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26 December 2021

• 18:4618:46, 26 December 2021 diff hist +144‎ N File:Brunswick Florist-Xmas Ad 1964.jpg ‎ When Donald Darr's shop operated out of the storefront next to Kaplon's (Courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
• 18:4418:44, 26 December 2021 diff hist +179‎ N File:Brunswick Mobil Xmas Ad 1964.jpg ‎ This business operated out of the garage next to Garland and Bill "Gumps" Grams station, later Nininger's. (Courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
• 18:3618:36, 26 December 2021 diff hist +397‎ N File:Peace on Earth 1956.jpg ‎ Lion's Club Christmas display in Veterans' Memorial Park on A Street. You can see the star on the tank and the Manuels’ house on the far left. Unfortunately, the message from Isaiah isn't very clear, but you can read it in the 2021 photo. This photo is believed to have been taken in 1956. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
• 18:3218:32, 26 December 2021 diff hist +325‎ N File:Town Christmas Tree Maryland Ave 1956.jpg ‎ A view of the town Christmas tree looking south. See the Red Men's Hall (now the Museum), the houses on Maryland Avenue and the approach to the bridge in the background. This photo is believed to have been taken in 1956. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
• 18:3018:30, 26 December 2021 diff hist +412‎ N File:Town Christmas Tree Petersville Rd 1956.jpg ‎ An abstract view of the town Christmas Tree at the entrance to Brunswick from the then new Potomac River bridge. See the old bowling alley on Petersville Road and C Street. Feete's Funeral Home is visible behind the tree at Petersville Road and B Street. This photo is believed to have been taken in 1956. sm (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
• 18:2818:28, 26 December 2021 diff hist +347‎ N File:Coffman Fisher Xmas Ad.jpg ‎ Ad for Coffman-Fisher's Christmas Festival in December 1964. Check out the prices. There an elaborate Christmas display on the 2nd floor of the store where toys were sold. The business on the 1st block of E. Potomac Street was always known as The Lace Store. (Blade-Times ad courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
• 18:2518:25, 26 December 2021 diff hist +161‎ N File:Newberrys Xmas Ad.jpg ‎ Christmas promotion at J.J. Newberry's (the Dime Store) in December 1964. (Blade-Times ad courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
• 18:2218:22, 26 December 2021 diff hist +381‎ N File:Wenners Hill Christmas Tree.jpg ‎ Wenners Hill Christmas tree on the Harrington at 605 N. Maple Avenue in the 1950s. Local kids would participate in a Christmas pageant acting out the "Christmas Story". At the end, as they did in other locations around town, Santa arrived and each child received an orange and a box of hard candies. (Photo courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
• 18:2118:21, 26 December 2021 diff hist +456‎ N File:Santa 1964.jpg ‎ he Blade-Times caption from December 1964 says it all, as Santa greeted local kids at the town tree next to the Potomac River Bridge. One child was obviously unhappy at the sight of Kris Kringle. In the picture at the lower left is Anita (NeeNee) Morris & Dolores Jackson. Who else can you recognize? Maybe this Santa's suit was cleaned and pressed at Shelley's Cleaners? (Clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
• 18:1918:19, 26 December 2021 diff hist +326‎ N File:Kids with Santa.JPG ‎ Joan Williams (Nelson) and Nancy Harsh (Baker) posed on Santa's lap. According to Nancy: This was "at the little tree by bridge. Before circle was ever thought of. It grew big with all of us. Sonny would come with the sound truck first." (Photo courtesy of Nancy Harsh Baker) Category:Smoketown Christmas current
• 18:1718:17, 26 December 2021 diff hist +525‎ N File:Christmas Candy.jpg ‎ This commemorates Christmas Celebrations in Brunswick in the 1950s. During the Christmas season, local kids got to see Santa in various locations, including the town tree next to the bridge and in other locations around town, especially the churches. When Santa arrived, each child would receive an orange and a box of hard candies. Please feel free to share your memories of these Christmas pageants in churches and in other locations around town. (Courtesy of Kim Myers) [[Category:Smoketo... current
• 18:1418:14, 26 December 2021 diff hist +553‎ N File:WB Tower-E. Potomac Street.jpg ‎ A photo of the WB Tower and the 100 block of E. Potomac Street in 2020. Now residential, the 3 buildings on E. Potomac Street were occupied (from left) by businesses such as Mulkey’s Maytag Repair, Harrington’s Shoe Repair, a pool room. the building in the middle was where Dr. Strother had his office in the 1940s, Frank Wenner’s barber shop was in the building on the far right in the’60s. After Frank moved, Carol Lewis operated a beauty parlor in that location. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Pearl... current
• 18:0818:08, 26 December 2021 diff hist +48‎ N File:Greentop Fall Photo.jpeg ‎ Pwenner moved page File:Greentop Fall Photo.jpeg to File:Camp Greentop Fall Photo.jpeg current Tag: New redirect
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• 18:0718:07, 26 December 2021 diff hist +43‎ N File:Fall Greentop Photo.jpeg ‎ Pwenner moved page File:Fall Greentop Photo.jpeg to File:Greentop Fall Photo.jpeg current Tag: New redirect
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• 18:0318:03, 26 December 2021 diff hist +338‎ N File:Camp Greentop Fall Photo.jpeg ‎ This beautiful Fall photo was taken at Camp Greentop in 1969 and graced the spine of the inside back cover of the BHS yearbook. The couple with their backs to the camera, who were probably camp counsellors in their senior BHS year, are unidentified. (Photo from the 1970 Railroader Yearbook) Category:Smoketown Schools
• 18:0018:00, 26 December 2021 diff hist +452‎ N File:Connie Grams.JPG ‎ Connie Taylor Grams with her daughter Jean posing in front of a beautiful 1954 Buick Roadmaster. Her husband Garland Grams sold Buicks at the family service station on Petersville Road. Mrs. Grams' brother-in-law Bill "Gumps" Grams took over the station and auto service business following Garland's untimely death, circa 1960. Mrs. Grams passed away recently at age 91. (Photo courtesy of John Brubaker) Category:Smoketown People current
• 17:5817:58, 26 December 2021 diff hist +249‎ N File:Rev. Thomas West Claggett III.jpg ‎ The Rev. Thomas West Claggett, III February 20, 1938 - December 7, 2021 He served the Lord, his church and community with humor, humility and grace. (Photo courtesy of Grace Episcopal Church) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current
• 17:5217:52, 26 December 2021 diff hist +1,084‎ N File:The Littlest Angel.jpg ‎ Here is the angel chorus of "The Littlest Angel", which was played by 1st graders largely from what became BHS Class of '76. This play was performed during the Christmas season of 1964. Please feel free to share memories of this production. Which teacher directed the play? Cast members were as follows: Front Row: Marty Smith, Cathy Heffner, Tim Dawson, Paula Sigler, Tim Phillips, Frank Strakonsky, Chris Weitzel, Pat Miglio, Tina Wheeler, Vince Sigler, Phil Lowrey Second Row: Valerie Zombro... current
• 17:4017:40, 26 December 2021 diff hist +41‎ File:Lila Wenner conducting Sunday school.jpg ‎No edit summary current

5 December 2021

• 19:2519:25, 5 December 2021 diff hist +240‎ N File:1958 Mid-Air Collision Citizens .jpg ‎ Local citizens on their way to the crash site of a military jet and commercial airliner on 30 May, 1958. near Point of Rocks off 464. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 19:2019:20, 5 December 2021 diff hist +526‎ N File:1958 Mid-Air Collision 2.jpg ‎ On May 30, 1958, a horrific air crash between military and jet airliners collided in mid-air between Brunswick and Point of Rocks. It was a long-fought legal case that led to stronger federal air traffic controls. Using binoculars, mill operator Walker Smith watched the surviving pilot descend by parachute. He drove to the crash site and took this photo of what appears to be part of the fusilage of the military jet (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs) [[Category:Smoketown Police - Fir... current
• 19:1719:17, 5 December 2021 diff hist +468‎ N File:1958 Mid-Air Collision 1.jpg ‎ On May 30, 1958, a horrific air crash between military and jet airliners collided in mid-air between Brunswick and Point of Rocks. It was a long-fought legal case that led to stronger federal air traffic controls. Using binoculars, mill operator Walker Smith watched the surviving pilot descend by parachute. He drove to the crash site and took a few pictures. (Photography by Walker R. Smith of Doubs) Category:Smoketown Police - Fire - Ambulance current
• 19:0719:07, 5 December 2021 diff hist +329‎ N File:Western Gentlemen in the 1970s.jpg ‎ If it's Saturday night, it's time for some music from The Midnight Express. Members of this band played in other tri-state area groups ranging from Bill Peer and the Melody Boys (and Girls), The Boppers, The Western Gentlemen and The Country Giants. (Photo courtesy of Joe Shewbridge) Category:Smoketown Music current
• 19:0219:02, 5 December 2021 diff hist +196‎ N File:Sunday School Grace Church.jpg ‎ Sunday School class taught by Lila Wenner in the undercroft at Grace Church sometime in the '80s. (Photo courtesy of Rebecah Staup Daggett) Category:Smoketown Houses of Worship current

28 November 2021

• 17:2317:23, 28 November 2021 diff hist +33‎ N File:Default-35.jpg ‎ Pwenner moved page File:Default-35.jpg to File:Beer Party.jpg current Tag: New redirect
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• 17:2217:22, 28 November 2021 diff hist +415‎ N File:Beer Party.jpg ‎ Photo of a party way back when, maybe the 1940s. Assuming from other photos we have that appear to have been shot at the same time, it was a crab feed. Some guesses are that it was held at the Farmers Woods or Rod & Gun Club in Petersville. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Parades and Celebrations
• 17:1817:18, 28 November 2021 diff hist +296‎ N File:Butchering.jpg ‎ Country butchering at the Ida and Lev Brown farm on Quarter Branch Road in Virginia. This photo was likely taken in the early 1950s. (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Frederick County Public Libraries) Category:Smoketown Farm Community current
• 17:1017:10, 28 November 2021 diff hist +178‎ N File:Crane Operator.jpeg ‎ Unidentified crane operator in the Brunswick yard. Photo taken in 1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 16:2516:25, 28 November 2021 diff hist +98‎ File:Trackman.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 16:2116:21, 28 November 2021 diff hist +221‎ N File:Benny Harsh.JPG ‎ Benny Harsh with his children Galen and Nancy pose outside their house on N. Maple Avenue before a Veterans' Day Parade circa 1969. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Harsh Baker) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers current
• 16:1616:16, 28 November 2021 diff hist +114‎ N File:KarlShewbridge.jpg ‎ Karl Shewbridge - WWII Veteran (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers current
• 16:1616:16, 28 November 2021 diff hist +123‎ N File:Robert Carter.jpg ‎ Robert Carter - Vietnam War Veteran (Photo courtesy of Kay Hebb Carter) Category:Smoketown Our Soldiers current
• 16:1416:14, 28 November 2021 diff hist +38‎ File:Richard Hebb.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 16:1416:14, 28 November 2021 diff hist +79‎ N File:Richard Hebb.jpg ‎ Richard Hebb -- WWII Veteran (Photo courtesy of Kay Hebb Carter)
• 16:0616:06, 28 November 2021 diff hist +171‎ N File:Dorothy Shewbridge Frye.jpg ‎ Dorothy Shewbridge Frye poses in front of her family home on N. Virginia Avenue in the 1930s. (Photo courtesy of Kermit Frye) Category:Smoketown People current
• 15:4715:47, 28 November 2021 diff hist +97‎ File:Gertrude Garrott.jpeg ‎No edit summary current
• 15:4115:41, 28 November 2021 diff hist +876‎ N File:Teeny Garrott.jpeg ‎ Ernestine "Teeny" Garrott standing outside the family home and boarding house on W. B. Street next to the funeral home. The home was known to the family as "The Junction" because of its proximity to the bridge and entrance to Brunswick. She was a daughter of Dr. John E. Garrott of Burkittsville, who along with their grandfather Dr. John D. Garrott treated wounded Union troops in field hospitals after the Battle of South Mountain. Their grand nephew, Judge Bill Wenner told the story that t... current
• 15:3615:36, 28 November 2021 diff hist +801‎ N File:Gertrude Garrott.jpeg ‎ Gertrude Garrott standing outside the family home and boarding house on W. B. Street next to the funeral home. The home was known to the family as "The Junction". She was a daughter of Dr. John E. Garrott of Burkittsville, who along with their grandfather Dr. John D. Garrott treated wounded Union troops in field hospitals after the Battle of South Mountain. Their grand nephew, Judge Bill Wenner told the story that the Garrott ladies once operated a store out of the ground floor of this ho...

24 November 2021

• 23:5623:56, 24 November 2021 diff hist +261‎ N File:Old & New Bridges 1955.JPG ‎ Photo juxtaposition of the old and new Potomac River bridges spanning Loudoun County to Brunswick, MD in 1955 sometime after the then new bridge opened. (Magazine clipping courtesy of Frank Noe) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
• 23:5323:53, 24 November 2021 diff hist +30‎ File:Robys in 1930s.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:5123:51, 24 November 2021 diff hist +279‎ N File:Robys in 1930s.jpg ‎ JP & Barbara Ellen Roby pose in front of their home with a view down W. Potomac Street in the 1930s. See the billboard on the side of the Mace Building (now King's) directly behind Mr. Roby. (Photo courtesy of John Roby Morsberger) Category:Smoketown People
• 22:5022:50, 24 November 2021 diff hist +37‎ File:Zane Hall.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 22:4722:47, 24 November 2021 diff hist +380‎ N File:Zane Hall.jpg ‎ Z.P. (Zane) Hall was the Chessy System railroad policeman shown in this 1982 photo taken at the foot of S. Maryland. The white building with the window visible to the left of his car was called the “Railroad Track Man’s Headquarters”. It was where workers met in the mornings to get orders for the day. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese)
• 22:4522:45, 24 November 2021 diff hist +316‎ N File:Trackman.jpg ‎ An excellent Blair Harrington portrait of a track department worker in the Brunswick railroad yard with the soft background of the bridge and old Gross store behind the railroader. The photo was taken in 1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders
• 01:4201:42, 24 November 2021 diff hist +167‎ N File:Danny Swope.jpg ‎ Danny Swope poses in the Brunswick Westbound Station in 1982. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 01:3301:33, 24 November 2021 diff hist +126‎ N File:Vernon Strout.jpg ‎ Vernon Strout - 1982 (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current
• 01:3101:31, 24 November 2021 diff hist +313‎ N File:Marianne Weidemann .jpg ‎ Marianne Weidemann - 1982 According to Denise Duncan Moore: "She was on the extra list. She worked a lot at WB Tower. Every now and then she would catch a checking job or the booking job at the yard office. (Photo by Blair Harrington courtesy of Laura Alcarese) Category:Smoketown Railroaders current