User contributions for Pwenner

6 March 2022

• 18:1818:18, 6 March 2022 diff hist +448‎ N File:Swank & Son tag.jpeg ‎ Swank & Son luggage tag. Date unknown. Swank & Son Hardware operated out of a big building on W. Potomac Street to the left of People's Bank (later Farmers & Mechanics) that was razed for the right-of-way to the present Potomac River bridge. It was briefly home to People's Home & Auto after the Swanks went out of business in the post World War II era. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Merchant Langley) Category:Smoketown Advertising current
• 18:1418:14, 6 March 2022 diff hist +301‎ N File:Myers-Coffman Families.jpeg ‎ Myers & Coffman families pose while out for a drive in the country in the 1920s. From left to right are Oliver Myers, Mary Myers, Catherine Coffman and Russell Coffman. The children in back are Austin Myers and Burke Coffman. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown People current

26 February 2022

• 19:4719:47, 26 February 2022 diff hist +689‎ N File:Ethel & George Chick Portrait.jpeg ‎ Ethel and George Chick were married for 68 years until Mrs. Chick's passing in 1992. They went into the milk business together in 1928 when they purchased the Waterman Dairy business from Ethel's grandparents. Mr. Chick lived to ripe age of 101 in 2005. Here is a link to several stories on the Chick's life in the local milk production and delivery business in and around Brunswick, including one in Mr. Chick's own words: https://www.brunswickmdhistory.com/images/8/8c/Distinguished_Citizen_20... current
• 19:4419:44, 26 February 2022 diff hist +154‎ N File:City Bottling Works.jpeg ‎ Beautifully detailed old bottle from City Bottling Works in Brunswick (Photo courtesy of Asher Adelman) Category:Smoketown Advertising current
• 19:3219:32, 26 February 2022 diff hist +241‎ N File:Titus & Chick Bottle.jpeg ‎ Titus & Chick milk bottle. This partnership lasted from 1928-1943 before George Chick went into business with Woody Souder. This bottle is dated from 1933. (Photo courtesy of Asher Adelman) Category:Smoketown Advertising current
• 19:2719:27, 26 February 2022 diff hist +422‎ N File:BHS Fire Rebuilding Commences.jpg ‎ Frederick News article from March 1, 1928 on the plans to rebuild Brunswick High School using the existing walls, which were found by inspectors to have been in satisfactory condition. The school reopened in September, 1928 with the addition of an auditorium to the rear of the school, which also served as a gymnasium. (News clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 19:2519:25, 26 February 2022 diff hist +333‎ N File:BHS Fire Baltimore Sun.jpg ‎ Baltimore Evening Sun report on the devastating fire that engulfed the original Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue on January 31, 1928. According to the article, it was thought to have been caused by "defective electrical wires." (News clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current

21 February 2022

• 20:2320:23, 21 February 2022 diff hist +194‎ N File:BHS Fire 9.jpeg ‎ Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 20:2220:22, 21 February 2022 diff hist +194‎ N File:BHS Fire 8.jpeg ‎ Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 20:2120:21, 21 February 2022 diff hist +194‎ N File:BHS Fire 7.jpeg ‎ Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 20:2020:20, 21 February 2022 diff hist +228‎ N File:BHS Fire 6 (1).jpeg ‎ Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. See the twisted desks and chairs. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 20:1920:19, 21 February 2022 diff hist +243‎ N File:BHS Fire 5.jpeg ‎ Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. This is a view of the south side of the school. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 20:1820:18, 21 February 2022 diff hist +227‎ N File:BHS Fire 4.jpeg ‎ Aftermath of the devastating fire of the first Brunswick High School on 4th Avenue in January 1928. This is a view of the back side. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 20:1620:16, 21 February 2022 diff hist +986‎ N File:BHS Fire 3.jpeg ‎ On a January night in 1928, horrified Brunswick residents witnessed the high school on 4th Avenue engulfed in flames. After the fire and during the subsequent renovation, makeshift classes were held in the First Methodist Church and in the old Red Men’s Hall, which was then occupied by the Eagles. Manual training classes were held at Karn’s Lumber Yard. Shorthand and typing classes were held on the 3rd floor of the Orrison Building. When time came to change classes, students did so by walking... current
• 00:2000:20, 21 February 2022 diff hist +549‎ N File:Early Brunswick House-Wenner's Addition.jpeg ‎ A photo of one of the many houses in what was then known as "Wenner's Addition" in the 1890s. It would be great to know exactly where this house was located and see what this house looks like today, if still standing Landowner William Waltman Wenner Jr. sold a big portion of his farmland in the West End of Brunswick to the B&O to build homes for railroaders and a school to educate their children. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum and the Brunswick History 101 series, episode... current
• 00:1600:16, 21 February 2022 diff hist +313‎ N File:Lutheran Sunday School 19290s.jpeg ‎ Lutheran Sunday School photo, circa 1920: Back row (l to r): Millie Barger, Daisy Harrington, Lillian Taylor (Tater) Rosen, who worked for years at Wenner's store on N. Maple Avenue. Front row: Phyllis and Donald Harrington. (Photo courtesy of KIm Myers) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
• 00:1300:13, 21 February 2022 diff hist +451‎ N File:Dintermans.jpeg ‎ Mabel "Ginny" & Willie Dinterman at home on 4th Avenue or “High School Hill” in the 1940s. Mrs. Dinterman, who was active in community groups, lived to the ripe old age of 100. She was presented with a certificate of recognition by Mayor Jeff Snoots proclaiming "January 22, 2020 as Mabel Virginia Dinterman Day" shortly before her passing in April of that year. (Clipping from the Brunswick Citizen) Category:Smoketown People current
• 00:0500:05, 21 February 2022 diff hist +276‎ N File:Rhythm Rails Brady & Coffman.jpeg ‎ Ronald Brady and Sally Coffman were part of the BHS "Rhythm Rails" back in 1951, when the school was located on 4th Avenue or "High School Hill". (Photo from the Joanne Runkles collection; Clipping from the Brunswick Citizen) Category:Smoketown Performance current

20 February 2022

• 23:4423:44, 20 February 2022 diff hist +575‎ N File:Miglio in Katz office.jpeg ‎ Frank Miglio in his element at S. and N. Katz on the square corner in Brunswick. Mr. Miglio was a longtime town councilman and business leader, having run the Katz jewelry store and watch repair shop on N. Maple and E. Potomac St., for years until it closed. As it's critical for trains to run on time, the watch business was big in Brunswick. He was made a Distinguished Citizen of Brunswick in 2018. Hard to tell what year the photo was taken despite the calendar. Looks like June 1974. (Cli... current
• 23:3923:39, 20 February 2022 diff hist +416‎ N File:Phyllis & Donald Harrington.jpeg ‎ Phyllis and Donald Harrington pose during the post World War I era at the family home on N. Maple Avenue. Phyllis married Leo Peyton and the Peytons eventually moved to Falls Church, VA. Donald moved back to Brunswick from West Virginia to take over Harrington's shoe repair shop on W. Potomac Street after his brother Bill's death in 1964. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Kids current