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Railroad Brings Life to Linwood
Publication Year: 1994
"Progress! Improvement! These are the watchwords of life. "Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel." To progress is to live. Retrogression is darkness, death.
Carroll County Was Richest in U.S.?
Publication Year: 1994
Sometime during my schooling at Manchester elementary a teacher told our class that Carroll county had the richest agricultural land in the nation.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Carroll County
Publication Year: 1994
This past Thursday evening, nearly 200 people gathered at Martin's Westminster to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Carroll County.
History of Bruceville
Publication Year: 1994
We would like to thank the people who have responded to our request for photographs that will assist the Historical Society in illustrating The Carroll Record Histories of Northwestern Carroll County Communities.
Weybright- Education in Middleburg District
Publication Year: 1994
Samuel Weybright contributed a history of the Middleburg District that he wrote in 1895 for The Carroll Record series.
Union Bridge
Publication Year: 1994
When Daniel Wolfe wrote his history of Union Bridge, he began with the following paragraph that questioned the authenticity of the oral traditions in this region:
Carroll women were heroes on the homefront
Publication Year: 1994
I recently had the opportunity to give a program at the annual meeting of the Carroll County Extension Homemakers Clubs.
The rich tradition of Taneytown
Publication Year: 1994
Taneytown has a rich historical tradition that has been preserved by the hard work and talents of many amateur historians over the past two centuries.
Carroll Record Women History
Publication Year: 1994
As we advance in years, our minds wander back to the days of our childhood, when we sat around the log fire listening to the old folks' tales of the early settlers along the Monocacy, where we feel sure the curl of smoke from the wigwam and camp fire brightened the night, as the old folks used to tell us.
Residents present ‘everyday histories’
Publication Year: 1994
Last month I had the opportunity to speak at the annual meeting of the Carroll County Extension Homemakers Clubs.
Town history: Historian chronicles Uniontown’s past
Publication Year: 1994
Community life in Uniontown was depicted in the 1895-6 “History of Uniontown” written by Dr. Jacob J. Weaver.
Taneytown 4th of July Speech
Publication Year: 1994
The traditional 4th of July celebration in Carroll County has included family get-togethers, community picnics, parades and speeches for many generations.
Col. Joshua Gist and the Whiskey Boys
Publication Year: 1994
200 hundred years ago President George Washington faced a crisis, citizens who lived along the western frontier were in open revolt over a Federal excise tax on whiskey passed in March 1791.
The Slagenhaupt Chairmakers of Taneytown
Publication Year: 1994
Prior to the appearance of the furniture store in the mid-nineteenth century, most local residents purchased household furniture from local craftsmen who worked in the small country towns throughout the region.
1814 “Horse Race
Publication Year: 1994
Last week was the deadline for political candidates to file for a variety of local and state offices.
Dr. Woodward Remembers his Uncle Thee
Publication Year: 1994
More than 80 years ago, Theodore Englar of Wakefield, Maryland posed for a photographic portrait with a baby boy seated in his lap.
Death of a Naval Officer
Publication Year: 1994
On September 10, 1889, the residents of Westminster laid to rest the remains of a promising naval officer.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Harney
Publication Year: 1994
During the summer of 1889 a group of Harney Lutherans met to discuss building a church.
Humorous Anecdotes from the Carroll Record Histories
Publication Year: 1994
Throughout the nineteenth century, humorous stories about practical jokes, human foibles and tall tales were frequently published in local newspapers.
The Taneytown Militia
Publication Year: 1994
During the first half of the nineteenth century, local militia units were active throughout the county.