Carroll Yesteryears 13 October 2019 Conestoga Wagon and Appropriate Image for the Carroll County Seal By Mary Ann Ashcraft What story lies behind the Conestoga wagon at the center of Carroll County’s official seal? I was definitely in the dark for years and now am ashamed that my lack of county history was to blame. A [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 22 September 2019 Remembering the War of 1812 “Old Defenders,” many of whom hailed from Carroll County By David Buie Last weekend marked the 205th anniversary of the British bombardment of Ft. McHenry during the War of 1812. It was that event which inspired Francis Scott Key, born in the part of Frederick County [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 8 September 2019 Summer in the 1880s Included Camp Meetings in Linwood By Mary Ann Ashcraft How did you spend your summer? Chances are your activities were rather different from those of the 1880s or 1890s. Enjoyable articles appear in old newspapers describing how our ancestors spent their leisure moments. One summer night the [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 25 August 2019 Exploring the History of Northwestern Carroll County has Never Been Easier By David Buie During the 19th century the citizens of Carroll County went about their daily chores relatively isolated from the world. Lack of good transportation meant that each small town became the center for social events and other activities, [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 11 August 2019 Local Papers Reports on Post-Civil War South By Mary Ann Ashcraft Today’s newspapers, television, and internet share the plight of civil war victims around the globe and the struggles of agencies trying to help them. In the months following the American Civil War Carroll newspapers similarly reported the dire circumstances facing [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 28 July 2019 Carroll Was Once a Hub for Tobacco Farms, ‘Factories’ By David Buie The September 4, 1896, issue of “Tobacco” carried a front-page story featuring a unique store in Westminster owned by Charles Valentine Wantz. The store, located within the Wantz Building located at 25 East Main, had a unique feature: the [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 14 July 2019 Remembering Carroll’s Early Creameries By Mary Ann Ashcraft If baseball is America’s national pastime, has ice cream been declared its national food? That is a natural assumption when you learn July 21 is National Ice Cream Day. But . . . perhaps I missed the declaration of National Hot Dog Day [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 23 June 2019 Corbit’s Charge of 1863 to be Commemorated in Westminster By Mary Ann Ashcraft You have a chance to explore Carroll County’s Civil War history on June 29 and 30 if you visit Emerald Hill, the former Westminster City Hall that sits on a knoll overlooking downtown. All ages will find something [...]
Carroll Yesteryears Roadwork Requires Relocation of Historic Milestone 9 June 2019 By Samuel M. Riley You’ve driven by it. If your family is from Carroll County, your parents and maybe grandparents drove by it. Confederate Cavalryman J.E.B. Stuart and a large portion of the Union Army that fought at Gettysburg rode horseback or marched by it. [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 26 May 2019 Poignant Letter Home From Carroll Countian Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice By Mary Ann Ashcraft Dear Dad, You can take this letter for what it’s worth. I am now in Cam Rahn Bay 6 Convalescent Center which is a hospital. Ok here I go. First of all, I have been a drinker [...]
