HSCC was thrilled to hold its 8th annual Gala, Emerging Stronger, on April 23rd at the award-winning Antrim 1844 in Taneytown. Over 150 friends of Carroll County history “emerged” and it was evening to remember. Dinner, dancing and visiting with cherished friends was long-overdue. The event’s success would not have been possible without the help of [...]
Well into the 19th century, the tradition was to write lengthy holiday letters and deliver them to friends. Since there were no copiers or home printers, each letter had to be handwritten – a very time-consuming task. In 1843, Sir Henry Cole, an English government official, commissioned John Calcott Horsley to design and print the first-ever [...]
The Historical Society of Carroll County (HSCC) has produced a video that salutes a poem written more than 130 years ago. The author, Louis Edwin Shriver of Union Mills, dedicated the verses to his nieces Winnie and Catherine Shriver. Louis dwelled in what we know today as the Union Mills Homestead and his [...]
For Americans, the Thanksgiving holiday is usually traced to a celebration at Plymouth, in present-day Massachusetts. In 1620, a group of English settlers crossed the ocean to create a new colony in North America. They arrived too late in the year to plant any crops and only about 50 of the group survived the harsh winter [...]
In the summer of 1864, the Civil War came once again to the streets of Carroll County. Confederate General Jubal Early marched into Maryland with the objective of capturing the Union capital at Washington. As part of Early’s campaign, 1,500 Confederate cavalry, under the command of two Marylanders - General Bradley T. Johnson and Major Harry [...]
Although the Historical Society had to cancel its tour of Westminster Cemetery scheduled for May 16, the historic burying ground remains open to the public and an interesting place to visit. Established about 1790 at the north end of Church Street, it contains the remains of approximately 7,000 people from all walks of life buried beneath [...]
"A Memorable Celebration" Carroll County Times article for 4 July 1999 By Jay A. Graybeal The anniversary of our nation's founding was the leading holiday in the early years of the republic. Businesses were closed and whole communities would turn out for a joyous and festive day-long celebration which often included a parade, band music, reading [...]
Ray ‘Deerfoot’ Spencer" Carroll County Times article for 13 September 1998 By Jay A. Graybeal When the Dayton, Ohio Vets baseball team boarded the train at Peoria, Illinois, bound for Ft. Wayne, Indiana, on August 23, 1917, no one knew that tragedy lay ahead. A fast freight collided with the passenger train at Mansfield, Illinois and nine [...]
