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Who Was Jacob Sherman?

Publication Year: 1991

Who was Jacob Sherman? This is a perplexing question that the historical society has been

Historic Shellman house to be rededicated Saturday

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Joe Getty

commemoration of this event the Historical Society will rededicate its house museum, the

Paper trail charts Sherman’s life

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Jay A. Graybeal

Most researchers working on an early family or a property must rely heavily on public records,

Death reveals more about Jacob Sherman

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Jay A. Graybeal

Two previous articles have explored the question, Who was Jacob Sherman? His home in

Society researches black history

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Jay A. Graybeal

Each year the Historical Society of Carroll County celebrates February as Black History Month

Shellman house offers a look at black history

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Jay A. Graybeal

Last week’s article chronicled the several black families who lived with Jacob and Elizabeth

Carroll’s Glory Soldiers of the Civil War

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Jay A. Graybeal

Last year American moviegoer applauded “Glory” which chronicled the history of the 5th

Manumission records are genealogical tool

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Jay A. Graybeal

A large number of Marylanders of African-American descent have ancestors who were free

Letter offers glimpse of medical training

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Joe Getty

Over the past two years, the Historical Society has been working on a new book about the history

Zollickoffer and his medicine

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Joe Getty

The early newspapers of Carroll County contain many fascinating references to the medical

A medical tradition is recreated in the present

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Joe Getty

The Historical Society of Carroll County is hosting a “Medical Heritage of Carroll County”

Potions and tonics promised to cure all

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Joe Getty

One of the rewarding aspects about working in the field of local history is that the average

Medical profession a family tradition

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Joe Getty

The work of a local historian frequently involves tracing traditions. The daily lives of many

1940s marked beginning of Carroll as suburbia

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Joe Getty

Historical societies are typically viewed by the public as dealing with the long, long ago. There is

Gill groundbreaking a blast

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Joe Getty

The Historical Society is reviewing the decade of the 1940s in preparation for our annual

Memories of another war’s end

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Jay A. Graybeal

When President and Mrs. Harry S. Truman moved into the White House with a single truck load

County played role in Hiss-Chambers case

Publication Year: 1991

The Historical Society of Carroll County is celebrating the decade of the 1940s with a “Fabulous

Despite war worries, movies and sports popular in 1940s

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Jay A. Graybeal

Although the tragedy of World War II dominated life in the 1940s, Carroll countians still found

Historical society awarded

Publication Year: 1991

The celebration of this year’s historic preservation week in Carroll County will feature the

Old houses each have a story

Publication Year: 1991

Author: Joe Getty

One of the most frequent questions we are asked at the Historical Society is: “How can I research