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Westminster Teen Enlisted 100 Years Ago During World War I
Publication Year: 2018
Several years ago, Virginia Ecker Hierstetter graciously shared her family’s heart-rending experience during that war with the Historical Society.
Setting the Record Straight on Historical Inaccuracies
Publication Year: 2018
Yes, the accompanying photograph appeared in this column on November 11 but with the wrong caption. Thanks to Ray Brown, it is now correct.
Taneytown Native Sterling Galt Served with Distinction
Publication Year: 2018
While much has been written over the years about World War I, especially in 2018 as we commemorated the 100th anniversary of its end.
Mantel Provides a Glimpse into the Early History of Westminster
Publication Year: 2018
If jolly old St. Nick had seen the handsome mantel in the accompanying photo when he slid down the chimney of Jacob Yingling’s house in the early 1800s.
The Rise And Fall Of Wade Warfield
Publication Year: 2017
It's a Saturday in October in the late 1920s, and Sykesville, Maryland, is for sale. Already.
Dr. Roberts Bartholow: “Strange Child of Genius”
Publication Year: 2017
1892 was a year of firsts and noteworthy events in America.
Robert Schnitzer, Carroll County, And The Mount of The Falcon
Publication Year: 2017
He's an unknown soldier now. Long dead. Long forgotten. They’re all dead now. The Doughboys who fought for America in World War I.
Winter Ice Ritual on Mays Farm Paid Dividends Into the Summer
Publication Year: 2017
It’s the dead of winter, a good time for the reminiscence of nonagenarian Kenneth Mays about filling the ice house on his grandfather’s central Maryland farm in the 1920s.
Stroll Past Three Buildings on Main St. Gives Glimpse of “Old” Westminster
Publication Year: 2017
The death of former neighbor Harry Kimmey in 1932 inspired Mary Shellman to write a letter reminiscing about the east end of Westminster as she knew it while growing up in the 1850s and 1860s. Today, the three buildings she mentions form the Historical Society of Carroll County’s “campus”— house numbers 206, 210, and 216 East Main Street.
Thaddeus Stevens Woman’s Relief Corps Significant to Carroll’s Black History
Publication Year: 2017
Although the Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, historians are still uncovering new material in many different repositories from museums to attics.
Recalling Carroll’s 19th Century Racial Harmony
Publication Year: 2017
Last year in February this column carried an article about John Baptist Snowden, an African American who was born a slave in 1801, came to Carroll County in 1831 as a free man, and spent the remaining 54 years of his life here.
Take a Weekend Drive Through Carroll County History
Publication Year: 2017
Growing up, I recall my family’s Sunday afternoon tradition was a drive through the countryside of northern Delaware and nearby southeastern Pennsylvania with my father at the wheel.
It Was Buyer Beware When it Came to Newspaper Advertising in 1887
Publication Year: 2017
Old newspaper ads like this one for Charles Wantz’s “segar” store on Main Street in Westminster provide us with a few chuckles or sometimes raise an eyebrow.
Carroll Countians Made History Abroad a Century Ago in World War I
Publication Year: 2017
The year was 1917. The month was April. On the 6th , America’s daily newspapers carried the story that had been brewing for months—the U.S.
Issues Involving Schools as Old as Schooling in Carroll
Publication Year: 2017
Issues concerning Carroll County public schools have appeared in this newspaper’s headlines quite often recently.
Two Buildings in Union Bridge Have Historical Significance
Publication Year: 2017
There’s a lot of African American history to be found around Union Bridge in western Carroll County, but one important part of that history is now an “endangered species.”
Trove of Ancestral Information at Register of Wills Office
Publication Year: 2017
Many readers of this column probably delve into family history. If so, you know the challenges of tracing an ancestor, especially if you are descended from a Smith, Jones, Johnson, or other common name.
Chance Meeting Led Civil War Soldier From Maine to Marry Westminster Native
Publication Year: 2017
This is the story of John Paris/Parris Sheahan, a Civil War soldier from Maine, who married Lizzie Shriver, a Westminster native.
Westminster Native Duped Confederates During Civil War
Publication Year: 2017
Every so often I come across a family story that seems to be reliable and worth passing along. Today, it is a pleasure to share the following story from Jay Hull who heard it from his mother.
Resources for an In-Depth Look at Carroll’s History
Publication Year: 2017
In this twice-monthly column there isn’t room to cover major topics related to the history of Carroll County, but readers may want to know where to find background information.