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13 December 2019

• 16:2616:26, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Mayor - Orndorff in front of the old city hall on A Street.jpg No edit summary current
• 16:2516:25, 13 December 2019 diff hist +344 N File:Mayor - Orndorff in front of the old city hall on A Street.jpg Mike Norris from Sandy Hook shaking hands with Mayor Orndorff in front of the old city hall on A Street before the 1st Blueline Bus left for National Geographic. Mike was the driver and the man to his left was his boss. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Col...
• 16:2216:22, 13 December 2019 diff hist +292 N File:Mayor & City Council 1972, 20 East A Street.jpg Old City Hall, 20 East A St 1972 Brunswick Mayor & City Council Mayor Jesse Orndorff Shelley Dawson, Nellie Roby, Frank Strakonsky Bill Haller, Willard "Pickett" Barger, Ed Mullen Restoration of Yearbook Photo by Rhonda Rooney [[Category:Smoketown P... current
• 16:2116:21, 13 December 2019 diff hist +414 N File:Mayor - Jess D. Orndorff addresses a crowd in the late 1960s.jpg Brunswick Mayor Jess D. Orndorff addresses a crowd in the late 1960s. Councilman and BRILL President Donald (Shelley) Dawson is in sunglasses to the right. Can anyone guess the occasion? Looks like a groundbreaking. Who else do you see? (From the My... current
• 15:1915:19, 13 December 2019 diff hist +757 N File:Mayor Jess David Orndorff (1912 - 1997), Distinguished Citizen 1980.jpg Mayor Jess David Orndorff (1912 - 1997). He served as mayor from 1966 to 1984 and was named a Distinguished Citizen of Brunswick in 1980. A 1931 graduate of BHS, Jess Orndorff began work in 1937 as a security guard at Washington Terminal, a career whi... current
• 15:1115:11, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Mayor - Jesse Orndorff, 1966 - 84.jpg No edit summary current
• 15:1115:11, 13 December 2019 diff hist +259 N File:Mayor - Jesse Orndorff, 1966 - 84.jpg Mayor Jesse Orndorff was mayor of Brunswick from 1966-84, presiding over a community in transition as it went from railroad company town to a bedroom community. Photograph from the 1970 BHS Railroader Yearbook. (Photo courtesy of Rhonda Rooney)
• 15:1015:10, 13 December 2019 diff hist +1,046 N File:Planning Commission - Phil childs Circa 1960s.jpg In Brunswick’s transition from a one-industry railroad town to the community it is today, Phil Childs played a pivotal role as chairman of the Brunswick Planning Commission in the 1960s. The commission was responsible for getting Title 701 Federal Go... current
• 15:0815:08, 13 December 2019 diff hist +82 N File:Wanda Nellie Nuse 77 of Brunswick died March 20 2010 at Northhampton Manor in Frederick.jpg Jknight moved page File:Wanda Nellie Nuse 77 of Brunswick died March 20 2010 at Northhampton Manor in Frederick.jpg to File:City Council - Wanda Nellie Nuse, 77, of Brunswick Obituary.jpg current Tag: New redirect
• 15:0815:08, 13 December 2019 diff hist 0 m File:City Council - Wanda Nellie Nuse, 77, of Brunswick Obituary.jpg Jknight moved page File:Wanda Nellie Nuse 77 of Brunswick died March 20 2010 at Northhampton Manor in Frederick.jpg to File:City Council - Wanda Nellie Nuse, 77, of Brunswick Obituary.jpg current
• 15:0715:07, 13 December 2019 diff hist +1,591 File:City Council - Wanda Nellie Nuse, 77, of Brunswick Obituary.jpg No edit summary
• 15:0415:04, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Mayor - Jim Cummings swears in newly elected members of the town council Circa 1960s.jpg No edit summary current
• 15:0415:04, 13 December 2019 diff hist +550 N File:Mayor - Jim Cummings swears in newly elected members of the town council Circa 1960s.jpg A memory from the 1960s. Mayor Jim Cummings swears in newly elected members of the town council, who were longtime public servants to our community and Frederick County at large. Raising their right hands were: --Jess D. Orndorff, who succeeded Cummin...
• 15:0215:02, 13 December 2019 diff hist +186 N File:Mayor & City Council - 1965.jpg Mayor Cummings & City Council - 1965. The mayor is flanked by Jim & Betty Fitez. (From Brunswick Diamond Jubilee Program) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works current
• 15:0015:00, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Mayor - Cummings with Maryland Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein in the 1965 Diamond Jubilee parade.jpg No edit summary current
• 15:0015:00, 13 December 2019 diff hist +312 N File:Mayor - Cummings with Maryland Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein in the 1965 Diamond Jubilee parade.jpg Mayor Cummings with Maryland Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein in the 1965 Diamond Jubilee parade. Goldstein's trademark line on all his campaign literature was "God bless y'all real good." (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Communi...
• 14:5814:58, 13 December 2019 diff hist +382 N File:Congressman Goodloe E. Byron with Louise and Sonny Cannon.jpg Louise and Sonny Cannon with 6th District Congressman Goodloe E. Byron and daughter Mary circa 1970. Picture was taken across from the First Independent Hose Co of Frederick outside Congressman Byron's law office. The law offices of Rollins Wenner and... current
• 14:5714:57, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Political - Judge Wenner sworn in as Deputy State's Attorney.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:5614:56, 13 December 2019 diff hist +177 N File:Political - Judge Wenner sworn in as Deputy State's Attorney.jpg Future Judge Wenner sworn in as Deputy State's Attorney for Frederick County by Brunswick native Judge Pat Schnauffer in 1961. (Clipping from Frederick News Post)
• 14:5514:55, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Political - John Funk (right) with President John F. Kennedy.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:5414:54, 13 December 2019 diff hist +355 N File:Political - John Funk (right) with President John F. Kennedy.jpg Brunswick's John Funk (right) with President John F. Kennedy and Maryland Governor J. Millard Tawes. This may have been the dedication of a new highway as Funk was director of Maryland State Roads Commission around that time. He also served as a Maryla...
• 14:5214:52, 13 December 2019 diff hist +465 N File:Senator John F. Kennedy at Hood College on May 13, 1960.jpg Then Senator John F. Kennedy at Hood College on May 13, 1960 following his decisive win in the West Virginia primary, in which he faced down a serious challenge from Hubert Humphrey and concerns about his Catholicism. Here's a link to some more informa... current
• 14:5014:50, 13 December 2019 diff hist +175 N File:Congressman Mac Mathias with Delegate Joe Payne.jpg Mac Mathias with Delegate Joe Payne. Great Frederick Fair in mid-60s? (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works current
• 14:4914:49, 13 December 2019 diff hist +391 N File:Congressman Charles McC (Mac) Mathias.jpg Congressman Charles McC "Mac" Mathias greets Austin Myers on one of his frequent campaign stops in Brunswick when he represented the 6th congressional district of Maryland. Mathias went on to 18 distinguished years in the U.S. Senate from 1968-86, inc... current
• 14:4714:47, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Mayor - Cummings accepts a gift from Santa.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:4714:47, 13 December 2019 diff hist +124 N File:Mayor - Cummings accepts a gift from Santa.jpg Mayor Cummings accepts a gift from Santa. Sonny Cannon is to his left and Walter Rice is to the right of Santa
• 14:4514:45, 13 December 2019 diff hist +183 N File:Mayor, City Council and Police Force 1955.jpg 1955 Brunswick Mayor, Council and Police force from the program for the dedication of the current Potomac River Bridge. Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works current
• 14:4214:42, 13 December 2019 diff hist +75 N File:Mayor Jim Cummings rides in a'58 Impala in what appears to be the 1959 Veterans' Day parade From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection.jpg Jknight moved page File:Mayor Jim Cummings rides in a'58 Impala in what appears to be the 1959 Veterans' Day parade From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection.jpg to File:Mayor - Jim Cummings in the Veterans Day Parade 1959.jpg current Tag: New redirect
• 14:4214:42, 13 December 2019 diff hist 0 m File:Mayor - Jim Cummings in the Veterans Day Parade 1959.jpg Jknight moved page File:Mayor Jim Cummings rides in a'58 Impala in what appears to be the 1959 Veterans' Day parade From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection.jpg to File:Mayor - Jim Cummings in the Veterans Day Parade 1959.jpg current
• 14:4214:42, 13 December 2019 diff hist +224 File:Mayor - Jim Cummings in the Veterans Day Parade 1959.jpg No edit summary
• 14:3814:38, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Mayor, City Council & police at City Hall - mid-1950s.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:3814:38, 13 December 2019 diff hist +387 N File:Mayor, City Council & police at City Hall - mid-1950s.jpg Mayor, Council & police at City Hall - mid-1950s Back (L-R) Bill Hortman, Chester Phillips, Charles Selby, ? Moore, Mayor Jim Cummings, Donald Darr, AH Danner, CC Hahne, WF Albert Front (l-R) Lee "Babo" Merriman, Herb Sperry, Willie Crum (From the M...
• 14:3614:36, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Mayor - James E. Cummings with U.S. Senator John Marshall Butler (R-MD).jpg No edit summary current
• 14:3614:36, 13 December 2019 diff hist +219 N File:Mayor - James E. Cummings with U.S. Senator John Marshall Butler (R-MD).jpg Mayor James E. Cummings with U.S. Senator John Marshall Butler (R-MD) in the Christmas season. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries)
• 14:3414:34, 13 December 2019 diff hist +247 N File:Mayor & City Council, mid '50s.jpg Mayor & council, mid '50s Back row (L-R) is CC Hahne, AH Danner, WF Albert and Bill Hortman. Front row (L-R): Chester Phillips, ?, ?, Mayor Cummings, ?, ? (Courtesy of Shelley Hebb) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works current
• 14:3214:32, 13 December 2019 diff hist +778 N File:Political - Brunswick businessmen and civic leader Circa 1960.jpg Prominent Brunswick businessmen and civic leaders of the time. This may have been taken in the early 1960s. According to Richard Bowers, "About that time, the railroad jobs were leaving town. The town formed an industrial development group to attract... current
• 14:3114:31, 13 December 2019 diff hist +59 N File:Mayor Jim Cummings, Richard Bowerd, Emory Frye and unknown.jpg Jknight moved page File:Mayor Jim Cummings, Richard Bowerd, Emory Frye and unknown.jpg to File:Mayor - Jim Cummings Highway Meeting.jpg current Tag: New redirect
• 14:3114:31, 13 December 2019 diff hist 0 m File:Mayor - Jim Cummings Highway Meeting.jpg Jknight moved page File:Mayor Jim Cummings, Richard Bowerd, Emory Frye and unknown.jpg to File:Mayor - Jim Cummings Highway Meeting.jpg current
• 14:3014:30, 13 December 2019 diff hist +206 File:Mayor - Jim Cummings Highway Meeting.jpg No edit summary
• 14:2714:27, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Mayor - Jim Cummings striking a swashbuckling pose.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:2714:27, 13 December 2019 diff hist +370 N File:Mayor - Jim Cummings striking a swashbuckling pose.jpg Mayor Jim Cummings (far left) striking a swashbuckling pose with prominent Brunswick businessmen Richard Bowers (Litten's Chevrolet), Emory Frye (Bank of Brunswick), Harry Y. George, Jr. (S.W. George Co.). This was likely taken in the mid-1950s. (From...
• 14:2514:25, 13 December 2019 diff hist +322 N File:Brunswick First Lady - Bessie Cummings.jpg Ladies at the ceremony for the 1955 opening of the Potomac River bridge. Brunswick's First Lady at the time, Bessie Cummings, is 2nd from the left. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libr... current
• 14:2414:24, 13 December 2019 diff hist +429 N File:Governors Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin and William Preston Lane, Jr.jpg Two Maryland Governors on stage with Mayor Jim Cummings (3rd from right) in Brunswick to dedicate the Potomac River bridge on July 30, 1955. Governors Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin (1951-59) and William Preston Lane, Jr. (1947-51) are to the mayor's lef... current
• 14:2314:23, 13 December 2019 diff hist +368 N File:Governor Theodore R. McKeldin Dedicating the Potomac River Bridge, July 30, 1955.jpg Dedicating the Potomac River Bridge on July 30, 1955. Governor Theodore R. McKeldin pulls the string with Kay Lee Cummings. Former Governor William Preston Lane, Jr. is to the left of McKeldin. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick C... current
• 14:2114:21, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Maryland House of Delegate - Joe Payne hosts a lucheon.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:2114:21, 13 December 2019 diff hist +541 N File:Maryland House of Delegate - Joe Payne hosts a lucheon.jpg Delegate Joe Payne hosting a luncheon (5th from right) with a delegation from Brunswick in the early 1950s. We believe this photo was taken before or after the Bay Bridge Dedication in 1952. On the right side of the table, Lee Feete is 3rd from the ri...
• 14:2014:20, 13 December 2019 diff hist +51 File:Maryland House of Delegate - Joe Payne hosts a group.jpg No edit summary current
• 14:1914:19, 13 December 2019 diff hist +709 N File:Maryland House of Delegate - Joe Payne hosts a group.jpg Maryland State House of Delegate Joe Payne hosts a group of Brunswick businessmen with Governor William Preston Lane, Jr. We believe this photo was taken on the occasion of the Bay Bridge Dedication in 1952. Here's who we can identify: Front Row - Da...
• 14:1814:18, 13 December 2019 diff hist +547 N File:Political - B&O Paymaster R.A. (Ashie) Webber on the left with Emerson Barlow.jpg B&O Paymaster R.A. (Ashie) Webber on the left with Emerson Barlow at the YMCA barbershop in 1976. Ashie Webber was a Democratic powerbroker for the then politically powerful Knoxville zip code as Sonny Cannon was for Brunswick. If you wanted to carry... current
• 12:3012:30, 13 December 2019 diff hist +424 N File:Governor Millard Tawes with Mrs Tawes and Louise Cannon.jpg Governor Millard Tawes with Mrs. Tawes on the left and Louise Cannon characteristically in the middle with a walkie talkie. (Photo courtesy of BVFD) Jacquelyn Ebersole: This truly shows what Louise was all about. Sonny. She was his right hand and lef... current