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Take Time to Learn About, Preserve Your Family’s History
Publication Year: 2018
They could become an opportunity to nail down some of your family’s history whether you are a Carroll County native or not.
Industrious Landowners Didn’t Let Much Go To Waste
Publication Year: 2018
Most of us who use the internet are constantly astounded by what we find there. Maybe not all of it is totally accurate, but the internet answers many of our questions.
Fate of Bowen’s Chapel, Once Grim, Settled as Supporters ‘Just Kept Going’
Publication Year: 2018
The following information will bring “Carroll’s Yesteryears” readers up-to-date on the fate of Bowen’s Chapel.
The Saga of Centenarian Nancy Saunders, (Part 1 of 3)
Publication Year: 2018
Those of great age have always been seen as a way to touch history. In the February 8, 1879, edition of the Democratic Advocate is found a notice entitled “Death of a Centenarian.”
The Saga of Centenarian Nancy Saunders, (Part 2 of 3)
Publication Year: 2018
In her own lifetime Nancy Saunders was a celebrated African American resident of the Sam’s Creek area when the nation was celebrating the centenary of its independence.
The Saga of Centenarian Nancy Saunders, (Part 2 of 3)
Publication Year: 2018
In the 1880 census the African American centenarian Nancy Saunders was living with her son George in the Englar’s Mill area of Frederick County.
Two Centuries later, Headstone Engraving Process has Changed, Need for Precision Hasn’t
Publication Year: 2018
At Mathias Monuments and Memorials, Dan Long, Jr. carries on a tradition of engraving tombstones that stretches back in Westminster almost two centuries.
Imagining Margaretha Newson’s Century of Life
Publication Year: 2018
One day in February 1913 Mary Shellman wrote a letter to Taneytown’s Carroll Record newspaper about an event she thought was noteworthy.
Woman Escaped Potato Famine, Sued B&O Railroad and Bought Eldersburg Farm
Publication Year: 2018
Several references in the Baltimore Sun of 1869 and 1870 tell of Hannah’s lawsuit against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the death of her husband James in 1868.
Union Meeting House Served as a Church, Community Hub, Hospital for Nearly a Century
Publication Year: 2018
On Monday, May 28, American Legion Post 31 will conduct Westminster’s 151st Memorial Day service at the Center Circle in Westminster Cemetery.
In 1757, “Gift of Freedom” Bestowed Upon Slave Nero
Publication Year: 2018
At the Request of Negro Nero the following Gift of Freedom was recorded April the first day for the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred & fifty seven.
Stop at Bethel UMC Before Gettysburg Changed Soldier’s Life
Publication Year: 2018
In her book, “The Story of Bethel United Methodist Church,” the late Myra Ensor included a story told by Civil War historian Dan Hartzler.
Cornish Miner Had Successful Life After Emigrating to Carroll
Publication Year: 2018
Thanks to many years of research by local geologist and mining expert Johnny Johnsson, we know a great deal about mines and mining in Carroll County.
Immigrants of Early 1900s Found Work at Union Bridge Cement Plant
Publication Year: 2018
From time to time, this column features stories of immigrants who settled in Carroll County and achieved success.
Prime Land Drew Farmers to Carroll
Publication Year: 2018
Carroll County has always been known for its farms. Long before it was formed in 1837 from parts of Frederick and Baltimore counties.
Letter Adds to the Legend of Legh Master
Publication Year: 2018
Some stories never end. That is the case for one of our area’s controversial early settlers, Legh Master.
Carroll Soldiers Victims of Mustard Gas 100 Years Ago
Publication Year: 2018
One hundred years ago the last major Allied initiative of World War I—the Meuse-Argonne Offensive—began on September 26 under the leadership of U.S. General John J. (Black Jack) Pershing.
Amateur Historian from Taneytown Left a Trove of Interesting Material
Publication Year: 2018
For nearly 80 years the Historical Society of Carroll County has accumulated items that reflect the County’s past.
Mills Played Major Role in History of County
Publication Year: 2018
The amount of rainfall in Carroll County this summer is proof that you can get too much of a good thing!
From the Meuse-Argonne to the Armistice
Publication Year: 2018
One hundred years ago the Great War entered its final phase of combat. The Allied Powers launched an offensive against the Germans along the entire Western Front in the fall of 1918.