Carroll’s Yesteryears 29 May 1994 Carroll women were heroes on the homefront By Joe Getty “Up from the fields of memory, Green with the flight of years, The names of our fallen comrades Come tenderly to our ears. Heroes and early martyrs Offered at Freedom’s shrine, When slavery’s chains were broken And blood poured out like [...]
"William Henry Rinehart's advice to Mary Snader" Carroll County Times article for 22 May 1994 By Jay A. Graybeal When one thinks of the names of Carroll Countians who achieved international recognition, the sculptor William Henry Rinehart comes to mind. Born near Union Bridge in 1825 he pursued a career in art which began in Baltimore [...]
"Union Bridge" Carroll County Times article for 15 May 1994 By Joe Getty When Daniel Wolfe wrote his history of Union Bridge, he began with the following paragraph that questioned the authenticity of the oral traditions in this region: "In writing up the local history of most of our Maryland towns there is but little data [...]
"Weybright- Education in Middleburg District" Carroll County Times article for 8 May 1994 By Joe Getty Samuel Weybright contributed a history of the Middleburg District that he wrote in 1895 for The Carroll Record series. Weybright's style is that of a story-teller as he describes the community's history through a series of anecdotes. The entire series is being [...]
"History of Bruceville" Carroll County Times article for 1 May 1994 By Joe Getty We would like to thank the people who have responded to our request for photographs that will assist the Historical Society in illustrating The Carroll Record Histories of Northwestern Carroll County Communities. Originally, these histories were published serially in the Taneytown newspaper, The Carroll [...]
"The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Carroll County" Carroll County Times article for 24 April 1994 By Jay A. Graybeal This past Thursday evening, nearly 200 people gathered at Martin's Westminster to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Carroll County. A short program presented by board member William B. Dulany dedicated [...]
"Carroll County Was Richest in U.S.?" Carroll County Times article for 17 April 1994 By Jay A. Graybeal Sometime during my schooling at Manchester elementary a teacher told our class that Carroll county had the richest agricultural land in the nation. It was the kind of statement that impressed me and I filed it away with [...]
"Railroad Brings Life to Linwood" Carroll County Times article for 10 April 1994 By Joe Getty HISTORY OF LINWOOD BY J. P. GARNER, 1895 PART I"Progress! Improvement! These are the watchwords of life. "Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel." To progress is to live. Retrogression is darkness, death. The talismanic power of this [...]
"Easter 1894" Carroll County Times article for 3 April 1994 by Jay A. Graybeal A century ago, Carroll Countians gathered in churches to celebrate Easter. The local newspapers carried descriptions of Easter Sunday services and church decorations. The following articles are representative of services held throughout the county: A grand Easter Entertainment was held last Sunday [...]
"Carroll Record Photographs" Carroll County Times article for 27 March 1994 By Joe Getty WANTED: Turn-of-the-century photographs of towns, farms and people in northwestern Carroll County. In particular, photographs of the following local history authors: Dr. Clotworthy Birnie, Frank J. Devilbiss, Jesse P. Garner, James H. Koons, J. William Reck, E. H. Sharetts, J. H. Taylor, [...]