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16 November 2019

• 08:3008:30, 16 November 2019 diff hist +483 N File:Rotary Club gathering--Circa 1950s.jpg Brunswick Rotary Club gathering--1950s? The men at the table, presumably at their regular meeting space in the B&O YMCA chapel are from left to right: Marvin Yourkins, ??, Harwood Watson, John Graham, and Dr. Frances Edmonds. The next question, what... current
• 08:2808:28, 16 November 2019 diff hist +333 N File:Rotary Club Dinner at the YMCA.jpg Rotary club dinner at the Y. (l-r) Harry Nicholson, unknown foreign dignatary, West Claggett and Tony Cincotta Please let us know if you have information on this event. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Freder... current
• 08:2508:25, 16 November 2019 diff hist +382 N File:Rotary Club - Foreign dignatary who spoke at the club in the early 1950s at the Brunswick Train Station..jpg On the right of the foreign dignitaries at Brunswick Station is from left to right, T. West Claggett, Reverend Leonard Carmack, Harry Nicholson and Bill Weller. Please let us know if you have information on this event. (From the Myer Kaplon photo col... current
• 08:2408:24, 16 November 2019 diff hist +378 N File:Rotary Club - Foreign dignatary who spoke at the club in the early 1950s..jpg Harry Nicholson is on the left with no coat at the Brunswick Station greeting a foreign dignitary who spoke at the Brunswick Rotary club in the early 1950s. Please let us know if you have information on this event. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collect... current
• 08:1908:19, 16 November 2019 diff hist +609 N File:Businessmen at a banquet, possibly in the early 1950s.jpg Local businessmen at a banquet, possibly in the early 1950s. Judging from the location of the stage where the band is playing, this appears to have been taken at the Moose lodge on East Potomac Street. You have to look closely, but Tony Cincotta and H... current
• 08:1708:17, 16 November 2019 diff hist +1,108 N File:Businessmen in the 1950s,.jpg This is a who's who of prominent Brunswick businessmen in the 1950s, maybe at a Rotary Club gathering in the old YMCA or the old high school. Here's who we can identify: (l-r Front row - standing) Carl Margrabe, Amos Kaplon, Bob Moler (1st row -seate... current
• 08:1308:13, 16 November 2019 diff hist +1,740 N File:Community leaders and Rotary Club members at the YMCA.jpg Prominent Brunswick businessmen, community leaders and Rotary Club members at the YMCA - (Mid-1950s) (L-R) Pres Orrison, West Schnauffer, Tony Cincotta, Harry Mace, Forrest G. (Red) Moler, Irv Kolker Pres Orrison owned a grocery store next to Beans &... current
• 08:0908:09, 16 November 2019 diff hist +2,048 N File:Rotary Club 1928.jpg Brunswick Rotary Club 1928 - Top row (l-r) J. Henry Rinker, Joseph G. Kearfoot, Harvey S. Bickel, William A. Beatty, Harry R. Mace Middle row (l-r) Chauncy P. Nicodemus, Rev. Edward E. Burgess, W. Atlee Horine, Harry Y. George 3rd row (l-r) Abram I. El... current
• 08:0608:06, 16 November 2019 diff hist +782 N File:Moose Club Bar in 1944.jpg As a B&O Railroad company town, Brunswick was replete with bars, clubs and stores. Here is a typical after-work scene at The Moose in 1944. The bartender was Glenn "Coffe" Jenkins. Standing at the bar were (from left) Bob Mulligan, ?, John Stewart, Le... current
• 08:0308:03, 16 November 2019 diff hist +453 N File:SCOB Park Float.jpg SCOB Park float at the community space at the bottom of the W. B Street hill before the bridge. The acronym stands for Social Club of Brunswick. According to Vicki Pennington, "the Eagles club always had a family picnic there before the club moved fro... current
• 08:0208:02, 16 November 2019 diff hist +338 N File:Eagles Club Bar when it was in the Red Men's Hall..jpg The bar at the old Eagles club when it was in the Red Men's Hall. If you ask the docents on the 2nd floor of the Museum, they'll show you where it was. A Mr. Long is on the left and Harry (Cotton or Bub) Hill is on the right. (Photo courtesy of the B... current
• 07:5507:55, 16 November 2019 diff hist +445 N File:Red Man statue, which stood on the balcony outside the I.O.R.M. Hall on Potomac Stree.jpg The original "Red Man" statue, which stood on the balcony outside the I.O.R.M. hall on Potomac Street today haunts the stairwell of the Brunswick Museum. (Photo Credit Brunswick History Commission) Patricia Hoffmaster-Baker: I remember when the India... current
• 07:5307:53, 16 November 2019 diff hist +948 N File:Red Men's Hall on the corner of S. Virginia Avenue and Walnut Street in the late 19th century.jpg The first Red Men's Hall on the corner of S. Virginia Avenue and Walnut Street in the late 19th century Other groups such as the Masons and Knights of Pythias also used the building for meetings. Look how close the railroad tracks come to the side of t... current
• 07:4907:49, 16 November 2019 diff hist +591 N File:Red Men gather at the junction of Main Street (now Potomac St) and N. Virginia Avenue - early 20th century..jpg The Red Men gather at the junction of Main Street (now Potomac St) and N. Virginia Avenue - early 20th century. According to Brunswick historian Reuben Moss, "'the Indian' was part of the building's construction, since it was Red Man's Hall and the th... current
• 07:4807:48, 16 November 2019 diff hist +809 N File:Lodge of the Knights of Pythias.jpg Brunswick's Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. Possibly in the 20s? Clarence Daniel Shewbridge is on the right in the front. This group ran the putt-putt golf course on West Potomac Street and may have had their lodge at the house on the corner of W. Po... current
• 07:4607:46, 16 November 2019 diff hist +747 N File:Railroaders headed to Washington, DC to make a statement.jpg This 1961 photo is believed to have been when a group of Brunswick railroaders headed to Washington, DC to make a statement about the 1961 'Piggy back' bill that was meant to address concerns and issues regulating the 'Piggy backing' of truck trailers... current
• 07:3407:34, 16 November 2019 diff hist +52 N File:Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America, Local No 125 Banner.jpg Category:Smoketown Organizations current
• 07:3307:33, 16 November 2019 diff hist +579 N File:B. of L.E. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.jpg B. of L.E. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Thomas Fitzgerald Div. 506 Founded in 1863, part of Teamsters union, represents railroad engineers and operating employees in the US and Canada. Smoketown History (Brunswick, Md.) In the Brotherhood of Lo... current
• 07:3107:31, 16 November 2019 diff hist +499 N File:Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Engineers Officers on the dias at a union dinner.jpg Officers on the dias at a Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Engineers union dinner in what appears to be the 1940s. Founded in 1863 and part of Teamsters union, BLF&E represents railroad engineers and operating employees in the US and Canada. From l...
• 07:3007:30, 16 November 2019 diff hist −5 File:Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Engineers union.jpg No edit summary current
• 07:3007:30, 16 November 2019 diff hist +41 N Category:Smoketown Organizations Created page with "Category:Smoketown History Collection " current
• 07:2907:29, 16 November 2019 diff hist +614 N File:Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Engineers union.jpg Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Engineers union dinner in what appears to be the 1940s. Founded in 1863 and part of Teamsters union, BLF&E represents railroad engineers and operating employees in the US and Canada. Does anyone know if this was in...

15 November 2019

• 21:4221:42, 15 November 2019 diff hist +215 N File:Dr. JGF Smith.jpg There's a room dedicated to Dr. JGF Smith at the new library. Dr. Smith was a benefactor of the original library on Brunswick Ave. This photo is on display in the foyer. Category:Smoketown Library current
• 21:4121:41, 15 November 2019 diff hist +46 N File:Fireplace in the lounge area looking out at Brunswick Heights..jpg Category:Smoketown Library current
• 21:4121:41, 15 November 2019 diff hist +46 N File:Information desk.jpg Category:Smoketown Library current
• 21:4021:40, 15 November 2019 diff hist +158 N File:Farmhouse long occupied by the Eury family.jpg The old tenant farmhouse long occupied by the Eury family who farmed for the Wenners from out the Library window Category:Smoketown Library current
• 21:3821:38, 15 November 2019 diff hist +107 N File:Non-Fiction Book Section.jpg See Brunswick Heights townhouses from the new Public Library. Category:Smoketown Library current
• 21:3721:37, 15 November 2019 diff hist +107 N File:Brunswick Heights townhouses from the new Public Library..jpg See Brunswick Heights townhouses from the new Public Library. Category:Smoketown Library current
• 21:3621:36, 15 November 2019 diff hist +46 N File:Mary Margrabe and Pat Hortman in the original Brunswick Public Library in 1963.jpg Category:Smoketown Library current
• 21:3521:35, 15 November 2019 diff hist +396 N File:Rev. Leonard Carmack and librarian Pat Hortman.jpg First library board president Rev. Leonard Carmack and librarian Pat Hortman in the original Brunswick Public Library in the old West End school on Brunswick St. This photo is on display in the foyer Chris Weitzel: when the library opened, it was the... current
• 21:3321:33, 15 November 2019 diff hist +831 N File:Times-Blade bound copies in 1962.jpg Blade-Times publisher James L. Bryan presents William W. Wenner with bound copies of the newspaper in 1962 for the Brunswick Public Library in its early days. Retired elementary school teacher and Distinguished Citizen Lavinia Hood looks on approvingly... current
• 21:2921:29, 15 November 2019 diff hist +5 File:Library 1962 Board.jpg No edit summary current
• 21:2621:26, 15 November 2019 diff hist +133 N File:Bovine - A painting by Ann Wenner Osteen.jpg "Bovine" - A painting by Ann Wenner Osteen specially commissioned by the library board. Category:Smoketown Library current
• 21:2421:24, 15 November 2019 diff hist +46 N File:Children's reading room.jpg Category:Smoketown Library current
• 21:2421:24, 15 November 2019 diff hist +311 N File:Library on Maple Avenue Facade.jpg Eleanor Kerr Gayle: its on the site of the most recent library--and where my Grandfather's dairy barn was on Wenner's hill. Its really a nice building--very impressive. I'm going to a reception there on Friday night with my parents--ribbon cutting the... current
• 21:2121:21, 15 November 2019 diff hist −11 File:Warped Wheel by Raymond Barger.jpg No edit summary current
• 21:2121:21, 15 November 2019 diff hist +41 N Category:Smoketown Library Created page with "Category:Smoketown History Collection " current
• 21:2021:20, 15 November 2019 diff hist +485 N File:Warped Wheel by Raymond Barger.jpg The Warped Wheel by Raymond Barger. For years, the sculpture sat on a section of railroad tracks with a plaque displaying the artist's commemorative poem. It was moved outside the Brunswick Public Library prior to its opening in 2011. (Photo courtesy...
• 21:1821:18, 15 November 2019 diff hist +817 N File:Bowling alley on Petersville Road 1968.jpg This 1968 photo shows the old bowling alley on Petersville Road, taken from a spot adjacent to the former Feete's Funeral Home (Now Williams). After the building was razed, passers by could see the concrete under the lanes, along with some scattered du... current
• 21:1321:13, 15 November 2019 diff hist +993 N File:Brunswick Bowling Center Menu 1970s.jpg Bet there are a lot of Boomer era kids, who remember this menu at the Brunswick Bowling Center on Souder Road in the '70s. What were your favorites? Mrs. Nadine Hebb and others served the food for years. (Courtesy of the City of Brunswick, MD History... current
• 21:0821:08, 15 November 2019 diff hist +465 N File:Brunswick Bowl Newspaper Ad in the late 1970s..jpg A newspaper ad for Brunswick Bowl in the late 1970s. (Courtesy of the City of Brunswick, MD History Commission) The bowling alley was located where Penny's Diner and the hotel set now. The front part of that lot was the parking area. At the bottom of... current
• 21:0421:04, 15 November 2019 diff hist +33 File:Ladies bowling event - The Gabby Five.jpg No edit summary current
• 21:0421:04, 15 November 2019 diff hist +285 N File:Ladies bowling event - The Gabby Five.jpg According to Kay Carter, "this team was called 'The Gabby Five' (But, there are six!!!!)" Maybe Mrs. Williams was a substitute? They were: Front: Bertha Haller, Pat Nuse, Thelma Grams Back: Lorraine Williams, Jean Dorsey, Vivian Lynn (Photo courtesy...
• 21:0221:02, 15 November 2019 diff hist +33 File:Ladies bowling event - Lovettsville Team.jpg No edit summary current
• 21:0221:02, 15 November 2019 diff hist +203 N File:Ladies bowling event - Lovettsville Team.jpg These ladies made up the Lovettsville team: Front: Barbara Gletner, Nancy Mullen, Suzanne George Back: Pat Peacock, Georgie Ridgeway, Phyllis RIdgeway (Photo courtesy of Kay Hebb Carter)
• 21:0021:00, 15 November 2019 diff hist +247 N File:Ladies bowling event in the mid-60s (2).jpg In this photo of the ladies bowling event in the mid-60s, we have: Front: Jeanette Donovan, Lucille Beatty, Connie Turner Back: Emma Axline, Madge Cox, Patsy Smith (Photo courtesy of Kay Hebb Carter) Category:Smoketown Bowling current
• 20:5820:58, 15 November 2019 diff hist +636 N File:Ladies bowling league event mid 60s.jpg First in a series of photos from a ladies bowling league event. Judging from the wallpaper, these were taken at the old Hawaiian Nite Club in the mid-1960s. The Hawaiian was on Rt. 180 where Lallo's and other businesses have operated. It was the place... current
• 20:5620:56, 15 November 2019 diff hist +357 N File:Junior League bowling season showcasing the team winners..jpg This photo was taken in front of the bowling center. It was likely the end of the Junior League bowling season showcasing the team winners. From left to right are: Laurie Dorsey, Audrey Lake, Billie Grams, Linda Sell and Kay Hebb. Nadine Hebb is stand... current
• 20:5320:53, 15 November 2019 diff hist +81 N File:Kay Hebb was the best female youth bowler of her time..jpg (Photo courtesy of Kay Hebb Carter) Category:Smoketown Bowling current
• 20:5120:51, 15 November 2019 diff hist +232 N File:Championship bowler Gary Carter.jpg Gary Carter was not only a championship bowler, he was an outstanding pitcher, who spent several seasons in the old Washington Senators' farm system. (Photo courtesy of Kay Hebb Carter) Category:Smoketown Bowling current