Carroll Yesteryears 25 November 2018 Setting the Record Straight on Historical Inaccuracies By Mary Ann Ashcraft Yes, the accompanying photograph appeared in this column on November 11 but with the wrong caption. Thanks to Ray Brown, it is now correct. Surely this wasn’t the first mistake in a Carroll’s Yesteryears column, and it probably won’t be [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 11 November 2018 Westminster Teen Enlisted 100 Years Ago During World War I By Mary Ann Ashcraft Today the United States observes the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Several years ago, Virginia Ecker Hierstetter graciously shared her family’s heart-rending experience during that war with the Historical Society. Franklin Monroe Miller, [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 28 October 2018 From the Meuse-Argonne to the Armistice By Jay A. Graybeal One hundred years ago the Great War entered its final phase of combat. The Allied Powers launched an offensive against the Germans along the entire Western Front in the fall of 1918. The American Expeditionary Force, under the command of General [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 14 October 2018 Mills Played Major Role in History of County By Mary Ann Ashcraft The amount of rainfall in Carroll County this summer is proof that you can get too much of a good thing! Events have been canceled, especially those on the grounds of the Union Mills Homestead and at the Farm [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 23 September 2018 Amateur Historian from Taneytown Left a Trove of Interesting Material By Mary Ann Ashcraft For nearly 80 years the Historical Society of Carroll County has accumulated items that reflect the County’s past. While a few were purchased because they were so important that it would have been a shame not to [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 9 September 2018 Carroll Soldiers Victims of Mustard Gas 100 Years Ago By Mary Ann Ashcraft One hundred years ago the last major Allied initiative of World War I—the Meuse-Argonne Offensive—began on September 26 under the leadership of U.S. General John J. (Black Jack) Pershing. Many of Carroll County’s servicemen took part in the [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 12 August 2018 Prime Land Drew Farmers to Carroll By Mary Ann Ashcraft Carroll County has always been known for its farms. Long before it was formed in 1837 from parts of Frederick and Baltimore counties, settlers were moving here from other counties in Maryland and nearby Pennsylvania to take advantage of the prime [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 22 July 2018 Immigrants of Early 1900s Found Work at Union Bridge Cement Plant By Mary Ann Ashcraft From time to time, this column features stories of immigrants who settled in Carroll County and achieved success. Today’s column looks at several Italian and Eastern European immigrants who found work at the cement plant in [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 24 June 2018 Stop at Bethel UMC Before Gettysburg Changed Soldier’s Life By Jeff Duvall In her book, “The Story of Bethel United Methodist Church,” the late Myra Ensor included a story told by Civil War historian Dan Hartzler regarding a Union soldier whose regiment camped for the night at Bethel on its march [...]
Carroll Yesteryears 10 June 2018 In 1757, “Gift of Freedom” Bestowed Upon Slave Nero By Mary Ann Ashcraft At the Request of Negro Nero the following Gift of Freedom was recorded April the first day for the Year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred & fifty seven - To wit: To all whom these presents [...]