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Photo of a party way back when, maybe the 1940s. Assuming from other photos we have that appear to have been shot at the same time, it was a crab feed

A celebration in the 1950s. Left to right were Roscoe Rockwell? (Potomac Edison), Myer Kaplon (Kaplon's Department Store), Arvin Jones (BHS Principal and

Lady Bridge players in Brunswick. Can you help identify them? In the middle front row are Sara Smith and Mary Myers, Ethel Barlow is in the middle (3rd

(Photo courtesy of Shelley McLane)

An Autumn scene on Rosemont Drive? We think this was John Graham placing the pumpkin on the stack. Can anybody confirm? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection

Phil and Cheryl Dintaman Lowery wedding picture taken inside Bethany Lutheran Church on A Street, Brunswick, Md. July 31, 1976.

Bea & Jack Brady on their wedding day (1940) Bea was the sister of Eleanor Wenner Bissett. Jack was head coach and teacher at BHS for many years in the

Smith is the man in the necktie behind the tractor driver on a Veterans' Day Parade float on West Potomac Street, circa 1960. The message on the side of the

Teeny Phillips (middle) with son Tim on her lap at 1 N. Virginia Avenue in September 1961. See Hudson Rowhouses and Mace Building--then Cavall's Market--in

A ladies group playing Bridge in Brunswick. Can you help identify them? Here's a great comment from Kim on his original post of this photo: "My Grandmother

June & Paul Orrison on their wedding day in 1951. (Clipping from the Brunswick Citizen)

Brunswick Boy Scouts in a late '60s parade that looks a little warm for Veterans' Day. Part of the color guard in front, from left to right are Mike Nazelrod

Hard to guess which year. Maybe sometime in the 1940s? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public

Jim McKnight with Fran New at the 1st Potomac River Festival in 1969. Can anyone identify him? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick

The BES school band playing at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Brunswick Ambulance building on the site of the former City Meat Market in May

Lenwood Moss opens the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Brunswick Ambulance building on the site of the former City Meat Market in May 1961. Behind

Wedding of Robert & Francis Eagle on March 18. 1949. Mr. Eagle’s parents Mr. & Mrs. Maynard Eagle are on the left. The then new Mrs. Eagle’s mother, Attie

building made homemade kinklings. Much different than today. August 26, 2014 Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) Fran New is another Brunswick icon. Gone way too

Brunswick People Some Brunswick ladies in 1890s dress for the 1965 Diamond Jubilee celebration. From left are Mary Barger, Ethel Nelson, Mary Rockwell

Chief of the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department and MC, H.E. "Sonny" Cannon hands over the mike to Mayor James Cummings before he turns over the first

Summer parade in the 1960s during the 1965 Diamond Jubilee. In front is Mayor Jim Cummings. In the back are Blade-Times publisher Jim Bryan and Reverend

their way down Florida Avenue towards the turn on W. Potomac Street when the parade used to run east. Late 1940s or early '50s? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo

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

Local Veterans truck in 2022 Veterans Day Parade (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

Vietnam Veterans on E. Potomac Street (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

A coffee mug commemorating Brunswick's Centennial Celebration in 1990. (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner

Grams Family Moment: Thelma Grams holding Terri White Walker. In background are Shelly Dawson, Ricky Dawson and Todd Grams. (Courtesy of John Brubaker)

BHS Railroader color guard on E. Potomac Street in 2022 Veterans' Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

Company begins its procession up E. Potomac Street in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

Brunswick Boy Scout troop 277 across from City Park in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

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

The Shewbridge brothers at Grace Episcopal Church for brother Karl's wedding. (l-r) Bob, Jerry, Karl, Joe, Noel (Courtesy of Bill Shewbridge)

Bernice and Gene Summers on their wedding day in 1970. Mr. Summers was a bus driver, who died tragically in 1972 when a bus he was repairing fell on him

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Merriman Reunion (Courtesy of Patty Donovan Hess

3 Ferris wheels at the Great Frederick Fair, 1945. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs)

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

Brunswick Public Library staff prepare to march in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. Mary Minnis on right. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

Eagle Riders make their way up E. Potomac Street. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

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

Newlyweds Sharon Porter and Bill Huffman walk down the aisle at Bethany Lutheran Church on June 25, 1955. High school sweethearts, the Huffmans were together

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Here we think are the Boy Scouts in a Veterans' Day Parade on W. Potomac Street, circa 1969. Bill Shewbridge is one of the older scouts inspecting the

Another angle of Brunswick WWI Veterans observing the 1968 Veterans' Day parade. Edward Shipley is the veteran on the far right in the 2nd row, wearing

A ceremony at Veterans' Memorial Park on A Street. Maybe late 1940s? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick

How about a Saturday night crab feed? A lot of waiters and crabs here. Farmers Woods in the late 1940s? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick

2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

Commemorative pin from the 1965 Diamond Jubilee, the 75th anniversary celebration of Brunswick's beginning. (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

The News at the Diamond Jubilee 1965 - Marsha, Mark, Mary and Fran. (Photo courtesy of Marsha New)

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

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

Eagle Riders prepare for take off near City Park in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

Mr. & Mrs. Santa ride in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

A Summer picnic outing in the early 1940s. Who can guess where this is? From the left eating watermelon are Mrs. Wade Watson, Ann Harwood Watson, Ann Wenner

Brunswick Railroad Museum (now Heritage Museum) ribbon cutting by Mayor Rick Campbell in 1985. (Clipping from the Brunswick Citizen)

From a late 1960s parade, it looks like Charlie Flook behind the wheel of a 1929 Chrysler. Among the faces in the crowd from the left are young Tommy Ayres

A marching band makes its way from Florida Avenue to W. Potomac Street in the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community

This photo caption of a 1960s-era Burkittsville Ruritan Carnival read "the Dime Pitch -- Mr. Smith." According to Cheryl Beachley Varkalis: "Loved dime

2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

This commemorative coin for Brunswick's Diamond Jubilee from August 28 to September 6, 1965 was used for trade during the celebration. Photo Courtesy of

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

young passenger make their way up E. Potomac St in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

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

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,

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

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

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

2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

Marching band moves into the crowd of onlookers on W. Potomac Street in the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library;

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

Hebb Family Reunion in May, 2017. From left to right: Kay Hebb Carter, Shirley Grams Crouse, Laura Everitts Jones, Teresa Everitts Culbertson, Bill Hebb

Uncle Richard's funeral, I was thinking i should move this photo from the "parades, dedications & celebrations" album, but I think it does belong here. After

Before the 2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick 11/3/2013 (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

Zeke Wenner in 1890s period dress during the 1965 Diamond Jubilee Celebration. The photo was taken outside Kaplon's. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection

Veterans' Day Parade - 1961. Pat Werking is the scout leader on the left. Linda Sell is the older girl in the foreground. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection

This is what Halloween looked like in Brunswick way back when. Can you guess when? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library;

A young family getting ready to watch a parade in front of Kaplon’s on W. Potomac Street. Judging from the period headware, this photo was likely taken

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

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

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

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

Nathan Brown on a bail of hay on S. Maple Avenue in the 2022 Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl)

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;

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

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

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Harrington family reunion circa 1957. Siblings and sons and daughters of George and Gertrude Harrington From left to right, Bill Harrington, Maude Custer

Harrington/Myers family reunion (seated) Susan Gosnell & Kathy Myers (standing) Kim & Austin Myers (Courtesy of Kim Myers)

Sonny Cannon at the mic at a Halloween celebration at the Imperial Theater. See the baby with her mother in the mask. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection

Brunswick High School Marching Band around the mid-1970's. Photo/Newspaper clipping courtesy of Rhonda Rooney

(Photo courtesy of Reuben Moss)

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

BVFD 2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

This wooden nickel was for the 75th Diamond Jubilee held in Brunswick from August 28 to September 6, 1965 and was used for trade during the celebration

Lovettsville Fire Department riding their engine in the 1965 Diamond Jubilee parade in Brunswick. Bob Riddlemoser is in period dress on the far right. (From

Margaret Moss at City Park with Smokey Bear during the Potomac River Days Festival in 1969) Photo courtesy of Mary Bohrer (Mary Sue Moss)

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Leftwich with their son celebrating the couple's wedding anniversary. We believe the photo was taken in the 1940s. Mr. Leftwich was general

Veterans Day Parade Grand Stand in the 1990s next to Fast Eddies. In the Grandstand (left to right) is Delphey Gaither and Lannie Harrington (Photo courtesy

From the 1969 Potomac River Festival in the old Kaplon Building, native Brunswick artist Raymond Barger displays one of his sculptures. With him, from

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

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)

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

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

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

fantastic photo captured a military flyover during the 1961 Veterans' Day Parade. It appears to have been taken at the crest of A Street and 2nd Avenue across

Another Summer parade in downtown Brunswick. Who do you know? 1965 Diamond Jubilee parade, maybe? This photo was taken in front of Kaplon's looking west

1890 to 1965 Plate from the 75th Diamond Jubilee that was held in Brunswick, Maryland from August 28 - September 6, 1965 Photo courtesy of Valli Smith

We took my 2 birthday boys out to eat. Angela's boys. Tyler (22) had a cheeseburger, William (19) had a sirloin. Followed up by a 1 candle vanilla ice

Lyman & Katie Crawford dressed up in 1890s period clothes for the Diamond Jubilee in 1965 (Photo courtesy of Shelley Hebb)

Potomac River Festival - 1971 Long time BHS teacher and community activist Mary Margrabe on the left. The other ladies are (L-R) Sue and JoAnna Proudfoot

Lila & Bill Wenner shortly after their engagement in 1955 at the family home on Petersville Rd. They were happily married for 58 years. (Photo courtesy

(Courtesy of Kim Myers)

(Courtesy of Kim Myers)

1965. Photo is very blurry. This is James (Sarge) Rooney participating in the Diamond Jubilee. In the background is the old Wenner's Hill store on the

The Pleasant Valley float in the November 1960 Veterans' Day Parade displayed the message "Pray for World Peace". (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection

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.

Imperial Theater float. 7 Brides for 7 Brothers was released in 1954. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick

BHS Railroader Marching Band 2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick 11/3/2013 (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

Eagle Riders FOE 1136, Brunswick, MD 2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

This is the back of the wooden nickel for the 75th Diamond Jubilee held in Brunswick from August 28 to September 6, 1965 and was used for trade during

reviewing stand in the opening ceremony at the November 1961 Veterans's Day Parade. It was an unseasonable 82 degrees! On the reviewing stand, we see Reverend

Brunswick Jaycees. Fritz Dorsey on right? Anyone know the other man? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick

50th wedding anniversary celebration for Bob & Lula Foster in 1959. It was a buffet supper at the old Social Club of Brunswick park. (L-R) Mary Foster

Mrs. Dorothy Moss with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Graham at their 50th anniversary party. It was held at what is now the Masonic Lodge in the old West

Happy Halloween! This was the stage/bandstand at the bottom of the West B Street hill before this area was bulldozed for the right of way to the 1955 Potomac

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

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

Opening ceremony at the reviewing stand of a Veterans Day Parade at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and W. Potomac Street. This was likely taken in

Kaplon's float at the rainy 1939 Veterans' Day Parade on the 50th anniversary of their business in Brunswick. World War II was just getting underway in

Kicking off Veterans' Day Parade week in Brunswick, here's one of the 1939 parade with a B&O tribute in front of Kaplon's Department Store. (From the Myer

Veteran's Day Parade ... 1960 ... Brownie Troop 89 In this photo ... Banner Carrier - Tana Anderson Crance, 1st Row L to R - Cindy Williams, Linda Wood

Jean & Woody Price in their finest 1890s attire for the 1965 Brunswick Diamond Jubillee. The Price's were good neighbors to many on the top of N. Maple

Margaret Moss pictured during the Potomac River Festival Days around 1969. Margaret Moss passed away July 20, 2002 Photo courtesy of Mary Bohrer (Mary

Capino family reunion - 1970s? (Courtesy Betty Hardy) — with Roy Capino, Wesley Capino, Charley Capino, Harry M Capino Jr, Eva Capino, My Mom, Sam Capino

man to the far left, this photo was taken following the Diamond Jubilee parade in September, 1965. Kevin Gordon can be seen carrying the flag in his Cub

Brunswick Elementary School group marching in a 1950s parade. Must've been after 1952 and before the remains of the old putt-putt course were torn up for

patrol with beloved crossing guard/policewoman Betty Fitez in a Veterans' Day Parade in the early 1960s. See any kids you know? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection

Litten's Employees at the Hawaiian Nite Club for a celebration of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bowers. The couple were married on April 17, 1944

Daughters of the American Revolution 2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick 11/3/2013 (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

A close-up of the BHS marching band in a mid-1960s Veterans' Day Parade. Photo was taken at the corner of West Potomac Street and North Virginia Avenue

Wolfsville showing off its princesses in another early '60s Veterans Day Parade in front of the Mace Building where King's Pizza operates today. The message

Kathy Nuse - Veterans' Day Parade 1968? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)

Will and Grace (Bingham) Holder’s 50th Wedding Anniversary at the Francis Scott Key Hotel in Frederick in 1966. Their children (left to right) Amelia aka

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

Veteran's Day parade shot in the early Fifties as a vintage Buick passes Litten's on W. Potomac Street in the early 1950s. In those days, the parade officially

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

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

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

A parade probably in the early 20th Century. You can read "Brunswick Band" on the poster. We're not sure who the dignitaries on horseback are. The man

Brunswick Centennial Quilt Postcard 100 Years of Railroading" (Post Card Photo courtesy of Rhonda Rooney) Janice Marsh: This quilt, put together by Jane

Brunswick High School Band in 1963. Linwood Seibert was the instrumental music teacher. The year I graduated, seniors often took over a class for the day

Getting in position on the bridge to watch the parade in November, 1954 as the bridge was being built. Would you let your kids do this? (From the Myer

Dedication of "the new" Farmers & Mechanics bank (now PNC Bank) in 1974 on the corner of Maple Avenue and Souder Rd. It was completed in 1975. (Clipping

Margaret Moss a greeter for visitors to sign the register at the Kaplon Building during the Potomac River Days Festival around 1969. Photo courtesy of

Harrington's Shoe Repair on W. Potomac St across from the old Fire Hall. Carnival Parade in the early- to mid-'60s? Gary Bowers is driving. (Photo courtesy of BVFD)

Great Rotary Club float parked on Brunswick Street prior to a Veterans Day parade. This must have been a way of lobbying for the commissioning of the "new

Mayor Jess D. Orndorff (center) was assisted by former landowner William W. Wenner (left) and developer Charles F. Stone (right) for the groundbreaking

Confederate Civil War re-enactors in the parade in 1960. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public

Veteran's Day Parade in Brunswick, Maryland See the Clown (Pete Frye) coming down W. Potomac Street past the . He held a long handled pole with a cloth

Valley Elementary School students march in an early-1960s Veterans' Day Parade. See anybody you know? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick

Sherman W. Lowry VFW Post #10421 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

Wee doggies! It's the Beverly Hillbillies in the parade: Fern Moler (Elly Mae), Betty Jane Cooper (Granny), Raymond Cooper (Jed), Junior Moler (Jethro)

Jo Ann Lewis by the Christmas tree at Phillips Insurance Company on W. Potomac Street in the mid-1970s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick

Britain and Bob Martin playing Khrushchev flank a JFK dummy on a Veterans' Day Parade Float for the Rotary Club in 1963. President Kennedy was assassinated almost

A St. Patrick's Day dinner in Brunswick about 50 years ago. Looks like this was at a church undercroft. Maybe Grace Church. Anybody remember? (Clockwise

Jack O' Lanterns on Parade on Maryland Avenue across from the Cut Rate; Late 1940s? See the sign pointing to Knoxville and the dirt street. (From the Myer

Brunswick Veterans Day Parade circa early 1990s. At the time Mark Hoke was Commander of Fort Detrick and Parade Marshall. Mark Hoke later became Frederick

This Veteran's Day Parade photo in Brunswick was taken on West Potomac Street by Eleanor Wenner. We believe this was World War II era. (Photo courtesy

Brenda Hill (Brinklow) after being crowned 1963 Carnival Queen. Brenda was in the 10th grade at BHS at the time. Suzanne Insley (class of '64) is on the

Brunswick has a tradition of hosting fashion shows with local ladies. This photo was taken on Easter Sunday 1961 at the old Fire Hall. Mary Nelson was

President Eisenhower came to Brunswick with Maryland Governor Theodore McKeldin for the opening of the Potomac River Bridge in the Summer of 1955. The

This photo was featured in the November 10, 1987 edition of the Brunswick Citizen. These Brunswick Distinguished Citizens had been recently honored at

The Girl Scouts getting ready to ride in a long ago Veterans' Day Parade. This location is on Dayton Avenue next to the old West End Elementary School

The BHS Marching Band in an early Sixties Veterans' Day Parade. From left to right in the color guard are Susan Gosnell, Elaine Gosnell and Becky Woods

are the Boonsboro Legionettes, Unit 10 in the November, 1960 Veterans' Day Parade on West Potomac Street. The girls up front are twirling flaming batons.

African-American majorette team in the Veterans' Day Parade circa 1960. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick

This is the stone marker adjacent to the Bell Tower. This memorial commemorates the CSX crew of the eastbound Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC) train No. 286

late 1950s Veteran's Day Parade. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Foster look on from their front porch. Many a Brunswickian watched these parades from the Fosters' porch

A Veterans Day Parade in Brunswick. Maybe late 1940s? The Swank Building, which was razed to make way for the 1955 bridge, is on the right. (From the Myer

Helen Hill on the runway at the 1961 Easter Sunday fashion show at the old Fire Hall. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community

Brenda Hill presiding over the ladies hats at an Easter Sunday fashion show at the old Fire Hall in 1961. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the

Here's an unusual Veteran's Day parade float. Circa 1950s. The startled-looking shorter girl in the front is Aloma Kidwiler and Cookie Virts Huffman is

The Middletown Knights marching band in an early-1960s Veterans' Day Parade on West Potomac Street. George Bringle is the young man on the far left. Jerry

Brunswick Girl Scouts and Brownies in the Veterans Day Parade in 1962. Foreground (l-r) Linda Sell, Kathy and Kris Myers (flagbearers), Linda Kidwiler

Brunswick High School Band in the Veterans Day Parade in 1995...Notice Radio Shack in the old Kaplan Building. In addition, Fast Eddie's was across the

Veterans Day Parade pictures from the early 1990's. Notice the brick was covered on the Brunswick Museum at the time. (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery)

Tannie and Ray Lucas Sr. in their 1930 Model A car in a Veteran's Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of granddaughter Leslie Lucas Quesda)

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

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

set to embark in their horse-drawn carriage. This was the Diamond Jubilee parade in 1965. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community

Descendants of C.F. Wenner at Woodbine, the Wenner ancestral home near Lovettsville, VA in 2005. This was built by Wilhelm (Uncle Billy) Wenner circa 1813

Brunswick High School Band marching down Potomac street around 1980. (Photo courtesy of Dixie Kagey Teagle)

(Photo courtesy of granddaughter Leslie Lucas Quesda)

Mrs. Doris Bennett in the aftermath of a great party on New Year's morning at the Wenner residence, circa 1959 or 1960. Happy new year! (Photo courtesy

Donald Darr (right) with Merle Anderson before the 1st annual Potomac River Festival in 1969. Mr Darr ran Brunswick Florist Shop for years downtown and

The wedding of Audrey Garrott and Bernard Williams in the 1950s. Looks like the New York Hill Methodist Church on 9th Avenue. From left are Evelyn Garrott

Since we've been talking about the direction of the current Veterans' Day parade relative to those of the past, here's one taken on West Potomac Street from

Ralph "Pickle" Manuel and George Bennett with the Lion's Club float in the old community space at the junction of West D Street and Petersville Road. Early

the Brunswick chapter of Rotary International on Brunswick Street before a parade in what may have been the early 1950s. Left to right are George Lakin (farmer)

From left to right Sara Smith (Wife of Dr. Smith), Mary Myers, and Ethel Barlow dressed up for the Diamond Jubilee - 1965. (Courtesy of Kim Myers)

Reception following the opening ceremonies for the then new U.S. Post Office on Brunswick Street on October 11, 1958. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Bowers)

Local dignitaries at the Brunswick Post Office dedication on October 11, 1958. Richard Bowers is on the far right. Can you help us identify the other gentlemen

One of many romances that started in Brunswick is still going strong 45 years after. Back in 1970 Keith Felix traveled 85 miles to see his sweetheart at

Kay Souder (Cooper) with her Court on the Lions float, Veterans Day Parade - mid-1950s? Adelaide (Tillie) Enfield on left and Arlene Albert to the right

In another photo from the Easter Sunday 1961 fashion show at the Fire Hall, we see Jocie Hill with her back to the camera and her grandmother Flossie Hill

Katherine and Russ Litten at a dinner at what might have been the Rod 'n Gun Club in the 1940s. Brunswick's leading car dealer for years (From the Myer

A gathering of Litten's Chevrolet employees taken at Coates' Corner Restaurant in Petersville circa 1956. The following have been identified: Standing

BHS Railroader Marching Band 2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick 11/3/2013 (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

Photo Courtesy of Clay Thomas

Bessie Shelton & Lena Troxell behind the Shelton's home on N. Virginia Avenue overlooking the approach to the bridge and across to Maryland Avenue on the

Post parade shot in the late 1950s? This is Margaret "Maggie" Moler near the YMCA where she worked. See the Metropolitan Tavern, People's Home & Auto and

Men's Group Christmas Party at the Rod & Gun Club on Rosemont. - Late 1950s? Who can you recognize? The library has identified Mike Dallas is 4th from

At a community dinners in the old fire hall in the late 1960s. Phil Childs, Emory & Elizabeth Frye, Wayne Hill. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection

Mary Jane Watson, Lawrence Nelson, Anna Nelson and Reverend Ralph Miller of Bethany Lutheran Church at a community dinner at the old Fire Hall in the late

"The Old Colonels" in the Diamond Jubilee Parade during the 75th anniversary of Brunswick between Aug 28-September 6, 1965. Bugsy Hawes is the driver with

Mrs. Vivian Pruitt modeling on the runway at a Brunswick ladies' fashion show promoting Kaplon's Department Store on Easter Sunday 1961. This was taken

Katie Crawford, Mack Barger and Punk Youtz. Looks like a great party! Does anybody know where this was taken? Probably mid-1950s. (Photo courtesy of Frances

Veteran's Day Parade in the 1940s looking west up Potomac Street possibly taken from the porch above what was then The Roma Inn, now the Potomac Street

Here's a scene from 80 years ago--the 1939 Veterans' Day Parade taken from the corner of Maryland Avenue and West Potomac Street. (From the Myer Kaplon

View of another past Veterans' Day Parade from what might have been the porch of the Metropolitan Tavern or YMCA. We have another one from what appears

Brunswick Distinguished Citizens of 2018. This ceremony at American Legion Post 96 was the first since 1993. The honorees were: Front row - Joanne Runkles

Day Parade 1994 - Mark Hoke (Keynote Speaker), Lanny Harrington (Grand Marshall), and Richard Harrington. (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Smoketown History

notice in our Veterans' Day Parade album is you can watch Kathy and Kris Myers grow up as Girl Scouts marching in the November parades through the years. Here

Youth Choir from the AME Church on Wenner's Hill. It's believed Eddie Pearson may have been the driver. Edna Holland is casting a watchful eye over the

Brunswick Elementary School safety patrol marching in the Veterans Day parade in 1962. Recognize anyone? These kids were in the safety patrol, who were

Seeing the swings in the background on the far left, this appears to have been taken during a carnival when they were held on the old football field across

Wenner family Thanksgiving in Brunswick at the W. B Street home of E. Virginia "Patty" Wenner in the late 1950s. Clockwise from left are Patty Wenner,

Local kids on a float for what was then the new public library in the old West End Elementary School on Brunswick Street in 1963. Note the crowd of people

Colleen Selby, Raymond Barger and Bowie George at the Potomac River Festival in the late 1960s. Mr. Barger was an accomplished sculptor, whose piece "the

Brunswick's first native born twins, Luther Brunswick Darr and Lula Brunswick Darr McMurray at their 60th birthday party on April 24, 1951. The party was

This may have been a Rotary Club event at the Y in the late 1950s. (L-R) Emory Fry, Mrs. Vivian & Dr. Charles (Charlie) Pruitt, Dr. Frances Edmonds. Mr

Veterans Day Parade, 1940s. These were the Brunswick Women of the Moose Club. According to Jeanell Morsberger Willis, the emblem in the middle represented

Brunswick Women of the Moose No. 660 getting ready for the Veterans Day Parade on Brunswick Street. We believe this was the late 1940s. The acronym FHC

Avenue in what appears to have been an early 1950s (or earlier) Veterans' Day Parade. This photo was taken on West Potomac Street across from Litten's Chevrolet

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

A family reunion hosted in the home of Willa and Earl Forest in the 1950s. In the photo are: (Back row - L-R) John Bradley Streight, girlfriend, Earl Forest

Harrington Family Reunion 1957 Descendants, siblings, and families related to George Harrington and Elizabeth Forrest Harrington. (Courtesy Kim Myers)

Kids on West Potomac Street waiting for the Veterans' Day Parade. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick

Brunswick B&O Terminal Trainmaster Harry Bodie with BHS teacher Elizabeth Frye, wife of Bank of Brunswick President Emory Frye, and Mary Payne, wife of

Brunswick Health Center Dedication and official opening on 601 East Potomac St. It was Saturday, Nov. 4, 1978. Top left photo: The Brunswick High School

Doris Bennett and Bill Deener at the bar at a Wenner New Year's Eve party in the late Fifties. Not sure of the man on the left. Mrs. Bennett taught 5th

Marching band in an early 1960s Veteran's Day Parade on West Potomac Street near Virginia Avenue. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick

Guard Fife and Drum Corps from Fort Myer, Virginia in the Veterans' Day Parade in 1961. The unit was relatively new at this time as it was founded in February

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

Probably from the late 50s on the corner of Virginia Ave. and W. Potomac St. Just to the left of the pole are several members of the Shewbridge and Fry

Postmen Bill Utterback and Jerry Pearrell at the Brunswick Post Office around 1973. Jerry later became postmaster for years. (From the Myer Kaplon photo

Brunswick High School Band in Veterans Day Parade in 1995. (Photo courtesy of Phil Lowery) Bill Eshbaugh: The last parade marching West to East was 1995. The

Tannie and Ray Lucas Sr. in their 1930 Model A car in a Veteran's Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of granddaughter Leslie Lucas Quesda)

Ray E. Lucas Sr. and his 1930 Model A car. (Photo courtesy of granddaughter Lesley Lucas Quesda)

Two young shareholders in the Brunswick Diamond Jubilee Corporation of 1965 were Messrs. Robert L. (Bob) and Addison F. (Pete) Cage. The certificate was

River Bridge Parade photo on West Potomac Street July 30, 1955 next to Kaplon's windows. Watson's Cut Rate is visible on the next corner. What was then

In May 2005, Judge Bill Wenner and Mayor Carroll Jones were presented with framed copies of the wayside exhibit at Lock 30 for the CF Wenner Mill, later

Lila Wenner and Jack Brady having some New Year's Eve party fun in the late Fifties at Eleanor Wenner's home on Petersville Road in Brunswick. There was

Bell Memorial - Train No. 286 This memorial commemorates the CSX crew of the eastbound Maryland Rail Commuter (MARC) train No. 286 that originated in Brunswick

A Brunswick Veterans' Day Parade--maybe late 1940s/early ‘50s in post WWII era? According to knowledgeable veterans, the hats with flaps that the honor

Roma Cummings Hebb in the Veterans Day Parade. Roma was the daughter of Mayor Jim Cummings and one of life's great characters. She even had a bar named

Local folks bundled up ready for the Veterans' Day parade on a cold November Sunday in the Sixties in front of the old Shell Station on West Potomac Street

Community dinners at the old fire hall in the late 1960s. (L-R) Bob & Ardeth Moler, Elaine Childs (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick

Beauties from Lovettsville on the town's float in the July 30, 1955 parade celebrating the then new Potomac River Bridge connecting Maryland to Virginia

One of many community dinners at the old fire hall in the late 1960s. Linda Stone and David Carmack are on the left and right facing the camera. Who else

this marching band were considered a highlight of Brunswick Veterans' Day Parades for years. Richard Bowers, Sr. was instrumental in the 1950s and '60s in

A Summer parade on Petersville Road in the 1950s. Bill Care's old Amoco station is visible behind the float in the location where Jerry's Liquors is today

(From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community library; Frederick County Public Libraries)

Ray E. Lucas Sr. and his 1930 Model A car. (Photo courtesy of granddaughter Lesley Lucas Quesda)

John Sell (Yard Master in the Car Yard) Photo courtesy of Reuben Moss Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark

that drew crowds from all the local towns and then some. What a show. Smoketown Administrator and Reporter---Rhonda Rooney Photo Courtesy of Valli Smith

girls on the left! (Photo courtesy of Frederick Maryland Old Photos) Smoketown Parades and Celebrations

Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries Courtesy of Smoketown History

the Vet Parade. Mar 6, 2010 Lesley Lucas Quesada: Yes, the Roundhouse 8! I loved that float, so special to see them dancing on it in the Vet Parades. Mar

Smoketown Brewing Station Photo by Jerry Knight

the parades. Her son John Benton married Thelma Grams sister. I can't remember what was next door but I have seen pictures of her porch on parade day so

beautiful '58 Impala in what appears to have been the 1959 Veterans' Day parade. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library;

Brunswick Parade, bobby sox era. In this photo are Doreen Brubaker Forrest (3rd from left), the Feaster Brothers, JoAnn Brubaker White (behind the brothers)

2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

Railroaders Little League Parade before the teams rode in pickup trucks. (1950s) (Photo courtesy of Jayne Nuse)

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

Photo courtesy of Jayne Nuse

of Brunswick school children carrying United Nations flags. Veterans' Day Parade in 1945 following World War II? We think Pat Werking is walking behind the

1996 Veteran's Day Parade Grandstand Looks like the Jets were on time as usual Photo is a 1996 Highlights of the 1997 Veteran's Day program (Courtesy of

Veterans' Day Parade - 1968 Leroy Herbert Stewart, veteran of World War I, is on the bottom right. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick

The 68th Annual Veterans Day Parade Program..Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War. Scanned Program by Rhonda Rooney

at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) This was taken in 1968 when the old Kaplon's storefront

Brunswick Veteran's Day Parade Logo/Lapel Pin 2007, designed by Katie Yourishin Main. (Photo courtesy Katie Yourishin Main)

The Little League Lions in the opening day parade, April 1969.

Potomac Street as cars line up to carry players in the Babe Ruth Opening Parade, May 30, 1959. This was your first impression of Brunswick as you entered

courtesy of Peter Wenner) Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) The kids in the truck were the 1966 minor league Tigers managed by Charlie Barker. Ronnie Pearl:

Brunswick Little League Lions in the opening day parade in April, 1968. In the back of the truck are Peter Wenner, Jay Haller, Barry Proctor, Chucky Barker

A MARVA Babe Ruth League parade in the early 1960s. In the back of the car are Mark Donovan, Linda Dawson and Butch Dixon. Linda was one of the queens

The 46TH Annual Parade and Veteran's Day Celebration Program. Sponsored By Steadman-Keenan Post #96 The American Legion, Brunswick, Md. November 5, 1978

An early Railroaders Little League parade on W. Potomac Street in the late 1950s. The Cubs, Tigers and Bears teams are show. The 4th team, the Lions, primarily

1996 Veteran Day Parade Two of the Parade Marshals that year was James (Stuffy) William Rooney Jr. ( My DAD) Korean War William Sherman Lowery World War

The BRLL Lions passing the Ambulance Company in the 1969 opening day parade. Photo was taken from Mrs. McMurry's porch. The truck advertised G. Robert

with Maryland Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein in the 1965 Diamond Jubilee parade. Goldstein's trademark line on all his campaign literature was "God bless

Apple Blossom parade. Mae Long and Phyllis, mother and I would do some shopping in the downtown stores and then see that magnificent parade. The last time

Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library courtesy Smoketown History) From Facebook: Peter: I enjoyed sitting on the steps of the Fosters

dept. stayed there all night, the vets. day parade was in the morning it was still smoking when the parade came by.

The Brunswick Community Band at the 1935 Apple Blossom Festival Parade. The band director was William Will, Sr. (Photo courtesy of Jerry Hatcher)

for the camera before marching in the unseasonably warm 1977 Veterans' Day Parade. Carrying the banner are Betty Brooks (left) and Sharon Campbell. (From

Nancy pose outside their house on N. Maple Avenue before a Veterans' Day Parade circa 1969. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Harsh Baker)

was Joan Snoots and Mickey Orye in evening attire at a Halloween party or parade downtown in the post World War II era. Can anybody tell us about these events

Ernie Wineholt set to embark in their horse-drawn carriage. Diamond Jubilee parade in 1965? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community

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

500 block of East Potomac Street before the 2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick 11/3/2013 (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

Steadman-Keenan American Legion Post 96 American Legion Riders 2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick 11/3/2013 (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner)

Reverend William Warner in what appears to have been the Diamond Jubillee parade in 1965. Is that Father Time hovering over him? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo

Brunswick boys at the Veterans Day Parade - 1960? We believe the boys are Wayne and Bill (Blooch) Daugherty in the matching winter coats. (From the Myer

Regiment Band out of the Frederick Armory riding home from a Veterans' Day parade in the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community

band of young girls in the 1930s that marched in the Brunswick Veterans Day Parade among others. That's pretty Lorraine Williams with the drum front & center

Mayor Stanley T. Virts addresses the crowd prior to a Veterans Day parade in the 1940s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community

B&O YMCA on fire Friday, November 7, 1980, the weekend of the Veterans Day Parade. (Photo courtesy of Dixie Kagey Teagle)

A timeless message form J.P. Karn, Inc. on a float in a Brunswick Summer parade in the 1950s. Looks like a promotion enjoying the Potomac River. Note the

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

the DMZ. Bob was welcomed home to Brunswick in last Sunday's Veteran's Day Parade as part of the honor given local Viet Nam veterans. He's the son of Bill

Great 1950s photo of children watching the Veteran's Day Parade at their grandmother's house. This was the home of Ethel Mullen located at 406 W. Potomac

The Chevy Fire Truck was taken to O.C.that year for the annual convention parade. Clair drove and I was a passenger.

the building was put under constant watch for a few days. The Veterans Day Parade was re-routed in fear of a rekindling, yet it stayed up through the holiday

Charlie Barker with his 1966 BRLL minor league Tigers team in the opening day parade. Unfortunately, the boys are a little blurry. (Photo by Lila Wenner)

Gwen, Dave and George's mom.) This photo was in the 1978 Veteran's Day Parade Program. I scanned, cropped, enlarged, restored and added the text "American

States Attorney Bill Wenner waves to the crowd in the 1962 Veteran's Day parade. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library;

First Avenue. V.B. Funk played Uncle Sam in the Brunswick Fourth of July parade. Front row (L-R): Harry Macabee, John Benjamin Funk, Eva Viola Irene Funk

The Summers family of Jefferson watching a parade in Brunswick in 1970. Photo was taken across from the Kaplon Building on S. Maryland Avenue. From left

to Kaplon’s on W. Potomac Street. This was taken during a Veterans' Day parade in the 1950s. From left are Helen Hill Mitchell, Mary Null, Judy Mitchell

Mary Cage, a BHS graduate of 1963. (Photo courtesy of Bob Cage) Thanks to Smoketown History

Lumber building, the old fire hall FoundaThe race (being redeveloped as Smoketown Brewing Station), the drew a crowd Kaplon Building, and the former Antiques

students involved lCont. on p. 4I that. There was good downtown, too, as Smoketown Brewing became a news new anchor on the west side of the business section