Carroll’s Yesteryears 09 August 1992 Croquet, anyone? By Jay Graybeal The photograph collection of the Historical Society of Carroll County contains three 19th century images of local groups posed with croquet equipment. A sheet music cover from the music collection portrays as romantic view of the sport, as do the lyrics: “Out on the lawn in [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 02 August 1992 Traditional role of horses is theme of folk festival By Joe Getty “That’s as old as Harris’ mule,” was once a familiar saying around New Windsor. It was used when people wanted to refer to something as being really old. Old traditions of horses and horse power are the theme of [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 26 July 1992 Intern takes on Civil War project By Jay Graybeal This past spring I received a phone call form Greg Goodell, an undergraduate student pursuing a degree in history at Johns Hopkins University. Greg is a graduate of South Carroll High School and has a deep interest in the history of the [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 19 July 1992 Focus Section: The Way We Were By Joe Getty *NOTE: Newspaper article is missing, copied from Joe’s original* Historians have developed theories of American history that view the United States as the great “melting pot.” These theories follow the evolution of our history from its multicultural beginnings during the settlement period [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 12 July 1992 Bathing beauties: Today’s high-cut, skin-baring styles would have shocked our modest ancestors By Jay Graybeal Although some wealthy Colonial Americans had summered at seaside communities, it was not until the mid-19th century that improved transportation systems made widespread travel possible. A growing middle class with disposable income and a new concept [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 05 July 1992 Carroll marked holiday with parades, sports, fireworks By Joe Getty Patriotic celebrations of 100 years ago recognized the 116th anniversary of American independence. Communities throughout Carroll County observed the holiday with parades, speeches, contests and other public events. A popular late 19th century sport was bicycling. “Wheelmen” from throughout the county [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 28 June 1992 1843 was a dry Fourth of July By Jay Graybeal Nineteenth century Fourth of July celebrations were usually boisterous community affairs. The day-long event included a parade, speeches and a dinner, frequently punctuated by gunfire, laughter and an occasional fist fight. For a brief period at mid-century, a national abstinence movement [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 21 June 1992 Tour highlights Pennsylvania German traditions By Joe Getty Picturesque scenes of thatched roofs frequently bring to mind nostalgia for England and our European homelands. The use of thatching for roofs, however, occurred in Carroll County especially as roofing for log barns. Historical documentation indicates that thatching was a Pennsylvania German crafts [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 14 June 1992 Flag Day 1992 By Jay Graybeal Today is Flag Day. Although the Stars and Stripes flag was adopted in 1777 it was not until 1861 that the first Flag Day observances were held. Patriotic citizens of Hartford, Connecticut organized the event during the opening days of the Civil War. National acceptance [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 07 June 1992 Civil War reenactments are a growing pastime in U.S. By Jay Graybeal The Civil War Centennial of 1961-1965 rekindled a nationwide interest in this most tragic of America’s wars. Throughout the country individuals, communities, civic groups and governments prepared special projects in observance of the anniversary. Publications, exhibitions and reenactments brought [...]