Carroll County Times 80th Anniversary 11 October 1991 Newspaper’s founders were civic leaders by Joe Getty When the Carroll County Times was established in 1911, its founders were prominent citizens of Carroll County. George K. Mather, owner of the Mather Printing Company, was the publisher and first editor. He launched this new venture with H. Peyton [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 06 October 1991 ‘Horseless carriage’ ride was a long trip to Baltimore in 1900 by Joe Getty Last month the program at the Roop-Royer family reunion in Union Bridge consisted of presentations about the children of David J. Roop and Henrietta Ocker. This continues a series of programs about the fifth-generation Roop and Royer [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 29 September 1991 Everyday life is theme of talks by Jay Graybeal The historical society will be offering a series of enrichment lectures on local history for its house museum guides and the general public. A major theme of the enrichment series is what museums now call “everyday life,” a field of study that [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 22 September 1991 Research finds coffee shop answers by Joe Getty Last week, we looked at historical documentation prepared by the historical society staff about the stone industrial building on Liberty Street that formerly housed B’s Coffee Shoppe and Dining Room. We revealed that the oral tradition of the building being constructed in 1881 [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 15 September 1991 Researching B’s Coffee Shoppe by Joe Getty Researching the early history of a Carroll County building can be a challenging project. We frequently get requests for assistance in determining the historical background and age of a structure. Recently we received a request by Tom Beyard, director of planning for the City [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 8 September 1991 1913-20 Chautauquas by Joe Getty *NOTE: Article copied from Joe’s original, no newspaper clipping on file* During the second decade of the 20th century, the tent Chautauqua that visited Westminster each year was a major attraction in the social life of Carroll County. “Chautauqua in 1913 Chautauqua opened August 6th 1913, [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 01 September 1991 Tent Chautauqua had a bit of everything by Joe Getty My grandmother, Henrietta Roop Twigg, used to enjoy telling stories about the tent chautauqua that visited Westminster at the end of each summer during the early 20th century. Her mother, Mrs. H. Scott Roop, was a member of the Westminster Chautauqua [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 24 August 1991 Restored Shellman House offers new tour hours by Jay Graybeal On August 21 the Historical Society of Carroll County inaugurated regular open hours at the Sherman-Fisher-Shellman house in Westminster. Visitors can see the newly restored property on Wednesdays through Saturdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The tour will be led [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 18 August 1991 Two faiths united to build a church by Joe Getty The Pennsylvania German union churches that once stood in northern Carroll County provide a rich architectural legacy to our local ecclesiastical history. The communities of Westminster, Uniontown, Taneytown, Manchester, Tyrone and Silver Run built churches in a traditional style that were [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 11 August 1991 Papers, photos provide clues to history of Kimmey house by Joe Getty One of the staff research projects at the historical society this summer is to investigate the history of the Kimmey House, which serves as the administrative building for our organization. With the help of middle school students who participated [...]