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• 16:28, 10 October 2021 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:IMG 5861.JPG (A promotional item from the Werntz Store on East Potomac Street that used to stand where the community garden is today. Introduced to Brunswick by the Kaplons, H.N. Werntz sold discount general merchandise to railroaders and their families (shoes, hats, work clothes, etc) , as well as groceries, which were available in the back of the building on 1st Avenue. (Photos courtesy of James R. Castle from the "History In Our Attics" series))
• 16:27, 10 October 2021 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:IMG 5860.JPG (A promotional item from the Werntz Store on East Potomac Street that used to stand where the community garden is today. Introduced to Brunswick by the Kaplons, H.N. Werntz sold discount general merchandise to railroaders and their families (shoes, hats, work clothes, etc) , as well as groceries, which were available in the back of the building on 1st Avenue. (Photos courtesy of James R. Castle from the "History In Our Attics" series))
• 16:24, 10 October 2021 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:15578271 10154262276795208 1518142801246346412 o.jpg (This safe deposit bag was used by W.B. Wenner and family members to deposit daily earnings from The City Meat Market on W. Potomac Street into the bank. According to Judge Bill Wenner, only family members were allowed to staff the cash register and drop off the daily proceeds. The store stood where the Ambulance Company resides today. The People's National Bank building still stands proudly across from Beans in the Belfry. In recent years, it was the home office of a printing company? (Pho...)
• 16:10, 10 October 2021 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:IMG 3357.JPG (This photo was shot with an Olympus Pen F half frame camera on Agfachrome in the B&O railroad yard at Brunswick in 1976. According to Robert Foster, the engine looks like the engine was coming out of the roundhouse, just east of turntable. "Probably at fueling station that big Water Tank was on other side beside Roundhouse directly across from the Waste Treatment plant." (Photo by Ray Soderberg))
• 16:07, 10 October 2021 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:IMG 6451.jpeg (The cabins where we slept at Camp Greentop looked a lot like this, but the beds weren't as nice in the late Sixties. Some memories include: Angela Berry Selby I stayed there in 92 and my cabin had metal cots. My cabin also had a fireplace. Not that we used it, but a baby ring-necked snake fell down the chimney and into the fireplace. 😳 Peter Wenner In the Fall of 1968, Marty Cusack kept us up laughing most of one night reciting the Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in line “look that up in your Fun...)
• 15:41, 10 October 2021 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:BD330C1C-83A8-4042-B6BC-C8CA59723228 1 201 a.jpeg (Here's a photo of the Camp Greentop dining room and recreation hall, just as many will remember it in the Fall of whatever was your 6th grade year in elementary school all around Frederick County. There were some ghost stories and it was cold in the mountains. Here are some memories from Smoketown followers: Kelly Leigh I went to Valley Elementary. In 1977, I remember our camp counselor Tim Fogle died in a jeep accident the week after we went. We did a fundraiser for him. He was from Middle...)
• 14:42, 10 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:The Brunswick Herald Vol. 1 No. 4, March 27, 1891.pdf (Category:The Brunswick Herald Newspaper (1891-1901))
• 14:37, 10 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:The Brunswick Herald Vol. 1 No. 3, March 20, 1891.pdf (Category:The Brunswick Herald Newspaper (1891-1901))
• 14:26, 10 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:The Brunswick Herald Vol. 1 No. 2, March 13, 1891.pdf (Category:The Brunswick Herald Newspaper (1891-1901))
• 14:20, 10 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:The Brunswick Herald Vol. 1 No. 1, March 6, 1891.pdf (Category:The Brunswick Herald Newspaper (1891-1901))
• 12:09, 10 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Soccer Logan Malone named Athlete of the Week, The Frederick News Post, October 7, 2021.pdf (Malone scored three goals over consecutive games Monday and Tuesday - a tie with Walkersville and an overtime win against Clear Spring - including the game-winner versus the Blazers with a minute left in the first overtime session. His performance helped the Railroaders improve to 6-2-1. "Athletes of the Week" The Frederick News Post, October 7, 2021. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 12:05, 10 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Soccer Brunswick boys beat Clear Spring, The Frederick News Post, October 6, 2021.pdf (The visiting Railroaders' Logan Malone got a breakaway after a through ball from Cameron Harris and deposited a shot in the bottom-right corner with a minute left in the first overtime for the victory. Malone also scored Brunswick's other goal on an assist from Ricky Cicmanec. Keeper Finn McGannon made 10 saves for the Roaders (6-2-1). "Local Roundup: Malone's late OT goal gives Railroaders win" The Frederick News Post, October 6, 2021. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 12:02, 10 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Soccer Brunswick boys tie Walkersville, The Frederick News Post, October 5, 2021.pdf (Walkersville's Travis Buakah jumps to head the ball over Brunswick's Logan Malone at Walkersville High School on Monday night. The teams went through regulation and two overtimes before settling for a 1-1 tie. "Local Roundup: Lancers, Titans remain unbeaten" photo by Katina Zentz, The Frederick News Post, October 5, 2021. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 11:59, 10 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Basketball Larry Brown Jr. begins as BHS Boys Varsity Head Coach, September 24, 2021.jpg (I’d like to let everyone know that I have accepted the position as the Boys Varsity Basketball Head Coach at Brunswick High School. It’s an amazing honor and I can’t wait to get started. Special thank you to my family, friends and this great community for showing me so much love and support. Now let’s get to work! Shared by Larry Brown, Jr. on Facebook, September 24, 2021. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 11:56, 10 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Railroad Days 2021 photos, The Frederick News Post, October 4, 2021.pdf (Jim Haglund holds his 1-year-old grandson, Mikey, as a train goes by at Railroad Days in Brunswick on Saturday. Children enjoy a pelting exhibit at Railroad Days in Brunswick Saturday. A Moon Bounce was a popular attraction on the day for Railroad Days attendees. Hundreds of families came out to enjoy food, games and train rides at Brunswick's annual Railroad Days celebration on Saturday. MARC trains offered out-and-back rides along the Potomac River, and local vendors and organizations se...)
• 11:50, 10 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Michael Lee Webber obituary from The Frederick News Post, October 5, 2021.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 18:00, 3 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Railroad Days Brunswick celebrates heritage with annual festival, The Frederick News Post, September 30, 2021.pdf (The Frederick News Post speaks with James Castle, director of the Brunswick Heritage Museum, a few days before Railroad Days 2021. "Town celebrates heritage with annual festival" by Erik Anderson, The Frederick News Post, September 30, 2021. Category:Events)
• 17:56, 3 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Soccer Girls coach Dara Demich interview with The Frederick News Post, October 1, 2021.pdf ("From player to coach, Demich leads powerful Railroaders girls soccer team," The Final Score Podcast, interview with Greg Swatek of The Frederick News Post, October 1, 2021. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 17:54, 3 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Soccer Brunswick defeats Catoctin 10-2, The Frederick News Post, September 29, 2021.pdf ("Deep, talented Roaders continue roll with scoring binge" by Greg Swatek, The Frederick News Post, September 29, 2021. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 17:52, 3 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Michael Zubajlo obituary from The Frederick News Post, September 30, 2021.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 17:52, 3 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Mary Snoots obituary from The Frederick News Post, September 30, 2021.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 17:51, 3 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:John Wilson obituary from The Frederick News Post, September 27, 2021.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 17:50, 3 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Dorothy Wenner obituary from The Frederick News Post, September 29, 2021.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 17:50, 3 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Dorothy Polan obituary from The Frederick News Post, September 27, 2021.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 17:49, 3 October 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Debbie K. Greenfield obituary from The Frederick News Post, October 1, 2021.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 19:50, 26 September 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Dunkin' & Baskin-Robbins makes food bank donation, The Frederick News Post, September 20, 2021.pdf ("Brunswick's Dunkin' & Baskin-Robbins make food bank donation" The Frederick News Post, September 20, 2021. Category:Business)
• 19:48, 26 September 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Football Brunswick routs Rock Ridge 52-8, The Frederick News Post, September 25, 2021.pdf ("Domination in every facet: Railroaders control game from opening kickoff of rout" by John Cannon, The Frederick News Post, September 25, 2021. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 19:26, 26 September 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Shirley Long obituary from The Frederick News Post, September 22, 2021.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 19:25, 26 September 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Howard Wenner obituary from The Frederick News Post, September 24, 2021.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 08:47, 22 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:High School 1971 Vice Principal George Strasberger.jpg (In the Spring of the 1970-71 school year, the art department presented Vice Principal George Strasberger with this going away present. He passed away a couple years back. What are your memories of Mr. Strasberger? (Photo from the 1971 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 08:45, 22 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:High School 1971 Science Teacher, C. Eugene Shaff.jpg (Mr. C. Eugene Shaff, Jr. was a science teacher before he became Vice Principal of Brunswick High School in the Spring of 1971. What are your memories of Mr. Shaff and how long was his tenure at BHS? He taught previously at the old high school on 4th Avenue. (Photo from the 1971 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 16:48, 21 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:High School 1970 Teacher, Laura J. Shaff.jpg (Mrs. Laura J. Shaff in 1970. She taught Home Economics at BHS and was married to science teacher and later Vice Principal Gene Shaff. What are your memories of Mrs. Shaff? (Photo from the 1970 Railroader yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 16:46, 21 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:High School 1971 Cheerleaders.jpg (BHS cheerleaders in the Fall of 1971. From left are Bonita Mann, Debbie Jackson, Sandra Reynolds, Ritchie Boone and Janye Breeden. “All for Brunswick, stand up and holler!!” (Photo from the 1972 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 16:44, 21 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:High School Football 1971 Junior Varsity.jpg (The BHS Junior Varsity football team in the Fall of 1971. After losing it's first two games to Boonsboro and Smithburg, the Railroaders finsihed the season by reeling off 6 straight victories to finish 6-2. Here's who was on the team: First row: Mike Barker (Manager), David Deavers, Kevin Barker, Chris Hoffman, Tim Schuster, Mike Stack, Steve Barnhart, David Hamilton, Todd Cummings, Tommy Ayers, Drew Hawes (Manager) Second Row: Steve Smith (Manager), Randy Carey, Steve Utterback, David Hou...)
• 15:25, 19 September 2021 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:1971 BHS JV Football.jpeg (The BHS Junior Varsity football team in the Fall of 1971. After losing it's first two games to Boonsboro and Smithburg, the Railroaders finsihed the season by reeling off 6 straight victories to finish 6-2. Here's who was on the team: First row: Mike Barker (Manager), David Deavers, Kevin Barker, Chris Hoffman, Tim Schuster, Mike Stack, Steve Barnhart, David Hamilton, Todd Cummings, Tommy Ayers, Drew Hawes (Manager) Second Row: Steve Smith (Manager), Randy Carey, Steve Utterback, David Hou...)
• 15:03, 19 September 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Daryl Kevin Slifer obituary from The Frederick News Post, September 14, 2021.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 10:29, 16 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Career Club 1987.jpg (This photo is from 1987 and shows the members of and advisor to the BHS Career Club. The decision about a career is one of the most important that any young person will make. Although there is much information available about the fast-changing world of work, there is no easy way to explore one’s options in the real world. A high school Career Club encourages students in grades 9–12 to learn about potential careers and explore fields that interest them. Members are introduced to budgets and...)
• 17:04, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Leroy Strawsburg August 30, 2021.jpg (From Abbie Ricketts: Dad at Big Slackwater boat ramp Category:People)
• 17:01, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:High School Staff 1994.jpg (1994 BHS Staff. Some of these teachers spanned generations. Names are in alphabetical order. Let the reminiscences flow about your favorites from this era. (Photo Courtesy of Jon Evans) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 16:59, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Cheeleaders 1991.jpg (This photo is from the 1991 BHS Yearbook and shows the members of the JV Cheerleading Squad. In 1991, school secretary Linda Lucas took over as advisor to the Cheerleading squads and under her direction the program became more rigorous and demanding. One of the changes she brought was to start Cheerleading practices in the first week of June rather than the usual start in July. The JV Squad went to camp in July to learn new techniques and returned from camp with a more updated style with sh...)
• 16:56, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Flood 1936 in the B&O Railroad yard.jpg (A view of the 1936 flood in the B&O Railroad yard at Brunswick through the trees. See the rowboat navigating the waters with the Eastbound train station behind it. The photo was taken by Mrs. Eleanor Wenner. Maybe taken from the back porch of the Y? (Photo courtesy of Ann Wenner Osteen) Category:Smoketown Great Floods)
• 16:51, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Ruth Kline Staples from The Frederick News-Post, September 3, 2021.jpg (Brunswick honors its own 'Rosie the Riveter' By Jillian Atelsek for The Frederick News-Post, September 3, 2021 Bells rang out through Brunswick Friday afternoon, and 97-year-old Ruth Kline Staples grinned. A small crowd had gathered at the city’s American Legion to honor Staples and two other women who took up critical jobs on the home front during World War II. Staples, along with Gloria McCormick and Lenora Brill of West Virginia, were honored as real-life Rosie the Riveters. “We love you,...)
• 16:46, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:C.D. Shewbridge with Patti, Ron and Bill.jpg (Shewbridge family moment, circa 1960, at the family home on N. Virginia Avenue. With their great grandfather, former Brunswick B&O telegrapher, C.D. Shewbridge are Patti, Ron and Bill. Oh, and an unidentified cat on Mr. Shewbridge's lap. Those look like some serious cowboy boots on Bill. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People)
• 16:45, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Reginald and Eleanor McCormick, circa 1920s.jpg (The future Mr. and Mrs. Shewbridge--Reginald and Eleanor McCormick, circa 1920s. Sadly, Mr. Shewbridge passed away at an early age. How many remember Mrs. Shewbridge behind the counter at Horines? She raised 5 boys mostly on her own. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People)
• 16:43, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Basketball 2001 - 02 Boys Freshman Team.jpg (This photo is from the 2002 BHS Yearbook and shows members of the 2001-02 Freshmen Boys Basketball team. Ninth grade teams allowed players to have more court playing time and this experience helped to develop players not only for the JV but also for the Varsity squad. From an athletic standpoint, many are also making the transition from playing (or practicing) 2 or 3 days per week to 5 or 6. This increase is a shock to their systems both physically and mentally. The 2001-2002 team had winn...)
• 16:38, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Eleanor Shewbridge with her 3 first born.jpg (Mrs. Eleanor Shewbridge with her 3 first born, circa 1931-32 behind the family home on N. Virginia Avenue in Brunswick. Clockwise are Jerry, Karl and Bob on her lap. Joe and Noel were yet to be born. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People)
• 16:34, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Elementary School 1957 sixth graders.jpg (Back in the Fall of 1957, Brunswick Elementary School 6th graders were chaperoned on the annual senior trip to Camp Greentop by teachers and their principal. Posing on the bench are teachers Miss Peggy Carter (center) and Principal E. Virginia (Patty) Wenner on the right. Can anyone identify the young teacher on the left, who, if today, might have been looking at her phone? We’d love to hear your memories of Camp Greentop, too. (Photo courtesy of Kathy Carter Escamilla) [[Category:Smoketo...)
• 05:47, 15 September 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Brunswick Community Festival, The Frederick News Post, September 10, 2021.pdf (Brunswick Festival a Success In Spite of the Rain by Sally Arnold, The Frederick News Post, September 10, 2021. Category:Events) Tags: mobile edit mobile web edit
• 05:41, 15 September 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Ace Hardware Nationwide labor shortage puts crunch on Frederick businesses, The Frederick News Post, September 6, 2021.pdf (Help Wanted: Nationwide Labor Shortage Puts Crunch on Frederick County Businesses by Jillian Atelsek, The Frederick News Post, September 6, 2021. Category:Business) Tags: mobile edit mobile web edit
• 05:35, 15 September 2021 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Cross-country Brunswick Invitational meet, The Frederick News Post, September 6, 2021.pdf (Cadets Sophomore Wins Brunswick Invitational Meet, The Frederick News Post, September 6, 2021. Category:Recreation-Sports) Tags: mobile edit mobile web edit