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28 May 2020

• 09:5109:51, 28 May 2020 diff hist +27 File:Graduation 2020 Hailey Cordero at Graduation May 2020.jpg No edit summary current
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27 May 2020

• 17:4317:43, 27 May 2020 diff hist +61 N File:Student 2020 Hailey Cordero at Graduation May 2020.jpg During the special pandemic era 2020 graduation current

22 May 2020

• 15:5215:52, 22 May 2020 diff hist +38 File:YMCA Lobby in 1929.jpg No edit summary current
• 15:5215:52, 22 May 2020 diff hist +172 N File:YMCA Lobby in 1929.jpg This photo shows the lobby of the Brunswick B&O RR YMCA in 1929. The lobby provided chairs for railroad men both current and retired, to relax and congregate.
• 15:5115:51, 22 May 2020 diff hist +153 N File:YMCA Bowling Alley 1929.jpg This 1929 photo shows the bowling alley that was located in the basement of the Brunswick B&O RR YMCA. Category:Castle Collection YMCA current
• 15:4915:49, 22 May 2020 diff hist +1,323 N File:Dr. Ching Tia Byron Kao.jpg Several generations of Brunswickians remember visits to longtime physician Dr. Ching Tia Byron Kao, who practiced out of his home in Gum Springs Hollow, above City Park. Dr. Kao's Chinese name Ching Tia means "to worship the biggest Tia Mountain" where... current
• 15:4715:47, 22 May 2020 diff hist +858 N File:Nathan Brown Announces to Run for Brunswick Mayor, May 18, 2020.jpg After much thought and deliberation, I have decided to announce my candidacy for Mayor of Brunswick. After serving in my role on City Council, it is even clearer to me that the future and potential for Brunswick is bright! As your Mayor, I want to brin... current
• 15:4415:44, 22 May 2020 diff hist +303 N File:J.E. Clark YMCA Membership Dues March 1, 1913.jpg J.E. Clark paid $5.00 for his annual regular membership to the Brunswick YMCA that was paid up until March 1, 1913. The membership card was signed by Brunswick YMCA Secretary E. Smith. The YMCA relied on these memberships to offset its operating costs.... current
• 15:4115:41, 22 May 2020 diff hist +51 N File:Evelyn Darr Retirement March 18, 1981.jpg Category:Castle Collection YMCA current

21 May 2020

• 07:0007:00, 21 May 2020 diff hist +37 N File:Hazel Anne Spring Obituary from The Frederick News-Post, March 21, 2020.jpg Category:Obituary current

18 May 2020

• 09:1809:18, 18 May 2020 diff hist +40 N File:Track 2020 - All-County Girls Indoor from The Frederick News-Post, May 16, 2020.jpg Category:High School current
• 09:1709:17, 18 May 2020 diff hist +40 N File:Track 2020 - All-County Boys Indoor from The Frederick News-Post, May 15, 2020.jpg Category:High School current

11 May 2020

• 07:1607:16, 11 May 2020 diff hist +35 N File:Rick Weldon is chief executive officer of the Frederick County Chamber of Commerce from The FNP, May 2020.jpg Category:People current
• 07:1507:15, 11 May 2020 diff hist +27 File:Soafball 2020 - Abigayle Perry, shown throwing to first from The Frederick News-Post, May 11, 2020.jpg No edit summary current
• 07:1507:15, 11 May 2020 diff hist 0 N File:Soafball 2020 - Abigayle Perry, shown throwing to first from The Frederick News-Post, May 11, 2020.jpg No edit summary

5 May 2020

• 15:2915:29, 5 May 2020 diff hist +35 N File:Ellis Burruss from The Frederick News-Post, May 4, 2020.jpg Category:People current

4 May 2020

• 07:3807:38, 4 May 2020 diff hist +37 N File:Frances Elaine Heffner Obituary from The Frederick News-Post, May 4, 2020.jpg Category:Obituary current

2 May 2020

• 07:3607:36, 2 May 2020 diff hist +4,609 N File:Prom 2020 - Laney Shoup, a senior at Brunswick High School from the Frederick News-Post, May 2, 2020.jpg Frederick County seniors create alternate plans for prom By Erika Riley from The Frederick News-Post, May 2, 2020 In Photos: Brianna Munday, Senior at Brunswick High (on car) Laney Shoup, a senior at Brunswick High School Alexis Routzahn wasn’t expe... current
• 07:3607:36, 2 May 2020 diff hist +4,609 N File:Prom 2020 - Brianna Munday, Senior at Brunswick High School from the Frederick News-Post, May 2, 2020.jpg Frederick County seniors create alternate plans for prom By Erika Riley from The Frederick News-Post, May 2, 2020 In Photos: Brianna Munday, Senior at Brunswick High (on car) Laney Shoup, a senior at Brunswick High School Alexis Routzahn wasn’t expe... current

1 May 2020

• 12:0712:07, 1 May 2020 diff hist +212 N File:Pandemic 2020, Weis Employee checking customers in, only 215 allow in the store at one time..jpg Weis began checking to make sure no more that 215 customers were in the store at one time in the middle of April. This photo by Jerry Knight was taken May 1, 2020 Category:History of Brunswick current
• 10:4710:47, 1 May 2020 diff hist +1,465 N File:Teachers 2005 - teachers and aides of the BHS Special Education Department..jpg This photo is from 2005 and shows the teachers and aides of the BHS Special Education Department. Special Education classes at Brunswick were designed to help students get more "one on one" learning, but aside from regular course work on subjects such... current

30 April 2020

• 08:2908:29, 30 April 2020 diff hist +362 N File:Sienna Russo.jpg How awesome is this? Our very own Sienna Russo was featured on Little League International’s Instagram page with her pep talk. We can’t wait to see Sienna and all of our players back on the fields is soon as it’s safe. We’re so proud of you Sie... current
• 08:2608:26, 30 April 2020 diff hist +27 File:Teachers 1982, English Dept, Frances Crum, Claire Kondig, Patricia Dick, Charles Poe, Adrena Sheppard, Glen Turney.jpg No edit summary current
• 08:2508:25, 30 April 2020 diff hist +1,286 N File:Teachers 1982, English Dept, Frances Crum, Claire Kondig, Patricia Dick, Charles Poe, Adrena Sheppard, Glen Turney.jpg This photo from 1982 shows the members of the BHS and BMS English Departments. In 1982 the high school and the middle school were housed in the same building, the one that now is just the high school. If I remember correctly, Pam, Anne, Fran, Pat, and...
• 05:3305:33, 30 April 2020 diff hist +212 N File:Gloria King in the hat section at Kaplons.jpg Gloria King in the hat section at Kaplons. Early Sixties? (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown People current

29 April 2020

• 05:5705:57, 29 April 2020 diff hist +256 N File:Janet and Jimmy Wigfield Mid 1960s.jpg Janet and Jimmy Wigfield photographed in front of the Old Spice display at Kaplon's in the mid-Sixties. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Kids current

28 April 2020

• 06:4306:43, 28 April 2020 diff hist +508 N File:Miller's Store on the corner at Knoxville on Rt. 180..jpg Dramatic 1950s photo of a truck accident that damaged part of the facade of Miller's Store on the corner at Knoxville on Rt. 180. The building is still there and occupied by the Miller family. Some family members were out front on the right. The back o... current

27 April 2020

• 15:3815:38, 27 April 2020 diff hist +1,182 N File:Student Carl Butler 1980 Graduate.jpg I'm dedicating this posting to 1980 graduate Carl Butler who passed away suddenly awhile back. At the time Carl was helping neighbors in the Burkittsville community with an event. He joined them later for a celebration where he suddenly collapsed. Nei... current
• 10:5710:57, 27 April 2020 diff hist +83 N File:Ruby Osborn donating at our blood drive today at the American Legion, April 25, 2020.jpg Photo courtesy of Andrea Anderson Facebook page. Category:People current
• 10:4910:49, 27 April 2020 diff hist +495 N File:Bert Thornton speaking from the podium at Sonny Cannon's retirement dinner 1978.jpg Bert Thornton speaking from the podium at Sonny Cannon's retirement dinner at the old fire hall in 1978. Mr. Thornton was owner of Brunswick's own country music radio station, WTRI. By this time, Sonny Cannon had retired after a contentious battle to... current
• 10:4810:48, 27 April 2020 diff hist +538 N File:Buck Gladstone, Dutch and Charlie Halley outside of Dutch's Motoguzzi motorcycle dealership.jpg Buck Gladstone, Dutch and Charlie Halley outside of Dutch's Motoguzzi motorcycle dealership on Petersville Road in the mid-1970s. They were also known for selling the Indian motorcycle brand. Charlie Halley was a championship Indian motorcycle racer.... current
• 10:4510:45, 27 April 2020 diff hist +424 N File:Robert C. Riddlemoser in the 1980s with Bishop Charles Longest..jpg Farmer and Chief of the Lovettsville Fire Deptartment Robert C. Riddlemoser (far right) was a faithful parishoner at Grace Church in Brunswick for years. This photo was taken at a celebration at the church in the 1980s with Bishop Charles Longest.. Ma... current
• 10:4210:42, 27 April 2020 diff hist +340 N File:Maryland Governor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin 1955.jpg Maryland Governor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin was in Brunswick to dedicate the then new Potomac River Bridge on July 30, 1955. See anybody you recognize in the crowd? (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick... current
• 10:4010:40, 27 April 2020 diff hist +269 N File:Acolytes at Grace Episcopal Church (mid-1940s).jpg Acolytes at Grace Episcopal Church (mid-1940s) - Bob Shewbridge, Bob Grams, Father Withey, Ken Taylor, Bobby Hawes, Bill Wenner, John Wesley Lovelace, Tommy Long, Donn Taylor (Photo courtesy of Bill & Lila Wenner) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
• 10:3810:38, 27 April 2020 diff hist +911 N File:YMCA during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic.jpg We believe this photo was taken at the B&O hospital next to the YMCA during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic. It was noted on the back that this group of doctors and nurses was the “Influenza Staff”. Dr. Levin West and Dr. Harry Slicer Hedges are seat... current
• 10:3510:35, 27 April 2020 diff hist +908 N File:Civil War photographer Mathew Brady directing his crew in Berlin in 1862.jpg This was a nice surprise to find in our mailbox from Paul Barr. It's a photo of famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady directing his crew in Berlin in 1862, likely right before Antietem. Brady is the second man from the right. According to the Nat... current
• 10:3210:32, 27 April 2020 diff hist +484 N File:Queen of Scholarship Ball, November 1956.jpg This photo came from Rick Bowers, who told us: "Dad 'wrote on the back, 'Entrants in Contest for Queen of Scholarship Ball, Nov 1956.' I am not sure what organization was involved. He was a member of the Lions Club and the American Legion, so it is p... current
• 10:3010:30, 27 April 2020 diff hist +316 N File:Mayor Jim Cummings.receives the keys to a new Chevrolet police car from local dealership owner Russell Litten..jpg Posing in front of old City Hall, Mayor Jim Cummings.receives the keys to a new Chevrolet police car from local dealership owner Russell Litten. You can see the date 3-23-56 bleeding through the back of the photo. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Bowers)... current

26 April 2020

• 16:3516:35, 26 April 2020 diff hist +752 N File:First Methodist Church at the current 7 South Maryland Avenue.jpg This was the original First Methodist Church at the current 7 South Maryland Avenue location. It was erected on the site of the present church in 1873. Because the Methodist Church, actually the original church in Berlin, was built in the flood zone n... current
• 16:3216:32, 26 April 2020 diff hist +763 N File:Opera House 1890 to 1905.jpg This 1890-1905 era photo comes from the museum and episode 5 in the Brunswick History 101 video series on "Old Berlin". It is a photo of the bottom floor of the old Opera House on the main drag of Berlin. The opera house itself was on the 2nd floor an... current
• 16:2916:29, 26 April 2020 diff hist +645 N File:Brunswick Herald was owned and edited by E.C. Shafer.jpg Our first weekly newspaper, The Brunswick Herald was owned and edited by E.C. Shafer, whose name you can faintly see on the door in a long gone building between the tracks that was originally owned by C.F. Wenner. It published local news, which is fort... current
• 16:2816:28, 26 April 2020 diff hist +1,357 N File:William Schnauffer III, M.D. (1903-1950).jpg In our current times, we appreciate our medical care givers more than ever. In 1932, William Schnauffer III, M.D. (1903-1950) founded Schnauffer Hospital in the space above his brother West's garage at the foot of E. A Street and Maple Avenue. The buil... current
• 16:2616:26, 26 April 2020 diff hist +563 N File:L&L Motor Lines, Harold Summers, Walter Rice and Russell Litten.jpg Harold Summers (middle) in front of his new L&L Motor Lines bus on what looks like Florida Avenue in Brunswick in the late 1940s. At the time, the bus travelled to Hagerstown and Martinsburg. This was likely a new bus purchased from Litten's Chevrolet.... current
• 16:2416:24, 26 April 2020 diff hist +470 N File:Wenner family gathered at the Garrott house on W. B Street.jpg The Wenner family gathered at the Garrott house on W. B Street in Brunswick, MD next to the funeral home on Easter Sunday around 1938. Kids in front are Ginny Van Pelt, future Judge Bill Wenner, Ann Wenner (Osteen). In back are William B. Wenner, E. V... current
• 16:1516:15, 26 April 2020 diff hist +268 N File:Haze Halley Oil Company.jpg Haze Halley receives the keys to his new delivery truck (1949 Chevy?) from Litten's Chevrolet owner, Russell Litton. Mr. Halley oerated a fuel oil business in Brunswick for years. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Bowers) Category:Smoketown Businesses current
• 16:1316:13, 26 April 2020 diff hist +619 N File:Veterans Day Parade 1961 3 Infantry Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps of Fty Myers with LaFrance.jpg The 3rd Infantry Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps of Ft. Myer, VA pose on the historic 1922 American LaFrance, Brunswick's 1st fire truck. This photo was taken in November, 1961. Performances by this marching band were considered a highlight of Brunswick V... current
• 16:1016:10, 26 April 2020 diff hist +314 N File:Veterans Day Parade 1961 military flyover.jpg This fantastic photo captured a military flyover during the 1961 Veterans' Day Parade. It appears to have been taken at the crest of A Street and 2nd Avenue across from Grace Episcopal Church and Veterans' Park. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Richard Bowers)... current
• 16:0816:08, 26 April 2020 diff hist +494 N File:Henry (Cap) Rinker and Lee Feete.jpg Pictured here are Blade-Times publisher Henry "Cap" Rinker and Brunswick businessman and community leader Lee Feete, also known as "Chief", who owned the funeral home the Williams family operates today. Question is where was this photo taken? Judging...
• 16:0716:07, 26 April 2020 diff hist +1,620 N File:Dr. Charles E. Pruitt, M.D..jpg As Dr. J.G.F. Smith wound down his practice, Dr. Charles E. Pruitt, M.D. became Brunswick's primary physicial for much of the 1950s and '60s. A Purple Heart recipient during his time as a Navy Flight surgeon in the Pacific theater where among other dut... current