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In Memory of Francis Scott Key
Publication Year: 1993
150 years ago Americans mourned the death of Francis Scott Key.
Ground Hog Day
Publication Year: 1993
February 2 is known as Groundhog Day or Candlemas which has a long history in America.
Elopement
Publication Year: 1993
History shows that not all love stories end "happily ever after." Romance as a historical theme in Carroll County has examples of both successes and failures.
African-American Veterans Photo Essay
Publication Year: 1993
This coming Thursday evening the Historical Society will hold its annual African-American History Forum.
Tornado in Carroll County
Publication Year: 1993
On February 2nd, the ground hog saw his shadow. According to folk traditions, that would account for the gusty winds, snow and otherwise miserable weather of recent weeks.
Sled Accident
Publication Year: 1993
If you talk to anyone who was raised in Carroll County about winter-time and snow, reminiscences will invariably turn to the joys of sledding as a child.
A look at polio vaccine fund-raisers
Publication Year: 1993
The recent death of oral polio vaccine discoverer Dr. Albert B. Sabin reminds us that this dreaded disease was a major health concern less than 40 years ago.
Women’s History Month
Publication Year: 1993
The highlight of Women's History Month will be the Carroll County Women's Fair at Carroll Community College next Sunday.
Rolling with the war weapon
Publication Year: 1993
Humerous columns became an important element in the literary sections of nineteenth century newspapers.
Business History
Publication Year: 1993
The Historical Society administers a research library dedicated to preserving the history of Carroll County.
Easter Postcards
Publication Year: 1993
A secular tradition that may have a long tradition in Carroll Couty is that of dying eggs in many colors for Easter.
Choral Society has enriched life for two decades
Publication Year: 1993
Written historians of local community organizations in Carroll County demonstrate their vitality to the cultural and social life of Carroll County.
Dig It: Local history from archaeology
Publication Year: 1993
Before the construction of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, extensive excavations were completed at the stadium site.
Illustrated past: Atlas provides look at Carroll County in 1877
Publication Year: 1993
A significant resource for researching local history is An Illustrated Atlas of Carroll County, Maryland.
Bringing POWs home
Publication Year: 1993
Several weeks ago I attended the local Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter meeting to interview former Mt. Airy resident Charles Runkles.
Students express concerns about Carroll’s future
Publication Year: 1993
One reason that we study history is to learn from the past so that we can improve our plans for the future.
Bloomfield Manor’s history presents insights into south Carroll
Publication Year: 1993
The restoration of Bloomfield Manor, a historic property near Sykesville, is the subject of the Historical Society of Carroll County’s annual historic preservation month presentation.
Ultimate sacrifice: Some soldiers never returned home from World War II
Publication Year: 1993
Included in the Historical Society of Carroll County’s extensive photograph collection is a group of World War II press release photographs of local service men and women.
In 1881, The Big One shook Carroll
Publication Year: 1993
In the East end of Westminster it sounded like the noise was at the West end and at the West end it sounded like it was at the East end.
The ‘Greatest Event’ came to city
Publication Year: 1993
Tuesday, opened bright and clear, with a cool bracing air. By noon, the streets were filled with people who lined the sidewalks, waiting for the Trades Display Parade.