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Factory days: Work in Carroll County canneries was not for the faint of heart
Publication Year: 2024
“Hot, hard, and dirty work.” That is how many older adults remember their experience working in Carroll County canneries as teenagers in the 1950s and 1960s.
Newspapers covered it all, from local heat waves to the Battle of the Little Big Horn
Publication Year: 2024
If you were living in Carroll County during the last half of the nineteenth century, your choice of newspapers was likely either the Democratic Advocate or the American Sentinel.
Research done on Thomas Jefferson links Taneytown to historic 1776 trip
Publication Year: 2024
While searching for a possible link between Francis Bishop, one of my ancestors, and Thomas Jefferson, Bishop’s neighbor in Albemarle County, Virginia, I stumbled upon a memorandum book Jefferson kept in the year 1774.
Shedding light on the Digges Copper Mine
Publication Year: 2024
Recording the early history of Carroll County, at least one chapter should be dedicated to the Digges Copper Mine and Digges Wagon Road.
Mary Ann Ashcraft is a volunteer at the Historical Society of Carroll County
Publication Year: 2024
Although November 11th is now called Veterans Day, I always remember it as Armistice Day. There is something haunting about the fact that at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the horror which was “The War to End All Wars” finally stopped.
Unearthing economy of region’s limestone quarry operations
Publication Year: 2024
Under the hills and valleys of Carroll County geologists find an odd assortment of rocks – products of earth’s complex geologic history.
A shout out to all who bring Carroll County history to life
Publication Year: 2024
Carroll County has nurtured my love of history since my family and I arrived here from Oregon over half a century ago.
Historic Westminster Cemetery is a time capsule of the city’s life and growth
Publication Year: 2024
Historic Westminster Cemetery, founded over two hundred years ago and now bounded by Ralph Street and Greenwood and Manchester avenues, is the final resting place of nearly 6,000 people who lived in the Westminster area.
The Dark Winter of 1776
Publication Year: 2024
Christmas, 1776. George Washington and his Continental Army have suffered a string of defeats as they retreat into New Jersey and Pennsylvania from New York.
Manufacturing “segars” Was A Manchester Specialty
Publication Year: 2023
Manchester at one time was an important center for the manufacture of cigars, or segars as formerly spelled.
The Quakers Of Pipe Creek Meeting
Publication Year: 2023
At the 250th anniversary celebration of the Pipe Creek Quaker Meeting House.
The German And Austrian-jewish Doctors At Springfield State Hospital
Publication Year: 2023
A few times in her later years, Eva Salomon gathered her friends, Irene Hitchman and Kurt Glaser, at her house on a small side street in Sykesville.
Intestinal Fortitude and 19th Century Medical Training
Publication Year: 2023
This newspaper has printed “Carroll’s Yesteryears” columns for a very long time. Much of today’s column about medical training of local doctors in the 19th century, appeared in 1991 while Joe Getty, then director of the Historical Society of Carroll County, and Dr
Joe Getty, A Cornerstone of Carroll County History
Publication Year: 2023
As Carroll County celebrated its 186th birthday this week, many important names naturally came to mind.
A Family Tragedy and a Proper Memorial
Publication Year: 2023
Living in the 21st century, we are so lucky to have access to powerful medicines, to hospitals with well-trained doctors, to ambulances, to medevac helicopters carrying medical technicians, and to other sources of help when emergencies arise at home, at work, or on the highways.
Rare Photos Document the Black Experience
Publication Year: 2023
Archival photos remind us of long-lost streetscapes and rural vistas and depict both famous and ordinary people in wardrobes fitting their times.
The Heroes of Early Black Education in Carroll County
Publication Year: 2023
As Black History Month draws to a close, it is a good time to recognize the names of some of Carroll County’s Black leaders who supported education during the 19th century.
In the 19th Century, Travel Was Not for Faint of Heart
Publication Year: 2023
Tens of thousands of motor vehicles move along major highways in Carroll County, MD, each day, carrying travelers to-and-from work, vacations, and local stores.
Photographer’s Legacy Lies in the Photos He Left Behind
Publication Year: 2023
If you are in Westminster and have time to spare, please stop at the Historical Society of Carroll County to see a small new exhibit in the library at 210 East Main Street.
A Window into the Past
Publication Year: 2023
Our understanding of history grows by accretion, layer by layer. With each new discovery, we add to the story. For example, for years I thought New Windsor’s Dielman Inn received the name when Louis W. Dielman acquired the hotel and tavern at the corner of High and Bath Streets in 1864.