Carroll’s Yesteryears 28 March 1993 Rolling with the war weapon By Jay Graybeal Humorous columns became an important element in the literary sections of nineteenth century newspapers. Writers poked fun at a wide variety of subjects including the opposite political party, neighboring communities or regions, ethnic groups, foreigners and those who were not “overly burdened” with [...]
"Women's History Month" Carroll County Times article for 21 March 1993 By Joe Getty The highlight of Women's History Month will be the Carroll County Women's Fair at Carroll Community College next Sunday. Several workshops at the fair relate to local history themes including a presentation by Joanne S. Manwaring, former director/curator of the Historical Society [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 14 March 1993 A look at polio vaccine fund-raisers By Jay Graybeal The recent death of oral polio vaccine discoverer Dr. Albert B. Sabin reminds us that this dreaded disease was a major health concern less than 40 years ago. Introduced in 1961, Dr. Sabin’s oral vaccine provided an alternative to the injectable vaccine [...]
"Sled Accident" Carroll County Times article for 07 March 1993 By Joe Getty If you talk to anyone who was raised in Carroll County about winter-time and snow, reminiscences will invariably turn to the joys of sledding as a child. Coasting along the Piedmont landscape has a long tradition in Carroll County. Such memories inevitably include [...]
"Tornado in Carroll County" Carroll County Times article for 28 February 1993 By Joe Getty On February 2nd, the ground hog saw his shadow. According to folk traditions, that would account for the gusty winds, snow and otherwise miserable weather of recent weeks. One hundred years ago, the Uniontown correspondent wrote, "Has any one a word [...]
"African-American Veterans Photo Essay" Carroll County Times Article for 21 February 1993 By Jay A. Graybeal This coming Thursday evening the Historical Society will hold its annual African-American History Forum. Each year this event presents local speakers who tell the audience about their experiences as related to a specific aspect of local history. Past topics have [...]
"Elopement" Carroll County Times article 14 February 1993 By Joe Getty History shows that not all love stories end "happily ever after." Romance as a historical theme in Carroll County has examples of both successes and failures. Our Valentine's story this year is one about a failure. Occasionally, when we are researching county history, we uncover [...]
"Ground Hog Day" Carroll County Times article for 7 February 1993 By Karl Tomak, February 2 is known as Groundhog Day or Candlemas which has a long history in America. Groundhog Day is when the weather is predicted for the next six weeks, based on whether or not the groundhog sees his shadow. The idea of [...]
"In Memory of Francis Scott Key" Carroll County Times Article for 31 January 1993 By Jay A. Graybeal 150 years ago Americans mourned the death of Francis Scott Key. The author of the Star Spangled Banner had died at his daughter Elizabeth Howard's Baltimore home on January 11, 1843. His death was caused by pleurisy complicated [...]
"First National Bank of Westminster" Carroll County Times article for 24 January 1993 By Joe Getty One area of the Historical Society's collections represents the architecture of Carroll County buildings that are no longer standing. Over the years, donors have contributed preserved building fragments of structures that they felt were significant to local history. A selection [...]