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• 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)
• 08:47, 22 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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)
• 08:45, 22 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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)
• 16:48, 21 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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)
• 16:46, 21 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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...)
• 16:44, 21 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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...)
• 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...)
• 10:29, 16 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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)
• 17:04, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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)
• 17:01, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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...)
• 16:59, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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)
• 16:56, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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,...)
• 16:51, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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)
• 16:46, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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)
• 16:45, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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...)
• 16:43, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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)
• 16:38, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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...)
• 16:34, 15 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page 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...)
• 15:22, 10 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Oneida (Heines) Heffner Obituary.jpg (Oneida H. (Haines) Heffner May 25, 1931 ~ September 9, 2021 (age 90) Obituary Oneida H. Heffner, 90, of Knoxville, passed from this life on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. She was the wife of 69 years to Lawrence E. Heffner. Born on May 25, 1931, in Rohrersville, she was the daughter of Cecil Sigler Haines and Myrtle Anna Lee (Mullendore) Haines. Mrs. Heffner was a 1949 graduate of Boonsboro High School. She was a franchise owner of the Brunswick H & R...)
• 15:22, 10 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Oneida (Heines) Heffner Obituary.jpg (Oneida H. (Haines) Heffner May 25, 1931 ~ September 9, 2021 (age 90) Obituary Oneida H. Heffner, 90, of Knoxville, passed from this life on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. She was the wife of 69 years to Lawrence E. Heffner. Born on May 25, 1931, in Rohrersville, she was the daughter of Cecil Sigler Haines and Myrtle Anna Lee (Mullendore) Haines. Mrs. Heffner was a 1949 graduate of Boonsboro High School. She was a franchise owner of the Brunswick H & R...)
• 13:15, 10 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Virginia Avenue Number 6.jpg (this house had heavy fire damage in 2020 but has been restored. Category:Houses and Street Scenes)
• 13:15, 10 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Virginia Avenue Number 6.jpg (this house had heavy fire damage in 2020 but has been restored. Category:Houses and Street Scenes)
• 12:59, 8 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Julie Martorana Julie Martorana 2021, City of Brunswick Economic Development Coordinator.jpg (The City of Brunswick would like to welcome our newest staff member, Julie Martorana. Julie joins City Hall as the Economic Development Coordinator on September 20, 2021. Julie will be working on economic development initiatives throughout the entire City, as well as working on the City’s grants program. Julie brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this position. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 35 years of experience in higher education in th...)
• 12:59, 8 September 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Julie Martorana Julie Martorana 2021, City of Brunswick Economic Development Coordinator.jpg (The City of Brunswick would like to welcome our newest staff member, Julie Martorana. Julie joins City Hall as the Economic Development Coordinator on September 20, 2021. Julie will be working on economic development initiatives throughout the entire City, as well as working on the City’s grants program. Julie brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this position. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 35 years of experience in higher education in th...)
• 13:10, 26 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Track 1992 Cross Country Team.jpg (This photo is from 1992 and shows the members of the BHS Cross Country Team. "The goal of the cross country team as established by Coaches Anne and Lee Zumbach was to compete and win all four of the major championships including states. The girls' team met this goal by going 12-0 for the season and winning the MVAL, County, Regional, and State. "Coach Anne Zumbach was Co-Coach of the year. At the banquet [Freshman] Adrian Unger was named "Most Outstanding." Lori Tregoning won the "Coach's...)
• 13:10, 26 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Track 1992 Cross Country Team.jpg (This photo is from 1992 and shows the members of the BHS Cross Country Team. "The goal of the cross country team as established by Coaches Anne and Lee Zumbach was to compete and win all four of the major championships including states. The girls' team met this goal by going 12-0 for the season and winning the MVAL, County, Regional, and State. "Coach Anne Zumbach was Co-Coach of the year. At the banquet [Freshman] Adrian Unger was named "Most Outstanding." Lori Tregoning won the "Coach's...)
• 09:05, 25 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:B&O policeman, Officer McGaha.jpg (Anyone ready to cross this B&O policeman, Officer McGaha? This was on the day the first diesels were delivered to the Brunswick yards.--likely early 1940s. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroaders)
• 09:05, 25 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:B&O policeman, Officer McGaha.jpg (Anyone ready to cross this B&O policeman, Officer McGaha? This was on the day the first diesels were delivered to the Brunswick yards.--likely early 1940s. (Photo taken from the home movies of Marvin Younkins, courtesy of the Younkins family and the Brunswick Heritage Museum) Category:Smoketown Railroaders)
• 09:03, 25 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Richard Hebb entered info of engineers and conductors back in October, 1949..jpg (With a very direct message of "Patronize those who patronize you," here is a page on which Richard Hebb entered info on some familiar Brunswick names of engineers and conductors back in October, 1949. Does anyone recognize a relative? (Courtesy of Kay Hebb Carter) Category:Smoketown Railroaders)
• 09:03, 25 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Richard Hebb entered info of engineers and conductors back in October, 1949..jpg (With a very direct message of "Patronize those who patronize you," here is a page on which Richard Hebb entered info on some familiar Brunswick names of engineers and conductors back in October, 1949. Does anyone recognize a relative? (Courtesy of Kay Hebb Carter) Category:Smoketown Railroaders)
• 05:03, 21 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Olympics 2021 Luke Campbell from The Frederick News-Post, August 21, 2021.jpg (Surreal and satisfying: Brunswick High alum Luke Campbell details his Tokyo Olympics experience By Joshua R. Smith from The Frederick News-Post, August 21, 2021 Shortly after running the fastest 400-meter hurdles race of his life — and doing so on his sport’s grandest stage — Brunswick High School alum Luke Campbell’s head was almost spinning as that day’s trip around the track at Tokyo’s National Stadium kept replaying in his mind. It took him awhile to fully grasp the personal-best time...)
• 05:03, 21 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Olympics 2021 Luke Campbell from The Frederick News-Post, August 21, 2021.jpg (Surreal and satisfying: Brunswick High alum Luke Campbell details his Tokyo Olympics experience By Joshua R. Smith from The Frederick News-Post, August 21, 2021 Shortly after running the fastest 400-meter hurdles race of his life — and doing so on his sport’s grandest stage — Brunswick High School alum Luke Campbell’s head was almost spinning as that day’s trip around the track at Tokyo’s National Stadium kept replaying in his mind. It took him awhile to fully grasp the personal-best time...)
• 09:52, 20 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Construction of the East End of the yard, early 1890s.jpg (Construction of the East End of the yard, early 1890s was accomplished with mostly black laborers picking stone. They had to excavate much of a hill at the end, and if you walk the towpath in the winter you can see all the rock that was carved out. This photo was part of a series commissioned by C.M. Wenner. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum Category:Railroad)
• 09:52, 20 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Construction of the East End of the yard, early 1890s.jpg (Construction of the East End of the yard, early 1890s was accomplished with mostly black laborers picking stone. They had to excavate much of a hill at the end, and if you walk the towpath in the winter you can see all the rock that was carved out. This photo was part of a series commissioned by C.M. Wenner. (Photo courtesy of the Brunswick Heritage Museum Category:Railroad)
• 09:51, 20 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs uploaded File:Needlework Club 2001.jpg (This photo is from 2001 and shows the members the Needlework Club. Needlework is a broad term for the art or practice of decorative sewing, embroidery handicrafts and other textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework. This definition may be expanded to include related textile crafts such as a crochet hook, embroidery, "Sashiko" (a Japanese embroidery technique), counted cross stitch and crewel (embroidery using wool traditionally stitched on linen). S...)
• 09:51, 20 August 2021 HistoryCommission2 talk contribs created page File:Needlework Club 2001.jpg (This photo is from 2001 and shows the members the Needlework Club. Needlework is a broad term for the art or practice of decorative sewing, embroidery handicrafts and other textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework. This definition may be expanded to include related textile crafts such as a crochet hook, embroidery, "Sashiko" (a Japanese embroidery technique), counted cross stitch and crewel (embroidery using wool traditionally stitched on linen). S...)