Carroll’s Yesteryears 31 May 1992 Was he guilty of bank robbery? By Jay Graybeal There was only one question 127 years ago in Westminster: “Was John C. Frizell guilty of robbing the Bank of Westminster of $21,000?” The question was settled after a ten—day trial without jury heard by prominent Baltimore jurist Reverdy Johnson Jr. A [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 24 May 1992 The first Memorial Day: First remembrance honored fallen Civil War soldiers By Jay A. Graybeal Since 1868 Westminster’s annual Memorial Day Parade and cemetery service has been the cornerstone of this holiday observance. The first Memorial Day observance was organized by Mary B. Shellman of Westminster. Shellman had heeded the call [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 17 May 1992 House recreates the look of an era By Joe Getty The Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House is the historical society’s house museum at 206 East Main Street in Westminster. The house is open for regular visitation on Thursdays and Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m. This year the furnishings of the house will reflect [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 10 May 1992 Past Pimlico winners got start in Carroll By Jay Graybeal This week, horse racing fans from around the world will witness the 117th running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. The history of Pimlico and Carroll County are forever linked by Bowling Brook near Middleburg, the estate of Robert Wyndham Walden. [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 03 May 1992 History award named in honor of Lillian Shipley By Joe Getty When I was a young boy growing up in Carroll County, trips to the “History House” of the historical society were a great experience. My grandmother, Henrietta Roop Twigg, made sure that I received an early education in local history, [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 26 April 1992 ‘Jabberwock’ visited Harney in 1888 By Jay Graybeal A friend of mine from Harney recently told me about a nighttime encounter with a strange creature. He was fishing along the banks of the Monocacy and reeled in what he thought was a large fish. As he reached down to pick up [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 19 April 1992 Sunrise service at pond began in 1955 By Joe Getty Community traditions. The work of the Historical Society of Carroll County frequently involves documenting various community traditions. Significant elements of our heritage can be found in the customs of Carroll County’s families, organizations, businesses, religious institutions and other groups. One holiday [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 12 April 1992 Palm Sunday snowstorm made spring late in 1942 By Jay Graybeal Fifty years ago local families awoke to a heavy snowfall on Palm Sunday. Thirty-three inches of snow fell on this holiday, which traditionally falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. The April 3 [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 05 April 1992 Carroll weathered its own gold rush By Joe Getty “Thar’s gold in them there Carroll County hills.” Citizens in the Manchester vicinity caught the gold rush fever in 1881. Many people knowledgable about local history are aware of the existence of the Parr Ridge Gold and Silver Mining Company based on [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 29 March 1992 Oak tree honored soldier killed in WWI By Jay Graybeal Sixty years ago tomorrow, 21 local veterans of the Great War met at the Westminster Armory to form a 29th Division Association Post. Capt. John Magin, former sergeant of Co. C., 112 Machine Gun Battalion and then present commander of Co. [...]