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• 17:29, 14 May 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Horines on the Square Corner.jpeg (An undated photo of Horine's Drug Store. Dr. Arlington G. Horine built his signature business and residence at the corner of Maple Avenue and Potomac Street in 1910 as the railroad yard expanded and forced merchants to move the business district up the hill. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Ruth Kennedy: They were the sweetest people. Mr. Horine was always whistling. She has such patience at the candy counter. Melanie Stewart: Loved that place. Daddy used to take Arney and...)
• 17:19, 14 May 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:C&O Lock 30 Eastward View.jpeg (An old view of the C&O Canal at Lock 30 looking in the opposite direction of the earlier photo we posted this week. In addition to the canal boat, the tow path and the men in the foreground, we see the old mill, which in those days, was likely run by B.P. Crampton & Co. Prior to that, it was known as Jordan, Crampton & Co. after the widow of C.F. Wenner sold her interest following her husband's death in 1882. It had been operated as Jordan & Wenner and in 1859 was spoken of as Berlin Milling...)
• 17:17, 14 May 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Edward Schafer Morsberger research.JPG (Edward Shafer was born in Burkittsville. He came to Brunswick, started investing in real estate, and founded a newspaper, its first issue rolling off the press on 6 March 1891. Shafer was a real man-about-town and made the guest list of many private parties and dances. While he was probably popular, he could also mention the soirée in the paper. On the serious side, he was also tapped to serve on committees for public improvement and community celebrations, was a candidate for the Maryland H...)
• 16:18, 1 May 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Building boom on Brunswick and Wenner Streets in 1922, The Frederick News-Post historical reprint, April 29, 1922.pdf (Category:History of Brunswick)
• 16:12, 1 May 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Men suspected of impersonating Prohibition agents raided Frank A. Lutz's home in Knoxville in 1922, The Frederick News-Post historical reprint, April 27, 1922.pdf (Category:History of Brunswick)
• 15:51, 1 May 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:The Brunswick Herald Vol. 1 No. 52, February 26, 1892.pdf (Category:The Brunswick Herald Newspaper (1891-1910))
• 15:50, 1 May 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:The Brunswick Herald Vol. 1 No. 51, February 19, 1892.pdf (Category:The Brunswick Herald Newspaper (1891-1910))
• 15:46, 1 May 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:The Brunswick Herald Vol. 1 No. 50, February 12, 1892.pdf (Category:The Brunswick Herald Newspaper (1891-1910))
• 15:43, 1 May 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:The Brunswick Herald Vol. 1 No. 49, February 5, 1892.pdf (Category:The Brunswick Herald Newspaper (1891-1910))
• 15:41, 1 May 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Mayors of Brunswick, Frederick, and Thurmont comment on county Police Accountability Board, The Frederick News-Post, April 28, 2022.pdf ("Mayors OK with police board, want option for own," by Jack Hogan, The Frederick News-Post, April 28, 2022. Category:City Category:Police)
• 15:39, 1 May 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Baseball Brunswick loses to Catoctin 1-4, The Frederick News-Post, April 28, 2022.pdf ("Pair of aces propel Cougars," by Alexander Dacy, The Frederick News-Post, April 28, 2022. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 15:45, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Prohibition shootout near Knoxville in 1922, The Frederick News-Post historical reprint, April 24, 1922.pdf (Category:History of Brunswick)
• 15:34, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:City Park opened and William B. Thompson was robbed at gunpoint in 1922, The Frederick News-Post historical reprint, April 22, 1922.pdf (Category:History of Brunswick)
• 15:30, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Melva Joy Stream obituary, The Frederick News-Post, April 23, 2022.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 15:26, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Donald Taylor obituary, The Frederick News-Post, April 21, 2022.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 15:20, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Ruth Staples obituary, The Frederick News-Post, April 20, 2022.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 15:16, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Elizabeth J. Haynes obituary, The Frederick News-Post, April 16, 2022.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 15:12, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:New Brunswick fire truck saved the home of Thomas Caniford in 1922, The Frederick News-Post historical reprint, April 4, 1922.pdf (Category:Fire Department Category:History of Brunswick)
• 15:02, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:BHS graduate Bennett Murray works as journalist in Ukraine War, The Frederick News-Post, April 22, 2022.pdf ("From Burkittsville to tragedy of war," by Mary Grace Keller, The Frederick News-Post, April 22, 2022. "Among the shelled schools, bullet-riddled cars and destruction left in the wake of the Russian military is a Burkittsville man chronicling the stories of resilient Ukrainians. Bennett Murray, 33, a Brunswick High School graduate, is a freelance journalist reporting on the war." Category:People)
• 15:00, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Teresa Demory-Taylor named Frederick County EMS Member of the Year, The Frederick News-Post, April 19, 2022.pdf ("Volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel celebrated," by Jack Hogan, The Frederick News-Post, April 19, 2022. "The EMS Member of the Year, named for Dr. James Marrone, dubbed the father of EMS in the county, went to Teresa Demory-Taylor of the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Company. Demory-Taylor has served as an emergency medical technician for 22 years. During the last two years, she responded to emergency calls while also serving as the company's secretary. She was recognized f...)
• 14:57, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Frederick County to create a police accountability board, The Frederick News-Post, April 4, 2022.pdf ("Public input sought on Police Accountability Board hires," by Jack Hogan, The Frederick News-Post, April 4, 2022. Category:Police)
• 14:55, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Softball Brunswick loses to Middletown 0-18, The Frederick News-Post, April 23, 2022.pdf ("Routzahn's cycle leads Knights' rout of Roaders," The Frederick News-Post, April 23, 2022. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 14:54, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Lacrosse Brunswick girls lose to Catoctin 4-12, The Frederick News-Post, April 8, 2022.pdf ("Hall, Cougars happy with their streaks," by John Cannon, The Frederick News-Post, April 8, 2022. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 14:52, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Brunswick Middle School second term honor roll, The Frederick News-Post, April 9, 2022.pdf (Category:Middle School)
• 14:52, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Brunswick High School third term honor roll, The Frederick News-Post, April 24, 2022.pdf (Category:High School)
• 14:51, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Baseball Brunswick defeats Walkersville 8-1, The Frederick News-Post, April 13, 2022.pdf ("Ellison does it all as Railroaders top Lions," by Alexander Dacy, The Frederick News-Post, April 13, 2022. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 14:50, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Baseball Brunswick beats Middletown 2-1, The Frederick News-Post, April 23, 2022.pdf ("Railroaders edge Knights," by John Cannon, The Frederick News-Post, April 23, 2022. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 14:48, 24 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Baseball Brunswick beats Francis Scott Key 8-5, The Frederick News-Post, April 9, 2022.pdf ("Genies gets third win for Railroaders," The Frederick News-Post, April 9, 2022. Category:Recreation-Sports)
• 12:25, 19 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Joseph Sharitz obituary, The Frederick News-Post, April 14, 2022.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 16:26, 18 April 2022 Jcaves talk contribs uploaded File:Sherry Lynn Heffner obituary, The Frederick News-Post, April 13, 2022.pdf (Category:Obituary)
• 16:12, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Jimmy Dean Contract (2).jpeg (Tendered contract for 3 more return engagements for Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats at the old fire hall in the Spring of 1956. At the time, Dean hosted the popular Washington, DC radio program “Town and Country Time” on WARL-AM and with his Texas Wildcats became popular in the mid-Atlantic region. Patsy Cline and Roy Clark both got their starts on the show and Clark played with the Wildcats. Jimmy Dean and his band performed so much in those days that a 1957 Chevrolet pumper was dubbed "...)
• 16:10, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Jimmy Dean Contract 1956 (1).jpeg (Signed contract by H.E. "Sonny" Cannon for a return engagement of Jimmy Dean and the Texas Wildcats at the old fire hall on February 17, 1956. (Courtesy of Mary Jo Brown) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 15:59, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Cannon's Historic Piano.JPG (The old piano that was played on by big bands as well as honky tonk acts in the ballroom's heyday. (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 15:31, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Cannon's Dance Floor.JPG (This photo shows the large dance floor at Cannon's, which has been estimated at around 10,000 square feet. In a 1967 feature story on Brunswick, Sonny Cannon told the Washington Post: "Duke Ellington--you shoulda seen his face when he saw the size of this place!" (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 15:13, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Cannon's Stage.JPG (The renovated ballroom located above the old fire hall, now Smoketown Brewery, which was built around 1948. Namesake Sonny Cannon was both fire chief and impresario, who booked big bands conducted by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Guy Lombardo, as well as bands fronted by country legends such as Jimmy Dean and Patsy Cline. Those acts helped pay for fire engines and other lifesaving technology of the time. (Photos courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 15:11, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Cannon's Entrance.JPG (This new back entrance to the ballroom is a revelation to those who remember the narrow stairs that led up to the ballroom in the days of the old Fire Hall dances. The old kitchen has been converted to modern bathrooms, another relief to those who remember the cramped, smokey spaces. (Photo courtesy of Vicki Allgaier) Category:Smoketown Music)
• 15:02, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:FDR-Willkie Bet (3).jpeg (Back in November 1940, the man on the right lost his bet that Wendell Willkie would defeat Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1940. He fulfilled his obligation to push the winner (left) up and down Potomac Street, which was a dirt road on the east side. Not an easy task. Looks like the business on the right was called Dyer's, perhaps a dry cleaner. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum)...)
• 14:59, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:FDR-Willkie bet (2).jpeg (The loser of the FDR-Willkie bet prepares to chauffeur the winner up Potomac Street. See the old post office on East Potomac Street. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works)
• 14:57, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:FDR-Willkie bet (1).jpeg (East Potomac Street scene across from the old YMCA in November 1940. These folks were watching two Brunswick men getting set to pay off a bet on the 1940 presidential election when Franklin Delano Roosevelt won an unprecedented 3rd term. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Politics and Public Works)
• 14:54, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Judge Gross 1983.jpeg (Classic news clipping of a recuperating Judge Bill Gross holding up a Brunswick Citizen issue that had incorrectly announced that he was either dead or dying. There was an article on him the next week featuring this picture showing him very much alive and quoting Mark Twain with the words "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." Judge Gross did pass away not much longer after this. (Brunswick Citizen clipping sometime in 1983) Category:Smoketown People)
• 14:50, 17 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:West End Elementary School Class Photo.jpg (Here is a class photo from the old West End Elementary School in Brunswick. It belonged to Elaine Koogle Bowers, who graduated in the BHS Class of 1939. We think these children may have been in the 5th or 6th grade. Mrs. Bowers attached a list of names she could remember. She started numbering from the top down. It's believed that the photo may date to the 1932-33 school year. Here is the list of students: Top row: Bill McLane, Mary Ellen Griffith, Mary Wood, Katie McLane, Jeanette House...)
• 17:54, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:WB Tower New Location.JPG (On April 2, 2022, the B & O Westbound Tower was relocated to E. Potomac Street adjacent to the site of the old YMCA, which was destroyed by fire in November, 1980. Following years of planning and discussion, the City of Brunswick, Maryland finally moved the historic WB Tower off of CSX property. The interlocking tower, built around 1906-07, was removed from service a decade ago and residents feared the historic Baltimore & Ohio structure would be demolished. Coordination of engineering ser...)
• 17:53, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:WB Tower on the move (2).JPG (Aerial view of the historic WB Tower on the move across the tracks to its new location on E. Potomac Street. (Photo courtesy of Jay Jay) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 17:51, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:WB Tower on the move.JPG (WB Tower on wheels ready to move to its new location across the tracks. (Photo courtesy of Richard A. Foot) Category:Smoketown Railroad)
• 17:44, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:BHS Skating Patrol.jpg (Local boys who did good. They were the "skating patrol" when kids used to ice skate in the old canal lock 30. We believe this photo dates to 1974-75. In the photo are: Top Row: Mr. Wayne Carter, Ronnie Truitt, Tim Dawson, Kenneth "Boogie" Hawes Middle Row: Randy George, Howie Moore, Chris Hoffman, Kevin Nuse Front row: Mark Taylor, Andy Williams Not pictured were Mike Kersey and Marty Cusack (Brunswick Citizen news clipping courtesy of Andy Williams) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 17:43, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Lion's Club Scholarships.jpg (Brunswick Lions Club sponsorships from the Spring of 1966. As many of us know, Kathy Crone went on to a distinguished teaching career and was a beloved teacher at Brunswick Elementary School. Unfortunately, we don't know what became of Sylvia's career path. (Blade-Times Clipping courtesy of Kim Myers) Category:Smoketown Schools)
• 17:36, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Tri-State View 2021.jpg (A beautiful, timeless view of where 3 states come together--West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia. (Photo courtesy of Kace McField) Category:Smoketown In and Around)
• 17:31, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Washington Monument Postcard.jpg (Here is an undated postcard of the Washington Monument outside Boonsboro. Judging from the attire of the people on the top of the monument, especially the ladies, the photo likely dates to the turn of the 20th Century or earlier. Built in 1827, the original tower was the first monument dedicated to George Washington to be completed. Although it was a popular meeting place for the citizenry of Boonsboro, weather and vandalism reduced the monument to rubble. In that condition, it was used by th...)
• 17:30, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:War Correspondents Arch Postcard.jpg (An old postcard of the War Correspondents Arch, located just over the Frederick County border in Washington County, Maryland, on the top of South Mountain at Gathland State Park on old Route 40. This is the only monument in the world dedicated to the memory of war correspondents. This unusual piece of masonry was erected by George Alfred Townsend, who was a famous author and war correspondent himself. The notation on the back of the postcard said that it is visited annually by thousands. is...)
• 17:28, 10 April 2022 Pwenner talk contribs uploaded File:Tri-State Postcard.jpg (This is the inscription on the back of this undated postcard about this focal point of the tri-state area: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Where Three States Meet One of the most picturesque spots in this locality is Harpers Ferry, often termed the "Switzerland of America". Steep wooded mountains surround the town and the waters of the Potomac and the Shenandoah Rivers divide Maryland, West Virginia and Virginia at this point. Historically important because it was the scene of John Brown's rai...)