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  • 23:3423:34, 24 March 2025 diff hist +1,186‎ File:West Potomac Avenue 1959. Courtesy Norm Cornelius.jpg ‎No edit summary current
  • 23:3023:30, 24 March 2025 diff hist +567‎ N File:Veterans's Day Parade Nov 1961 Old Guard at Reviewing Stand 001.jpg ‎ Interesting perspective in this photo of the 3rd Infantry Old Guard Fife & Drum Corps of Ft. Myer, VA as they passed the reviewing stand in the 1961 Veterans Day parade on W. Potomac Street. It was an unseasonably warm day for November. On the stand, from the far left as we look up Maryland Avenue appear to be Noel Shewbridge, ?, ?, ?, Donald Darr, Harry Bodie, Richard Bowers, Webb Bennett, Sonny Cannon, Mayor Jim Cummings, Ernie Weinholt, ? (Photo by Frank Thorlton courtesy of Dr.Richard... current
  • 23:2423:24, 24 March 2025 diff hist +2,039‎ N File:J.E. Moore.jpg ‎ J.E. "Ed" Moore worked in his jewelry store in Brunswick. After he lost both legs in a railroad accident in 1921 while working on the Eastbound hump, he became the town's official B&O watch inspector. As part of the settlement for the accident, the B&O sent him to watchmaker's school. When he returned to Brunswick, he took over F.E. Alder's jewelry store located at 5 W. Potomac Street, according to a 1924 directory. He later moved to 17 W. Potomac Street when Matthews Candy Store closed. His... current
  • 23:1823:18, 24 March 2025 diff hist +19‎ File:Library 1955.jpg ‎ →‎Summary current
  • 17:2417:24, 24 March 2025 diff hist +1,986‎ N File:Nalleys with puppies.jpg ‎ William "Pink" Nalley and his daughter Charlotte pose with 3 puppies sometime in the 1930s. Charlotte looks thrilled! Doris Kelley Barker This is my good friend Jo Jamison’s Mother and her dad. We loved this family and we were all at First Baptist with them. It is adorable. Mr.Pink Nalley would tell me to bring Kevin out to his farm and Kevin got to ride his Tennessee Walker, tall lovely horse. Mr. Pink would walk his horse with Kevin on it. Such fun. Rhonda Rooney Yes, our family knew all... current
  • 17:1917:19, 24 March 2025 diff hist +531‎ N File:Hemp's Meats Delivery.jpeg ‎ Abraham Hemp Jr. delivering meat in Burkittsville in 1910. Jefferson-based Hemp's Meats celebrated their 175th anniversary in 2024. It's the longest running butcher shop in the United States. Jean Pierre Jacob I've been shopping for the best meats around at the Jefferson shop for years. Kenny Brown Looks like rt 17 didn't exist yet,, those houses are at the current intersection. (Photo courtesy of Hemp's Meats in a February, 2024 article in the Brunswick News-Journal) [[Category:Smoketo... current
  • 17:1517:15, 24 March 2025 diff hist +911‎ N File:Basketball - Girls' basketball game in the old BHS gym late 50s.png ‎ Many hands reached for a rebound in the paint during a girls' basketball game in the old BHS gym, circa 1958. Notice the expressions on the students' faces on stage behind the basket. This was probably the smallest gym in which high school games were played in Frederick County. To inbound the ball on the right side of the court, a player had to place a foot against the wall. The BHS uniform was the darker of the two with stripes over the shoulders. Gold stripes against garnet? Nancy Ferrel... current
  • 17:0817:08, 24 March 2025 diff hist +1,033‎ N File:Screen Shot 2023-11-26 at 1.13.46 PM.jpeg ‎ Based on other photos we've seen in large meeting rooms like this in town, it could've been taken at either the YMCA on E. Potomac Street or the fire hall when it was still on Delaware Avenue, prior to 1949. We think Richard Bowers is the third man from the right. Dr. Lloyd 6th from left. This is the other photo we have of this gathering: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10154243698255208&set=a.335843255207 (From the Myer Kaplon photo collection at the Brunswick Community Library; Fred... current
  • 17:0317:03, 24 March 2025 diff hist +723‎ N File:Ann Wenner with cats.jpeg ‎ Here is future artist Ann Wenner Osteen holding an armload of farm cats outside the family home at the corner of Petersville & Souder Roads in the early 1940s. Her skinned knee didn't seem to bother her. The Wenner farm, the last operating farm in Brunswick, was full of cats as Brunswick still is today. Ann cultivated cats as a child and raised them throughout the rest of her life in her Savannah, GA home. Peter Wenner Dad told me they once got to the point where they had so many cats that... current
  • 17:0117:01, 24 March 2025 diff hist +2,653‎ N File:Myer Kaplon 1957.jpeg ‎ Myer Kaplon (1894-1978) poses for a photo in his family-run business, Kaplon's Department Store, located at 102 W. Potomac Street, in 1957. With a degree from the Wharton School of Business, Mr. Kaplon skillfully managed the store for years, but possessed many talents. He wrote a regular column for the Blade-Times newspaper under the pseudonym “EMKAY.” Additionally, he helped local families with their income taxes and served informally as the town photographer, roles for which he refused to... current
  • 16:5516:55, 24 March 2025 diff hist +1,010‎ File:J.J.Newberry 1955.jpg ‎No edit summary current
  • 16:4916:49, 24 March 2025 diff hist +1,460‎ N File:Braddock Roller Rink-Bowling Alley.JPG ‎ Nice vintage ad for the Braddock Heights Roller Rink, which was "breeze conditioned." This ad probably dates to the 1950s. The phone number may provide a clue. Craig Grams Petersville Rd into Jefferson. Left on Holter Rd. to Cherry Lane I remember it well… Keith Welty We used to ride Mr Summers bus from the square corner in Brunswick to the roller rink every Saturday night… Fun Times !! Sylvia Puddy Yes, those bus rides. A sign up sheet would be posted in the Brunswick High School library,... current
  • 16:4316:43, 24 March 2025 diff hist +260‎ N File:Lytle Baker.JPG ‎ A Lovettsville native, Lytle Baker was active in key Brunswick organizations, as noted in the caption. This ad appeared in a 1961 issue of the Loudoun Times Mirror. (Clipping courtesy of Discover Lovettsville) Category:Smoketown Advertising current

18 March 2025

  • 01:1101:11, 18 March 2025 diff hist +311‎ N File:J.J.Newberry 1955.jpg ‎ A scene from J.J. Newberry & Co. on W. Potomac Street in 1955. The customer was 17-year-old Joyce Bechtol. The clerk is believed to be longtime Newberry's employee Violet Kubat. Feel free to share your memories of the dime store. (Photo credit BHS Alumni page) Category:Smoketown Businesses
  • 01:0801:08, 18 March 2025 diff hist +1,638‎ N File:Short Farmhouse.jpeg ‎ In 1977, the American Legion demolished this historic building to construct a modern lodge, marking the end of one of the oldest and arguably the most significant structures in Brunswick. Originally the home of Joseph Waltman, owner of "Potomac Farm", records indicate a structure may have existed on this site as early as 1792, with the original rear section likely predating the main portion of the house that was built circa 1846. Waltman sold the property to John Short on April 3, 1851. Durin... current
  • 01:0401:04, 18 March 2025 diff hist +529‎ N File:BVFD Young Achievers.JPG ‎ A March 26, 1974 Frederick Post newspaper caption under this photo read, "Brunswick fire chief H.E. (Sonny) Cannon presents two young volunteer fireman with awards at the Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company's annual banquet and dinner. They are George Lowery Jr., left, who answered the most calls in 1973, and Scott Stauffer, right, who received his fireman certificate." Junior was a BHS senior at the time. Scott was a 1971 BHS graduate. (Courtesy of Phil Lowery) [[Category:Smoketown Police -... current
  • 01:0101:01, 18 March 2025 diff hist +1,367‎ N File:S.W. George Family.JPG ‎ The Samuel Washington George family, taken on their farm near Lovettsville in the 1890s. The house still stands in 2025. S.W. George (front left) was a Lovettsville farmer, cattle dealer, land speculator, and businessman who was an early investor in Berlin and Brunswick. His eldest son, Harry (back center), played a key role in the development of Brunswick when the B&O turned a village into a bustling railroad town in the first half of the 20th century. Front: S.W. George, Welby George, Mar... current
  • 00:5600:56, 18 March 2025 diff hist +818‎ N File:Doris Barker and Vernon Kelley .JPG ‎ Doris Kelley Barker and her father V. Frank Kelley at a Jacksonville, Florida roller skating rink in 1952. According to Doris: "I bought my Dad his first roller skates when he was 55, black shoe skates because when you are the 2nd of 11 children, there is no money for roller skates. One Saturday morning at our kitchen table I heard a clicking noise under the table. My dad stood up and roller skated around our kitchen without falling. At Braddock Heights, I taught my dad all the dances on sk... current
  • 00:4700:47, 18 March 2025 diff hist +555‎ N File:WWII Brunswick Boys going off.jpeg ‎ Young men from Brunswick, dressed in civilian clothes, are seen here waiting to board the train at the Eastbound station to Baltimore. They were traveling to take their physicals after being drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. Note the roundhouse. smokestacks from the shops, and water tower in the background. If you recognize anyone in the photo, please let us know. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage... current
  • 00:4300:43, 18 March 2025 diff hist +1,042‎ N File:E. Potomac Street Before Demolition.jpeg ‎ This photo of an empty building on E. Potomac Street that once housed the Yardley and Potomac Hotels in the 1910s and '20s, and later the Brunswick Post Office (left) and Foster's Restaurant (right), appeared in an April, 1961 Washington Star article titled "Brunswick on the Rebound". The theme was Brunswick's turn-around strategy following the move of key B&O Railroad operations to Cumberland and a furlough of 400 workers. At the time, downtown business was holding steady as new residents fr... current

16 March 2025

  • 18:5318:53, 16 March 2025 diff hist +400‎ N File:Events It's Academic 1975.JPG ‎ This is one of the BHS It's Academic teams from the Class of 1975. The game show aired on WBAL TV 11 and was hosted by Mac McGarry for many years. Pictured from left to right are David Hamilton, Terry Heffner, and Cynthia Grams. That year, there was another team that included David, Donald Delauter, and Tim Schuster. (Photo courtesy of Molly Heffner) Category:Smoketown Schools current
  • 18:5118:51, 16 March 2025 diff hist +410‎ N File:Hester Hardy.jpeg ‎ Mrs. Hester Hardy posed for this photo on March 14, 1987 when members of the Wainwright Baptist Church Missionary Circle, Charles Town, came to visit her at the Brunswick Senior Center. The group led devotions with joyful music and enjoyed a meal with Mrs. Hardy, who was beloved by the Brunswick community. (Clipping from the Brunswick Citizen) Category:Smoketown African American Heritage current
  • 18:4118:41, 16 March 2025 diff hist +736‎ N File:Summer Parade Hawaiian float.jpg ‎ Flashing back to a Summer parade float in the late 1940s with the Mace Building in the background with residents looking out the window. Looks like a hula theme. The building was home to Mace's Furniture business on the ground floor and apartments upstairs. It's been home to King's Pizza for over a generation. Can anyone read the sign? Note also the man sitting on his car on the old Knights of Pythias miniature golf course. This parade may have been to promote a Carnival, local adult baseb... current
  • 18:4018:40, 16 March 2025 diff hist +553‎ N File:Burns Liquors Lottery Claim Center.jpg ‎ Mayor Jess Orndorff helped Dorothy and Marion Burns announce the opening of a lottery claim center at Burns Liquors on W. Potomac St. in Brunswick sometime in the 1970s. Claim centers were established as a convenience to smaller Maryland State Lottery winners, so they could be paid without delay. Did anybody here ever claim winnings at this liquor store? How long has it been since they were in business? (Brunswick Citizen News Clipping courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Comm... current
  • 18:3818:38, 16 March 2025 diff hist +906‎ N File:Bob-moler.pharmacist.early-years Frederick.jpg ‎ For many of us who fondly remember him, it may be a surprise to see Bob Moler behind the counter at The Professional Arts Pharmacy, 228 N. Market St., in Frederick. Here's the backstory. After beginning his pharmacy career at People's Drugstore in downtown Frederick during the 1950s, Bob partnered with Jack Batdorf in 1959 to establish this business and the Medical Arts Pharmacy near Frederick Memorial Hospital. In 1962, the partners launched Prescription Arts Pharmacy in Bob's hometown of... current
  • 18:3718:37, 16 March 2025 diff hist +836‎ N File:1936 Flood Two Train Stations under water.jpg ‎ A view of two railroad stations submerged during the 1936 Saint Patrick's Day flood from the third-floor apartment balcony of Mary and Joe Payne at 12 S. Maple Ave. In the foreground, onlookers can be seen standing at the foot of Maple Avenue. The 1936 flood is considered the worst in Brunswick's history. The Potomac River bridge sustained significant damage and was closed for a month for repairs, during which a ferry service was reinstated for the first time since the 1890s. Both the bridg... current
  • 18:3418:34, 16 March 2025 diff hist +595‎ N File:Summer Parade Independent Hose Co.jpg ‎ In this photo of a Summer parade in the post-World War II era, we see a group of ladies in high heels riding the floorboards of what's believed to be an Independent Hose Company No. 1 fire truck in the 200 block of W. Potomac Street. Imagine trying that today? Perhaps the ladies were members of the American Red Cross? Note the old Knights of Pythias miniature golf house behind the truck. It was much smaller than it is today and wasn't yet connected to the house at 1 N. Virginia Avenue. (Ph... current
  • 18:2718:27, 16 March 2025 diff hist +886‎ N File:Mrs. Miller 5th grade 1959-60.jpg ‎ Mrs. Ottie Miller's Fifth grade at Brunswick Elementary School, 1959-1960. These kids graduated from BHS in 1967. The students have been identified as: Top row: Betty Gaynor, Robby Dawson, Susan Foster, Leonard Webber, Sharon Hess, Ronald Miller, Reba Cooper 2nd row from top: Brenda Shafer, Kenny Giffin, Mary Jane Norris, Billy Minnick, Sherry Gordon, Jeff Myers, Sherry Bowers, Gary Carter, Sandra Hardy 3rd row: Jamie Bryant, Barbara Schaffer, Howard Holland, Francis Warnock, Tommy Stine, L... current
  • 18:2518:25, 16 March 2025 diff hist +608‎ N File:Summer Parade Black Marching Band.jpg ‎ A black marching band makes its way up W. Potomac Street (200 block) in what might have been a parade marking the beginning of the annual Summer carnival, judging from how onlookers are dressed. The parade route is headed in the opposite direction from how Veterans Day parades used to go in those days. Hard to tell, but based on others from this collection, the photo might date to the late-1940s. Could the band have been from Lincoln High School in Frederick where black Brunswick students at... current

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20 January 2025

  • 21:2321:23, 20 January 2025 diff hist +651‎ N File:Distinguished Citizens 2024.jpg ‎ 2024 Brunswick Distinguished Citizen honorees and family members pose at the luncheon held at Brunswick Eagles Aerie 1136 on September 22. Congratulations to all! From left to right: Vicki Dearing, Abbie Ricketts, Nancy East and Cindy Boyless (daughters of Phil Childs), Amy Moler (daughter of Bob Moler), Michael and Jim Hebb (grandson and son of Roma Hebb), Debbie Stohr (daughter of Richard Harrington), Julie Maynard, Ellis Burruss, John Roby Morsberger (grandson of Nellie Roby), Scott Harri... current
  • 21:1621:16, 20 January 2025 diff hist +757‎ N File:Schnauffer Hospital West B Street and North Virginia Avenue w-staff.jpg ‎ Dr. William Schnauffer posed with his excellent nursing staff outside Schnauffer Hospital, located at the corner of W. B. and N. Virginia Avenue, in the 1940s. The following nurses have been identified: Ethel Wenner and Beckie Blessing, first and second from left. Louise Kimes and Geraldine "June" Jones to the right of Dr. Schnauffer. Maybe Ethel Wenner on the far left. After rising costs and other considerations led to the closure of the hospital in 1946, Dr. Schnauffer worked as a general... current
  • 21:1121:11, 20 January 2025 diff hist +577‎ N File:Railroad siding to old mill.png ‎ This photo might be from the 1940s, considering the steam locomotives visible in the distance on the right. You can also see the coal tipple on the left. Wayne Allgaier This picture looks like it might have been taken with the photographer standing at the east end of the mill, facing east (with the mill behind him). If that is the case, the spur on the left side of the picture would be the spur running to the mill. (From the Myer Kaplon Photo Collection at the Brunswick Community Library; F... current
  • 21:0721:07, 20 January 2025 diff hist +305‎ N File:Potomac River Bridge Construction W. B Street.jpg ‎ Here's one more shot of workers building the right-of-way to the Potomac River Bridge in the early 1950s. This view of the houses on lower B Street hasn't changed much. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current
  • 21:0421:04, 20 January 2025 diff hist +1,202‎ N File:Potomac River Bridge Construction W. Potomac Street.jpg ‎ Another "city view" of the bridge and part of what downtown looked like in the early stages of Potomac River Bridge construction. This was the early 1950s. The leveled lot you see was home to the Swank Building next to the old People's Bank. George Swank operated a hardware business here for years that was later sold to Irv Kolker and Nat Winters of People's Home & Auto in the mid-'40s. Harrington's shoe repair shop operated next door before moving up the street. Catty-cornered at the top o... current
  • 21:0021:00, 20 January 2025 diff hist +392‎ N File:Potomac River Bridge Construction right of way.jpg ‎ Building a bridge. Workers constructing the Potomac River bridge in the early 1950s lay out the on-ramp on the N. Virginia Avenue side of the hill. The bridge right-of-way divided the hill from Virginia to Maryland Avenues, which you could once walk over. (Photo courtesy of the City of Brunswick Maryland History Commission) Category:Smoketown Potomac River and C&O Canal current

19 January 2025

  • 21:3421:34, 19 January 2025 diff hist +884‎ N File:Imperial Theater 1920s side view.jpeg ‎ Here’s a photo of the old Imperial Theater on W. Potomac Street, taken from a different angle than we have seen before, likely in the 1920s. Some mystery. There appears to have been stairs or maybe a red carpet on the right side of the theater. There once was a basement with a bowling alley and pool room until around 1931. The bowling alley was located in the rear of the basement, but the stairs may have led to a hallway or tunnel. If you look closely, you will notice a sign featuring the n... current
  • 21:2221:22, 19 January 2025 diff hist +1,672‎ N File:Imperial Theater, West Potomac St in ruins 1967.jpg ‎ This sad 1967 photo shows the much-beloved Imperial Theater on W. Potomac Street, which had been deteriorating for years following its closure in 1962. A theater at this location dated back to a 1912 lease at the Frederick County Courthouse. The old kiosk now resides at the Brunswick Heritage Museum. According to "Brunswick: 100 Years of Memories": After the theater closed, Grayson Holler took over the building hoping to turn it into a nightclub for teens. However during renovations, the bu... current
  • 21:0021:00, 19 January 2025 diff hist +121‎ N File:Happy Holidays W. Potomac Street.JPG ‎ The building is gone at 6 W. Potomac Street, but the message is forever. Category:Smoketown Christmas current
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