roelke Second row...Tom Waters, Sandra Jones, Webb Blessley, Floyd Harbert, Malinda Merriman, Charles Hedges Third row…Christina Bloom, Barry Cannon, Ernestine Burch, Linda Tritapoe, Carol Ann Boyer, Donna Wetnight, Sh... current
17:3417:34, 21 November 2023 diff hist +183‎ N File:Oil Storage House.jpg ‎ This was the oil storage house. Locomotives required a lot of heavy oil. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category: Smoketown Railroad current

21:0221:02, 20 November 2023 diff hist +527‎ N File:Civil Air Patrol Bill Care.jpg ‎ Bill Care and his Luscombe aircraft sometime in the 1950s. In the 1950s and '60s, he was one of several citizen pilots who took off and landed from the small airfield near the campgrounds in Brunswick. He was active in the Civil Air Patrol. Bill Care owned and operated an Amoco filling station and garage on Petersville Road where Jerry's Liquors is today, was a conductor on the B&O Railroad and served in World War II? (Photo courtesy of Richard Care and Norm Cornelius) [[Category:Smoketown... current
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20:5120:51, 20 November 2023 diff hist +496‎ N File:BHS 1945 Girls Basketball Team.jpg ‎ The 1945 BHS girls basketball team sitting on the steps of the old high school on 4th Avenue. Accordin g to Doris Kelley Barker, "the team was made up of Sopohmore, Junior & Senior class members." Those identified are: Front row: June Phillips (Orrison), ?, ? Middle Row: Mary Jane Pace, Duane Virts (Smith), Jackie Mohler (McCoy), Barbara Gordon (Good) Back row: ?, ?, Miss McCaffrey (Coach), ? (Photo courtesy of Teeny Phillips via Marsha Sutfin) Category:Smoketown Sports current
20:4720:47, 20 November 2023 diff hist +12‎ File:BHS 1944-45 Basketball Champs.jpg ‎ →‎Summary current
20:4620:46, 20 November 2023 diff hist +404‎ N File:BHS 1944-45 Basketball Champs.jpg ‎ The 1945 BHS boy's championship basketball team on the steps of the old high school. Can anyone tell us what conference they were champions of? The players that have been identified were: Bottom row: ?, Mud Brooks Middle row: Ken Taylor, ?, Carroll Hebb, ? Top row: Bob Grams, Carmen Donovan, Bob Burgee (Photo courtesy of Teeny Phillips via Marsha Sutfin) Category:Smoketown Sports
20:4220:42, 20 November 2023 diff hist +709‎ N File:BHS Group Photo 1944-45.jpeg ‎ This appears to be a group photo posed sitting on the steps of the old high school. We're not sure if all the kids were in the Class of 1947 or 1948. Peter Wenner Pretty sure that’s my dad Bill Wenner on the far right of the back row. Maybe his good friend Bob Shewbridge 4th from the left on the same row. Maybe Blair Harrington with the big pompadour second from left on the top row? Kathy Ann Merriman Sears Right in the middle, slightly in front of and to the left of the girl in the checke... current
20:3520:35, 20 November 2023 diff hist +504‎ N File:Springdale Dairy Float.jpg ‎ Just a guess, but maybe this was an early Veterans' Day Parade float for Springdale Dairy, owned by J.N. Souder. The dairy business in Brunswick was intertwined in those days. According to John Souder, the location of this photo was on the Souder road farm. He believes dairy proprietor Woody Souder is standing front and center. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
20:3020:30, 20 November 2023 diff hist +689‎ N File:Woody Free Trio Hawaiian.JPG ‎ A good Saturday at the old Hawaiian Restaurant and Nite Club back in the 1960s featured the playing of the Woody Free Trio. From left were Gary Free, Woody Free and Graham White. Richard Bowers: My parents, Richard and Elaine Bowers would often go there with their friends Jimmy and Peetie George and George and Eva Albert. Rhonda Hurt Late 1970's Brunswick High Cheerleaders used the Hawaiian as a staging to build a float for the Football Homecoming Parade. We were treated to pizzas during th... current
20:2620:26, 20 November 2023 diff hist +378‎ N File:Hawaiian Junior Main.JPG ‎ Junior Main, then manager of the Hawaiian Restaurant & Nite Club poses in front of the business sometime in the 1950s during it's heyday. It was a great place to go on a Saturday night to dance to live bands or stop on the way back from the Charlestown Races. (Photo courtesy of Patsy Main Davies and Frederick MD Old Photos) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
20:2420:24, 20 November 2023 diff hist +1,139‎ N File:Needwood Horsey Distillery Farm.jpg ‎ This is an aerial view of the Horsey Distillery Farm, part of the historic Needwood Plantation off Rt. 17 between Brunswick Crossing and Burkittsville. From the 1850s until the beginning of Prohibition, rye whiskey was distilled from grain grown on this farm and marketed across the United States as "Horsey's Old Maryland Rye." The photograph from SMHS' Horsey Collection shows the farm in the 1930s after the distillery had closed. According to Christopher Mentzer: "The distillery was approxi... current
20:1620:16, 20 November 2023 diff hist +472‎ N File:BES MLK Rememberance 1968.jpg ‎ Brunswick Elementary School children on stage in an assembly at the old school in 1968. Kathy thinks that it was a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. following his assassination. Shown here are Rob Kolker (speaking). Behind him are (hidden), George Brown and Kathy Ann Merriman (Sears). Kids comprised a combination of eventual BHS classes 1977-78. (Blade-Times clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick, MD History Commission) Category:Smoketown Schools current
20:1320:13, 20 November 2023 diff hist +645‎ N File:Veterans Day Parade Rotary Float-back 1962.png ‎ Brunswick Rotary Club float from what appears to have been the 1962 Veterans Day Parade judging from the Chevy pulling it. According to Scott Stauffer: "I remember as a young boy watching the men assemble the float at Boyer’s milk transportation at one of their barns. Those helping out were Bruce Boyer, Phil Childs, Doug Wetnight, Gene Bowers, Pat Lakin, Ralph Stauffer, and others, that I have forgotten. I also remember Gary Bowers, son of Gene, coming to help. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo... current
20:0920:09, 20 November 2023 diff hist +627‎ N File:Veterans Day Parade Clown-Beauty.png ‎ This looks like a 1940s-era Veterans Day Parade. A clown pulling an Eagles float on a tractor carrying a beauty queen! See the businesses on the northern side of W. Potomac Street. Maryland Dining Room is obvious and either was at the time or was later Mrs. Himes' restaurant. Liquor and food stores were marked by the other signs, but are difficult to read. Frank Snoots operated a barber shop in the left side of the building the float is passing by. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at... current
20:0620:06, 20 November 2023 diff hist +413‎ N File:Veterans Day Parade Procession 1940 E. Potomac.jpg ‎ Here's a great shot of a rainy 1940s-era Veterans Day Parade procession making its way around the bend of E. Potomac Street in front of what was then a Western Auto store. That store was later replaced in the 1950s by People's Home & Auto. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
20:0320:03, 20 November 2023 diff hist +277‎ N File:Veterans Day Parade Pom Pom Girls.jpg ‎ Middletown High School pom-pom girls raise their arms in unison. We think this was a late 1960s parade. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
20:0120:01, 20 November 2023 diff hist +265‎ N File:Veterans Day Parade African-American Color Guard 40s.jpg ‎ The color guard of an African-American marching band in a Veterans Day Parade in the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current

18:2718:27, 14 October 2023 diff hist +283‎ N File:Water Tower Construction NY Hill.jpg ‎ According to sources, this water tower had just been built on or near New York Hill. Can anyone identify the structure under construction and the date? We're thinking 1920s. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
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18:2318:23, 14 October 2023 diff hist +312‎ N File:Coal Tipple with locomotives.jpg ‎ This photo shows the massive, interconnected wooden Coal Tipple structure in the heyday of steam. We believe this was 1928, given other photos. Almost looks like the infrastructure of a roller coaster. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad
18:1718:17, 14 October 2023 diff hist +298‎ N File:Pumphouse Construction.jpg ‎ This view of the pump house construction looking west towards the 300 block of E. Potomac Street in July, 1928. See the old cars on the street, some of which were "high-end" at the time. (Photo from the B&O Railroad Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
18:1418:14, 14 October 2023 diff hist +259‎ N File:Pumphouse-Water Tub Construction.jpg ‎ This July 1928 view of the pumphouse and water tub construction shows a view of the Brunswick yard operations looking eastward under New York Hill. (Photo from the B&O Railroad Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
18:1118:11, 14 October 2023 diff hist +1,246‎ N File:City Hall Harry Funk.jpg ‎ Harry B. Funk built this City Hall building at 31 A Street in 1910. His son John B. Funk built the replacement City Hall on the same location in 1948. The building was most recently home to the Brunswick Police Department. Because the police department has operated out of both locations off and on for over 100 years, there were jail cells in both iterations of City Hall on this location. Today, the jail cells function as storage rooms. It's believed that City Hall operated from the homes of... current
18:0218:02, 14 October 2023 diff hist +333‎ N File:Coal Tipple Foundation.jpg ‎ This is a fascinating photo because it shows how the Coal Tipple was perched atop a simple-looking foundation of wood or concrete blocks. For perspective, see how small the workers look next to the massive wooden structure. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
17:5517:55, 14 October 2023 diff hist +396‎ N File:Coal Tipple Emergency Hospital.jpg ‎ Here is an interesting view of the old coal tipple on the right. If you look closely through the gap between the structures, you'll see a locomotive approaching, along with the B&O Emergency Hospital and YMCA framed by the Blue Ridge Mountains. The coal tipple was a massive structure. (Photo courtesy of the B&O Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
17:5117:51, 14 October 2023 diff hist +454‎ N File:Remsburgs-Littens.jpg ‎ Great photo of Mr. and Mrs. S.L. Remsburg and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Litten cruising on the Yarmouth Panama R.P. It may have been the Remsburgs' honeymoon in 1959. Mr. Remsburg owned the Hawaiian Niteclub on old Rt. 340 in Knoxville and Mr. Litten owned Litten's Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership in Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of David Maloney and Heritage Frederick, Maryland via Frederick Maryland Old Photos) Category:Smoketown People current
17:4417:44, 14 October 2023 diff hist +601‎ File:Civil Air Patrol Group (1).jpg ‎ →‎Summary current
17:4217:42, 14 October 2023 diff hist +586‎ N File:Civil Air Patrol Group (2).jpg ‎ Here's another photo of the young members of Brunswick's Civil Air Patrol. Their meetings were held in what's now the Masonic lodge. According to names written on the photo, pictured here are: Top row (L-R): Chubby Merriman, Larry Barger, Ed Beacht, Richard Nichols, Richard Care, John Hedges, unknown Bottom row (L-R): Rhett Webber, Lester Lloyd, Woody Bohrer, Nelson Burns Can anyone date the photo, tell us the location, and identify the young man on the top row, far right? (Photo courtes... current
17:3417:34, 14 October 2023 diff hist +9‎ File:Civil Air Patrol Group (1).jpg ‎ →‎Summary
17:3217:32, 14 October 2023 diff hist +729‎ N File:Civil Air Patrol Group (1).jpg ‎ This was the Brunswick Civil Air Patrol sometime in the 1950s. The duration of the CAP is believed to have covered 1954-1964. Their meetings were held in what's now the Masonic lodge. Pictured here are: Top row (L-R): Edna Care, Donald Hess(4th), Harold Crabill(5th), Nicky Burns and Bill Care. Others unknown Middle Row(L-R): Larry Barger (1st), Wayne Hill (2nd), Charlie Brown (3rd), Edward Beacht (4th), John Hedges (5th). Others unknown Kneeling (L-R): Donald Darr (1st), Woody Bohrer (2nd),...

17:5617:56, 10 October 2023 diff hist +286‎ N File:S.W. George & Co. Street Corner Scene.jpg ‎ S.W. George & Co. at 302 W. Potomac Street in the 1950s. The George family operated a hardware and home appliances business at this location from 1907-1968. Potomac Furniture looms large two doors down. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
17:5417:54, 10 October 2023 diff hist +321‎ N File:S.W. George & Co. George Wabel Null Bennett.jpg ‎ Posing in front of S.W. George & Company at 302 W. Potomac Street were (L-R) Harry George, Jr., Jim Wable?, Jim Null and Syd Bennett. At this location, the Georges sold hardware, sporting goods, home appliances and more for over 60 years. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
17:5217:52, 10 October 2023 diff hist +276‎ N File:S.W. George & Co. Bennett George.jpg ‎ Street scene in front of S.W. George & Co. at 302 W. Potomac Street. Maybe late 1940s/early 1950s? From left: Unidentified, Syd Bennett, Harry George, Jr. The two ladies are also unidentified. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
17:4717:47, 10 October 2023 diff hist +708‎ N File:Post Office Brunswick Street 1958.jpg ‎ When the U.S. Postal Service dedicated a new, then modern facility on Brunswick Street on October 11, 1958, the location of the post office had changed several times. The previous incarnations were located across from the YMCA, on the left side of the building that was the Potomac Shop & Hotel. We believe the first post office when the town the town was known as Barry, was established in 1832. (Photo courtesy of David Maloney and Heritage Frederick, Maryland via Frederick Maryland Old Phot... current
17:4017:40, 10 October 2023 diff hist +795‎ N File:BHS Football Coaches Foltz, Daugherty, Gaither.jpg ‎ BHS varsity football coaches in the Fall of 1970. Assistant coaches Gene Foltz and Butch Gaither flank head coach Herb Daugherty. The first head coach of football at Brunswick High, Coach Daugherty was starting his 3rd season. All were remembered as tough, but fair coaches. With the help of others, Herb Daugherty brought Football to BHS starting with the 1968-69 school year. According to Norm Cornelius: "When the BOE would not fund the lighting for night games, Herb & others did fundraising... current
17:2217:22, 10 October 2023 diff hist +214‎ N File:Civil Air Patrol Nick Burns.png ‎ CAP member Nicky Burns poses in front of an Army vehicle. The Edsel in the background dates the photo to at least the late 1950s. (Photo courtesy of Richard Care) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers
17:1917:19, 10 October 2023 diff hist +855‎ File:Civil Air Patrol Boys.jpeg ‎ →‎Summary
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17:1417:14, 10 October 2023 diff hist +221‎ N File:Civil Air Patrol Hedges.jpeg ‎ Civilian Air Patrol member John Hedges poses sometime in the 1950s with the dirt landing strip of the old Brunswick airport behind him. (Photo courtesy of Richard Care) Category: Smoketown Our Soldiers
17:1117:11, 10 October 2023 diff hist +333‎ N File:Civil Air Patrol Boys.jpeg ‎ The men and boys were identified on the photo as top (L-R): Will Beacht, John Hedges and Larry Webber. A kneeling Rhett Webber salutes on the right. See the 1951 or '52 Chevy in the background beside the old airplane hangars. (Photo courtesy of Richard Care via Norm Cornelius) Category: Smoketown Our Soldiers
16:5916:59, 10 October 2023 diff hist +723‎ N File:Parade Clowns.png ‎ Here is a parade photo taken in front of Kaplons with the sign for what was then Fisher's Shell Station across W. Potomac Street. It's hard to tell if the parade celebrated the dedication of the Potomac River Bridge in August 1955, or the Diamond Jubilee in September, 1965. There was also an unseasonably warm Veteran's Day Parade in November, 1961. Some clues to date the photo are the 1950s era vehicles and the spectators' clothing styles. The spectators appear to have enjoyed the clowns in... current
16:5416:54, 10 October 2023 diff hist +1,223‎ N File:Blade-Times.jpeg ‎ Many of us remember the Blade-Times newspaper in a form factor similar to The Brunswick Citizen, which ceased publication in 2020. At one time it was a broad sheet. Since Editor & Publisher Henry (Cap) Rinker was underaged when he started the Brunswick Blade, he always retained his father's name--K.I. Rinker & Son--as publishers on the masthead. Here is an example from November 22, 1945, almost three months after the end of World War II and 18 years to the day before President Kennedy was a... current
16:5116:51, 10 October 2023 diff hist +500‎ N File:Gary Carter Signs with Senators.JPG ‎ 1967 news clipping of Gary Carter's professional signing with the old Washington Senators organization. Hard to tell whether this was from the Frederick News-Post or Blade-Times. A child prodigy Brunswick youth pitcher, he once threw a no-hitter in a Little League Game in 1961. Gary went on to pitch for 4 years in the old Washington Senators' system from 1967-70. He advanced as high as AAA in 1969. (News clipping courtesy of the Brunswick Orioles) Category:Smoketown Baseball current
16:3716:37, 10 October 2023 diff hist +978‎ N File:Brunswick Herald.jpg ‎ In honor of the recent first edition of the Brunswick News-Journal, here's a photo of the first page of its most distant predecessor: Vol. 1, No. 1 of The Brunswick Herald, dated March 6, 1891. Newspapers had a different approach back then: most of Page 1 is taken up by a section of a novel, plus a curiosity piece about desert animals, an excerpt from the memoirs of a famous French diplomat who knew Napoleon, some reprinted advice from the Boston Herald newspaper on politeness, and -- at the... current
16:3416:34, 10 October 2023 diff hist +30‎ File:Aircraft Warning ID (1).jpg ‎ →‎Summary current
16:3316:33, 10 October 2023 diff hist +280‎ N File:Aircraft Warning ID (1).jpg ‎ This Aircraft Warning Service ID for Zoe Kline was found in an old desk by her daughter. The service utilized private citizens who looked for and reported on enemy aircraft during World War II. (Courtesy of Carolyn Kline Cogle) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers
00:3200:32, 10 October 2023 diff hist +638‎ N File:Mrs. Manuel Class 1967-68.jpeg ‎ Mrs. Frances Manuel's blended 4th & 5th grade class at BES in the 1967-68 school year. BHS Classes of 1975 and '76 represented here. First row - Todd Grams, Chris Weitzel, Frank Strakonsky, Michael Moulton, John Wheeler, Rob Kolker, Keith Webber. Second row - Robin McCutcheon, Kelly Schwinn, Robin Smith, ?, Darla Sigler, Shelby Scott, ?. Third row - Kathy Carter, Anita Morris, Vicki Huffer, Billy Roelke, Cathy Heffner, Tommy Ayres, Dennis Stockton, Mrs. Manuel. Fourth row: Keith Wilhelm,... current
00:2200:22, 10 October 2023 diff hist +736‎ N File:Meadows Building 1940s Saloon.jpeg ‎ According to a notation on the back of the photo, this was purportedly taken at Darr's Tavern in Brunswick on September 28, 1943. Jesse "Elg" Carter was the bartender on the right side. Several commenters on Smoketown History believe the location was whatever establishment preceded My Sister’s Place in the Meadows Building on S. Maple Avenue, however. According to Jim Dixon regarding this establishment in 1943, "I know about that time my mom worked there for a guy who's name was 'Jimmy the G... current
00:1700:17, 10 October 2023 diff hist +350‎ N File:Gary Carter Award.JPG ‎ Two Brunswick baseball legends. Former Washington Senators farmhand and Brunswick pitching legend Gary Carter with longtime manager Roger Dawson. This was Gary's induction into the 2017 Brunswick NSPBA Hall of Fame. Gary Carter passed away in May, 2023. (News clipping courtesy of the Brunswick Orioles) Category:Smoketown Sports current
00:0900:09, 10 October 2023 diff hist +568‎ N File:1959 BHS Girls Sports.JPG ‎ BHS Railroader girls were victorious in field hockey and field ball in 1959 at the old high school atop the 4th Avenue hill. According to Sean Staub, "Field ball was a game played on a soccer field with a soccer ball or basketball by two teams of 11 members each and combining many of the techniques of basketball and soccer." Mrs. Ruth Nicholson coached field hockey and may have also coached field ball. You may need to download the photo and enlarge to see all the names. (BHS Yearbook photo... current

23:0623:06, 9 October 2023 diff hist +444‎ N File:Great Frederick Fair .JPG ‎ Here's a photo from the midway at the Great Frederick Fair in October, 1949. The caption tells the story. Students all over the county always got the Friday off from school to attend the Fair. Some memories: Doris Kelley Barker YES, WE HAD FRIDAY OFF AND WE WENT & HAD LOTS OF FUN. Anne Zumbach Looks like the hoochie girls on the left! (Photo courtesy of Frederick Maryland Old Photos) Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
22:5922:59, 9 October 2023 diff hist +304‎ N File:Petersville School.jpg ‎ The old part of Compher's Crossroads Inn restaurant on the left side was originally the Petersville School. These are some of the students in what we believe to have been the early 1900s. Note the P's on the headbands. (Photo courtesy of Connie Silliman) Category: Smoketown Schools current
22:5422:54, 9 October 2023 diff hist +636‎ N File:BHS girls talk.jpeg ‎ mong some candid yearbook photos was this gem showing some girlfriends having happy chats with sweeping views of the mountains and sports fields. It was known as the "New High School" back then. We can identify Delores Jackson on the left foreground talking to Jocelyn Hill (both Class of ‘75). Deborah Jackson (Class of ‘74) is kneeling in the background chatting with Regina Peters (Class of ‘75). Cathy Dustin was sitting on the far left next to Mary Taulton facing the camera. The other girl... current
20:1820:18, 9 October 2023 diff hist +100‎ N File:BES Farewell Library.jpg ‎ Photo of the library shelves. (Photo courtesy of Jody Simmons) Smoketown Schools current
20:1620:16, 9 October 2023 diff hist +148‎ N File:BES Farewell Mrs. Strailman's Room.jpg ‎ This looks like the classroom where Mrs. Margaret Strailman taught first grade. (Photo courtesy of Linda Moss) Smoketown Schools current
20:1320:13, 9 October 2023 diff hist +175‎ N File:BES Farewell Brick.jpg ‎ An example of souvenir bricks that were sold at the Farewell Ceremony on May 12, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Cornelius Soudry) Category:Smoketown Schools current
20:1120:11, 9 October 2023 diff hist +410‎ N File:BES Farewell Speakers & Crowd.jpg ‎ Guest speakers with Mayor Nathan Brown before the ceremony. Each shared memories of when they entered when it was new in 1952. Speakers were (L to R) Dick Goodrich (who was in 5th grade when the school opened in 1952), Bill Eshbaugh (4th grade), Jim Cox (3rd grade), Gloria Crowl (2nd grade), Karen Cornelius (1st grade). (Photo courtesy of Lisa Cornelius Soudry) Category:Smoketown Schools current
20:0920:09, 9 October 2023 diff hist +139‎ N File:BES Farewell Girls Bathroom Sign.jpg ‎ Sign on the floor as you enter the girls bathroom. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Cornelius Soudry) Category:Smoketown Schools current
20:0720:07, 9 October 2023 diff hist +315‎ N File:BES Farewell Stage Lights.jpg ‎ Seeing these old stage lights was an incredible blast from the past. These date back at least 60 years. Kathy Bondarenko Quijada Cusack As soon as I saw the picture, I had a flashback to the talent shows. Oh my goodness, they were fun! (Photo courtesy of Pete Cage) Category:Smoketown Schools current
19:5319:53, 9 October 2023 diff hist +228‎ N File:BES Farewell Cafeteria.jpg ‎ The sign on the floor as you entered the old cafeteria and auditorium. Many of us thought these were precious stones embedded on the floor. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Cornelius Soudry) Category:Smoketown Schools current
19:5119:51, 9 October 2023 diff hist +222‎ N File:Karen Cornelius BES Farewell.jpg ‎ Karen Cornelius representing BHS class of 1963, the first class to go from 1st through 6th grade at the school, which opened in 1952. (Photo courtesy of Lisa Cornelius Soudry) Category:Smoketown Schools current
19:4919:49, 9 October 2023 diff hist +312‎ N File:Speakers BES Farewell (1).jpg ‎ Former BES students Bill Eshbaugh, Jim Cox, Gloria Crowl, Karen Cornelius, Mayor Brown waiting for the ceremony to begin. Bill, Jim, Gloria and Karen were all part of the 1st year students when the school opened in the Fall of 1952. (Photo courtesy of Jody Simmons) Category:Smoketown Schools current
19:4119:41, 9 October 2023 diff hist +191‎ N File:Generating Station & Coal Tipple.jpg ‎ We believe this a photo of the generating station in front of the Coal Tipple. (Photo from the B&O Railroad Museum courtesy of David McIntosh) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
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19:3219:32, 9 October 2023 diff hist +809‎ N File:Josie Compher and Mom Sasso.jpg ‎ Josephine Compher and her mother, who was known as "Mom" Sasso. They were instrumental to the success of Compher's Crossroads Inn on old Rt. 340 in Knoxville, which was managed by Josie's husband Buck Compher. The restaurant was a popular stop on the way to or from the Charlestown races. It was renowned for its delicious Italian food, especially the spaghetti. According to Linda Amato-Creeden: "Josie Sasso Compher's great italian cooking and hard work grew the success of this restaurant. My...

15:2215:22, 16 August 2023 diff hist +454‎ N File:BES Farewell Former Faculty.jpg ‎ Former Brunswick Elementary School faculty gather for a group photo in front of the old stage in the cafeteria/auditorium at the farewell ceremony on 5/12/2023. Back row: Pam Thomas, Wendy Campbell , Jennifer Wilkins, Carol Vogler, Dena O'Neill, Barbara Howard; middle row: Missy Dirks, Linda Moss, Vicki Coleman, Sue Runkle, Margaret Lutman, Kneeling in front: Jonathan Cook (Photo courtesy of Linda Moss) Category:Smoketown Schools current

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13:3113:31, 26 July 2023 diff hist +90‎ N File:Country Giants.jpg ‎ The Country Giants band sometime in the 1960s. (Courtesy of Joe Shewbridge) current

18:0518:05, 22 July 2023 diff hist +815‎ N File:Turneys.jpg ‎ Bill and Cheryl Turney taught a couple generations of Brunswick High School students. This photo of them in their home was printed in the Brunswick Citizen following their retirements in 2013. Kevin Wayne Barker Just love both of them, great examples of Christ followers! Bill was a great English teacher, coach, and Sunday school teacher. Nothing but fine memories of them both. Doris Kelley Barker Loved working in Church with Billy Turney, the family Turney and Cheryl Anderson Turney & all t... current

19:4019:40, 14 May 2023 diff hist +367‎ N File:It's Academic BHS Team 1972.jpg ‎ The Brunswick High School "It's Academic" team of 1972 lost to Garrison Forest School, a private girls' preparatory school in Owings Mills, MD. This was the first time BHS participated on the long-running TV game show. (June 8, 1972 Blade-Times news clipping courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Sports current
19:3919:39, 14 May 2023 diff hist +974‎ N File:St. Paul's Episcopal.jpg ‎ On May 11, 1980, a renewal program began at the historic St. Paul's Episcopal Church on the outskirts of Point of Rocks. It was the first time in over 10 years a Sunday worship service had been conducted. According to a Brunswick Citizen article, in which this news story and photo was included, the church was consecrated in 1842. During the Civil War, Union troops used the church as a hospital during the Antietem and Gettysburg campaigns. To help with the services, Grace Episcopal Church in... current
19:3819:38, 14 May 2023 diff hist +559‎ N File:Brunswick Ladies 1930s.jpg ‎ A group of Brunswick ladies at some kind of retreat in the 1930s. Look at those saddle shoes! Those we're sure of are 2nd to 4th from left: --Mrs. Ann Jenkins (wife of then Grace Church rector) --Miss Katherine Manor (who taught many of us at Brunswick Elementary School) --Mrs. Eleanor Wenner, (wife of Brunswick merchant and farmer W.B. Wenner, she was joint operator of the family stores; owner/operator of Pic'a Wenner Rooms & Apartments in Ocean City) (Photo courtesy of Ann Wenner Osteen)... current
19:3319:33, 14 May 2023 diff hist +1,326‎ N File:Wenner-Van Pelt.jpeg ‎ A Wenner-Van Pelt family photo on Easter Sunday, 1945, taken in the garden of the Wenner home on 1320 Petersville Road. Seated were Ann Wenner (Osteen), Edna Garrott Wenner, E. Virginia (Patty) Wenner. Standing in back were Edith Wenner Van Pelt, Edith's children Ginny and Mac Van Pelt, who was home from his service in World War II, Mrs. Van Pelt. Edna Wenner was the mother of Patty and Edith, grandmother of Ann. Doris Kelley Barker It is the Wenner's backyard on (the Brunswick) side of Sou... current
19:2919:29, 14 May 2023 diff hist +1,353‎ N File:Bill & Eleanor Wenner 1938.jpeg ‎ Bill and Eleanor Wenner pose for a photo at a family picnic in 1938. With the help of his stylishly-dressed wife, Bill Wenner operated two grocery stores in Brunswick--City Meat Market on W. Potomac Street and Wenner's Hill Market on N. Maple Avenue just down the hill from the family farm. Speaking of the Wenners, Doris Kelley Barker remembered: "Love the picture of Bill Wenner and Eleanor, his lovely wife. He was a great businessman & treated the people of Brunswick wonderfully. I can st... current
19:2619:26, 14 May 2023 diff hist +968‎ N File:Kaplon House Rosemont.png ‎ The Kaplon "Steel House" on Petersville Road in Rosemont where Myer Kaplon lived with his wife Oshyie and children Mortimer and Bernice. Mr. Kaplon had the aluminum-based house built in 1933 after seeing an archetype at the World's Fair in Chicago that year. It looks very different today. Judging from the 1968 Chevy Caprice parked out front, this photo was taken sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s. John Younkins "I rode this by house many times As a kid on my bike. I thought it was th... current
19:2319:23, 14 May 2023 diff hist +718‎ N File:Class of 1915 (2).jpg ‎ For this photo of the BHS graduating class of 1915, we have an alphabetized list of names, but they're not matched to the students. There are 17 names listed, but only 16 present for the photo. We would appreciate it if you can help us match the names to the faces--the boys may be easier since there were only 2 in the class: Josephine Evans Helen Hammond Georgia Hood Lavenia Hood Mary Kaetzel Oscar Karn Eva Lloyd Carroll Maurer Ottie McDonald (later Miller who taught 4th grade) Nellie Mehrl... current
19:2019:20, 14 May 2023 diff hist +587‎ N File:Kaplon's Window (2).png ‎ One of Miss Fanny Kaplon's beautfiully-designed department store windows at Kaplon's. Can anyone guess the date? According to Bill Mohler in the 2012 Smithsonian "Journey Stories" movie, Myer Kaplon often claimed to have been in charge of the store windows, but the moving force was his sister Fanny, who often traveled to New York to study the famous department stores on 5th Avenue. She brought that style back to Brunswick. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Li... current
19:1919:19, 14 May 2023 diff hist +807‎ N File:Charlie Keller's Gas.JPG ‎ Who remembers former Yankee and Frederick County native Charlie "King Kong" Keller's Sinclair filling station in downtown Middletown? Not sure of dates when the station was open, but this photo appears to have been in the 1930s or '40s. Here's a link to Charlie Keller's career stats--he was a valuable player on some great Yankee teams: https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kellech01.shtml Doris Kelley Barker remembered: My Dad V. Franklin Kelley loved the Yankees and especially Charl... current
19:1419:14, 14 May 2023 diff hist +459‎ N File:Pontoon Bridge LoC.JPG ‎ A view of the Pontoon Bridge looking across the Potomac River from Virginia into what was then Berlin in 1862. See the piles on the right of the covered bridge that was destroyed by the Confederate Army in 1861. In November of the same year, during the Civil War, the pontoons were removed and transported to Fredericksburg, VA for use in crossing the Rappahannock River. (Photo from the Library of Congress) Category:Smoketown Beginnings current
19:1219:12, 14 May 2023 diff hist +242‎ N File:Old locomotive postcard.JPG ‎ An old postcard, likely from the early 20th Century, features what was then a "new type of B&O engine at Brunswick, MD". (Postcard courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
19:1019:10, 14 May 2023 diff hist +270‎ N File:Rt. 17 Curve.jpeg ‎ Overcast Spring sky over the farm fields on Burkittsville Road--Route 17. This is where the road makes an "S-turn" near the Pry farms. Damazo Pond is visible to right of mailboxes. (Photo by Peter Wenner--April, 2022) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
19:0719:07, 14 May 2023 diff hist +436‎ N File:BRLL Memorial Wall.JPG ‎ The Brunswick Little League Legends Wall at Marvin L. Younkins Memorial Field. The sign says a lot for these players who left us too young. Daphne Carey Maught, whose son Andy Maught is memorialized here: "Thank you Steve and Amy Dinges for being instrumental acknowledging our Boys. Lots of great memories and friendships made through Brunswick Little League." (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown Baseball current
19:0519:05, 14 May 2023 diff hist +404‎ N File:Gwyneth Holder & Grandchild.jpg ‎ This was Gwyneth Holder posing with her grandaughter Shelli Lewis in one of the old storefronts just west of the Kaplon building on Potomac Street. From the looks of the cars parked on the street, this photo dates to the late 1960s or early 1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current
19:0219:02, 14 May 2023 diff hist +615‎ N File:E. Potomac - Railroad panorama.JPG ‎ Panoramic view from the railroad in what appears to have been the late 1920s or 1930s, judging from the cars in the foreground. From the left are the WB Tower, the rear entrance of the YMCA after the 4th floor had been added in the mid-'20s, the caller's office, the B&O Emergency Hospital Annex, Grace Church sitting high above on A Street, East Potomac Street businesses Cage's Garage, the Whistle Stop restaurant and Ridgeway's Market (later Moler's) and the old High School up on 4th Avenue.... current
19:0119:01, 14 May 2023 diff hist +209‎ N File:Train at the Knoxville curve.JPG ‎ Drone's eye view from Weverton Cliffs of a train making its way past the Rt. 180 turn at Knoxville in 2022. (From Vaughn Ripley and the Original Brunswick Group) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
18:5518:55, 14 May 2023 diff hist +629‎ N File:Mayor Cummings at his desk.jpg ‎ Mayor Jim Cummings at his desk at City Hall sometime during his 3 terms from 1954-66. Doris Kelley Barker shared her memory of our colorful former mayor: Jim Cummings and his wife were the best looking couple you would ever find anywhere. She was stunning as Jim also was—both of them dressed gorgeously at all times. His personality just radiated everywhere he stepped his feet & you could only love him & her & the family. He was good for our town. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at t... current
18:5218:52, 14 May 2023 diff hist +666‎ N File:Fashion Show Two Girls.jpg ‎ Two girls show off their Easter Sunday best in the 1961 Kaplon's sponsored fashion show at the old fire hall. Lori Price was facing the camera. Mrs. Flossie Hill can be seen with her arms folded in the audience. Jacquelyn Ebersole remembered: "That is Mrs. Flossie Hill, with arms folded, grandmother of Brenda Hill who is also in this show with her mother Helen Mater Hill. Jocelyn Hill, another grandaughter is also in the show. Kaplon's store put on this show. Helen Hill worked there." (Fr... current
18:5018:50, 14 May 2023 diff hist +787‎ N File:Mayor Orndorrf presents check to Shelley Dawson.jpg ‎ Mayor Jess D. Orndorff presents Brunswick Little League President Shelley Dawson with a check to the 1970 Little League Fund right before opening day on Saturday May 2 with its traditional parade to Marvin Younkins Memorial Field. Some memories: Peter Wenner - I used to enjoy Shelley Dawson in the booth above the concession stand announcing the lineups (“Kendall Gordon will be twirling for the Tigers”) before our little league games. They’d also pipe in country music from WTRI while we were... current
18:4818:48, 14 May 2023 diff hist +833‎ N File:WFMD's Happy Johnny & Family.jpg ‎ An autographed circa 1954 promo photo of longtime WFMD Radio personality "Happy Johnny" Zufall with his wife Vonnie and three children. As a fiddler and band leader, he was probably best known at WFMD in Frederick, Maryland and as a deejay at WSIG in Mt Jackson, Virginia and WBAL in Baltimore. Baby Boomers in the tri-state area grew up listening to “Happy Johnny” in the morning. It appears that his show aired between the 1950s until the 1970s. He was succeeded by Tommy Grumwell on morning b... current
18:4118:41, 14 May 2023 diff hist +367‎ N File:WFMD Groff Mansion.jpg ‎ Many Brunswick natives remember waking up to the sounds of AM radio on WFMD. Broadcast from the old Groff Mansion on the corner of N. Market and 7th Street, this was the station's first home before the building was razed in March 1973 for a parking lot. (Photo courtesy of Myersville & Wolfsville Area Historical Society) Category:Smoketown Music current
18:3518:35, 14 May 2023 diff hist +459‎ N File:Battle of Crampton's Gap.jpg ‎ On September 14th, 1862, 12,800 U.S. soldiers under General William Franklin clashed with 2,100 Confederate soldiers under Brigadier General Howell Cobb at Crampton's Gap overlooking Burkittsville. By the end of the day, the union forces had captured the gap and 14 field hospitals had been established in Burkittsville for the over 1,100 wounded soldiers. (Courtesy of the South Mountain Heritage Society) Category:Smoketown In and Around current

15:0615:06, 2 April 2023 diff hist +418‎ N File:Fashion show at old fire hall ballerinas.jpg ‎ Joan Axline and Vicki Holder were photographed dressed as ballerinas in the Easter 1961 Kaplon's fashion show at the old fire hall. In the audience were June Utterback in the black and tan outfit on the left holding a program. Possibly Mrs. Scarlet on the right in black. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current

18:3518:35, 1 April 2023 diff hist +233‎ N File:BES Farewell Celebration.jpg ‎ A flyer promoting the Farewell Celebration of Brunswick Elementary School on May 12, 2023. Former students and teachers were given one last chance to walk the halls of the beloved school. Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:3018:30, 1 April 2023 diff hist +331‎ N File:Dirty Shirt Train Crew.jpg ‎ In this touching story, a group of toy train enthusiasts from the B&O "Dirty Shirt" train share their hobby with a young conductor. (Photo taken December 1961 and appeared in the B&O magazine in February 1962; Collection of Dave Maloney; Courtesy of Heritage Frederick, Maryland) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
18:1918:19, 1 April 2023 diff hist +681‎ N File:Grace Chapel Procession--Rear of church.jpg ‎ The rector, acolytes and choir standing by what appears to have been the rear entrance of Grace Chapel that stood on the corner of A Street and 2nd Avenue. The chapel was the precursor to the present Grace Episcopal Church, which was completed in the same location in 1922. Richmond "Dick" Wenner was the crucifer holding the same cross used at the present Grace Church. Reverend Edward E. Burgess stands on the far left. Other folks we can guess at are Mrs. Nixon (mother of Frances Manuel) 4th... current
18:1618:16, 1 April 2023 diff hist +623‎ N File:Grace Chapel Procession on A Street.jpeg ‎ A procession of acolytes and the choir from Grace Chapel, the precursor to Grace Episcopal Church at 114 E. A Street in Brunswick, circa 1915. The crucifer was Richmond "Dick" Wenner. His future brother-in-law Mark Van Pelt is noted with a check mark over his head. Reverend Edward E. Burgess is visible at the back of the procession. This photo was taken on the north side of A Street across from the old chapel that was at the same location as the current church. See the 2nd Avenue slope on th... current
18:0518:05, 1 April 2023 diff hist +548‎ N File:"Independence Limited" excursion between DC and Chicago 1973.png ‎ Brunswick railroaders and a policeman Bernard Burch with a steam locomotive under the water tower. According to Wade Watson: “Southern Railway 2-8-2 #4501. In the summer of 1973 it pulled the "Independence Limited" excursion between DC and Chicago. I'm sure this is a photo of the service and crew change from that trip.” Directly behind the tender was an auxillery-water only tender. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)... current
17:4717:47, 1 April 2023 diff hist +342‎ N File:Railroaders late 1960s.png ‎ In this late-60s photo is a group of Brunswick Railroaders. Several have been identified as from left, Engineer C.T. Tom” Keller, Emerson Barlow, Mr. Roelkey, unknown, Mr. Ifert. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
17:4517:45, 1 April 2023 diff hist +258‎ N File:Cabling Spools.jpg ‎ Nice Kaplon landscape photo of railroad cabling spools with the old mill and the bridge behind them. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
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17:3517:35, 1 April 2023 diff hist +37‎ File:Mark .jpeg ‎ Mark Van Pelt (center) rose to the position of Terminal Trainmaster with the B&O in Brunswick before he was promoted to Terminal Superintendent in Philadelphia in 1945. Before the move to Philadelphia, the Van Pelt family lived at 10 5th Avenue in Brunswick. The photo is believed to have been taken in the lower car yard sometime in the 1950s. Mr. Van Pelt looked happy to be home. The family lived in Seaford, DE at the time. (Photo from the collection of E. Virginia "Ginny" Van Pelt)
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17:3217:32, 1 April 2023 diff hist +185‎ N File:Ann Wenner 1942-43.jpeg ‎ Ann Wenner (Osteen) in her 3rd grade year at West Brunswick Elementary School. (Photo from the collection of E. Virginia "Ginny" Van Pelt) Category:Smoketown Schools current
17:2617:26, 1 April 2023 diff hist +336‎ N File:Ginny Van Pelt 1942-43.jpeg ‎ Ginny Van Pelt in her 9th grade year at Brunswick High School. The Van Pelt family moved to Philadelphia in 1945. According to Joanne Runkles,"these photos were issued by the school and the family bought what they could afford." (Photo from the collection of E. Virginia "Ginny" Van Pelt) Category:Smoketown Schools current
16:5916:59, 1 April 2023 diff hist +575‎ N File:Doris Kelley 1st Grade 1935.jpg ‎ First grade photo of Doris Kelley (Barker) when she attended the St. Francis Parochial School at the top W. B Street. According to Mrs. Barker, "On the one with dutch-boy cut (no natural curl), I was almost 6 and attending the Catholic School for first grade because my birthday was the 18th of December and you needed to be “6” by December 1. I wanted to go to school like my friends. My parents were not wealthy but they had $7 per month for me to go to school a year." (Courtesy of Doris Kell... current
16:5316:53, 1 April 2023 diff hist +468‎ N File:Doris Kelley 3rd grade 1937.jpg ‎ According to Doris Kelley Barker, who at the time was a student at West Brunswick Elementary School, "The picture with some curls is when I was 8 and had my first permanent so I could have curls like all my friends. It was with that horrible permanent machine that if a fire had started in Mildred Dean’s shop, they would have had to take me and the machine outside!" (Courtesy of Doris Kelley Barker via Debbie Barker) Category:Smoketown Schools current
16:5016:50, 1 April 2023 diff hist +322‎ N File:BES 1st Grade House-Kao-Cage.JPG ‎ First day of school for first graders at Brunswick Elementary School in Mrs. Zelda Virts' class on September 4, 1963. David House, David Kao and Pete Cage were photographed here for The Blade-Times. The facial expressions were priceless. (Photo courtesy of A.F. "Pete" Cage) Category:Smoketown Schools current
16:4316:43, 1 April 2023 diff hist +482‎ N File:Mayor & Council Harris.JPG ‎ Photo of the Brunswick Mayor and Council in the 1930s during what we believe was the administration of Alfred Harris (middle). Mayor Harris served from 1938-42. We believe Mayor Harris's successor Elmer Bowers (1942-46) sat to 3rd from the right. Future Mayor and then Fire Chief Stanley T. Virts (!946-54) was seated on the right. Councilman Thompson was seated on the far left. (Photo courtesy of Rae O. Sunshine) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works current
16:3416:34, 1 April 2023 diff hist +620‎ N File:Lock 30 Ruins.jpeg ‎ This photo taken sometime after the bridge was dedicated in 1955 shows how far into disrepair the old C&O canal lock 30 had fallen. See the small bridge that you crossed to get to the ferry before the larger river bridges where built. It was later the way to boat ramp and towpath and was still the only way to get there even into the 1970s. Frankie Foster remembers there were crossties on side for railings back then. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission; infor... current
16:2916:29, 1 April 2023 diff hist +860‎ N File:George Stables.jpeg ‎ A view of Harry Y. George Sr's stables that housed horses and mules to haul coal as well as wagons for tin work. In addition to their hardware and coal business, Mr. George was an entrepreneur, who operated a cannery behind the former Litten's car dealership on the outer west end of town. The old stables are still located behind the former George-Strawsburg store on South Delaware Avenue. They date to circa 1905. In addition to the stables, there was once a long row of storage sheds for ha... current
16:2816:28, 1 April 2023 diff hist +327‎ N File:Nelly Roby-Harry George Sr.JPG ‎ n honor of Saturday night, here's a 1950s photo of future Brunswick Councilwoman Nelly Roby cutting a rug with business leader Harry Y. George, Sr at an old fire hall dance. The man behind their hands is believed to have been Sherman Lowry. (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown Music current
16:2616:26, 1 April 2023 diff hist +325‎ N File:Carter kids & Paul Orrison.JPG ‎ Late 1930s Carter family photo at a swimming location. From right to left are George Junior (Junie) Betty (Roelke), Paul Orrison, Peggy, Billie, Patsy. The girl on far left is unknown. The Orrisons and Carters were neighbors on E Street. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Carter Escamilla) Category:Smoketown Kids current
15:2915:29, 1 April 2023 diff hist +369‎ N File:Railroader Little League fans line the fence.png ‎ Spectators line the fence on what might have been the first opening day of the Brunswick Railroader Little League baseball on June 1954. The original little league field was located where the parking lot of Brunswick High School is today. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Baseball current
15:2415:24, 1 April 2023 diff hist +256‎ N File:Fashion how at old fire hall Enfield.png ‎ Sally Enfield on-stage in a fashion show sponsored by Kaplon's at the old Fire Hall on Easter Sunday in 1961. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current

01:4901:49, 6 March 2023 diff hist +719‎ N File:Grace Chapel Procession.jpeg ‎ A procession of acolytes and the choir from Grace Chapel, the precursor to Grace Episcopal Church at 114 E. A Street in Brunswick, circa 1915. The crucifer was Richmond "Dick" Wenner carrying the same cross used in services today at Grace Episcopal Church. His future brother-in-law Mark Van Pelt is noted with a check mark over his head. Reverend Edward E. Burgess is visible at the back of the procession. This photo appears to have been taken on the north side of A Street across from the old... current
01:4301:43, 6 March 2023 diff hist +420‎ N File:Mrs. Brooks Portrait.png ‎ A portrait of Mary Pauline Brooks, the daughter of slaves, who lived to age 106 and was for a time Maryland's oldest citizen. This photo may have dated back to the 1950s. Trivia question. Has any Brunswick Citizen lived longer than Mrs. Brooks? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown African American Heritage current
01:4101:41, 6 March 2023 diff hist +971‎ N File:Rotary Club at Shenandoah Downs.jpg ‎ The Blade-Times photo caption read: "Approximately 40 members and guests of the Brunswick Rotary Club were entertained last Thursday night on the Starlight Terrace of Shenandoah Downs. Pictured above are a part of the group that dined and then had fun trying to pick winners of the 9-race program. Another Brunswick group, The Silver Bit Riding Club were guests of the track this past Monday night." We can identify the following Rotarians and their family members: Front table - Gene Bowers, Di... current

16:0916:09, 26 February 2023 diff hist +656‎ N File:Hawaiian Dance.JPG ‎ Looks like a fun Saturday night sometime in the 1950s at the old Hawaiian Nightclub on Rt. 180 in Knoxville. The nightclub was a popular spot when it was located on the "main drag" between Frederick and the Charlestown Races. Woody Free's Memory Trio was a fixture on stage here for years. Nelly and Tete Roby swing on the dance floor at about one o'clock in the photo. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Litton are dancing at eleven o'clock. We believe Fran New is dancing in profile behind the man in the low... current

20:4020:40, 25 February 2023 diff hist +368‎ N File:Nellie Roby dancing.jpg ‎ According to her grandson John Roby Morsberger, Nelly Roby loved to dance. Here she is dancing with an unknown gentleman at their home on Third Avenue in Brunswick. When she was elected to the Brunswick City Council, Nelly Roby was first elected woman official in Frederick County. (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown Music current
20:3620:36, 25 February 2023 diff hist +1,598‎ N File:SCOB Park Ladder.jpg ‎ SCOB Park outside the Eagles Club in October 2022, just as it's looked for generations. The acronym stands for Social Club of Brunswick. It was so named in the early 1960s when the Eagles lodge was built on the land across from Brunswick Elementary School. The story is complicated. Peter Wenner The reason for the name Social Club of Brunswick or S.C.O.B. Is this. It was one of my dad Bill Wenner's first cases as an attorney in Brunswick and he was advised to stay away from it because it c... current
20:3420:34, 25 February 2023 diff hist +550‎ N File:Catlett Plow Winter.jpg ‎ Photo of Harry Catlett's plow near the tow path covered in snow. For those who have seen this rusted old apparatus, the Brunswick History Commission has attributed it to Harry Catlett, who in the 1930s and ‘40s farmed riverbottom land that we believe was originally one of C.F. Wenner's farms. According to Jackie Ebersole, Mr. Catlett was also janitor at the old East End elementary school on A Street in the 1940s. He had a room in the basement. (Photo courtesy of Wayne & Vicki Allgaier)... current
20:3320:33, 25 February 2023 diff hist +552‎ N File:Catlet Plow Summer.jpg ‎ Photo of Harry Catlett's plow near the tow path in the Summertime. For those who have seen this rusted old apparatus, the Brunswick History Commission has attributed it to Harry Catlett, who in the 1930s and ‘40s farmed riverbottom land that we believe was originally one of C.F. Wenner's farms. According to Jackie Ebersole, Mr. Catlett was also janitor at the old East End elementary school on A Street in the 1940s. He had a room in the basement. (Photo courtesy of Wayne & Vicki Allgaier)... current
20:3220:32, 25 February 2023 diff hist +534‎ N File:Catlett Plow Fall.jpg ‎ Photo of Harry Catlett's plow near the tow path. For those who have seen this rusted old apparatus, the Brunswick History Commission has attributed it to Harry Catlett, who in the 1930s and ‘40s farmed riverbottom land that we believe was originally one of C.F. Wenner's farms. According to Jackie Ebersole, Mr. Catlett was also janitor at the old East End elementary school on A Street in the 1940s. He had a room in the basement. (Photo courtesy of Wayne & Vicki Allgaier) [[Category:Smoke... current
20:3120:31, 25 February 2023 diff hist +325‎ N File:McCormick Cultivators.jpg ‎ Two rusted old horse-drawn McCormick cultivators rest side-by-side in front of a home on Central Avenue. Some of the houses in Brunswick Crossing are visible behind the white fence. They were left by the previous homeowner. (Photo courtesy of Wayne and Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Farm Community current
20:2920:29, 25 February 2023 diff hist +1,056‎ N File:Brunswick Public Library 1963.jpeg ‎ Collection of books on the shelf at the original Brunswick Public Library in the old West End Elementary School on 317 Brunswick Street? The Brunswick Library Association was formed on March 1, 1962. With 3,500 books, the library opened its doors on April 23, 1963. Chris Weitzel I was there with my mom the day the library opened and was the first person to take out a book. I don’t remember what it was. Shari Therit I was there all the time. I remember the librarian tried to get me to read... current
20:2620:26, 25 February 2023 diff hist +553‎ N File:Officer Ambrose Gas pump.jpeg ‎ Officer George Ambrose poses for a 1930 photo on his motorcycle near a gas pump in front of the old City Hall on A Street across the street from Bethany Lutheran Church. Note the sidecar for which he was famous for around town. He later became police chief in 1937 and served in that role until his death in 1941. The motorcycle was an Indian Chief purchased in Brunswick from Dutch Halley's dealership on Petersville Road. (Photo courtesy City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) [[Cate... current
20:2420:24, 25 February 2023 diff hist +481‎ N File:Negro School Barrys.jpg ‎ The old segregated school on West J Street when Charles and Henrietta Barry lived there in the 1970s. According to Liz Campbell Wilson: The Berry's were my Great Uncle and Aunt and she Pastored the church on J street after my Aunt Mary, who was the Pastor died. Fond memories on J Street with my cousins. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown African American Heritage current
20:1620:16, 25 February 2023 diff hist +381‎ N File:First Methodist Steeple.png ‎ This was the old steeple of the First United Methodist Church on S. Maryland Avenue before the new one was installed in 1961. Almost looks like it was about to have been taken down. See the brackets on the belfry. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
20:1520:15, 25 February 2023 diff hist +300‎ N File:Gross Digs Out.jpeg ‎ Mr. Charles Gross digs out his driveway near the corner of Petersville Road and Rosemont drive after a big snowstorm. Hard to tell what year. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Big Snows current
19:5719:57, 25 February 2023 diff hist +1,332‎ N File:City Meat Market Ad.jpeg ‎ Nice deal from the City Meat Market in 1941. This long gone store on W. Potomac Street where the ambulance company is now was destroyed by fire in September, 1959. Reportedly, in addition to fresh butchering, there was a slaughterhouse for freshly killed chickens in the basement. According to Norm Cornelius, who worked at the store in the late-1950s: Teddy Phillips had taken the business over in 1958 or close to that year. He had worked there for years as a Meat Cutter and other duties. He... current
19:5019:50, 25 February 2023 diff hist +519‎ N File:Red Men's Building 1915.jpeg ‎ Red Men's Building, circa 1915. Note that there was a Piggly Wiggly supermarket on the bottom floor, which is now the lobby of the Brunswick Heritage Museum and Brunswick Visitor Center. The double doors on the far left were the entrance to the stairs and basement which were all used by the Improved Order of Red Men (I.O.R.R.). The post office at the time was also reported to have been located on the first floor. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) [[Category:Smoketown Busi... current
19:4619:46, 25 February 2023 diff hist +407‎ N File:1936 Flood Flynn's Barber Shop.jpeg ‎ Another flood photo at the foot of S. Maple Avenue, presumably in 1936. The small building on the left was reported to have been Flynn's barber shop. Rowboats were the only way to get around that part of town at this time. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission; information from "Images of America: Brunswick by Mary Rubin) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
19:4319:43, 25 February 2023 diff hist +986‎ N File:Brunswick Boys Club 1909.jpeg ‎ This 1909 image, taken at the home of Judge John L. Jordan on Maryland Avenue at the corner of W. Potomac Street, shows the Brunswick Boys Club posing with what appear to have been muskets. Founded by Reverend Luther Martin (seated lower left) of the Brunswick Presbyterian Church on A Street, this "secret group's" cry was O.G.F. Boom!, and each member had an insignia pin and scribe with the initials standing for Old Glory Forever. Today's Brunswick Boy Scout troop can trace its beginnings b... current
19:3819:38, 25 February 2023 diff hist +799‎ N File:Boy Scout Troop 5 1915.jpeg ‎ In parallel with a secret club for older boys called Old Glory Forever or OGF, scouting began in Brunswick around 1915 with the establishment of Boy Scout Troop 5. This 1920 photograph shows some of well-dressed scouts on a hike to Virginia Springs, a source of Brunswick's water supply. Pictured here, from left to right are Bill Deener, Raymond, Funk, scoutmaster George A. Hood, and Louis Rice. The Brunswick Girl Scouts were introduced in 1921 by schoolteachers Lavinia and Georgia Hood. Bru... current
19:3619:36, 25 February 2023 diff hist +617‎ N File:BHS Handwork Club 1940.jpeg ‎ This 1940 photo from the “Garnet and Gold” yearbook shows the Handwork Club at old Brunswick High School atop 4th Avenue. According to the author, “Sitting on those stacks of books to pose for the picture had to have been pretty uncomfortable for those unfortunate enough not to be seated at one of the desks.” The only person identified was Mary Plunkert Noland, who was sitting in the back row, far left by the wall. (Photo courtesy of the city of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission; inf... current
19:3319:33, 25 February 2023 diff hist +353‎ N File:Justice Douglass C&O Canal 5.jpeg ‎ Justice William O. Douglas as he passed through Brunswick on his 8-day hike from Georgetown to Cumberland on the C&O towpath in March, 1954. Justice Douglas' demonstration prevented the towpath from becoming part of a national highway plan. (Photo courtesy of Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
19:3219:32, 25 February 2023 diff hist +166‎ N File:Brunswick Centennial Mug.jpeg ‎ A coffee mug commemorating Brunswick's Centennial Celebration in 1990. (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
19:3019:30, 25 February 2023 diff hist +246‎ N File:Engine and E. Potomac Street.JPG ‎ Great 1975 perspective of E. Potomac Street behind the engine as it prepares to enter the roundhouse. Cage's Garage is visible through the trees on the lower right. (Photo courtesy of Ray Soderberg) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
19:2819:28, 25 February 2023 diff hist +242‎ N File:Potomac River Frozen 2018.jpeg ‎ Frozen Potomac River in early 2018. This photo was taken from the bridge on the Virginia side by the trailer cabins behind the gas station. (Photo from The Brunswick Citizen) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current

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