"Gladys Wimert" Carroll County Times article for 7 November 1999 By Jay A. Graybeal Many local residents remember Westminster journalist Gladys Wimert who wrote about local events for the Hanover Evening Sun newspaper and was also the Westminster correspondent for the Associated Press. Mrs. Wimert was also well known for her community work and her extensive collection of [...]
"Mount Airy Fire in 1914" Carroll County Times article for 31 October 1999 By Jay A. Graybeal Despite the Herculean efforts of our local volunteer fire departments, destructive fires have ravaged parts of nearly every Carroll County community. Mount Airy suffered devastating fires on February 24, 1903 and on March 25, 1914. A description of the [...]
"Egg Auction First of its Kind in 1939" Carroll County Times article for 24 October 1999 By Jay A. Graybeal In the late 1930s Carroll County was the leading producer in the state's poultry industry. Local poultrymen organized an egg auction, the first of its kind in Maryland. A description of the upcoming event appeared in [...]
"Strawbridge Home For Boys Opened in 1924" Carroll County Times article for 17 October 1999 By Jay A. Graybeal Seventy-five years ago, Eldersburg was thronged with visitors who attended the dedication of the first cottage at Strawbridge Home for boys. A description of the event appeared in the October 31, 1924 issue of this newspaper: "Saturday [...]
"Methodists Honor Robert Strawbridge in 1934" Carroll County Times article for 10 October 1999 By Jay A. GraybealThe Sesquicentennial of American Methodism in October 1934 attracted considerable local interest. The roots of the church can be traced to the Sam's Creek area of Carroll County and the preaching of Robert Strawbridge. A description of the earliest [...]
"The Westminster Police Department in 1929" Carroll County Times article for 3 October 1999 By Jay A. Graybeal Dealing with crime and punishment were issues long before the founding of Carroll County in 1837. The legislation that created the new county required the construction of a court house and a jail; the latter structure also served [...]
"DAR House Tour of 1949" Carroll County Times article for 26 September 1999 By Jay A. Graybeal Touring historic houses has been popular since Mt. Vernon opened as the nation's first house museum in the 1850s. An early tour of Carroll County homes, sponsored by the William Winchester Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, took place fifty [...]
"The Arrest of Joseph Shaw, Part II" Carroll County Times article for 19 September 1999 By Jay A. Graybeal Last week's column contained the first part of Joseph Shaw's description of his arrest in August 1862. Shaw and other residents had been taken to Baltimore and detained by military authorities. Their story continues with a visit [...]
"The Arrest of Joseph Shaw, Part 1" Carroll County Times article for 12 September 1999 By Jay A. Graybeal The American Civil War severely tested the very fiber of American society as the war quickly brought about the suspension of basic rights. The situation was especially difficult in Maryland given the divided loyalties of Marylanders and [...]
“The Demise of the Vaudeville Show" Carroll County Times article for 5 September 1999 By Jay A. Graybeal The rise of the American motion picture industry paralleled the demise of the vaudeville show. The trend caught the attention of H. P. Gorsuch, editor of this newspaper, and he devoted a large part of his "First Page [...]