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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
19:2719:27, 25 February 2023 diff hist +518‎ N File:Gross House Central Avenue.jpeg ‎ The Gross House on 304 Central Avenue in October, 2022. Longtime businessman and Judge William B. Gross with his wife Thelma, who taught 5th Grade up the hill at Brunswick Elementary School, raised their children here after moving from the family home next to the Gross store on S. Maryland Avenue. According to public records, the primary structure was built in 1956. It remained in the family until 2000 when it was sold by John L. Gross. (Photo by Peter Wenner) [[Category:Smoketown In and A... current
19:2419:24, 25 February 2023 diff hist +642‎ N File:Mrs. Bennett 5th Grade Class 1970-71.JPG ‎ Mrs. Bennett's 5th grade class during the 1970-71 school year. Here's who has been identified: Back row: Candy Free, David Kemp, Bernie Lipscomb, Steve Rowe, James Herbert, Sherri Sigler, Pat Campbell, Tammy Webber, Robin Hoopengardner, Nancy Childs, Sherry Mohler Middle row: Jeff Webber, Sandy Deener, Karen Roelkey, Peggy Ketterman, Roy Lipscomb, Jerry Thomas, Tammy Brawner, Cynthia Mann, Doug Bohrer, Kathy Robinson, Dennis Wenner Front row: Mitch McMurry, Eddie Weddle, Vicky Flook, Debbi... current
19:1919:19, 25 February 2023 diff hist +778‎ N File:BHS Class of 1938 Reunion.JPG ‎ BHS Class of 1938 gathered at their 50th reunion in 1988. Mrs. Wheatley identified the members of her class, as follows: Front row - Dorothy Dixon, Frances Burch, Emma Copeland, Patricia O'Hara, Anna Betty Weedy, Ethel Wenner Middle row - Evelyn Grams, Pearl Ambrose, Margaret Roelke, Lorraine Kronk, Anna Ray Suter, Geraldine Sherrard, Katherine Ahalt, Clara Garrison, Eloise Michael, Jane Nelson, Theda Norris, Ina Mae Kline, Gloria Cornelius, Mary Louise Chambers, Ella Hissey Back row - War... current
19:1719:17, 25 February 2023 diff hist +441‎ N File:F&M Bank Women Staffers.jpg ‎ A group photo of women staffers from the old Farmers & Mechanics Bank in 1973 before the new branch was built in the latter part of the decade. Posed here behind Hazel Bartlett are Jo Ann Thompson, Ethel Strailman, Diane Wiggington (Dawson), Mary Catherine Moore and Dorothy Moss. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
19:1119:11, 25 February 2023 diff hist +417‎ N File:Brooks Family 4 Generations.jpg ‎ A 1970s era Brooks family photo representing 4 generations with Rosie Brooks Campbell, her father Frank, daughter Kimberly and Grandma Mary Pauline Brooks. Mrs. Brooks lived to the ripe age of 106 and was for a time Maryland's oldest citizen. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown African American Heritage current
19:0819:08, 25 February 2023 diff hist +494‎ N File:Charles Compher.jpg ‎ The gentleman on the left was Mr. Charles Compher, who at the time lived with his daughter Evelyn Compher Donovan on West B Street. The man on the right is unidentified. Mr. Compher had been a Lovettsville farmer and passed away in 1978 just shy of his 102nd birthday. The farm is now known as “Hiddencroft Vinyards”. The photo was likely taken in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown People current
19:0719:07, 25 February 2023 diff hist +452‎ N File:Barger Dry Cleaning.jpeg ‎ Charles A. Barger Jr. operated the first modern steam press in Brunswick at Barger Dry Cleaning, located in a small building on East Potomac Street. Here he is in an October 1918 photo showing off the press. Note the advertisement on the right for Piedmont Cigarettes. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission; information from "Images of America: Brunswick" by Mary Rubin) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
19:0519:05, 25 February 2023 diff hist +704‎ N File:Van Pelts Hilltop House.jpeg ‎ Mr. and Mrs. Mark B. Van Pelt of Brunswick pose high above the Harper's Ferry Tunnel, bridge and river sometome in the 1920s. M.B. Van Pelt was later promoted from Terminal Train Master in Brunswick to Terminal Superintendent in Philadelphia in 1945. Mrs. Van Pelt was the former Edith Olivia Wenner, daughter of C.M. Wenner. The Van Pelts lived at 10 5th Avenue in Brunswick before the promotion. The building behind them. has been identified to have been the Hilltop House Annex. The Van Pel... current

18:5418:54, 16 January 2023 diff hist +525‎ N File:Slave Quarters Oakland.jpeg ‎ This is the tiny slave quarters on the old Oakland Estate, now Crown Rose Estate, on Route 180 in Petersville. The Frederick County historic registry for the property lists this as a spring house that was built in the mid-19th century and that "there is evidence it likely served as a residential slave quarters." It may be the oldest structure on the property--see pages #3-4. https://frederickcountymd.gov/.../04-02-311-Listing-on... (Photo by Peter Wenner) [[Category:Smoketown African Ameri... current
18:5218:52, 16 January 2023 diff hist +875‎ N File:Miss Carter's Class 1963-64.jpg ‎ Miss Peggy Carter's 6th grade class at Brunswick Elementary School during the 1963-64 school year. These kids were eventually members of BHS Class of 1970. Miss Carter noted that her nephew Keith Carter was in this class. 1st row ... Denny Connor, Debbie Blosser, Teresa Harris, Ricky Dawson, Larry King, Tony Barnhouse, Judy Payne, Melinda Harwood ??, ?? 2nd row ... Marcia Rhoderick, ? , Brenda can't remember her last name, ? , Patti Powers, Harold Tomlin, Billy Myers, ? , Keith Carter, Paul... current
18:4418:44, 16 January 2023 diff hist +560‎ N File:Kaplon's Window Reflection Buick.jpeg ‎ Abstract photo of a Kaplon's display window in the mid-'50s with a Buick and the Shell station in the reflection. Myer Kaplon once wrote that he was in charge of the window displays, and you can see his photos among other items, but the moving force was his sister Fanny. Please feel free to share your memories of the Kaplon's store windows. They were reportedly fantastic in the Christmas season. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Pub... current
18:4118:41, 16 January 2023 diff hist +334‎ N File:Russell McMurry PO.jpeg ‎ Russell McMurry sorts the mail at the old post office on E. Potomac Street across from the YMCA sometime in the 1950s. The current post office was dedicated in October 1958. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
18:3918:39, 16 January 2023 diff hist +256‎ N File:Peoples National Bank Xmas Ad.jpg ‎ A 1964 Blade-Times ad for Peoples Bank next to the bridge. By this time, the bank location known as Peoples Bank in Brunswick had been absorbed by Farmers and Mechanics National Bank. (Courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
18:3818:38, 16 January 2023 diff hist +673‎ N File:Paynes Pharmacy 1964.jpg ‎ Blade-Times downtown advertising for Payne's Pharmacy in the first block of W. Potomac Street. The business was located up the hill from the square corner on the north side next door to the Bank of Brunswick, now City Hall. According to Norm Cornelius, "The business was right where the Bike Shop now sits. Mr. Harry Payne, when not working was an avid Flyer, owning his own C172 which he kept tied down at the Frederick Municipal Airport. Harry lived on Rte180 next to the Hawaiian Night Club…... current
18:3618:36, 16 January 2023 diff hist +202‎ N File:Karn Xmas adf.jpg ‎ Christmas wishes from J.P. Karn, the place to go in Brunswick for lumber and other building supplies for something like 80 years. (Courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
18:3518:35, 16 January 2023 diff hist +809‎ N File:Chessie System Trains.JPG ‎ An undated photo from the Brunswick yards. Probably mid-70s. The Chessie System was formed as a holding company for the 3 railroads, C&O, B&O, and WM (owned by B&O), but each maintained their individual identities. Less than half of all the locomotives were ever painted in the Chessie scheme and all of the retained the reporting marks of their home railroad. This practice continued until Chessie merged with Seaboard and everything became CSX. These GP9 locomotives powered the pre-MARC commut... current
18:3018:30, 16 January 2023 diff hist +309‎ N File:Ephraims Xmas ad.jpg ‎ Appropriate Christmas ad from the 1964 Blade-Times special advertising section for Ephraim's. Some of us will recall that Mrs. Jeanette Ephraim loved cats that were often seen in the old E. Potomac Street store along with the aquarium. (Courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
18:2818:28, 16 January 2023 diff hist +499‎ N File:Train-Roundhouse-Brunswick Spires 1975.JPG ‎ Train cars parked behind the Brunswick roundhouse in 1975 with the backside of old main street hovering over. Clockwise between the trains and roundhouse are the then First United Methodist Church on S. Maryland Avenue, Reformed Church, Kaplon's, Red Men's Hall (The Museum), Newberry's and Cincotta buildings on W. Potomac Street. At the bottom of S. Maryland Avenue, you can see the old Gross family home and J.P. Karn's. (Photo by Ray Soderberg) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
18:2718:27, 16 January 2023 diff hist +134‎ N File:Diesel Engine in Yard 1975.JPG ‎ A diesel engine sits in the Brunswick yard in 1975. (Photo courtesy of Ray Soderberg) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
18:2518:25, 16 January 2023 diff hist +204‎ N File:YMCA Engine and WB Tower 1975.JPG ‎ An image of the Brunswick yards in 1975 after the C&O took over. Is that an F unit that's framed by the YMCA and WB Tower? (Photo courtesy of Ray Soderberg) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
18:2318:23, 16 January 2023 diff hist +168‎ N File:BES Lower Field Backstop.jpeg ‎ View of one of the old ballfields of old BES from behind the rusted backstop on Sunday, 10/23/22. (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:2118:21, 16 January 2023 diff hist +225‎ N File:BES Drinking Fountain.jpeg ‎ An old drinking fountain on the BES playground that no longer works. It's likely those black pipes at the lower right are stenciled, “DUCTILE IRON.” (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:1818:18, 16 January 2023 diff hist +2,830‎ N File:BES 1st grade wing.jpeg ‎ Old first grade classrooms at the current BES on Sunday, 10/23/22. Some of the memories that were written about include: Brenton Barger My first grade teacher was Mrs. Margaret Strailman. Loved her dearly... Like a 2nd Mom! 2nd grade was Miss Talbert...not sure of spelling.... remember when she made us take a nap... she took one too! Once in a while she would have "gas"...and it would slip out. If one was misbehaving... you had to sit under her desk! Paul Lake had that distinction one day wh... current
18:1118:11, 16 January 2023 diff hist +350‎ N File:BES Auditorium & Cafeteria.jpeg ‎ Cafeteria, auditorium and bus room at the old BES on Sunday, 10/23/22. Many of us remember being ordered by a patrolman to stand against the wall for misbehaving here while waiting for the bus, as well as performing in school plays and talent shows. This was also the lunch room. (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:0918:09, 16 January 2023 diff hist +136‎ N File:New BES Construction.jpeg ‎ New Brunswick Elementary School construction on Sunday, 10/23/22. (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:0518:05, 16 January 2023 diff hist +150‎ N File:Santa '22 Veterans Day Parade.jpg ‎ Mr. & Mrs. Santa ride in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
18:0318:03, 16 January 2023 diff hist +96‎ N File:New & Old BES.JPG ‎ Drone view of the new BES construction, Fall 2022. Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:0218:02, 16 January 2023 diff hist +336‎ N File:Gail Metzgar & grandson.JPG ‎ Gail Metzgar smiles for the camera in the undercroft at Grace Church sometime in the early 1990s with her grandson Andrew Metzgar. See Andrew's Mite Lenten offering box. They are a longtime tradition in Anglican and Episcopal parishes. (Photo courtesy of Rebecah Staup Daggett) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
17:5917:59, 16 January 2023 diff hist +601‎ N File:Othello-Estella Belt.jpeg ‎ Brunswick Distinguished Citizen Estella Belt stands beside the sign at the entrance to Othello Regional Park, which was named in honor of her great-great-grandfather, a Black slave who became free after the Civil War. Mrs. Belt resides just across the road from the park on the grounds of Crown Rose Estate. She and her husband James both worked for the Delmar family, who previously owned the estate. Mr. Belt also worked on the Flook farm where the park is situated. This photo was taken on Oc... current
17:5817:58, 16 January 2023 diff hist +378‎ N File:Crown Rose Barn.jpg ‎ he old barn at Crown Rose Estate, formerly known as Oakland. Barley, rye and walnuts are grown on the old farmland for a new distillery operated on the estate. This photo was taken in late October, 2022. https://marylandspirits.org/members/crown-rose-estate/ https://www.crownrose.com/mansion-house (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown Farm Community current
17:5617:56, 16 January 2023 diff hist +359‎ N File:Men@Y 17.4.jpg ‎ A group of men play dominoes at the YMCA sometime in the 1960s. Tally Shewbridge is believed to be the man standing on the left. The man on the left in the white shirt was identified as Walter Riley. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
17:5017:50, 16 January 2023 diff hist +348‎ N File:Litten's Dinner-Caniford.jpeg ‎ Here's another photo of the Litten's family holiday dinner in 1948, possibly at the YMCA. Bob Caniford has been identified in the foreground on the right side of the table. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
17:4717:47, 16 January 2023 diff hist +590‎ N File:Litten's Dinner-Bowers-Hickman.png ‎ Photo of a Litten's Cheverolet-Oldsmobile holiday family dinner at an unknown location, which we believe was taken in the 1948 holiday season. Thios may have been the YMCA Standing serving a plate is top salesman Gene Bowers. Next to him are son Gary (in a highchair), his wife Margaret and their good friends Dick and Sue Hickman. Mr. Hickman ran the Litten's repair shop below the showroom on W. Potomac Street. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frede... current
17:4417:44, 16 January 2023 diff hist +471‎ N File:Townsmen watch Littens blaze.jpeg ‎ Townsmen watch Brunswick volunteer firefighters battle a blaze on the railroad behind Litten's car dealership on West Potomac Street in what we believe was 1940. Unless it was a railroad facility, this appears to have been a garage or auto shop behind the Litten's showroom on W. Potomac Street. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
17:4117:41, 16 January 2023 diff hist +367‎ N File:Flooded canal-mill-lock gate.jpeg ‎ A view of the old mill during one of the great floods of the 20th century. Flood waters like this proved how difficult it was to maintain a working canal along the Potomac River. The man appears to be walking on the lock gates in a photo taken from the old bridge. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
17:3817:38, 16 January 2023 diff hist +566‎ N File:BHS Outing.JPG ‎ he caption on this photo posted on the Frederick Maryland Old Photos page described this photo as depicting 7 BHS students attending a workshop with Mary Foster Cage (BHS Class of '36), who was a beloved English and Remedial Reading at BHS for a generation. Standing in back from left to right were her son Bob Cage (Class of '63), Mary Jo Roudabousch (Brown), Mrs. Cage, Ione Davis and James Short (Class of '62). (Photo from the Dave Maloney collection, courtesy of Heritage, Frederick, Maryl... current

16:2816:28, 14 January 2023 diff hist +359‎ N File:Locomotive in Sandy Hook.png ‎ An old photo of a locomotive engine at Sandy Hook steaming its way towards Brunswick with Harpers Ferry visible on the left. This may have been taken in the 1930s prior to the advent of diesel trains. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
16:2316:23, 14 January 2023 diff hist +287‎ N File:Harpers Ferry Tunnel 2 Bridges.png ‎ Interesting perspective of the 2 tracks feeding into the Harpers Ferry tunnel. It's difficult to know when the photo was taken. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
16:1716:17, 14 January 2023 diff hist +478‎ N File:Men standing in a field.jpeg ‎ A group of men getting direction from the man in the plaid jacket in a local field. Maybe Rotarians preparing to cut trees for a Christmas drive in the late 1940s? It's believed to have been West Schnauffer on the far left, Bill Weller in the leather jacket and Harry Mace standing next to Mr. Weller on his right. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Organizations current
16:0516:05, 14 January 2023 diff hist +184‎ N File:Blair Harrington Office.jpg ‎ Blair Harrington’s office inside the Brunswick westbound train station in 1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
15:4415:44, 14 January 2023 diff hist +687‎ N File:Leftwich Party.png ‎ Group photo of a party for Harry Leftwich, who was general manager of the B&O YMCA at the time in what we believe to have been the late 1940s. Judging from the briefcase, which may have been a gift, this might have been his going away party. Behind Mr. Leftwich on the left was his successor Marvin Younkins. It's believed that Clara Mentzer is the little lady with glasses left of the table. She worked in the YMCA restaurant for years. Evelyn Darr, who was secretary and eventually General Mana... current
15:3315:33, 14 January 2023 diff hist +559‎ N File:Red Men's Hall 1906.JPG ‎ This photo of the Red Men's Hall (now the Brunswick Heritage Museum on 40 W Potomac Street), was among many commissioned by then Mayor A.G. Horine in 1906 to reflect the town's progress. Note the natural dirt road on what was then known as Main Street and the three small shops where the Newberry's building is today. This is why Newberry's had three different addresses until recently when it was consolidated into one during the ongoing renovations of the historic building. (Photo courtesy of... current
15:3115:31, 14 January 2023 diff hist +680‎ N File:Eastbound waiting room.jpg ‎ The waiting room in Brunswick's eastbound train station back in 1982. When the station was demolished in the 1980s, the “no loafing” sign made its way to the museum. According to Norm Cornelius, "the reason that sign was posted was because the East Bound Station was not manned by an Agent oe Station Master. The Brunswick B&O Station Agent was located at the Westbound Office. During the 1960’s the agent would Open the Eastbound Building and sell tickets prior to the first Bud Car (MARC) depart... current

19:2419:24, 27 December 2022 diff hist +286‎ N File:Haze Halley Xmas ad.jpg ‎ A holiday ad from the 1964 Blade-Times special advertising section for Haze Halley's fuel oil and burner service business. Mr. Halley operated the business out of his home on N. Maple Avenue, or "Wenner's Hill". (Courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas current

23:4123:41, 27 November 2022 diff hist +132‎ N File:Vietnam Vets 2022.jpg ‎ Vietnam Veterans on E. Potomac Street (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
23:4023:40, 27 November 2022 diff hist +144‎ N File:Eagle Riders 2 2022.jpg ‎ Eagle Riders make their way up E. Potomac Street. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
23:3323:33, 27 November 2022 diff hist +197‎ N File:Brunswick Library Staff 2022.jpg ‎ Brunswick Public Library staff prepare to march in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. Mary Minnis on right. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
23:3223:32, 27 November 2022 diff hist +179‎ N File:Boy Scouts 2022.jpg ‎ Brunswick Boy Scout troop 277 across from City Park in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
23:3023:30, 27 November 2022 diff hist +176‎ N File:Eagle Riders City Park 2022.jpg ‎ Eagle Riders prepare for take off near City Park in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
23:2823:28, 27 November 2022 diff hist +189‎ N File:Mayor Brown 2022 Veterans Day Parade.jpg ‎ Dapper Mayor Nathan Brown on a bail of hay on S. Maple Avenue in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
23:2623:26, 27 November 2022 diff hist +144‎ N File:Local Veterans 2022.jpg ‎ Local Veterans truck in 2022 Veterans Day Parade (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
23:2323:23, 27 November 2022 diff hist +218‎ N File:D House with young passenger.jpg ‎ Brunswick Eagle Rider David House with his young passenger make their way up E. Potomac St in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
23:2123:21, 27 November 2022 diff hist +219‎ N File:Ambulance Co 2022.jpg ‎ Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Company begins its procession up E. Potomac Street in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
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23:1723:17, 27 November 2022 diff hist +159‎ N File:POW-MIA 2022.jpg ‎ POW-MIA float on E. Potomac Street in 2022 Veterans' Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations
23:0723:07, 27 November 2022 diff hist +411‎ N File:First Methodist Sunday School 1950s.png ‎ One of several photos in the Kaplon Collection of Sunday School students at the old First Methodist Church on S. Maryland Avenue, this cute group included Mickey Orye, Michael Spurrier, Sylvia Feaster, Ann Eury, Nancy Frey, and Michael Coates. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
23:0223:02, 27 November 2022 diff hist +394‎ N File:Brown Farm Butchering Ladies Cooking.png ‎ Ladies in the kitchen on the Brown farm near Lovettsville preparing the meal on Thanksgiving. Ida Brown with her back to the camera is on the right. The men were outside butchering. This photo was likely taken in the early 1950s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Farm Community current
23:0123:01, 27 November 2022 diff hist +313‎ N File:Butchering Smith.png ‎ Country butchering at the Farmers Woods in the late '60s. The boy facing the camera appears to be Sam Smith and his father Willard Smith behind him. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Farm Community current
22:5822:58, 27 November 2022 diff hist +376‎ N File:City Council 1955.jpeg ‎ Brunswick City Council poses on the front steps of what was then City Hall on A Street (now the police station) in 1955: Front: Bud Albert, Chester Phillips Back: Dick Danner, Carl Hahne, Bill Hortman (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works current
22:5622:56, 27 November 2022 diff hist +409‎ N File:Diane Shewbridge Oscar Mitchell.jpg ‎ Young Diane Shewbridge poses sometime in the 1950s with Oscar "Mitch" Mitchell before leaving with family and friends on a trip out of the Brunswick Westbound train station. In the background are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Hightman and Mrs. Pauline Hawkins. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Kids current
22:5422:54, 27 November 2022 diff hist +417‎ N File:Pettie Brown Winn.jpg ‎ Pettie Brown Winn posed on S. Maryland Avenue in front of the then new extension to First Methodist Church sometime in the 1950s. Mrs. Winn was among the women pioneers, who worked on the railroad in Brunswick when local men left for service in World War II. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current

20:1620:16, 20 November 2022 diff hist +155‎ N File:Senior Center.jpg ‎ Brunswick Senior Center Ladies circa late '90s? Who can you recognize? (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Category:Smoketown Organizations current
20:1120:11, 20 November 2022 diff hist +503‎ N File:Acme Prize.jpg ‎ Store manager Joe Reed presented Beth Mentzer with a GE heavy duty dryer at the old Acme supermarket in 1987. Acme gave away the dryer as part of an ongoing promotion that also featured a color TV set. Beth said that prior to this, she had "never won anything". If anyone has other photos of the Acme store on New Addition, please feel free to share them with us! (Brunswick Citizen clipping courtesy of City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
20:0520:05, 20 November 2022 diff hist +560‎ N File:Buddy Gilbert v. Middletown.jpg ‎ Buddy Gilbert makes a head fake before driving around his Middletown opponent during what the newspaper called the Railroaders' “stunning upset” over the Knights on a Saturday night in March 1968. Following the game, Coach Herb Daugherty credited the BHS varsity team for playing some of their best basketball of the season. The Middletown player number 14 is Robert Rogowski. In the background for the Knights is Paul Throne. (Blade-Times photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland Histo... current
20:0320:03, 20 November 2022 diff hist +129‎ N File:Charlie King sitting.jpg ‎ Railroader Charlie King (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current

02:0002:00, 14 November 2022 diff hist +342‎ N File:Bob Stewart.jpg ‎ Leroy Herbert (Bob) Stewart and Ada Belle Arnett. This photo is believed to have been taken on their wedding day in April 1917 during World War I. It was taken on the sidewalk in front of his fathers house in Brunswick on A Street next door to Grace Church. (Photo courtesy of Mark Stewart) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers current
01:5701:57, 14 November 2022 diff hist +157‎ N File:Charlie Porter.jpg ‎ Charlie Porter worked for the passenger department. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
01:5501:55, 14 November 2022 diff hist +225‎ N File:Pete Stair.jpg ‎ Pete Stair. He worked from Brunswick to Martinsburg on a turnaround train service for years. Good message on the wall. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
01:5301:53, 14 November 2022 diff hist +172‎ N File:Bill Baker.jpg ‎ Artistic photo of Bill Baker with the bridge in a soft background. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
01:5101:51, 14 November 2022 diff hist +118‎ N File:Charlie King 2.jpg ‎ Charlie King (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
01:5001:50, 14 November 2022 diff hist +262‎ N File:WWII Army Private.jpeg ‎ A U.S. Army private boards the train as local soldiers deployed for duty in World War II. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers current
01:4601:46, 14 November 2022 diff hist +152‎ N File:Bennie Harsh.JPG ‎ Bennie Harsh Sr. in his U.S. Army uniform during World War II. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Harsh Baker) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers current
01:3901:39, 14 November 2022 diff hist +182‎ N File:Buzz Darr.jpg ‎ Buzzy Darr poses in the Brunswick yard in 1982. He worked on the track team. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
01:3601:36, 14 November 2022 diff hist +150‎ N File:Roy Lipscomb.jpg ‎ Roy Lipscomb having a bite of lunch in 1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
01:3301:33, 14 November 2022 diff hist +182‎ N File:Barry Jones.jpg ‎ Barry Jones worked on track and was later transferred to the carpenter gang. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
01:3101:31, 14 November 2022 diff hist +157‎ N File:Joe Thomas.jpg ‎ Joe Thomas in 1982. He was an operator agent/clerk. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
01:3001:30, 14 November 2022 diff hist +145‎ N File:.Gayhart.jpg ‎ Dave Gayhart was Track Foreman in 1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
01:2701:27, 14 November 2022 diff hist +243‎ N File:Mr. Cook.JPG ‎ A great photo collage of beloved longtime BHS science teacher Paul Cook, who taught advanced biology to at least 2 generations of students. Mr. Cook made science fun. (Courtesy of BHS Throwbacks) Category:Smoketown Schools current
01:2001:20, 14 November 2022 diff hist +427‎ N File:Mr. Imwold.jpeg ‎ Mr. Dennis Imwold taught English and drove a candy-apple red convertible Karman Gia as a young teacher back in the early '70s that he was good-naturedly teased about by students. After he left BHS, he spent his career in the State Department working in embasssies around the world. He married, raised 2 children and retired to Florida. (Photo from 1970 BHS Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
01:1001:10, 14 November 2022 diff hist +254‎ N File:Mr. Sullivan.jpg ‎ Mr. Gregory Sullivan taught art at BHS when the high school was still considered new. He was a talented artist, but was remembered as a sometimes irrascible teacher. (Photo from 1970 BHS Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
01:0301:03, 14 November 2022 diff hist +1,793‎ N File:Grace Church Centennial.jpeg ‎ Program for the centennial celebration of Grace Church that was held in Brunswick on October 23, 2022. See the cornerstone in the middle of the page. Grace Church, as we know it today, was originally part of All Saints Parish, Frederick, which was organized from Prince George’s Parish in 1742. In 1801, Saint Mark’s Parish was formed with Saint Mark’s, Petersville as the mother church of the parish. By 1890, Saint Marks parish in Frederick and Washington counties included the churches of Sai... current

23:2223:22, 13 November 2022 diff hist +483‎ N File:Grace Chapel Burgess.jpeg ‎ Reverend Edward E. Burgess with acolytes and choir at the old Grace Chapel, which preceded the current Grace Church, which just celebrated its centennial on 10/23/22. We believe this photo dates to circa 1915. Father Burgess presided over the transition into the then new church until his death in 1938. The crucifer appears to have been Richmond "Dick" Wenner. (Photo courtesy of Shirley Shores and Grace Episcopal Church) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
23:2023:20, 13 November 2022 diff hist +330‎ N File:Hartman Anniversary.jpg ‎ Hartman family at a 50th anniversary party for Virts and Jerry Hartman in the 1960s. Daughters Marie Huffer on the left and Virginia Hartman on the right. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
20:2120:21, 13 November 2022 diff hist +306‎ N File:Mike Dallas.jpg ‎ Young Mike Dallas (BHS Class of '71) poses on W. Potomac Street in front of Kaplon's in the late 1950s in what appears to have been a Halloween costume. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Kids current
20:1920:19, 13 November 2022 diff hist +362‎ N File:Veterans Day Parade E Potomac.jpg ‎ This appears to have been a World War II era Veterans Day parade as the procession makes its way east on Potomac Street, as it did in those days. See Horine's on the southside, the Lace Store and Bank of Brunswick on the north. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
20:1720:17, 13 November 2022 diff hist +308‎ N File:Veterans Day Parade African-American Band 40s.jpg ‎ An African-American marching band makes its way down the first block of W. Potomac Street during 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
20:1520:15, 13 November 2022 diff hist +352‎ N File:Veterans Day Parade 1940s.jpeg ‎ In the 1940s, a marching band heads down the first block of W. Potomac Street from what must've been a window in the old Katz building on the Square Corner. See the old Bank of Brunswick where City Hall resides today. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
20:1320:13, 13 November 2022 diff hist +441‎ N File:Veterans Day Parade Spectators 1961.jpg ‎ The crowd, who have staked out prime seats for the unseasonably warm 1961 Veterans' Day Parade, await. See the boy on the lower left bending over trying to see if anything was coming. Also noted is Donald Darr's Corvair van in front of his business Brunswick Florist. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
20:1020:10, 13 November 2022 diff hist +415‎ N File:Veterans Day Parade Silver Bit.jpg ‎ The Silver Bit Riding Club makes its way down W. Potomac Street in a Veterans' Day Parade in what might have been the late 1950s. Right to left: Tom Hagan (with flag), Les Fry, Harwood Watson, Ruby Kemp, Buddy Sigler, Dawn Kemp, Tom Watson (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current

22:1622:16, 21 October 2022 diff hist +217‎ N File:Stewarts.jpg ‎ Ada Belle Stewart poses with her son Gerald Stewart in the backyard of their home on 47 East B Street. This photo was taken in 1945. (Photo courtesy of Mark Stewart) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers current
22:0922:09, 21 October 2022 diff hist +427‎ N File:Trinity Lutheran Church Knoxville Harpel.jpeg ‎ Pastor George Harpel presides at a Sunday service at Trinity Lutheran Church in Knoxville in the 1970s. The old church is now a residence. The painting of Christ now resides in the sanctuary at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Burkittsville. Please feel free to share your memories of this church. (Photo courtesy of Jody Brumage and the South Mountain Heritage Society) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
22:0522:05, 21 October 2022 diff hist +450‎ N File:B&O Emergency Hospital Porch.jpeg ‎ A view of the B&O Yard likely taken from the porch of the old emergency hospital building next to the YMCA. Although the date is unknown, this photo was taken after 1907 as the original roundhouse had been replaced by this structure as part of an infrastructure improvement that included the YMCA and the west half of the yard. (Photo courtesy of Jody Brumage and the South Mountain Heritage Society) Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
22:0322:03, 21 October 2022 diff hist +845‎ N File:Square Corner Post Office.jpeg ‎ This building on the square corner, which many of us remember as S.& N. Katz jewelers was an early post office for Brunswick. Judging from the photo style, we believe it dates to the early 20th century between 1900-1910. It was later a grocery store before it became Katz. According to Jody Brumage, a copy of a Frederick News article from 1927 stated in that year the Post Office was moving to the "building nearly completed by Dr. J.G.F. Smith on South Maple Avenue." The Brunswick post office... current
21:4921:49, 21 October 2022 diff hist +308‎ N File:Old bridge before new construction.jpeg ‎ A view from the Virginia side during construction of the then new Potomac River Bridge with the old bridge still operational. The bridge was dedicated in August, 1955. (Photo courtesy of Jody Brumage and the South Mountain Heritage Society) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
21:4721:47, 21 October 2022 diff hist +775‎ N File:Grace Reformed Church Knoxville.jpg ‎ This was Grace Reformed Church in Knoxville. It was built in the 1848 and used as a field hospital during the Maryland Campaign of 1862. According to Jody Brumage, "the church was originally built in Weverton. It was used as a hospital and badly damaged. According to records, the congregation disbanded after the Civil War. Rev. William Wire, pastor of Saint Paul’s, Burkittsville, began holding services in a schoolhouse in Knoxville which formed into Trinity Church. In the 1870s, the old Weve... current
21:4321:43, 21 October 2022 diff hist +411‎ N File:1966 LL State Champs.jpg ‎ P.L. Orrison, Mitch Deener, Brent Albert and Craig Crowl celebrate on their home field in Brunswick after our Little League all stars defeated East Frederick 4-1 to advance to the State Tournament in Hagerstown. The year was 1966. Brunswick won the state tournament and went to the regionals in Louisville, KY. (News clipping courtesy of Kristi Deener Mitchell) Category:Smoketown Baseball current
21:3721:37, 21 October 2022 diff hist +382‎ N File:Board of Trade 1968.jpg ‎ Under the headline "Board of Trade Meets", this Blade-Times photo from March 7, 1968 shows (left to right) Draper Sutcliffe, Dr. Paul Shaffer and Richard Snoots talking over the tallying of election votes. Schaefer and Sutcliffe had just been elected to the board. (Courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Organizations current
21:3021:30, 21 October 2022 diff hist +283‎ N File:American legion champs 1968.jpg ‎ The 1968 Blade-Times caption read: "Paul Barker and Paul Taylor present American Legion District baseball trophy to Bill Merriman during Sunday's banquet at the Legion." (Courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Baseball current
21:2421:24, 21 October 2022 diff hist +257‎ N File:BHS Cheerleaders 1969.jpg ‎ BHS Cheerleaders from the 1968-69 school year: Terry Dawson, Roxanne Dixon, Linda Ifert, Sherry Crampton (Mascot), Lou Ann Dawson, Tana Anderson (Courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Schools current

21:2621:26, 17 October 2022 diff hist +463‎ N File:Miss Hood at Kaplons.jpg ‎ We believe this lady shopper in 1890s period garb at Kaplon's during the Diamond Jubilee celebration of Brunswick's 75th birthday in September, 1965 was Miss Lavinia Hood. That may have been Miss Fanny Kaplon who was partially hidden as she selected an item from a drawer for the customer. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
21:2321:23, 17 October 2022 diff hist +200‎ N File:YMCA-WB Tower looking west.JPG ‎ Unique view of the train yard in Brunswick back in 1975. See the bookends of the WB Tower (left) and B&O YMCA (right). (Photo courtesy of Ray Soderberg) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
21:2121:21, 17 October 2022 diff hist +399‎ N File:POR Tunnel.JPG ‎ A photo of the Point of Rocks tunnel in the 1990s. The Point of Rocks Tunnel is located along the original route of the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad and was first constructed between 1866 and 1868 through the Catoctin Mountain. The tunnel was enlarged between 1902 and 1903 in order to accommodate an additional track. (Photo courtesy of Dave Ware) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
21:1921:19, 17 October 2022 diff hist +357‎ N File:Cook Cannon.JPG ‎ Circa late-1960s photo of Roy B "Cook" Cannon in Brunswick on a deck at his West C Street home overlooking the hills of our hometown. See the old high school perched over his shoulder up on 4th Avenue. Cook was a brother to longtime Brunswick Volunteer Fire Chief Sonny Cannon. (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Category:Smoketown People current
21:1421:14, 17 October 2022 diff hist +393‎ N File:Shirley-lila.jpg ‎ Brunswick Distinguished Citizens and close friends Shirley Shores (2022) and Lila Wenner (2019) share a laugh at a conference at Claggett Center near Buckeystown in the early 2000s. Among their many contributions to the community, Shirley and Lila served on the altar guild at Grace Church for years. (Photo courtesy of Shirley Shores) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
21:1221:12, 17 October 2022 diff hist +339‎ N File:Color guard.jpeg ‎ The BHS Railroader color guard pose for the camera before marching in the unseasonably warm 1977 Veterans' Day Parade. Carrying the banner are Betty Brooks (left) and Sharon Campbell. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Sports current
18:4518:45, 17 October 2022 diff hist +366‎ N File:Lowery at Campbells.JPG ‎ Here is a late 1970s photo of Mary Kathleen Lowery working at the checkout counter for Campbell's Market on 24 W. Potomac Street. Rick and Debbie Campbell bought the former Roelke's Market after Bill Roelke's retirement in 1977. Mrs. Lowery also worked for Roelke's for many years. (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
18:4318:43, 17 October 2022 diff hist +194‎ N File:Kem-Tone George's Hardware product label.JPG ‎ Some Kem-Tone brand wall finishing labels along with plug socket covers and screws from S.W. George Hardware. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Advertising current
18:4118:41, 17 October 2022 diff hist +218‎ N File:Whistle Stop Matchbook.JPG ‎ A matchbook cover from the old Whistle Stop Restaurant on 201 E. Potomac Street that was purchased on EBay. Maybe for the late 1940s? (Photo courtesy of Asher Adelman) Category:Smoketown Advertising current
18:3818:38, 17 October 2022 diff hist +263‎ N File:Ariel View of Brunswick Yard.JPG ‎ Aerial view of the WB Yard in Brunswick. Can anyone guess the year? The roundhouse was still there in the lower part of the photo, but it appears that part of the coal tipple is gone. (Photo courtesy of Keith Yanky) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
18:3718:37, 17 October 2022 diff hist +287‎ N File:Swiger Wedding.jpg ‎ Brenda Barger and David Swiger after they had been just married in May 1983 by Pastor George Harpel at Trinity Lutheran Church in Knoxville. Brenda later served as church treasurer. (Photo courtesy of Brenda Barger Swiger) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
18:3518:35, 17 October 2022 diff hist +265‎ N File:Eastbound Station in Blue.jpg ‎ The Eastbound Brunswick Station in the late 1970s/early '80s when it was repainted Chessie System blue like the main station across the tracks. (Photo courtesy of Jody Brumage and the South Mountain Heritage Society) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
18:2018:20, 17 October 2022 diff hist +310‎ N File:Jefferson Plane Crash Cover.jpg ‎ The aftermath of a stunning air crash of a military jet and commercial airliner on the Smith farm off Fry Road on May 20, 1958. Warren Fry is in the background. We're not sure in which publication this article appeared. (Courtesy of Angela Fry) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
18:1718:17, 17 October 2022 diff hist +384‎ N File:Diamond Jubilee ladies.jpg ‎ Standing in front of Kaplon's display windows, Pauline King and Janie Gay Breeden pose in 1890s grab for Brunswick's Diamond Jubilee celebration in September 1965. Perhaps the lady behind them is Anna Dawson? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
16:2516:25, 17 October 2022 diff hist +378‎ N File:Mrs Smith and Mrs Barlow.jpeg ‎ During Brunswick's Diamond Jubilee in September 1965. Looks like Mrs. JGF (Sara) Smith and Mrs. Emerson Barlow posed in 1890s garb in front of the Hallmark Card display at Kaplon's on W. Potomac Street. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
16:2316:23, 17 October 2022 diff hist +370‎ N File:Mrs. CM Wenner.jpg ‎ Two ladies pose for Mr. Kaplon. The woman on the right was Mrs. C.M. (Edna) Wenner. The lady on the left, who appeared to have been in ill health at the time, is unidentified. The photo probably dates to the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current
16:2216:22, 17 October 2022 diff hist +283‎ N File:Wenner gathering 1948 (2).jpeg ‎ A Wenner family gathering in 1948. Not sure if this Brunswick or not. (L-R) Katherine Manor, Eleanor Wenner, Edith Garrott, Virginia Gregory Wenner, Edna Garrott Wenner, ? Gregory. (Photo courtesy of Ann Wenner Osteen) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
16:2016:20, 17 October 2022 diff hist +597‎ N File:Ladies Card Group.jpg ‎ In a familiar scene from the era, a group of Brunswick ladies are photographed enjoying themselves around a card table in the 1950s behind a quiet early TV. These ladies were part of a group that met weekly to play bridge. Those empty glasses appear to have been soda fountain drinks that were served as part of the post-game refreshments. From left to right were Margaret Orrison, Bertha Eddins, Ada Kirk and Bertha Long. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Librar... current
16:1716:17, 17 October 2022 diff hist +344‎ N File:Girls near old bridge.JPG ‎ Shirley Kline and Barbara Lloyd pose flanking the warning sign at the approach to the old Potomac River bridge on the Virginia side in the early 1950s. Obviously, there was no chance that they would exceed the weight limit on the bridge. (Photo courtesy of Carolyn Kline Cogle) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
16:1516:15, 17 October 2022 diff hist +200‎ N File:KarlShewbridgeCirca1940.jpg ‎ Brunswick Boy Scout Karl Shewbridge circa 1940. Being a scout was a Shewbridge family tradition over at least 2 generations. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown Kids current
16:1416:14, 17 October 2022 diff hist +321‎ N File:BHS Custodians 1970.jpeg ‎ Bill Merriman and Quenton Cornelius posed on a loading dock at Brunswick High School where both men were custodians. Bill was a very talented pitcher for Brunswick adult baseball teams. He also coached Brunswick youth baseball. (Photo from the 1970 BHS Railroader yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current

22:2522:25, 14 August 2022 diff hist +304‎ N File:Mayor Cummings Kaplons sale.jpg ‎ A special downtown Summer Sale at Kaplon's was happening here. The well-dressed Mayor Jim Cummings showed up among the onlookers. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
22:2122:21, 14 August 2022 diff hist +409‎ N File:Vacation Bible School First Baptist.jpg ‎ Vacation Bible School at the First Baptist Church in Brunswick. Summer of 1964. Most of these kids were BHS Class of '77. Here's who have been identified: Front row: Larry Pentoney, ??, Andy Williams, Ron Morrison, Tommy Merriman Second Row: Doug Pearl, JoEllen Morsberger, Kathy Robinson Back row: ?, ?, Dot Robinson (Photo courtesy of Ron Morrison) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
22:1922:19, 14 August 2022 diff hist +267‎ N File:Myers Twins & Kim.JPG ‎ The Myers kids pose on their grandfather's Dodge outside Mary and Oliver Myers' home on East A Street in the early 1950s. Kim sitting on the hood. Twins Kris and Kathy flank Kim on the bumper. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Kids current
22:1422:14, 14 August 2022 diff hist +475‎ N File:Amos Haller KoP.jpg ‎ Amos Haller (1959-1930) shown in his Knights of Pythias regalia sometime around the turn of the 20th Century. Note his name on the sword. The Brunswick Knights of Pythias Lodge 122 was founded on October 24, 1892. We believe the lodges were located at 1 N. Virginia Avenue and on I Street at different times. According to records, the organization was active in Brunswick as late as 1944. (Photo courtesy of Dawn Haller) Category:Smoketown Organizations current
21:5521:55, 14 August 2022 diff hist +1,086‎ N File:Wenner Reunion 1930s.jpeg ‎ A Wenner family gathering circa 1938. This may have been taken at Braddock Heights. (L-R) William B. Wenner, Victor Wingate, CM (Mac) Wenner, Jr., Mac's wife Evelyn Wingate Wenner, Mrs. Wingate, Charlie Oliver, his wife Margaret Wenner Oliver, Richmond (Dick) Wenner, William W. (Billy) Wenner, Edna Garrott Wenner, Garrott Hayes, Edith Garrott, E. Virginia (Patty) Wenner, Edith Wenner Van Pelt, Mark Van Pelt, ? , Gertrude Garrott W.B. Wenner operated the family farm on N. Maple Avenue and th... current
19:5719:57, 14 August 2022 diff hist +493‎ N File:Swank & George.jpg ‎ Early Brunswick advertisement for Swank & George Hardware in the old town "Between the Tracks". Salt, coal and fish were an interesting combination of goods among the many sold in this store. It was located at the foot of S. Virginia Avenue on the west side of the street. The partners eventually parted and opened their own hardware stores on W. Potomac Street two blocks apart. (Courtesy of City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Advertising current
19:5619:56, 14 August 2022 diff hist +536‎ N File:Victor Kaplon ad 1890s.jpg ‎ 1890s era ad for Victor Kaplon & Bro. when their first store was located in the old Opera House building on the south side of the present westbound railroad route in the old town “Between the Tracks”. Victor Kaplon opened his first store in 1889 with his brother Abraham, who also ran a general store in Harpers Ferry. The Brunswick store was headquarters for the family business, including the Harpers Ferry operation. (Courtesy of City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) [[Category:Sm... current
19:5419:54, 14 August 2022 diff hist +267‎ N File:Girl in the Rain Kaplon's.jpeg ‎ A photo of a smartly-dressed, unidentified young girl standing in front of Kaplon's on a rainy day way back when? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Kids current
19:5219:52, 14 August 2022 diff hist +198‎ N File:Ada Belle Stewart.jpg ‎ Ada Belle (Arnett) Stewart posing when she worked as a volunteer in Brunswick during the Spanish Flu epidemic 1918. (Photo courtesy of Mark Stewart) Category:Smoketown Beginnings current
19:5019:50, 14 August 2022 diff hist +576‎ N File:East End 1970s.JPG ‎ An aerial view of the east side of Brunswick over East Potomac Street and up the hill. This is believed to have been taken around 1975. Plenty of landmarks gone--YMCA, Werntz Store, Cage's Garage, Moler's Market, the roundhouse--or still there today--Synagogue, Police Headquarters, Bethany Lutheran Church, St. Francis Roman Catholic Church, Grace Episcopal Church. Keith Yanky wrote: "I bought this photo from a gentleman who was visiting the roundhouse while I was working as a hostler." (Pho... current
19:4519:45, 14 August 2022 diff hist +395‎ N File:Moss Family Diamond Jubilee.JPG ‎ The Moss family poses outside their home on N. Delaware Avenue to celebrate Brunswick's Diamond Jubilee celebration in September, 1965. From left to right are Linda, Dorothy, Eddie and Lenwood. According to Donna Poffinberger: "It was quite the celebration. Well organized and acts choreographed." (Photo courtesy of Linda Moss) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
19:3919:39, 14 August 2022 diff hist +365‎ N File:Darr-Cole 1964.JPG ‎ Evelyn Webber Darr and Sam Cole in an October 1964 photo. Mrs. Darr began as a cashier and worked her way up to Acting General Manager before her retirement in the 1980s. Mr. Cole was General Secretary and ran the Y after his longtime predecessor Marvin Younkins passed away. (Photo courtesy of James Robert Castle) Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
19:3619:36, 14 August 2022 diff hist +303‎ N File:Westbound Station Yellow & Blue.jpg ‎ Before and after makeover of the Brunswick Westbound station in the late 1970s/early '80s. The change to blue was to conform with Chessie System colors of the time. Note that "Kehne Eyes" Commuter Lounge didn't change. (Photos courtesy of Norm Cornelius) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
19:3319:33, 14 August 2022 diff hist +370‎ N File:Pete Cheney (2).jpg ‎ Pete Chaney poses for the camera sometime in the 1970s. He operated a garage on 9th Avenue for years on New York Hill. It appears this this picture was taken on New York Hill where Mr. Cheney operated his garage. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current
19:2219:22, 14 August 2022 diff hist +261‎ N File:YMCA '70s.jpg ‎ The B&O YMCA in its final days in the late 1970s. Note the Rotary Club emblem under the Coca-Cola sign. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
19:2119:21, 14 August 2022 diff hist +395‎ N File:Car Yard office.jpg ‎ This 1970s photo shows the offices of the eastbound Car Yard, First floor likely housed operations offices led by Dick Mullen. Tower or 2nd floor was a part of the hump operation where they could oversee the process of making up a train. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
19:1919:19, 14 August 2022 diff hist +386‎ N File:Souder & Chick Hat.jpeg ‎ Many will remember seeing this hat on Charlie Stocks when he came to your house to deliver the milk for Souder & Chick. Note what appears to be an American Legion Auxiliary hat on the left, which belonged to Bowie George. Mrs. George served n the Army and was actually a member of the American Legion. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Advertising current
19:1719:17, 14 August 2022 diff hist +223‎ N File:Haley-sterling.jpg ‎ Myer Kaplon photo of Kathy Haley and Debbie Sterling, circa 1973. This appears to have been taken at the bottom of S. Maryland Avenue. (Photo courtesy of Katherine Haley Rudeseal) Category:Smoketown Kids current
19:1619:16, 14 August 2022 diff hist +508‎ N File:Burkittsville Carnival (2).png ‎ Sam Crone on the left, Bob Huffer (standing at the Coke machine), Richard Geisler and Paul Smith at a Burkittsville Ruritan carnival in the 1960s. The carnivals have long been held on the grounds of the Ruritan Hall, which was once home to Burkittsville Elementary School. Looking at Mr. Crone, you'll note his nail apron, which Ingalls Lumber in Middletown always donated those carnivals. (Photo courtesy of South Mountain Heritage Society) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
19:1419:14, 14 August 2022 diff hist +527‎ N File:Burkittsville Carnival1.jpg ‎ This photo caption of a 1960s-era Burkittsville Ruritan Carnival read "the Dime Pitch -- Mr. Smith." According to Cheryl Beachley Varkalis: "Loved dime & nickel pitch. Won a lot of glassware for my hope chest & then my 1st apartment in Jefferson. My Dad Emmett worked at those games in the 70s. He got tired of picking up coins so he built a table with a wire top & slanted bottom for the coins to roll down." (Photo courtesy of South Mountain Heritage Society) [[Category:Smoketown Parades an... current
19:1119:11, 14 August 2022 diff hist +539‎ N File:Anne-Lynn Gross.jpg ‎ Brunswick's "singing auctioneer" Anne-Lynn Gross held up one of many historic items that she auctioned off at the old Gross Brothers' store on S. Maryland Avenue next to the railroad tracks. According to the photo caption from The Brunswick Citizen, September 24, 1987, the auction was "one of the many events being held this busy weekend." It also posed the question "will she blow the horn she is holding to start the event." (Courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) [... current

17:5417:54, 10 July 2022 diff hist +709‎ N File:Original Y.jpeg ‎ Old postcard of the original B&O YMCA on E. Potomac Street. Postmark is May, 1908. Bonus points for identifying the recipient's name. The first "Y" was opened along with the hospital on April 5, 1907. It measured 90 by 45 feet and cost $16,000. According to Reuben Moss, this version had 46 dorms and was expanded in the mid-1920s to have 76. The first officers were W.E. Shannon, Chairman; H.M. Jones, Treasurer; and Mr. McNeally, Secretary. Directors were Dr. Levin West, J.J. Haskett, T.A. Si... current
17:5317:53, 10 July 2022 diff hist +440‎ N File:YMCA circa 1970s.JPG ‎ Here essentially is what the expanded location looked like from the mid-1920s until the building was destroyed by fire in November, 1980 right before the annual Veterans Day Parade. This photo was likely taken sometime in the 1970s. The main entrance was obscured by the Christmas tree. Rotary Club entrance on the left. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown B&O YMCA current
17:5017:50, 10 July 2022 diff hist +492‎ N File:Westbound Station 1982.jpg ‎ The historic westbound train station in Brunswick back in 1982. It was built in 1907 and was the last station in the CSX system staffed by a human ticket agent, Blair Harrington. The station was blue at the time. According to Norm Cornelius, the blue or bluish gray was a Chessie System color. The B&O Station, WB Tower & B&O YMCA carried the same B&O R.R. color.—cream with brown trim. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
17:4917:49, 10 July 2022 diff hist +451‎ N File:Ladies on the River WVA.jpeg ‎ Some Brunswick ladies relaxing on the Potomac River in the 1930s. This was likely taken at the Mohler farm in Bakerton, W. VA. Brunswick folks often camped on Garland Mohler’s farm along the river in the '30s. Pictured here are Eleanor Wenner, Mary Jane Watson, and Eva Mohler Watson (all standing). These are the only ladies we can identify. (Photo courtesy of Ann Wenner Osteen) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
17:4717:47, 10 July 2022 diff hist +471‎ N File:JJ Newberry Celebration.jpg ‎ J.J. Newberry’s dinner honoring Helen Cooper hosted by the store manager at the time, who’s standing and name is thought to be Woodworth. Mrs. Cooper, her niece Carol Ann and Carol Ann’s mother Margaret are to the left of Mr. Woodworth. Photo looks to have been taken sometime in the 1950s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
17:4617:46, 10 July 2022 diff hist +370‎ N File:Frederick Shopping Center Carnivals-Circuses.JPG ‎ Carnivals and circuses were held annually in the Frederick Shopping Center parking lot in the 1950s and '60s. This photo was included in a retrospective of the Shopping Center's 11th anniversary on 7th Street. It opened in 1957. (Frederick Shopping Center "Shopper" clipping courtesy of Jeff Pearl 5/17/68) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
17:4417:44, 10 July 2022 diff hist +470‎ N File:Softball Field Lights.jpg ‎ The caption under the photo read "The lights go on. Jim Main, in back, puts his hand on the switch to turn on the new lights at the slowpitch ballpark that Jim and many others have worked so hard to bring to Brunswick. “Helping” him are Neil Wilhelm, Wayne Hill, Bubby Dixon, Junior Lowry, and Angie Hill. What a crew! This was a clipping from the Brunswick Citizen. The photo was likely taken in the mid 1970s. Category:Smoketown Baseball current
17:4217:42, 10 July 2022 diff hist +1,699‎ N File:Moler's Last Day.JPG ‎ Junior and Fern Moler working in their East Potomac Street store on it’s final day in business on June 15, 1990. When Moler’s Market served its last customer at 8PM that evening, it left Brunswick without a grocery store downtown. Mr Moler followed in his late father's footsteps when he bought the market on East Potomac St in 1957 from Churchman and Ridgeway. His father had operated the New York Hill Market in Brunswick for a number of years. You could buy just about anything at Moler's st... current
17:3817:38, 10 July 2022 diff hist +663‎ N File:Veterans's Day Parade Nov 1961 Old Guard street scene 001.jpg ‎ Even though this was an unseasonably balmy Veterans' Day Parade in November 1961, the 3rd Infantry Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps of Ft. Myer, VA works for the 4th of July. Can you pick out any of the spectators shown here on W. Potomac Street? We’ve identified Finks Heffner standing, holding daughter Karen, and wife Oneida in the middle of the street facing the camera. Daughter Lavonne Heffner is standing in front of her parents. Her brother Larry is sitting on the curb. The photo was taken... current
17:3317:33, 10 July 2022 diff hist +353‎ N File:Mrs. Brooks 100th Birthday.jpg ‎ Milestone birthday for Mrs. Brooks who lived to 106. She was the daughter of a slave and for a time was Maryland's oldest citizen. Her 100th birthday celebration was held at the Smith farm in Jefferson in 1969. (News clipping courtesy of the City of Brunswick, Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations current
17:3217:32, 10 July 2022 diff hist +629‎ N File:Maryland and Virginia General Store.jpg ‎ This store was briefly in business in the old Mace Building where King's Pizza has operated for years? Before this store, Mace Furniture, and City Meat Market did business. After that, it was the Berlin Restaurant. We think the Maryland and Virginia General Store operated from 1962 until sometime in the mid-'60s. It was an empty storefront after Cavell went out of business and was the Democratic campaign headquarters in 1968; an empty Kaplon's building served for Republican candidates. (Bl... current
17:2717:27, 10 July 2022 diff hist +701‎ N File:Stroup.jpg ‎ Adrian Stroup poses next to the door to the basement furnace at 1 N. Virginia Avenue in the early 1960s when the William W. Wenner family lived there. Mr. Stroup lived in the old Knights of Pythias "golf house" that was connected to the main house. At this time, the back of the golf house looked out into the parking lot of the Maryland and Virginia General Store where the miniature golf course once was. The fire sirens were extra loud at that location. Les Conner stoked the coal furnace ins... current
17:2717:27, 10 July 2022 diff hist +352‎ N File:Joe Shewbridge c1949.jpg ‎ Most people who know Joe Shewbridge recognize him for his expert fiddle playing gigging with bands including Bill Peer and the Melody Boys and Girls, the Western Gentlemen, the Midnight Express, Free State Boys and more. Here he is as a teenager circa 1949 playing guitar. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People current

17:1517:15, 19 June 2022 diff hist +345‎ N File:Wade in the Water.JPG ‎ This photo shows Lorraine Kronk (Ferrell) on the left, an unknown lady in middle, and Zettie Lucas (Smith) on the right. It was taken around 1939 in shallow water down by the Potomac River Bridge. Note the other bathers in the lower left. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Ferrell Piper) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
17:1417:14, 19 June 2022 diff hist +456‎ N File:Reed-Myers kids.jpg ‎ This photo is of Edith Reed, Austin Myers, and Nell Reed at 205 East A Street around 1922. The Reed girls were the daughters of Harry and Mary Cole Reed. Harry was a conductor on the B&O and died in 1912. The family resided at 212 A Street through the 1930's. Harold and Mary had 12 children. The children look like they were dressed for church with bibles in hand. (Photo and information courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Kids current
17:0217:02, 19 June 2022 diff hist +306‎ N File:George Lowery Sr and his Buick.JPG ‎ George W. Lowery Sr. poses proudly with his vintage automobile in the 1950s outside of Moler's Market on E. Potomac Street. See the old B&O water tower on the right. Looks like a 1951 or '52 Buick They were sold in Brunswick. (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Category:Smoketown People current
16:5716:57, 19 June 2022 diff hist +292‎ N File:Brunswick Street 2022.JPG ‎ Beautiful sunset photo taken of Brunswick Street after a rainstorm on April 1, 2022. The old West End Elementary School, now Sherman W. Lowry VFW Post 10421, is visible on the right. It was dedicated in 1905. (Photo by Hannah Vanbilliard) Category:Smoketown In and Around current

00:4900:49, 13 June 2022 diff hist +274‎ N File:APA Guy Lombardo 1965.jpeg ‎ A cover letter that accompanied a proposed contract from the Agency of the Performing Arts (APA) in Chicago for Guy Lombardo to appear with his orchestra at the old Brunswick Fire Hall on May 12, 1965. (Courtesy of Mary Jo Brown) Category:Smoketown Music current
00:4700:47, 13 June 2022 diff hist +305‎ N File:APA Guy Lombardo 1965 (2).jpeg ‎ A follow up letter from the APA to Sonny Cannon advising that Guy Lombardo's appearance at the old Fire Hall needed to be cancelled due to the bankruptcy of Lombardo's Florida nightclub. Sammy Kaye was available to perform instead. (Courtesy of Mary Jo Brown) Category:Smoketown Music current
00:4400:44, 13 June 2022 diff hist +253‎ N File:APA Guy Lombardo 1965 (1).jpeg ‎ A proposal from the Agency of the Performing Arts (APA) in Chicago regarding the availability of Guy Lombardo or Sammy Kaye to perform with their orchestras at the old Brunswick Fire Hall in the Spring of 1965. (Courtesy of Mary Jo Brown) current

22:2222:22, 12 June 2022 diff hist +284‎ N File:BRLL Opening Day 54 Babo.jpeg ‎ The Railroader Little League Cubs on the first opening day in June, 1954. Manager Lee "Babo" Merriman on the right. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Baseball current
22:2122:21, 12 June 2022 diff hist +242‎ N File:BRLL Opening Day 54 Cubs.jpeg ‎ The Railroader Little League Cubs on the first opening day in June, 1954. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Baseball current
22:1922:19, 12 June 2022 diff hist +243‎ N File:BRLL Opening Day 54 Lions.jpeg ‎ The Railroader Little League Bears on the first opening day in June, 1954. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Baseball current
22:1822:18, 12 June 2022 diff hist +243‎ N File:BRLL Opening Day 54 Tigers.jpeg ‎ The Railroader Little League Bears on the first opening day in June, 1954. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Baseball current
22:1722:17, 12 June 2022 diff hist +243‎ N File:BRLL Opening Day 54 Bears.jpeg ‎ The Railroader Little League Bears on the first opening day in June, 1954. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Baseball current
18:5818:58, 12 June 2022 diff hist +1,381‎ N File:Flook Farmhouse 2.jpeg ‎ The two-story Flook Farmhouse, built in the early 20th century by Daniel Charles Flook was home to several generations of the Flook Family. The house incorporates design features from the Queen Anne Revival period (1880-1910), with its focus on elegance and simplicity, and the Colonial Revival period (1880-1930) with its use of design features common to colonial American architecture. The Flook house was the center of the Flook family farm and Daniel and Nena Flook raised their seven childr... current
18:5418:54, 12 June 2022 diff hist +322‎ N File:Machine Shop Capino-Green.jpg ‎ According to the library records, this photo shows Charlie Capino and Gene Green in a machine shop, dated August, 1974. Does anyone know where this shop was located? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current
18:5318:53, 12 June 2022 diff hist +365‎ N File:New F&M Bank Welty.jpg ‎ Keith Welty takes his place behind the teller's desk at the then new Farmers & Mechanics bank branch soon after it opened on the corner of Maple Avenue and Souder Road on June 9, 1975. It is now PNC Bank. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
18:5218:52, 12 June 2022 diff hist +345‎ N File:Bank Books.jpg ‎ Bank book sleeves from the old Bank of Brunswick, which was located were City Hall is today. This was one of the primary ways people did their banking long before the Internet age, all in person. These items belonged to Brunswick businessman Donald Woods. (Courtesy of Nancy Merchant Langley) Category:Smoketown Advertising current
18:5118:51, 12 June 2022 diff hist +306‎ N File:Grams Cousins B Street.JPG ‎ Sharon Grams (Green), Adriene Reynolds (Yount), Billie Grams (Hickman), Kenny Reynolds, and Sandra Grams (Cox) in a 1950s-era photo taken on West B Street in Brunswick. If you look closely, Kenny is holding some baseball cards. (Photo courtesy of John Brubaker) Category:Smoketown Kids current
18:5018:50, 12 June 2022 diff hist +317‎ N File:Howes.jpg ‎ Doug and Mary Howe posing in the mid-1970s. This photo may have been taken in their backyard on W. Potomac Street across from Littens Chevrolet-Olds dealership. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current
18:4918:49, 12 June 2022 diff hist +273‎ N File:Fire Nikirk Thorntons.jpg ‎ Construction site for the new Brunswick Elementary School, June 2022. The current school, which opened in the Fall of 1952 and can be seen from a distance, will be replaced. (Photo by Kathy Carter Escamilla) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
18:4618:46, 12 June 2022 diff hist +255‎ N File:New BES Construction Site.JPG ‎ Construction site for the new Brunswick Elementary School, June 2022. The current school, which opened in the Fall of 1952 and can be seen from a distance, will be replaced. (Photo by Kathy Carter Escamilla) Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:4518:45, 12 June 2022 diff hist +170‎ N File:New BES Artist Rendering.JPG ‎ Artist's rendering of the new school which will be built on the current site. (Courtesy of Frederick County Public Schools) Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:4118:41, 12 June 2022 diff hist +493‎ N File:New BES Plan 2.jpg ‎ This image provides a wider view of the west Brunswick view surrounding the plot where the new school will be located. The school grounds are shown in pink. The area in yellow, in the tax data base, is owned by the city and is a large piece of land at 7.21 acres. That includes basically everything around Greenwood Street and what touches Petersville Road. (From the Frederick County Public Schools website; information courtesy of Eric Minnick) Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:4018:40, 12 June 2022 diff hist +524‎ N File:New BES Pans 1.jpg ‎ Here is the plan for the new BES complex. Left side is Central Avenue, bottom right corner shows the corner of West C and Dayton Avenue. Once the current school building is razed, the entrance will remain on Central Avenue. The area where the current school sits will become the new parking lot for teachers, visitors and school buses. The new building will essentially reside behind the current BES. (From the Frederick County Public Schools website courtesy of Eric Minnick) [[Category:Smoket... current

23:3323:33, 30 May 2022 diff hist +686‎ N File:Jimmy Dickens.jpeg ‎ Contract for Little Jimmy Dickens and his Country Boys at the old Brunswick fire hall for September 4, 1952. Jimmy stood all of 4'11" tall and was well known for his rhinestone-studded outfits for which he was an early influencer. Before his death in 2015 at age 94, he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry. Does anyone remember seeing Little Jimmy and his band at the fire hall and if there were return engagements? Other country legends like Minnie Pearl, Grandpa Jones and Strin... current
21:3421:34, 30 May 2022 diff hist +295‎ N File:Earth Day 1972 hard work.jpeg ‎ Students working hard during the 2nd BHS Earth Day celebration on April 17, 1972. John Schuster (Class of '76) is wiping his brow. Steve Moser (Class of '77) is facing the camera with hands in his pockets. (Photo from the 1972 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
21:2921:29, 30 May 2022 diff hist +235‎ N File:Kathy Beall Earth Day 1972.jpeg ‎ Kathy Beall (Class of '73) picks up trash along the roadside during the 2nd BHS Earth Day celebration on April 17, 1972. Can anyone identify her? (Photo from the 1972 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
21:2721:27, 30 May 2022 diff hist +223‎ N File:John Schuster Earth Day 1072.jpeg ‎ John Schuster (Top) and Tim Dawson clean what appears to be the music room during the 2nd BHS Earth Day celebration on April 17, 1972. (Photo from the 1972 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
20:4320:43, 30 May 2022 diff hist +191‎ N File:Doris Capino Earth Day.jpeg ‎ Doris Capino (Class of '76) cleans a classroom on the 2nd BHS Earth Day celebration on April 17, 1972. (Photo from the 1972 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
20:3920:39, 30 May 2022 diff hist +374‎ N File:Boy looking over Kaplon's Counter.jpg ‎ A boy looking over the counter at Kaplon's Department Store in the early '60s. Myer Kaplon loved to take photos of children inside the store. Can anybody recognize him? Amos Kaplon is visible in the right of the frame. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Kids current
20:3820:38, 30 May 2022 diff hist +326‎ N File:Fannie Kaplon Graduation Dress.jpg ‎ According to their great-grandson Roby Morsberger, this is perhaps the last photo of J.P. & Barbara Ellen Roby together. The Look magazine Mrs. Roby is reading was dated July 1949. That sedan was big enough to carry those rocking chairs! (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown Schools current
20:3520:35, 30 May 2022 diff hist +1,055‎ N File:Distinguished Citizens 1987.jpg ‎ This photo was featured in the November 10, 1987 edition of the Brunswick Citizen. These Brunswick Distinguished Citizens had been recently honored at a luncheon at the Eagles Club. First row: Ann Wenner Osteen was a noted southern painter and designer; Betty Lou Cavalier taught generations of Brunswickians to dance at her studio on W. Potomac Street; Carlos Myers was a longtime business leader; Leona Sauser a lawyer and community leader along with her husband Bill; Connie Koenig is a local... current
20:2820:28, 30 May 2022 diff hist +1,407‎ N File:Distinguished Citizens 2018.jpeg ‎ Brunswick Distinguished Citizens of 2018. This ceremony at American Legion Post 96 was the first since 1993. The honorees were: Front row - Joanne Runkles, educator and moving force behind the Brunswick Medical Center for which she served as President of the Board; Ruth Kline Staples, Brunswick's pioneering and last "Rosie the Rivetor" who worked hard jobs on the railroad during World War II; Estelle Belt, Master Docent of the Brunswick Heritage Museum, who was one of its first volunteers in... current
20:2320:23, 30 May 2022 diff hist +566‎ N File:Weverton Station Eastbound View.jpg ‎ The former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot in Weverton that briefly flourished along the canal and river about a mile west of Knoxville. We believe it was torn down in 1929. According to Reuben Moss: "The station stood around the area of the triangular section of road where people park on Keep Tryst Road. The track to the Washington County Branch needed realigning and most of the remnants of old trackside Weverton were removed to put in present day 340." (Photo courtesy of the South Mount... current
20:1720:17, 30 May 2022 diff hist +1,027‎ N File:Leon Enfield Jousting Worldseries.jpg ‎ A longtime dairy Knoxville dairy farmer, who was inducted into the Maryland Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1995, Leon Enfield (1933-2018) was well known for his jousting activities. He was a member of various clubs including the Maryland Jousting Tournament Association and the Western Maryland Jousting Club. He won four National Jousting Championship titles and eight State Championship titles. He was a charter member of the National Jousting Hall of Fame, Class of 1979. Leon was inducted into th... current
20:1520:15, 30 May 2022 diff hist +1,290‎ N File:Flook Farmhouse.jpeg ‎ The two-story Flook Farmhouse, built in the early 20th century by Daniel Charles Flook was home to several generations of the Flook Family. The house incorporates design features from the Queen Anne Revival period (1880-1910), with its focus on elegance and simplicity, and the Colonial Revival period (1880-1930) with its use of design features common to colonial American architecture. The Flook house was the center of the Flook family farm and Daniel and Nena Flook raised their seven childr... current

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01:0201:02, 17 May 2022 diff hist +220‎ N File:Earth Day 1972.jpeg ‎ Students clean what appears to be the music room during the 2nd BHS Earth Day celebration on April 17, 1972. John Schuster on top? (Photo from the 1972 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools
01:0101:01, 17 May 2022 diff hist +191‎ N File:Earth Day 1972 Doris Capino.jpeg ‎ Doris Capino (Class of '76) cleans a classroom on the 2nd BHS Earth Day celebration on April 17, 1972. (Photo from the 1972 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools current
00:5900:59, 17 May 2022 diff hist +387‎ N File:Ruth Kline Staples Legion.JPG ‎ Ruth Kline Staples was honored by the ladies at the Brunswick American Legion Auxillary, Post 96 a few years back when the members posed with her in "Rosie the Riveter" headscarves. Having worked on the railroad in town when the men were away fighting World War II, Mrs. Staples was the last of Brunswick's "Rosie's". (Photo courtesy of American Legion Auxillary, Post 96) current
00:5700:57, 17 May 2022 diff hist +297‎ N File:SN Katz Frank Miglio.jpeg ‎ Frank Miglio, longtime manager of the S.& N. Katz jewelry store on the Square Corner Brunswick and city coucilman poses in the doorway. Maybe 1976? This building was destroyed by fire in 1992. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick History Commission) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
00:5400:54, 17 May 2022 diff hist +594‎ N File:Wenner Family Reunion 1948.jpeg ‎ Family celebration of future Judge William W. Wenner's graduation from St. James School in the Spring of 1948. Not sure if this is in Brunswick, but maybe? Can anyone place it? In the photo are: Front row - Ed Wenner, Ann Wenner (Osteen), Ed's wife Virginia Gregory (Dee) Wenner, Bill's Grandmother Edna Garrott Wenner, Edith Garrott Back row - William W. Wenner, Ted Wenner (son of Ed), Ted’s wife Esther, Katherine Manor, Joseph Kerns, E. Virginia (Patty) Wenner, a Gregory sister, ? (Photo... current

19:1419:14, 14 May 2022 diff hist +497‎ N File:Hits & Misses 1971-72.jpeg ‎ Singing around the piano with Mr. Sam Huffer in 1972. Was this the "Hits and Misses"? Standing left to right: Linda Ifert, Mike Hale?, Sheree Childers, ?, Deborah Riggs, Michelle Guyton, Keith Welty, Tim McLane, Buddy Cunningham, Mickey Lynn, Lou Ann Dawson, ? Sitting at the piano: Chester Loy was on guitar siting next to Mr. Huffer Does anyone remember or can decipher what was written on the blackboard? (Photo from the 1972 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Music current
19:1219:12, 14 May 2022 diff hist +376‎ N File:The King & I (2).jpeg ‎ In this scene of Sam Huffer's production of "The King and I", the King of Siam (Roger Hatcher) and teacher (Lou Ann Dawson) were prostrated in front of Prince Chulalongkorn and the monks. In back (L-R) David House, Johnny Kitts, David Hamilton, ?, ?, ?, Bill Cauley, Peter Wenner, Drew Hawes, ?, (From the 1972 BHS Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Performance current
19:0919:09, 14 May 2022 diff hist +243‎ N File:Tim McLane Injury.jpeg ‎ Tim McLane nursing a knee injury suffered while playing basketball during his senior year. The shoes on Timmy and whoever was sitting behind them were so of the times. (From the 1972 BHS Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Sports current
19:0719:07, 14 May 2022 diff hist +460‎ N File:The King & I Finale.jpeg ‎ This appears to have been the finale of "The King and I". It was Sam Huffer's Brunswick High School production from the Spring of 1972. Johnny Kitts (left foreground) was Prince Chulalongkorn. Lou Ann Dawson (center) played the English governess Anna. Linda Ifert was standing in back between Johnny and Lou Ann and to the far right of Lou Ann in white is Sheree Childers (From the 1972 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Performance current
19:0319:03, 14 May 2022 diff hist +594‎ N File:BHS Glee Club 1971-72.jpeg ‎ The BHS Glee Club of 1971-72 with Mr. Sam Huffer on piano. Front row: ?, Kim Garrott, Donna Hahn, Nancy Huffer, Louann Dawson, Gail Webber, Kristi Deener, Sandy Reynolds, Eric Koogle, Davey Webber, Keith Welch Second row: Second row: Cindy Williams, ?, Susan Waters, Joan Cook, Joan Williams, ?, ?, Jerry Ebersole Third row: ?, Sharon Loy, Patti Woullard, ?, ?, Christy Ayers, Dena Vanover, Lois Remsburg Fourth row: ?, Sharon Harrison, Debbie Gosnell, Joanna Feaster, Debbie Haller, ?, Linda... current
18:4818:48, 14 May 2022 diff hist +18‎ File:Potomac River Bridge Aerial View.jpeg ‎ →‎Summary current
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18:4118:41, 14 May 2022 diff hist +866‎ N File:Potomac River Bridge Aerial View.jpeg ‎ An aerial view of the then new Potomac River Bridge which was dedicated in Summer 1955, next to the old bridge built in 1897. Within this view of Potomac Street at the time, there were 4 grocery stores, a Dime Store, the Eagles Club lodge, a lunch counter inside a patent drug store, a department store, a Shell station and 2 churches. According to Thomas Watson: South side of Potomac St from the bridge was Roelke's market, Reformed church, flower shop, Kaplon’s, Watson’s Cut Rate, Eagles Lodg...
18:3418:34, 14 May 2022 diff hist +194‎ N File:Canal Boat at Lock 30 with Lockhouse.jpeg ‎ A canal boat at Lock 30 looking westward. See the old lockhouse on the right. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
18:2918:29, 14 May 2022 diff hist +990‎ N File:Horines on the Square Corner.jpeg ‎ An undated photo of Horine's Drug Store. Dr. Arlington G. Horine built his signature business and residence at the corner of Maple Avenue and Potomac Street in 1910 as the railroad yard expanded and forced merchants to move the business district up the hill. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Ruth Kennedy: They were the sweetest people. Mr. Horine was always whistling. She has such patience at the candy counter. Melanie Stewart: Loved that place. Daddy used to take Arney and... current
18:2418:24, 14 May 2022 diff hist +331‎ File:Werntz Dry Goods Store at 100 E. Potomac Street, circa 1933.jpg ‎No edit summary current
18:1918:19, 14 May 2022 diff hist +665‎ N File:C&O Lock 30 Eastward View.jpeg ‎ An old view of the C&O Canal at Lock 30 looking in the opposite direction of the earlier photo we posted this week. In addition to the canal boat, the tow path and the men in the foreground, we see the old mill, which in those days, was likely run by B.P. Crampton & Co. Prior to that, it was known as Jordan, Crampton & Co. after the widow of C.F. Wenner sold her interest following her husband's death in 1882. It had been operated as Jordan & Wenner and in 1859 was spoken of as Berlin Milling... current
18:1718:17, 14 May 2022 diff hist +3,099‎ N File:Edward Schafer Morsberger research.JPG ‎ Edward Shafer was born in Burkittsville. He came to Brunswick, started investing in real estate, and founded a newspaper, its first issue rolling off the press on 6 March 1891. Shafer was a real man-about-town and made the guest list of many private parties and dances. While he was probably popular, he could also mention the soirée in the paper. On the serious side, he was also tapped to serve on committees for public improvement and community celebrations, was a candidate for the Maryland H... current

17:1217:12, 17 April 2022 diff hist +596‎ N File:Jimmy Dean Contract (2).jpeg ‎ Tendered contract for 3 more return engagements for Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats at the old fire hall in the Spring of 1956. At the time, Dean hosted the popular Washington, DC radio program “Town and Country Time” on WARL-AM and with his Texas Wildcats became popular in the mid-Atlantic region. Patsy Cline and Roy Clark both got their starts on the show and Clark played with the Wildcats. Jimmy Dean and his band performed so much in those days that a 1957 Chevrolet pumper was dubbed "... current
17:1017:10, 17 April 2022 diff hist +215‎ N File:Jimmy Dean Contract 1956 (1).jpeg ‎ Signed contract by H.E. "Sonny" Cannon for a return engagement of Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats at the old fire hall on February 17, 1956. (Courtesy of Mary Jo Brown) Category:Smoketown Music current
16:5916:59, 17 April 2022 diff hist +178‎ N File:Cannon's Historic Piano.JPG ‎ The old piano that was played on by big bands as well as honky tonk acts in the ballroom's heyday. (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music current
16:3116:31, 17 April 2022 diff hist +344‎ N File:Cannon's Dance Floor.JPG ‎ This photo shows the large dance floor at Cannon's, which has been estimated at around 10,000 square feet. In a 1967 feature story on Brunswick, Sonny Cannon told the Washington Post: "Duke Ellington--you shoulda seen his face when he saw the size of this place!" (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music current
16:1316:13, 17 April 2022 diff hist +493‎ N File:Cannon's Stage.JPG ‎ The renovated ballroom located above the old fire hall, now Smoketown Brewery, which was built around 1948. Namesake Sonny Cannon was both fire chief and impresario, who booked big bands conducted by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Guy Lombardo, as well as bands fronted by country legends such as Jimmy Dean and Patsy Cline. Those acts helped pay for fire engines and other lifesaving technology of the time. (Photos courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music current
16:1116:11, 17 April 2022 diff hist +366‎ N File:Cannon's Entrance.JPG ‎ This new back entrance to the ballroom is a revelation to those who remember the narrow stairs that led up to the ballroom in the days of the old Fire Hall dances. The old kitchen has been converted to modern bathrooms, another relief to those who remember the cramped, smokey spaces. (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music current
16:0216:02, 17 April 2022 diff hist +561‎ N File:FDR-Willkie Bet (3).jpeg ‎ Back in November 1940, the man on the right lost his bet that Wendell Willkie would defeat Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1940. He fulfilled his obligation to push the winner (left) up and down Potomac Street, which was a dirt road on the east side. Not an easy task. Looks like the business on the right was called Dyer's, perhaps a dry cleaner. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum)... current
15:5915:59, 17 April 2022 diff hist +319‎ N File:FDR-Willkie bet (2).jpeg ‎ The loser of the FDR-Willkie bet prepares to chauffeur the winner up Potomac Street. See the old post office on East Potomac Street. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works current
15:5715:57, 17 April 2022 diff hist +423‎ N File:FDR-Willkie bet (1).jpeg ‎ East Potomac Street scene across from the old YMCA in November 1940. These folks were watching two Brunswick men getting set to pay off a bet on the 1940 presidential election when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won an unprecedented 3rd term. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works current
15:5415:54, 17 April 2022 diff hist +485‎ N File:Judge Gross 1983.jpeg ‎ Classic news clipping of a recuperating Judge Bill Gross holding up a Brunswick Citizen issue that had incorrectly announced that he was either dead or dying. There was an article on him the next week featuring this picture showing him very much alive and quoting Mark Twain with the words "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." Judge Gross did pass away not much longer after this. (Brunswick Citizen clipping sometime in 1983) Category:Smoketown People current
15:5015:50, 17 April 2022 diff hist +1,120‎ N File:West End Elementary School Class Photo.jpg ‎ Here is a class photo from the old West End Elementary School in Brunswick. It belonged to Elaine Koogle Bowers, who graduated in the BHS Class of 1939. We think these children may have been in the 5th or 6th grade. Mrs. Bowers attached a list of names she could remember. She started numbering from the top down. It's believed that the photo may date to the 1932-33 school year. Here is the list of students: Top row: Bill McLane, Mary Ellen Griffith, Mary Wood, Katie McLane, Jeanette House... current

18:5418:54, 10 April 2022 diff hist +1,595‎ N File:WB Tower New Location.JPG ‎ On April 2, 2022, the B & O Westbound Tower was relocated to E. Potomac Street adjacent to the site of the old YMCA, which was destroyed by fire in November, 1980. Following years of planning and discussion, the City of Brunswick, Maryland finally moved the historic WB Tower off of CSX property. The interlocking tower, built around 1906-07, was removed from service a decade ago and residents feared the historic Baltimore & Ohio structure would be demolished. Coordination of engineering ser... current
18:5318:53, 10 April 2022 diff hist +184‎ N File:WB Tower on the move (2).JPG ‎ Aerial view of the historic WB Tower on the move across the tracks to its new location on E. Potomac Street. (Photo courtesy of Jay Jay) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
18:5118:51, 10 April 2022 diff hist +155‎ N File:WB Tower on the move.JPG ‎ WB Tower on wheels ready to move to its new location across the tracks. (Photo courtesy of Richard A. Foot) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
18:4418:44, 10 April 2022 diff hist +502‎ N File:BHS Skating Patrol.jpg ‎ Local boys who did good. They were the "skating patrol" when kids used to ice skate in the old canal lock 30. We believe this photo dates to 1974-75. In the photo are: Top Row: Mr. Wayne Carter, Ronnie Truitt, Tim Dawson, Kenneth "Boogie" Hawes Middle Row: Randy George, Howie Moore, Chris Hoffman, Kevin Nuse Front row: Mark Taylor, Andy Williams Not pictured were Mike Kersey and Marty Cusack (Brunswick Citizen news clipping courtesy of Andy Williams) Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:4318:43, 10 April 2022 diff hist +351‎ N File:Lion's Club Scholarships.jpg ‎ Brunswick Lions Club sponsorships from the Spring of 1966. As many of us know, Kathy Crone went on to a distinguished teaching career and was a beloved teacher at Brunswick Elementary School. Unfortunately, we don't know what became of Sylvia's career path. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:3618:36, 10 April 2022 diff hist +183‎ N File:Tri-State View 2021.jpg ‎ A beautiful, timeless view of where 3 states come together--West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia. (Photo courtesy of Kace McField) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
18:3118:31, 10 April 2022 diff hist +1,277‎ N File:Washington Monument Postcard.jpg ‎ Here is an undated postcard of the Washington Monument outside Boonsboro. Judging from the attire of the people on the top of the monument, especially the ladies, the photo likely dates to the turn of the 20th Century or earlier. Built in 1827, the original tower was the first monument dedicated to George Washington to be completed. Although it was a popular meeting place for the citizenry of Boonsboro, weather and vandalism reduced the monument to rubble. In that condition, it was used by th... current
18:3018:30, 10 April 2022 diff hist +667‎ N File:War Correspondents Arch Postcard.jpg ‎ An old postcard of the War Correspondents Arch, located just over the Frederick County border in Washington County, Maryland, on the top of South Mountain at Gathland State Park on old Route 40. This is the only monument in the world dedicated to the memory of war correspondents. This unusual piece of masonry was erected by George Alfred Townsend, who was a famous author and war correspondent himself. The notation on the back of the postcard said that it is visited annually by thousands. is... current
18:2818:28, 10 April 2022 diff hist +640‎ N File:Tri-State Postcard.jpg ‎ This is the inscription on the back of this undated postcard about this focal point of the tri-state area: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Where Three States Meet One of the most picturesque spots in this locality is Harpers Ferry, often termed the "Switzerland of America". Steep wooded mountains surround the town and the waters of the Potomac and the Shenandoah Rivers divide Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia at this point. Historically important because it was the scene of John Brown's rai... current
18:2418:24, 10 April 2022 diff hist +899‎ N File:Gathland Postcard.jpeg ‎ This old postcard depicts the estate of George Alfred Townsend adjacent to the War Correspondents' Arch that he built in 1896. Townsend wrote under the pen name "Gath", which was derived by adding an "H" to his initials, and inspired by the biblical passage II Samuel 1:20, "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askalon." The backstory is that in 1884, Townsend began building this baronial estate in the Catoctin Mountains called "Gapland," near Burkittsville. Gapland was built... current
18:2118:21, 10 April 2022 diff hist +535‎ N File:Ceres Bethel AME Church 1975.jpg ‎ The Ceres Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in 1975. Was it still in operation then? The old church is located above Burkittsville just before you reach the War Correspondent's Arch in Gapland. Situated next to a vineyard, the site includes a church and a cemetery. Graves in the cemetery date from 1870-2010 and it is the final resting place for some prominent African-Americans from Frederick County. (Photo courtesy of South Mountain Heritage Society) [[Category:Smoketown Afr... current
18:1918:19, 10 April 2022 diff hist +777‎ N File:White's Ferry.jpg ‎ An old photo of White's Ferry. White's Ferry was the last remaining cable ferry service that carried cars, bicycles, and pedestrians across the Potomac River between Loudoun County, Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland. The location offered fishing services and water recreation including canoeing. It transported approximately 600 customers daily until closing in 2020. The Ferry had a very long term lease with the landowner on the Virginia side. When it came time to renew the new the le... current
18:1618:16, 10 April 2022 diff hist +410‎ N File:Old High School 1964-65.jpg ‎ Always a crowd pleaser for those of us who remember. The old Brunswick High School as it was captured on top of the 4th Avenue hill in it's final school year of 1964-65. The beloved old school fell into disrepair after it was abandoned in the years until it was finally razed in 1976. (Photo from the 1965 BHS Railroader Yearbook courtesy of Sherry Bowers Stull) Category:Smoketown Schools current
18:1418:14, 10 April 2022 diff hist +149‎ N File:Sandy Hook MD 1.jpg ‎ A timeless photo of Sandy Hook by the tracks taken in the past 10 years. (Photo source unknown) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
18:1018:10, 10 April 2022 diff hist +1,047‎ N File:Marker-Freed Store Locust Valley.jpg ‎ This was the old Marker family store, the South Mountain Hennery Company, in Locust Valley near Burkittsville. At its heart is the historic general store building. William C. Marker erected the store in the early 1900s. This photo was taken in 1933 when it was still under the operation of Dora Marker soon before it was sold to Edwin and Mary Freed. The Marker Family farmed the adjoining land and William's son, Dora managed the store. Dora's wife, Mabel Fern Marker was a school teacher at... current
17:5617:56, 10 April 2022 diff hist +802‎ N File:1956-57 4th grade BES.jpg ‎ Part of the BHS Class of 1965 in their 4th grade group photo from Brunswick Elementary School. Photos were taken during the 1956-57 school year. The children are: Top row: John Younkins, Linda Lowery, Brenton Barger, Mrs. Frances Manuel, Billy Rhinemon, Miriam Arnold, James Reynolds, Nancy Grams (McBride) 2nd row: Mary Jane Frocke?, Mike Kronk, Becky Danner, Mary Margaret Lloyd (Slagle), Wayne Gosnell, Peggy Rhinemon 3rd row: Gil Caniford, Carolyn Gaynor, Paul Lake, Linda Barnhart, James... current

17:2417:24, 20 March 2022 diff hist +199‎ N File:Baptist Children.jpeg ‎ This appears to be a Vacation Bible School class at the First Baptist Church circa 1960. (Photo courtesy of Michelle Lynn Osborne Morsberger) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current

19:2519:25, 19 March 2022 diff hist +208‎ N File:Engine entering turntable.jpg ‎ B&O Pacific #5007 entering the turntable. Date is believed to be 1950 in the last days of steam locomotives. (Photo by Bob Flack. Potomac Chapter, NRHS Archive) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
19:2419:24, 19 March 2022 diff hist +207‎ N File:Engine at Coal Tipple.jpg ‎ B&O Pacific 5007 at the coaling station. Date is believed to be 1950 in the last days of steam locomotives. (Photo by Bob Flack. Potomac Chapter, NRHS Archive) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
19:1919:19, 19 March 2022 diff hist +208‎ N File:WB Tower looking west.jpg ‎ Interesting westward view of the WB Tower with the Red Men's Hall towering above on the right. The photo dates to 1906-07 (Photo courtesy of W. Frank Mathers) Category:Smoketown Railroad current
19:1819:18, 19 March 2022 diff hist +287‎ N File:Roby's out for a drive.jpg ‎ Looks like a Sunday drive? Tete Roby in back, James Roby driving a vintage Ford (female in front seat is hard to identify due to the glare on the windshield). Note the 1917 Maryland license plate. (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown Beginnings current
19:1719:17, 19 March 2022 diff hist +237‎ N File:Fireman's Parade Uniform.jpg ‎ This man is wearing a Brunswick Fire Company Parade Uniform. The background was used in Ocean City during annual fire conventions. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Keenan Wagner) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
19:1519:15, 19 March 2022 diff hist +286‎ N File:Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Haller .jpg ‎ An old photo from the early 1900s of Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Haller in Brunswick. Mr. Haller was wearing his Red Men's Club uniform. Mr. Haller was a member of the Knights of Pythias and Redman. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Keenan Wagner) Category:Smoketown Organizations current
19:0819:08, 19 March 2022 diff hist +347‎ N File:1936 Flood Harpers Ferry 3.JPG ‎ A photo of Harpers Ferry in the Great St. Patrick's Day flood of March 17-19, 1936. The rivers rose to 36.5 feet--an all time record high. The Bollman Highway and Shenandoah Bridges were washed away. Many lower town businesses were left in ruins. (Photo courtesy of the Jefferson County Museum) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
19:0719:07, 19 March 2022 diff hist +347‎ N File:1936 Flood Harpers Ferry 2.JPG ‎ A photo of Harpers Ferry in the Great St. Patrick's Day flood of March 17-19, 1936. The rivers rose to 36.5 feet--an all time record high. The Bollman Highway and Shenandoah Bridges were washed away. Many lower town businesses were left in ruins. (Photo courtesy of the Jefferson County Museum) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
19:0619:06, 19 March 2022 diff hist +345‎ N File:1936 Flood Harpers Ferry.JPG ‎ Photo of Harpers Ferry in the Great St. Patrick's Day flood of March 17-19, 1936. The rivers rose to 36.5 feet--an all time record high. The Bollman Highway and Shenandoah Bridges were washed away. Many lower town businesses were left in ruins. (Photo courtesy of the Jefferson County Museum) Category:Smoketown Great Floods current
19:0419:04, 19 March 2022 diff hist +357‎ N File:Nursemaid.jpeg ‎ Baby Ann Wenner in the arms of a "nurse maid" in 1934. We think the lady was Helen Twyman, who worked for the Wenner family for years in Brunswick and Ocean City. The photo was taken behind the Wenner home on the corner of Petersville and Souder Roads. (Photo courtesy of Ann Wenner Osteen) Category:Smoketown African American Heritage current
19:0319:03, 19 March 2022 diff hist +605‎ N File:Harrises.jpg ‎ Alfred and Estelle Harris, who resided at 209 East A Street. Mr. Harris was mayor of Brunswick from 1938 to 1942. He was an engineer on the B&O. According to Kim Myers: "Mrs. Harris was a housewife and music teacher. The couple never had children. Mr Harris passed away in 1950. Mrs Harris continued to live in the family home until her passing in 1960. I have very fond memories of her and would spend time in the evenings on the swing with her on her front porch telling her stories that I w... current
19:0119:01, 19 March 2022 diff hist +318‎ N File:Westbound Station desk.jpg ‎ A photo of Blair Harrington's desk in the Westbound Brunswick train station in 1982. Mr. Harrington was the Station Agent. He sold tickets for passenger trains. He also passed out railroader pay checks every payday. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroad current

18:2418:24, 6 March 2022 diff hist +923‎ N File:Nancy Virts BES Class.jpeg ‎ Mrs. Nancy Virts's combined 3rd-4th grade Brunswick Elementary School class from the 1965-66 school year. For the first half of the year, Mrs. Shirley Colvin taught the class before she was elevated to Assistant Principal under Principal Lee Smith. These students comprised the BHS classes of 1974 and 1975. Here's who we can identify: Front row: Johnny Kitts, Keith Mann, Drew Hawes, Billy Roelke, Galen Harsh, David Pearrell Second row: Kathy Corso, Susan Stauffer, Jeani Wolfe, Wendy Himes,... current
18:2018:20, 6 March 2022 diff hist +486‎ N File:SW George Employees 1960.jpeg ‎ Inside the S.W. George hardware store circa 1960. The business dates back to the early days of Brunswick with a store "Between the Tracks" and later on 302 W. Potomac Street from 1907 when the business was sold by the Georges to Leroy Strawsburg. Is this is the oldest business in a single location in Brunswick? From left-to-right are Harry George Jr, Betty Moyers (Brooks) and Sydnor (Sid) Bennett. (Photo courtesy of Randy George) Category:Smoketown Businesses current

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