Carroll Yesteryears 24 December 2017 Yesteryears Christmas Postcards By Mary Ann Ashcraft These four Christmas postcards are part of a larger collection owned by the Historical Society of Carroll County. They illustrate the range of designs popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s and the sentiments, both humorous and traditional, expressed. Mary Ann Ashcraft is [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 10 December 2017 History of Dennings Begins with Arrival of James Denning Around 1800 By Jeff Duvall At the intersection of Marston and Dennings roads near Taylorsville lies the small community of Dennings. It began with the arrival of James Denning from County Donegal, Ireland, about 1800. On July 1, 1805, in Baltimore County, [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 26 November 2017 A Century Ago, Carroll Dealers Were Selling Cars for $200 to $4,000 By Mary Ann Ashcraft If you are thinking of buying a new or used car this year, you might be interested in the kinds of vehicles sold locally 100 years ago and what they cost. In January 1917, a [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 12 November 2017 Manchester Historical Center Honors History of “Progressive Community” By Mary Ann Ashcraft Manchester, one of Carroll’s oldest towns, has a history worth commemorating. That happens now at the Manchester Historical Center located in the basement of the former Town Hall at 3208 York Street. Within the next six months, the Center’s [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 22 October 2017 Westminster’s Unofficial Historian Recalled Two Grand Parades of the 1800s By Mary Ann Ashcraft What would we do without the many recollections passed down by Mary Bostwick Shellman, Westminster’s unofficial historian? We columnists rely upon her for the stories we share and this column is thanks to her. In a 1937 [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 8 October 2017 Take Advantage of Chance to Learn About Farm Museum’s History By Beverly Humbert From the first time I brought my fourth-grade art students to the Farm Museum years ago, I fell in love with the place. In retirement, I wanted to return and volunteer my time and energy as a guide [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 24 September 2017 Shoemaker's fascinating ledger gives glimpse into Carroll from 1787 to 1814 By Mary Ann Ashcraft Shoemaker by Trade is a fascinating book recently donated to the Historical Society by its compiler, Kathleen Ann Cornwall, a descendant of the shoemaker Jacob Knibbel, later spelled Knipple. In the late 1700s, the German-speaking Knibbel [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 10 September 2017 Carroll County Farmers were Hit Hard by Unnamed 1896 Hurricane By Mary Ann Ashcraft One hurricane the magnitude of Harvey is enough for the 2017 season, but another strong storm is heading toward the U.S. mainland this week. We hope Mother Nature won’t deal the country a second serious blow. According [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 13 August 2017 Old Newspapers Give Us a Sense of the Past By Mary Ann Ashcraft You probably read a newspaper every day. Depending upon the paper, you get more local news or more national and world news—all very current. Reading old newspapers is a good way to explore political and social history, and [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 23 July 2017 Ledger Offers Insight Into Early Educational Costs in Carroll By Mary Ann Ashcraft Finding tidbits of history for this column is both fun and challenging. Today’s material comes from a very old book/ledger owned by Dennis A. Dutterer and shared with the Historical Society of Carroll County. It covers twelve years [...]