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19 December 2019

• 09:2609:26, 19 December 2019 diff hist +1,080 N File:Club - Photography Club.jpg This photo shows the members of the Photography Club at Brunswick. The goal and purpose of the club was to involve students who had an interest in digital photography and showed an appreciation for what photography can say. All students were welcome t... current
• 09:2409:24, 19 December 2019 diff hist +1,231 N File:Howard Marvin Jones House in Petersvill.jpg The Howard Marvin Jones House in Petersville - 1950s? We have this information on the house, courtesy of Jody Brumage: Construction of the house began around 1913-1914 by Dr. Samuel Claggett (who formerly lived at Oakland in Petersville). The property... current
• 09:2209:22, 19 December 2019 diff hist +238 N File:Jouster competing at the Farmers Woods.jpg A jouster competing at the Farmers Woods around 50 years ago. Leon Enfield? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 09:2109:21, 19 December 2019 diff hist +217 N File:Silver Bit Riding Club at the Farmer's Woods..jpg From the Silver Bit Riding Club at the Farmer's Woods. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 09:2009:20, 19 December 2019 diff hist +419 N File:Burning fallen leaves in the Fall.jpg This was a familiar sight of people burning fallen leaves in the Fall. Looks to be out on Rosemont or Petersville in the late Sixties or early Seventies. Can anyone identify the ladies? We think it might be Gladys Smith and her mother. Can anyone conf... current
• 09:1809:18, 19 December 2019 diff hist +516 N File:Rosemont Drive from Rt. 17.jpg (Photo by Peter Wenner - November 2012) Jacquelyn Ebersole: Yes This is Rosemont Drive. The 2 story white you see on the right is Linda Moss and the last 3 you see are the backs of Felgate, slagle and Makel. The Makel home is the one Max Baxter built... current
• 09:1509:15, 19 December 2019 diff hist +141 N File:Swank-Ausherman house in the early 21st Century.jpg The Swank-Ausherman house in the early 21st Century. (Photo courtesy of Jackie Ebersole) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 09:1409:14, 19 December 2019 diff hist +298 N File:Wenner Farmhouse, May, 2005 - N. Maple Avenue.jpg C.F. Wenner Farmhouse, May, 2005 - N. Maple Avenue, Brunswick There was a bank barn adjacent to the house and a milk barn across North Maple Avenue on the last 50 acres of the farm that once spanned all of Wenner's Hill. (Photo by Peter Wenner) [[Ca... current
• 09:1209:12, 19 December 2019 diff hist +415 N File:Wenner Farm corner of Souder Road & Maple Avenue.jpg View of the Wenner farm looking toward what is now the shopping center at the corner of Souder Road & Maple Avenue. Pictured here in the Wenner's backyard on the corner of Petersville & Souder Road in the early '50s from left to right are E. Virginia (... current
• 09:1109:11, 19 December 2019 diff hist +787 N File:Bill Wenner's House, Summer of 1963.jpg The handwritten note on the back of the photo reads "Bill Wenner's House". Myer Kaplon snapped this while the house was being built in the Summer of 1963 on Wenner family farmland. Bill and Lila Wenner lived in this house for exactly 50 years and rais... current
• 09:0909:09, 19 December 2019 diff hist +512 N File:Swank-Ausherman House on the corner of Petersville Rd and Rt 79.jpg The Swank-Ausherman House on the corner of Petersville Rd and Rt 79 on Rosemont in the early 1950s when it was out in the country. The photographer was probably standing where Missionary Alliance Church now stands on right. The bus is believed to have... current
• 09:0709:07, 19 December 2019 diff hist +39 File:Background Photo of 2nd Avenue and farmland.jpg No edit summary current
• 09:0709:07, 19 December 2019 diff hist +469 N File:Background Photo of 2nd Avenue and farmland.jpg If you will notice the background of land that is behind my father (James (Stuffy) Rooney is now known as 2nd Avenue and the farmland was owned by Judge Wenner's family. This photo was taken in 1949-50? Also in the photo (l-r) two of my cousins Donald...
• 09:0509:05, 19 December 2019 diff hist +452 File:East Brunswick, Wenner Hill Post Card.jpg No edit summary current
• 09:0209:02, 19 December 2019 diff hist +463 N File:House on 9th Avenue and H Street.jpg The iconic early 20th Century house on the corner of 9th Avenue and H Street near Souder Road is visible from the BHS football field in many photos and etched in many memories. This photo was likely taken in the late '60s. It was owned for years by th... current
• 09:0009:00, 19 December 2019 diff hist +406 N File:Ninth Avenue House in 1900..jpg The house at 420 Ninth Ave in 1900. Originally the home of the Ault family, this is owned today by Norma June Wigfield. As you can see, this was before the railroad built out what became known as New York Hill. Our understanding is that the area got i... current
• 08:5808:58, 19 December 2019 diff hist +312 N File:Brunswick Pool High Diver.jpg A high dive at the pool one hot Summer day way back when. See the farmland in the background, which is now where the high school ball field is today. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Li... current
• 08:5608:56, 19 December 2019 diff hist +318 N File:Brunswick Pool Circa 1940s - Early 1950s.jpg This old photo of the B&O YMCA pool probably dates to the 1940s or early 1950s. By the 1960s, there were trees all around that made the pool a murky place. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Pub... current
• 08:5508:55, 19 December 2019 diff hist +259 N File:Brunswick Pool - Russell Lancaster.jpg As Summer winds down, we may all want to be this diver, who is believed to be Russell Lancaster. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 08:5308:53, 19 December 2019 diff hist +421 N File:Brunswick Pool on a Summer Day.jpg Is it still hot enough for the pool? (Photo credit - Brunswick History Commission) Tom Dixon: The pool pass who could for get that, having a great time with all your friends and girlfriends lets not forget that. Then get on your bikes and ride home.... current
• 07:2607:26, 19 December 2019 diff hist +272 N File:Brunswick City Park Building - 700 block of East Potomac Street.jpg Brunswick City Park Building - 700 block of E Potomac St This pavilion was used for dances, after school programs, reunions, receptions, plays and many other functions throughout the years. (Photo added by Phil Lowery) [[Category:Smoketown In and Ar... current
• 07:2407:24, 19 December 2019 diff hist +52 N File:Brunswick City Park and Pavillion (Courtesy and Copyright of Rhonda L. Rooney).jpg Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 07:2207:22, 19 December 2019 diff hist +520 N File:West B Street and Petersville Road.jpg A familiar view from the yard on the corner of West B Street and Petersville Rd. in the 1970s. You can see the roof of the old pool hall behind the house on the left as well as the Sunoco and Mobil gas stations on the far right further on up the road.... current
• 07:1907:19, 19 December 2019 diff hist +400 N File:North Virginia Avenue in 2007.jpg North Virginia Avenue in 2007. The white house at the top belonged to June Shewbridge Jones, whose family lived there for generations. The middle house was the home of Sonny & Louise Cannon in their later years. Prior to that, it was home to the Grams... current
• 07:1607:16, 19 December 2019 diff hist +717 N File:Potomac Street looking toward the west end in 2007.jpg Under the bridge - Potomac Street looking toward the west end in 2007. In the foreground is the historic Beall house. Directly across the street, the house at 1 N. Virginia Avenue is another built partially from logs. The cottage is a former golf hous... current
• 07:1307:13, 19 December 2019 diff hist +380 N File:Beall House at 127 W. Potomac Street.jpg The Beall House at 127 W. Potomac Street (shown here in 2007) is probably the oldest house in Brunswick as part of it dates to 1792. It's said to be one of 7 Brunswick houses built from logs and other wood, which had washed up along the river. Inside,... current
• 07:1007:10, 19 December 2019 diff hist +288 N File:SCOB Park - Fall 2007.jpg (Photo by Peter Wenner) Linda Kidwiler Henson: I remember going to the park when we would have "play day". At that time parents could bring a picnic lunch and would take their children there for lunch during play day. That was in 1956. [[Category:Smo... current
• 07:0607:06, 19 December 2019 diff hist +239 N File:C Street hill above Brunswick's West End.jpg Aerial Fall view from the West C Street hill above Brunswick's West End looking over the Potomac River toward the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia - October, 2013 (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 07:0307:03, 19 December 2019 diff hist +142 N File:C Street Hill view looking east, Fall 2013.jpg View of Brunswick from the C Street hill looking east - Fall 2013 (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 07:0007:00, 19 December 2019 diff hist +241 N File:C Street Hill view behind Brunswick Elementary Schoo.jpg View from C Street Hill behind Brunswick Elementary School. The roundhouse, YMCA, and water tower are visible and seem to fit the town nicely from this angle. Photo courtesy of Reuben Moss Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 06:5706:57, 19 December 2019 diff hist +248 N File:Post office dedication ceremony on October 11, 1958.jpg Post office dedication ceremony on October 11, 1958. Richard Bowers is Master of Ceremonies. Mayor Jim Cummings is seated at the dias second from the right. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Bowers) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 06:5406:54, 19 December 2019 diff hist +377 N File:Potomac Edison Showroom Frigidaire Display Circa 1950s.jpg Frigidaire display at the old Potomac Edison showroom on 25 W. Potomac Street in the 1950s. In those days, you could buy household appliances there and up the street at Wenner's in the building where King's is today. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collec... current

18 December 2019

• 21:2221:22, 18 December 2019 diff hist +166 N File:Post office constructionon Brunswick Street in 1958.jpg Construction of the new Brunswick post office on Brunswick Street in 1958. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Bowers) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 21:2121:21, 18 December 2019 diff hist +579 N File:Brunswick when there was still a lot of wide open land.jpg If you can look past the ugly blue writing that bled through the photo on the left, you'll see an interesting view of Brunswick when there was still a lot of wide open land. Hard to tell when this photo was taken. Who can guess which hill this was tak... current
• 21:1921:19, 18 December 2019 diff hist +811 N File:Brickyard Hill. How many have ridden sleds down here.jpg (Photo by Peter Wenner) Matt Rowland: One winter we had a car hood that we found and rode it down brickyard hill. I can’t remember who all was with us but it was probably me, Mark, Jimmy, and Paul. Once we got going we couldn’t steer it and ended... current
• 21:1421:14, 18 December 2019 diff hist +1,103 N File:Marie Sigler Pearrell on the steps at Brickyard Hill.jpg Marie Sigler Pearrell on the steps at Brickyard Hill. She was the daughter of Myrtle and Dewey Sigler, Sr. She lived in the house at the top of the hill. Dewey Sr bought the house at 413 Second Avenue in the 1920's. Myrtle and Dewey Sigler Sr had 7 chi... current
• 21:1221:12, 18 December 2019 diff hist +298 N File:East D St. where it intersects with 2nd Avenue coming down from the Old High School.jpg (Photo courtesy of John Brubaker) Lou Pineda: My crazy brothers and I used to go sled riding, homemade go-cart riding, and bike riding down through the hollow when we were kids! We lived up on 5th Avenue beside the old high school playing field. [[Ca... current
• 21:1021:10, 18 December 2019 diff hist +266 N File:East D St. where it intersects with 2nd Avenue.jpg (Photo by Peter Wenner) Paul Lake: I remember this hill we use to start back up the hill by the old factory and sled ride all the way to up the hill by the church on A street then down A street to the moose lodge. Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 21:0621:06, 18 December 2019 diff hist +140 N File:D Street heading east towards the old sewing factory.jpg D Street heading east towards the old sewing factory. Fall 2013 (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 21:0521:05, 18 December 2019 diff hist +178 N File:East Potomac Street 500 Block 2013.jpg 500 block of East Potomac Street before the 2013 Veterans' Day Parade in Brunswick 11/3/2013 (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 21:0421:04, 18 December 2019 diff hist +255 N File:Brunswick Community Garden on the corner of East Potomac Street and 1st Avenue.jpg Brunswick Community Garden on the site of the old Werntz store on the corner of E. Potomac Street & 1st Ave below the police station. Grace Episcopal Church is in the background. (Photo by Peter Wenner) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 21:0221:02, 18 December 2019 diff hist +855 N File:East Potomac Street from the Brunswick Community Garden.jpg Looking towards the 1st block of East Potomac Street from the Brunswick Community Garden, site of the old Werntz store. (Photo by Vaughn Ripley) A once overgrown lot filled with trash is now a beautiful community garden that is thriving. A nice place... current
• 21:0121:01, 18 December 2019 diff hist +1,040 N File:Apartment Building at 109 East Potomac Street..jpg Here is another classic example of Victorian architecture in Brunswick; the large apartment building at 109 East Potomac Street. It is still standing and has recently been renovated. Today, it is exclusively a residential property. This photograph, ta... current
• 20:5820:58, 18 December 2019 diff hist +793 N File:Second Avenue and East A Street Corner in the late 1950s.jpg The corner of Second Avenue and East A Street in the late 1950s. It hasn't changed much, if at all. According to Kim Myers, here's who lived here at the time: From left to right Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Cage, Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Myers, Mrs. Estelle Harris, Mrs.... current
• 20:5620:56, 18 December 2019 diff hist +196 N File:First Ave & East A Street in the early 20th century.jpg First Ave & East "A" Street in the early 20th century when the railroad built the town up the hills away from the tracks. Note the dirt streets. Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 20:5220:52, 18 December 2019 diff hist +257 N File:Veteran's Memorial Park on East A Street at Christmas Circa 1950s.jpg Veteran's Memorial Park on East A Street done up for the Christmas season in the early-1950s. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries). Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 20:5020:50, 18 December 2019 diff hist +532 N File:Funk House on 13 East A street..jpg One of the best examples of Victorian architecture in Brunswick is the old Funk House on 13 East A street. It was built in 1905 by Harry B. Funk, the builder of many of Brunswick's landmarks. It was one of the first homes in town with gaslight illumina... current
• 20:4620:46, 18 December 2019 diff hist +177 N File:Dr. Levin West and Mayor James Cummings former home on the corner of East A Street.jpg Former home of Dr. Levin West and Mayor James Cummings on the corner of East A Street. (Photo courtesy of Peter Wenner 2007) Category:Smoketown In and Around current
• 20:4520:45, 18 December 2019 diff hist +393 N File:North Maple Avenue, otherwise known as Wenner's Hill.jpg A view up N.Maple Avenue, otherwise known as "Wenner's Hill" across from the Baptist Church parking lot. The bluish gray house on the left is the site of Brunswick's first school and later the Baptist Church Sunday School. Long before this structure,... current
• 20:4220:42, 18 December 2019 diff hist +255 N File:East B Street to North Maple Avenue Houses.jpg Houses stacked on the hill in Brunswick, Maryland running up from East B Street to North Maple Avenue. Photo was shot on Kodachrome from the Potomac River Bridge in March 1978. (Photo by John McDonnell) Category:Smoketown In and Around current