Carroll Yesteryears 23 February 2020 A Tribute to Sacrifice: Taneytown Honors African American Civil War Soldiers Buried at St. Joseph By David Buie On February 15, 2020, the Mayor and City Council members of Taneytown placed wreaths to honor African American Civil War soldiers buried at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Cemetery. The inaugural event was the [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 9 February 2020 Relocated Cemetery Spurs Memories of Family By Mary Ann Ashcraft In 1965 the Maryland State Roads Commission (SRC) ran into a snag when constructing a new road between Westminster and New Windsor. The planned route (now Route 31) would destroy a 100-year-old black cemetery not far outside Westminster officially named “Cobblers [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 26 January 2020 Carroll County’s Founding Capped 50-year Quest By David Buie A belated Happy Birthday, Carroll County! On January 19th Carroll County celebrated its 183rd birthday! The county was formed January 19, 1837, by action of Maryland’s General Assembly and fulfilled a 50-year quest. The first petition for creation of a new county [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 12 January 2020 A Century Ago, Maryland Women Fought for – and Finally Won – the Right to Vote By Mary Ann Ashcraft During 2020 we are likely to read a lot about women’s suffrage, so it is important to know just where American women’s civil rights stood one hundred years ago. Maryland women [...]