Carroll Yesteryears 27 February 2011 School Board Minutes Show Carroll’s Black History by Mary Ann Ashcraft While searching for new material to celebrate Black History Month, I uncovered a valuable local resource - the “Journal of Proceedings of the Board of School Commissioners of Carroll County” – more likely known as the “school board minutes.” Beginning [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 13 February 2011 Clues Put Together Man’s Past by Mary Ann Ashcraft Reconstructing the life of someone born in 1778 is a challenge no matter whether that person was famous or an ordinary citizen. Adding other obstacles such as being poor, black and illegitimate makes research just that much more difficult, but we’ve uncovered [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 30 January 2011 Church Celebrates its Past by Mary Ann Ashcraft Any institution which has been around for 250 years has good reason to celebrate. This year, St. Benjamin’s Lutheran Church, located on Krider’s Cemetery Road outside Westminster, is celebrating its 250th anniversary with a series of events highlighting aspects of its history. It [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 16 January 2011 Maryland has History of Quakes by Mary Ann Ashcraft “An Earthquake. Mysterious Noises and Shaking of Houses, Indicative of An Earthquake.” That was the title of an article which appeared in Westminster’s January 8, 1887, Democratic Advocate. The report continued with the experiences of various well-known, and presumably reliable, local citizens. [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 2 January 2011 Remember Stories of the Past by Mary Ann Ashcraft As we flip our calendars ahead to 2011, we cannot lose the past, especially the memories of it stored in the minds of people living today. Grandparents, parents, neighbors and friends are sources of history well worth preserving. I’ve spoken to a [...]