"Death of a Naval Officer" Carroll County Times article for 7 August 1994 By Jay A. Graybeal On September 10, 1889, the residents of Westminster laid to rest the remains of a promising naval officer. Lt. Washington O. Sharrer joined the navy as a midshipman during the Civil War and received training at the wartime location [...]
"Dr. Woodward Remembers his Uncle Thee" Carroll County Times article for 31 July 1994 By Jay A. Graybeal More than 80 years ago, Theodore Englar of Wakefield, Maryland posed for a photographic portrait with a baby boy seated in his lap. The boy Theodore Woodward, had been named after his "Uncle Thee." The boy grew to [...]
"1814 "Horse Race"" Carroll County Times Article for 24 July 1994 by Jay A. Graybeal Last week was the deadline for political candidates to file for a variety of local and state offices. New begins a long series of public appearances, interviews and debates as each candidate jockeys for the lead. A local newspaper editor published [...]
"The Slagenhaupt Chairmakers of Taneytown" Carroll County Times Article for 17 July 1994 by Jay A. Graybeal Prior to the appearance of the furniture store in the mid-nineteenth century, most local residents purchased household furniture from local craftsmen who worked in the small country towns throughout the region. These craftsmen fashioned and repaired bedsteads, chests, cupboards, [...]
"Col. Joshua Gist and the Whiskey Boys" Carroll County Times Article for 10 July 1994 by Jay A. Graybeal 200 hundred years ago President George Washington faced a crisis, citizens who lived along the western frontier were in open revolt over a Federal excise tax on whiskey passed in March 1791. Known today as the Whiskey [...]
"Taneytown 4th of July Speech" Carroll County Times article for 3 July 1994 By Joe Getty The traditional 4th of July celebration in Carroll County has included family get-togethers, community picnics, parades and speeches for many generations. During the 19th century, community leaders organized events to display the skills of local orators in recognition of our most [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 26 June 1994 Town history: Historian chronicles Uniontown’s past By Joe Getty Community life in Uniontown was depicted in the 1895-6 “History of Uniontown” written by Dr. Jacob J. Weaver. These photographs will be used to illustrate the original text when this series of histories is published by the Historical Society this fall. When [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 19 June 1994 Residents present ‘everyday histories’ By Joe Getty Last month I had the opportunity to speak at the annual meeting of the Carroll County Extension Homemakers Clubs. In preparing for this presentation, I reviewed the Carroll Record Histories for references relating to women’s history in Carroll County. The Carroll Record Histories is [...]
"Carroll Record Women History" Carroll County Times article for 12 June 1994 By Joe Getty As we advance in years, our minds wander back to the days of our childhood, when we sat around the log fire listening to the old folks' tales of the early settlers along the Monocacy, where we feel sure the curl [...]
Carroll’s Yesteryears 05 June 1994 The rich tradition of Taneytown By Joe Getty Taneytown has a rich historical tradition that has been preserved by the hard work and talents of many amateur historians over the past two centuries. In the Carroll Record Histories, a speech delivered by Rev. William H. Luckenbach for the Centennial Celebration of [...]