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21 October 2019

• 19:5919:59, 21 October 2019 diff hist +13 File:Dutch Halley.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:5119:51, 21 October 2019 diff hist +556 File:Bill Grams.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:4819:48, 21 October 2019 diff hist +11 File:Elsie Cooper at the old Acme store on 24 W. Potomac Street in the 1950s.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:4719:47, 21 October 2019 diff hist +11 File:Doris & Paul Harrison Photo behind the counter of the New York Hill Market in the 1960s..jpg No edit summary current
• 19:4619:46, 21 October 2019 diff hist +11 File:Eleanor Watkins Wenner Photo.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:4519:45, 21 October 2019 diff hist −12 File:Tannie and Ray Lucas Sr. - 1941.jpg No edit summary current
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• 19:4319:43, 21 October 2019 diff hist +253 N File:Tannie and Ray Lucas Sr. - 1941.jpg Tannie and Ray Lucas Sr. - 1941 (Photo courtesy of granddaughter Leslie Lucas Quesda) Angel Franson White commented-- Tannie passed away this month. She is with her love in heaven. R.I.P. Tannie, I will miss you. July 17, 2010 at 11:37pm
• 19:3919:39, 21 October 2019 diff hist +946 N File:Howie Family at their home on West Potomac Street in 1935.jpg The Howie Family at their home on West Potomac Street in 1935. (Left to Right) Ruth L. Howie Strother; Mattie O. Howie; John Newton Howie; Jean Newton Howie Younkins; (Standing) James John Howie. Mr. Howie was an engineer for the B&O. In addition to... current
• 19:3719:37, 21 October 2019 diff hist +692 N File:Raymond G. Barger with a display of his fine sculptures in the Kaplon Building in the early 1970s..jpg The artist Raymond G. Barger with a display of his fine sculptures in the Kaplon Building in the early 1970s. Mr. Barger grew up poor in New Addition, but became a world renowned sculptor. His sculpture of "The Goddess of Perfection" was featured in th... current
• 19:3319:33, 21 October 2019 diff hist +11 File:Russell (Bubby) Eury was a past chief of the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Department.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:3319:33, 21 October 2019 diff hist +32 File:Brunswick Post Office Staff.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:3219:32, 21 October 2019 diff hist +740 N File:Brunswick Post Office Staff.jpg Circa mid-1970s photo of the Brunswick Post Office staff, L-R : John Bowers, Jimmy Weddle, Ernie Wineholt, Mary Cook, Jerry Pearrell (Postmaster), and Bill Utterback. (Photo courtesy of Joan Cook Hale) Mary Jane Watson: I remember this gang down at...
• 19:2519:25, 21 October 2019 diff hist +1,472 N File:1st Brunswick Public Library Board (1963).jpg 1st Brunswick Public Library Board (1963) Most members pictured here are among Brunswick's Distinguished Citizens. Here they are with their roles at the time: Top row (l-r) Rev. Leonard D. Carmack of the First Baptist Church; Jack Kusmall, principal o... current
• 19:2019:20, 21 October 2019 diff hist +682 N File:The Hoopengardner family in April, 1964 following the funeral of the matriarch, Mrs. Hoopengardner.jpg The Hoopengardner family in April, 1964 following the funeral of the matriarch, Mrs. Hoopengardner. Back row: Jim, Charles, Herbert, Joe Jr. Front row : George, Joesph, Sr., & Mary (the only daughter) (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Br... current
• 19:0619:06, 21 October 2019 diff hist +32 File:Lee Smith, Sr. on the steps of Kaplon's in the 1950s.jpg No edit summary current
• 19:0519:05, 21 October 2019 diff hist +178 N File:Lee Smith, Sr. on the steps of Kaplon's in the 1950s.jpg Lee Smith, Sr. on the steps of Kaplon's in the 1950s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)
• 19:0419:04, 21 October 2019 diff hist +11 File:Bob and Lula Foster.jpg No edit summary current
• 15:3415:34, 21 October 2019 diff hist +296 N File:Ida Himes.jpg Mrs. Ida Himes. She ran the Maryland Dining Room out of her home on 21 W. Potomac Street for decades in the first half of the 20th century. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)... current
• 15:3015:30, 21 October 2019 diff hist +386 N File:Richard Bowers and Merhl Walker in the 1940s..jpg Best friends and dapper gentlemen, Richard Bowers and Merhl Walker in the 1940s. Richard Bowers and his twin brother Gene were star salesmen at Litten's Chevrolet-Oldmobile dealership in Brunswick for almost 30 years. Richard was instrumental in Bruns... current
• 15:1815:18, 21 October 2019 diff hist +37 N File:Adele Tex-Mex Restaurant Ribbon Cutting Ribbon, October 19, 2019.jpg Category:Business current
• 14:4314:43, 21 October 2019 diff hist +522 N File:Richard & Elaine Bowers.jpg Richard & Elaine Bowers, circa 1940 in front of their big car. Mr. Bowers was a super salesman at Litten's Chevrolet-Olds dealership for years along with his twin brother Gene. Richard was also highly active in the community. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Ri... current
• 14:4114:41, 21 October 2019 diff hist +11 File:Gene Bowers.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:3914:39, 21 October 2019 diff hist +814 N File:Harry Hahn showing off his catch..jpg Harry Hahn showing off his catch. Harry and his wife Bessie operated Hahn's Cafe on the corner of West B Street and Petersville Rd. The cafe was constructed from wood salvaged from buildings that had been between the tracks in Old Berlin. It was razed... current
• 14:3514:35, 21 October 2019 diff hist +32 File:Nellie Hoar Lloyd and Russell Litten.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:3514:35, 21 October 2019 diff hist +1,248 N File:Nellie Hoar Lloyd and Russell Litten.jpg Former BHS teacher Nellie Hoar Lloyd and Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealer Russell Litten after the clearance sale at Kaplon's department store in 1967. Note the "naked mannequins" above Mrs. Lloyd on the upper left. The Kaplon closure was symptomatic of th...
• 14:3014:30, 21 October 2019 diff hist +1,217 N File:Dr. Wade B. Watson in front of Watson's Cut Rate at 44 W. Potomac Street.jpg Dr. Wade B. Watson in front of Watson's Cut Rate at 44 W. Potomac Street. In addition to his dental practice, which he operated out of his home on W. Potomac Street, Dr. Watson and his son Harwood ran the store from when they bought out Coffman's Cut... current
• 14:2714:27, 21 October 2019 diff hist +432 N File:Arvin Jones, Roscoe Rockwell and Myer Kaplon on the mountain top.jpg Arvin Jones, Roscoe Rockwell and Myer Kaplon on the mountain top, maybe late Forties at Sugarloaf? Mr. Jones was a BHS principal,who later ran an insurance business in Brunswick. Mr. Rockwell was in charge of Potomac Edison in town. Mr. Kaplon ran the... current
• 14:2514:25, 21 October 2019 diff hist +337 N File:Mrs. West (Dot) Schnauffer, Mrs. William B. (Eleanor) Wenner and Mrs. Wilbur Devilbiss..jpg Some Brunswick area ladies at the Washington Monument Park along the National Highway near Boonsboro in 1937. The first 2 ladies on the left are unknown. Others are Mrs. West (Dot) Schnauffer, Mrs. William B. (Eleanor) Wenner and Mrs. Wilbur Devilbiss... current
• 14:2314:23, 21 October 2019 diff hist +925 N File:Mary Elizabeth Myers (2nd from left, front row) Sara Smith, Dr. Smith's wife (far right, front row)..jpg A ladies group in Brunswick. We can identify Mary Elizabeth Myers (2nd from left, front row) Sara Smith, Dr. Smith's wife (far right, front row). According to Kim Myers, who contributed this gem: "My Grandmother, Mary Myers and a number of her friends... current
• 14:2214:22, 21 October 2019 diff hist +505 N File:Lena Troxell, Ellen Litte, Margaret Orrison and Roy Lipscomb..jpg We believe this photo may have been taken at an early Red Cross Bloodmobile in the basement of the old Synagogue on A street, which at the time housed doctor's offices. According to Tom Watson, the Red Cross was set up there in the 50s. The nurses are... current
• 14:1914:19, 21 October 2019 diff hist +374 File:Sigafoose sisters of Brunswick.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:1614:16, 21 October 2019 diff hist +921 N File:Donald Harrington, Claude Porter, E. Mills, (no ID), Phillips, George Strickler.jpg The guys sitting around the old shoe store on West Potomac Street across from the Fire Hall. In the photo are: (L-R) Donald Harrington, Claude Porter, E. Mills, ? Phillips, George Strickler (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Commu... current
• 14:1314:13, 21 October 2019 diff hist +1,813 N File:Harrington's Shoe Repair on W. Potomac Street the Regulars.jpg An all star cast of the regulars at Harrington's Shoe Repair on W. Potomac Street, across from the old Fire Hall. The shoe store provided a gathering place for retired railroaders to visit, smoke and swap stories. (L-R back) Amos Kaplon, Howard Mills,... current
• 14:0914:09, 21 October 2019 diff hist +11 File:Bill Harrington.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:0814:08, 21 October 2019 diff hist +1,681 N File:E. Donald Darr at his florist shop on West Potomac Street.jpg E. Donald Darr at his florist shop on West Potomac Street next door to Kaplon's. In addition to his business, Mr. Darr was committed to community service. He was co-founder and charter member of the Brunswick Potomac Foundation and served as its presid... current
• 14:0514:05, 21 October 2019 diff hist +561 N File:Mr. & Mrs. George Washington Wenner Sr.jpg Mr. & Mrs. George Washington Wenner Sr. on the steps of Kaplon's in the 1950s. In addition to his long time position as engineer for B&O flagships, the National and Capitol Limited, G.W. Wenner occupies a place in Brunswick baseball lore. Legend has i... current
• 13:0213:02, 21 October 2019 diff hist +45 N File:Dr. & Mrs. John George Fauble Smith in their garden on Rosemont.jpg Category:Smoketown People current
• 12:5912:59, 21 October 2019 diff hist +11 File:Russell Litten in front of his flagship west end dealership..jpg No edit summary current
• 12:5812:58, 21 October 2019 diff hist +530 N File:Ralph Stauffer, Grace Conner, James Riggan, Otho Fry, Clarence Schaeffer, Jennings Waskey, George Reed, Bernard Hale, Ed Hering.jpg The good people of J.P. Karn, Inc. behind their location at the foot of S. Maryland Avenue. Karn's sold lumber, paints, hardware, glass and building supplies. The Karns and this company were responsible for building much of old Brunswick. (L-R) Ralph... current
• 12:5612:56, 21 October 2019 diff hist +11 File:Myer Kaplon, Emory Frye , Mayor Cummings, Harry George, Jr. (l-r).jpg No edit summary current
• 12:5412:54, 21 October 2019 diff hist +11 File:Sonny and Louise Cannon Photo.jpg No edit summary
• 12:4912:49, 21 October 2019 diff hist +32 File:Henry Cap Rinker, Distinguished Citizen 1982 (1).jpg No edit summary current
• 12:4212:42, 21 October 2019 diff hist +90 File:Brunswick History Commission 2019.jpg No edit summary current
• 12:4012:40, 21 October 2019 diff hist +42 N File:Brunswick History Commission 2019.jpg Category:Organizations

20 October 2019

• 19:3819:38, 20 October 2019 diff hist +65 N File:Brunswick Distinguished Citizens Luncheon Program.pdf Category:2019 Brunswick Distinguished Citizen current
• 06:5306:53, 20 October 2019 diff hist +32 File:James & Bessie Cummings, Mayor of Brunswick from 1954 until his death in 1966.jpg No edit summary current
• 06:4906:49, 20 October 2019 diff hist +795 N File:James & Bessie Cummings, Mayor of Brunswick from 1954 until his death in 1966.jpg James & Bessie Cummings. Mr. Cummings was mayor of Brunswick from 1954 until his death in 1966. He is known for having "brought Brunswick out of the mud" with his successful initiative to pave the town in the late '50s. That included the building of th...
• 06:4506:45, 20 October 2019 diff hist +31 File:William Boteler Gross (1902-1987).jpg No edit summary current
• 06:4506:45, 20 October 2019 diff hist +1,061 N File:William Boteler Gross (1902-1987).jpg William Boteler Gross (1902-1987) Son of one of Brunswick's prominent early merchants, Bill Gross was a long-time community leader and historian. His diverse career and colorful experiences included a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins Univers...