Carroll Yesteryears 24 July 2016 Lesser-known Chapter of Carroll’s Civil War History By Mary Ann Ashcraft It is easy to forget that Confederate cavalry briefly occupied Westminster on three different occasions in the Civil War– not just during Corbit’s Charge of June 29, 1863. The final time occurred during the Johnson-Gilmor Raid of July 1864. [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 10 July 2016 Summer is a Good Time to Look at Your Own History By Mary Ann Ashcraft Summer is the traditional time for family reunions and Carroll County is often the chosen site because it still has so many families whose roots go back centuries. Surnames such as Devilbiss, Roop, Royer, Naill, [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 26 June 2016 The People and Places of Corbit’s Charge By Mary Ann Ashcraft This weekend, the Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table is commemorating the 153rd anniversary of Corbit’s Charge at Emerald Hill (formerly Westminster City Hall) and other locations in downtown Westminster. It’s another chance to learn about our area’s Civil [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 12 June 2016 This Isn’t Just Any Old House in Westminster By Catherine Baty Over the course of three evenings in July 1957, hundreds of people gathered in the yard behind the house at 206 East Main Street in Westminster. The reason? A pageant to celebrate the house’s 150th anniversary. Written by Dorothy [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 22 May 2016 Some Carroll-based Ancestors Can be a Puzzle By Mary Ann Ashcraft Are you one of the growing number of people searching for your ancestors? Genealogy/family history has become a very popular hobby, and it is easier now than ever to trace your family with the resources available on the internet. [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 8 May 2016 Travel to Baltimore was Once a Trying Endeavor By Mary Ann Ashcraft Have you taken a long trip by plane, train, or car with your children or grandchildren recently? How did you keep them occupied? Did the children have access to an iPad or a DVD player in the car, [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 24 April 2016 A Trip to Ocean City Used to be Quite Different By Mary Ann Ashcraft With warm spring days upon us, many people in the county turn their thoughts to spending time in Ocean City this summer. Over 135 years ago, the author of a letter to the Democratic Advocate newspaper [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 10 April 2016 A Carroll County Mystery: Where was Brindletown? By Mary Ann Ashcraft Where was the Carroll community known as Brindletown in the late 1800s? Evidence in at least three places shows it did exist, but I’ve exhausted the sources I can think of to pinpoint its location. Maybe one of the [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 27 March 2016 Taneytown’s Sister Matilda an Unsung Hero of Civil War By Mary Ann Ashcraft The grave of John E. Buffington in Taneytown’s Trinity Lutheran Cemetery reveals he, a Taneytown native, was one of the Civil War’s heroes—a Medal of Honor winner. No one glancing at the simple headstone of Sister Matilda [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 13 March 2016 Carroll Woman was Part of Historic Pennsylvania Storm By Mary Ann Ashcraft Over the past several months, Carroll County has seen its largest one-day snow accumulation and torrential rains, but luckily it has never experienced a disaster like the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, flood of May 31, 1889, that killed over 2,200 people, [...]