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Anthologies
100 Years Ago this Month This Month In Frederick County 1922 Emmitsburg Area Phone Book Activities of the staff of the University of Harney & the Tom’s Creek Fleet Calendar of Historical Emmitsburg Events and Items of Interest Emmitsburg: The Municipal Corporation Emmitsburg's Chronicle's 1951 Abbreviated History Of Emmitsburg Emmitsburg Railroad George W. Wireman's: Thurmont, Gateway to the Mountains Interesting items from the 1916 to 1924 Town meeting minutes John Fuss's: The Life and Time of John and Helen Fuss James Helman's: The History of Emmitsburg James Helman's: The Smith Family Record Life in Emmitsburg in the mid 1800 Luther Kugler: Daily notations on life in Emmitsburg The Antics of the Emmitsburg Chapter of Former-Former Boozers Association The Contralto The History of Fairfield The Great World War: News Reports From the Front - 100 years ago The Story of the Mountain Wayde Chrismer's: The Emmitsburg Area in the Civil War William Hays': At the End of the Emmitsburg Road William's History of Frederick County
Building Histories
Historic Emmitsburg Houses Memories of the old Emmitsburg High School Minnies' House The History Behind the Doughboy June 3, 1927 dedication of the Emmitsburg Statue The History of 105 West Main Street The History of 216 West Main Street The History of 225-227 West Main Street The History of 137 & 203 S. Seton Avenue The History of the Annan Brother's Mansions The Annan House The Mystery House on North Seton Ave The National Shrine, Grotto of Lourdes Toll Gate House
Business Histories	Back to top>
1911 business outlook - interview with businessmen A Short History of the Emmitsburg Railroad Ashbaugh Grocery Store Barbering Bowling Alley Boyle Family Grocery Store Catoctin Iron Furnace Cozy: In Memory of the The Cozy Drug Stores of Old Fall of the Banking House of Annan-Horner Frailey's Foundry A Short History of the Frailey Foundry Frailey's Store Gem Movie Theater Gingell/Shanks Mill Green Parrot Tea Room Grocery Stores of Old Houck's Store Main Street, Bits and Pieces Matthew's Store Mills of Old My Father's Footsteps Railroad, Emmitsburg The History of the Emmitsburg Railroad 1875 - 1940 The Emmitsburg Chronicle Thurmont-Frederick trolley system Troxel's Shop Views of the Maryland Press on the Discontinuance of the Chronicle Water Company Zurgable Brothers: A Hardware Store Cut from the Past
Church Histories	Back to top >
A Short History of the Sister's of Charity Creagerstown’s St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Emmitsburg Lutheran Church Emmitsburg Presbyterian Church Emmitsburg Reformed Church Historical Milestones of the Elias Lutheran Church Incarnation United Church of Christ Mt. Joy Lutheran Church Piney Creek Presbyterian Church St. Anthony's Shrine Parish St. Joseph's Parish The Early Years of Tom's Creek United Methodist Church Trinity United Methodist Church
Community Organization	Back to top >
The Founding of the Emmitsburg Public Library The history of the Vigilant Hose Company Fountaindale Volunteer Fire Department celebrities 75 years 100 years of the Fairfield Fire Company
Family Histories	Back to top >
A Short History of the Shields Family The Baumgardners of Maryland The Close Family: The History of Stony Branch Valley, Part 4 The Danner Family The Emmits The Felix Family The Fuss Family The Gildea Family History in Emmitsburg The Hays Family: At the End of the Emmitsburg Road The Hayes Family: The History of Stony Branch Valley, Part 1 The Keeper Family The Lucas Flack Family and Descendant The Martin Family The McDivit Family The Ogle Family The Ott Family The Smith Family The Stone Family Stouter Family The Whitmore Family: The History of Stony Branch Valley Part 4 The Witherow Family Genealogy The Wives of Conrad Hockensmith The Zacharias Family: The History of Stony Branch Valley, Part 2 The Zurgable Family: Zurgable Brothers
Gettysburg
Elwood Christ's: Ghosts of Christmases past Elwood Christ's: Herman Haupt: A story from 1830s Gettysburg Elwood Christ's: On the Trail of an Adams County Portrait Painter Elwood Christ's: The "Treasure" of Mont Alto H. Allison's: Gettysburg’s "Oldest" Family Hoffman Homes John Herman: A Marrying Man Mike Strong's: Remembering major league baseball player Jim Myers Nineteenth-century Photographers of Adams County Requiem for a Heavyweight of County History: Jacob Melchior Sheads Remembering Gettysburg's Fantasyland Sarah Fuss's: Caring for Orphaned Children The Hanover Shoe Farms The kidnapping of ex-slave Kitty Payne The Old Home Sweet Home Motel The Springs Hotel The Wills House
Historical Events	Back to top >
Gone but not forgotten - The fires of winter 1950-51 Lost on the Mountain: The Tragic Death of Emma Clabaugh Military Engagements around Emmitsburg in the Civil War - 1862 Moonshine and murder on the mountain Remembering the change over to dial-up telephone service Remembering the great blizzards of Feb. 5, 1885 & Feb. 12, 1899 Remembering the introduction of Electricity into Emmitsburg Street Lamps of Emmitsburg & the Men Who Lit Them The After Effects of the Great Fire of Emmitsburg The Battle of Emmitsburg The Great Fire of 1863 The Wetzel - Munshour Murder Thousands View 1951 Old Home Week Parade Wilber Roland Long: An America Hero
Historical Humor	Back to top >
The Real History of the Strawberry Daiquiri
Land Histories	Back to top >
Ed Houck's: The 'Roots' of Emmit Gardens Setting the Record Straight - The Real History of Emmitsburg's Founding The History of Fort Henry The History of Stony Branch Valley Part 1: Benjamin’s Good Luck The History of Stony Branch Valley Part 2: The First Settlers The History of Stony Branch Valley Part 3: Revolution! The History of Stony Branch Valley Part 4: The Whitmore and Close Farms History of Stony Branch Valley Part 5: Long Field The History of Windy Meadow Farm Toll Gate Hill
Letters From Emmitsburg's Past	Back to top >
Emmitsburg as described in a Union Solder's letter home, June 30, 1863 Ned Delaney: The Story of An Emmitsburg Born Slave The Battle of Gettysburg seen from Indian Look
Life Styles	Back to top >
A Brief History of the Emmitsburg Little League Emmitsburg Customs and Traditions of Old Emmitsburg of My Youth Farm Life & Political Campaigns Going to the Movies Grocery Shopping Life in Emmitsburg during the Depression Moonshining in the Catoctin "My phone number is Hillcrest 7 ..." Some Interesting Opinions of Emmitsburg's Social Past Washing Clothes in Days Gone By
Old Traditions and Legends	Back to top >
Christmas Preparations in Emmitsburg Do ghosts mix with students at Mount St. Mary's College? Let's Go Swimmin' Reflections on Christmas Traditions of Old Reflections on Emmitsburg Winters of Old The Christmas Legend of the Flute Playing Larry Dielmand
Personal Memories	Back to top >
100 years of the Fairfield Fire Company Ahhh ... Emmitsburg ... I wanted to be anywhere BUT! A Floridian remembers Emmitsburg Ann Marshall's: A Church Picnic Long Ago Barbering in Emmitsburg of old Bob Jordan's: I Remember Emmitsburg Bob Preston Remembers his Terms as Mayor Bob Preston Remembers Thomas Gingell Carlton Weaver's: Flight Training at Mount Saint Marys in 1942-3 Cheryl Ashbaugh-White's: Emmitsburg High School Class of 41 Stories My Grandmother Told Me Summers in Emmitsburg Don Rodgers': Remembering Thornton Rodgers Let's Go Swimmin' Donna Sterner's: Paradise or Parking Lot? I proudly tell people that I am from Emmitsburg Remembering Friends & the Firemen's Carnival of Emmitsburg When I was a kid, the first snowflake was cause for celebration E. A. Mackley's: Remembering My Times in a One Room Schoolhouse Ebenezer Shields - The Black Sheep of the Shield's Family Ed Houck's 1961 announcement of his bid for Burgess of Emmitsburg Ed Houck's: Emmitsburg of My Youth Living on the Square My time as Mayor of Emmitsburg Remembering George Danner Remembering Some of Emmitsburg's Honored Veterans Summer in Emmitsburg in the Late 1930's Fountaindale Volunteer Fire Department celebrities 75 years Fairfield Fire Company celebrates 100 years Genevieve Karoll's: Life was fun and I still love the area George Baker's - My Time In the Service during WWII George Wireman's: Some Thoughts on Emmitsburg Moonshining in the Catoctin Growing up in Emmitsburg in the 191x's Henry Stokes: Life in Emmitsburg in the mid 1800's James Helman's 1906 History of Emmitsburg Jay Hamlin's: Now That the Statute of Limitations is Up . . . Jay 'Mike' Hamlin's: Picking Cherries in Zora John F. Storm Remembers his Old Swimming Hole John Geiselman's: Life on the farm in the late 1920's Remembering the Smith Homestead John T. Eyster account of going to school in Emmitsburg in the mid 1850s Kathy Martin Conley's: Growing up on Kelbaugh Rd. Kelbaugh, Sterling: Memories of Thurmont: Trains, The Station, and The Mill Luther Kugler: Daily notations on life in Emmitsburg Main Street, Bits and Pieces Madelyn Smith Fortna's: Farm Life on "The Redlands" in the 20's and 30's Mary Hoke Remembers Emmitsburg Mary Catherine Shields's: Memories of the old Emmitsburg High School Margie (Stouter) Valentine - A Country Girl's Memories Margaret Warner's: Some Early Remembrances Mary Anne Erickson's: Crossroads Memories and Pleasant Associations of the Town Pump Memories of a Substitute Teacher Musings of a Tom's Creek Boy My First Days In Emmitsburg Nathaniel Rowe on life in Emmitsburg in the 1800's Old rural mail routes - How many names do you recognize on the list? Reflections of a October 1879 drive along Poplar Ridge Remembering Dr. Freeman Remembering "Doc" Carr Reminiscing with Polly Baumgardner Shank Ruth Richards': Emmitsburg in World War II Class of '66 Emmitsburg High School May Day Queens This teacher acted like she liked us Ann Rodger's: Life at St. Joseph's Collage in the later 1910s Samuel Flauts': Life in Emmitsburg in the mid 1800's Shirley Troxell: Growing up in Emmitsburg in the 40's and 50's The Women of Main Street William Otter's: History of My Own Time
Revolutionary and Civil War	Back to top >
Revolutionary War Adams Countains in the Revolutionary War Camp Security Henry Williams: Emmitsburg's Lost Revolutionary War Hero The Flying Camp Battalion The Game Cock Company The Forgotten Patriots of the Tom's Creek Hundred The Unit History of the Tom's Creek Hundred's Game Cock Company Toms Creek Hundred: The Wild Frontier The life & times of Francis Scott Key War of 1812 The 200th anniversary of the burning of Washington The Short History of Defense of Maryland During the War of 1812 Civil War John Miller's - Civil War Diary Part 1 - Emmitsburg as a Civil War Crossroad Part 2 - Emmitsburg, a Town Divided Part 3 - Maryland Invaded! Part 4 - Confederate occupation of Emmitsburg Part 5 - Cole's Cavalry during the Winter of 1861-1862 Part 6 - The Christmas Experience Part 7 - To Beloved during the Victorian Era Part 8 - Capt Albert Hunter, A True Leader Part 9 - Into the Valley Part 10 - The Invasion of Pennsylvania Part 11 - The Confederate Army Withdraws from Gettysburg Part 12 - The Road to Smithsburg - Part 1 Part 13 - The Road to Smithsburg - Part 2 Pennsylvania Campaign Sesquicentennial Part 1 - The Invasion of Pennsylvania A Short History of Emmitsburg in the Civil War A Snowball's Chance Battles of Cole's Cavalry Bernadette Atkins': A Snowball's Chance Black Civil War Veterans from Biglerville? Calvary Battles Around Emmitsburg - Part 2 Captain Albert S. Hunter's Account of the Actions of Cole's Calvary Civil War battles along the Emmitsburg & Waynesboro Pike Death of Captain Samuel Newton McNair Diary of Joseph E. Wible 1861-1862, Part One Emmitsburg and the recoil of Gettysburg Emmitsburg as a Civil War Crossroad Emmitsburg as described in a Union Solder's letter 6/30/1863 Emmitsburg during the Pennsylvania campaign of 1863 Emmitsburg, 150 Years Ago, Before the Battle of Gettysburg Emmitsburg in the Civil War Emmitsburg in the Civil War: The Raids of 1864 General Meade and the Protection of Emmitsburg General Meade's Pipe Creek Circular General Reynolds and Emmitsburg Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Beltzhoover List of Military Engagements in the Emmitsburg and Adam's County Major Fredrick C. Winkler letters home, June 26 to July 8, 1863 More Calvary Battles Around Emmitsburg Newspaper account of the plans for the 50th Gettysburg Re-union Peace Democrats Who Opposed the Civil War Pennsylvania Campaign Sesquicentennial Regimental History of Cole’s Cavalry Company “C” Signal Operations of Emmitsburg During the Civil War Taneytown’s Sister Matilda an Unsung Hero of Civil War The Battle of Emmitsburg The Battle of Gettysburg seen from Indian Look The Celebrations of March The Confederate Invasion - Part II The Confederate Soldier during the Maryland Campaign of 1862 The Confederate Soldier in the 1862 Maryland Campaign The Daughters of Charity of Emmitsburg in the Civil War The Elusive Major Horner and his Cole's Cavalry The Fight at Braddock’s Gap Quebec Schoolhouse The Porter Guards at Gettysburg The Official 1864 Roster of Cole’s Cavalry Company "C" The Solders of Company C, Cole’s Cavalry 1861-1865 The Ten Days Following Gettysburg The Union Soldier during the Maryland Campaign of 1862 The 150th Commemoration of the Maryland Campaign Thurmont During the Civil War Wayde Chrismer's: The Emmitsburg Area in the Civil War Zora: The Pivotal Crossroad to Gettysburg World War 1 The Great World War: News Reports From the Front 1918 June May April March February January 1917 December November October September August July June May April March February January 1916 December November October September August July June May April March February January 1915 December November October September August July June May April March February January 1914 December November October September August July World War 1 Honor Roll Henry T. Huff's:The Real Doughboys Ed Houcks': Remembering Some of Emmitsburg's Honored Veterans World War II Gettysburg's World War II Prisoner of War Camp Veteran Profile Lance Corporal Phillip Mort, USMC Sergeant Kenneth Lionel Krom First Sergeant Paul T. Nicholls Staff Sergeant John Reaves George Baker's - My Time In the Service during WWII Training at Emmitsburg in World War II – the Ritchie Boys Camp Ritchie during World War Two World War II Honor Roll Ruth Richards': Emmitsburg in World War II Gettysburg's World War II Prisoner of War Camp Elizabeth Progress Carlton Weaver's: Flight Training at Mount Saint Marys in 1942-3 John Fuss': Wilbur Roland Long An America Hero LtCdr Hillman's: 50 Yard Line Seats for a Show I Would Rather Have Missed ‘War really is hell' Thomas E. Hoke - The Story of a Hometown Veteran Staff Sergeant John Reaves memories of serving in Papua New Guinea George Baker's - My Time In the Service during WWII *Normandy D-Day Tours: Retracing Historic Steps in France Cold War Warriors Captain Edmond D. Pope, USN Ret. Whiskey on the Rocks Captain James Berral, USAF, RET An Interesting Night with the Snark Commander John Murphy, USN Ret. World War III will be at 8 AM in the Morning! The "Thaw" in Gettysburg The Cuban Missile Crisis - Part 1 The Cuban Missile Crisis - Part 2 The Cuban Missile Crisis - "Execute Scabbards '63 " The Cold War’s Chaotic Sixties Incidents at Sea Submarines - the Secret War Within the Cold War Moles - The Enemy within Commander Mike Cuseo, USN Ret. How I extended the Cold War The Cold War Wasn't That Cold My Life In A Sewer Pipe Judy Butterfield - Postcards from the Cold War Homefront
Road and Infrastructure	Back to top >
A Short History of the Emmitsburg Railroad John O'Donoghue: The Man Who Built The Emmitsburg Railroad Mary Smith's memories of the Emmitsburg Railroad Memories of the Emmitsburg Railroad Stations on the Emmitsburg Railroad Street Lamps of Emmitsburg & the Men Who Lit Them The Emmitsburg Railroad The History Behind 'Sixes Bridge' The Origin & Fate of the Town Fountain of Emmitsburg The Sixes Bridge Dam Tom's Creek Bridge
School Histories	Back to top >
A day in the life of a student in 1910 at the Emmitsburg high school A Short History of St. Joseph College for Women Life at St. Joseph's Collage in the later 1910s A Short History of the Sister's of Charity Emmitsburg High School May Day Queens Franklinville School House Hampton Valley School History of the Emmitsburg Library Horner's School Or "Hickory Hill Academy" Life, Loss & the Liners: Emmitsburg High’s Legacy Memories of the old Emmitsburg High School Reflections on Some Early Schools Remembering the St. Joseph's Fire of 1885 Saint Euphemia's School Saint Joseph College is Dying St. Joseph’s high school - Emmitsburg’s last high school The History of Saint Joseph College The Story of the Mountain Zora's One Room School House
Taneytown	Back to top >
A Walking tour of Taneytown The History of Taneytown - The Beginning Original lot holders Taneytown's 1790 census 1798 Frederick County Assessment of Taneytown Cemeteries tell Taneytown's story History of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church History of Grace United Church of Christ Taneytown and the Spanish Influenza of 1918 John Dempwolf - The Architect of Taneytown’s Main Street A Short History of Harney Sterling Galt – Medal of Honor Winner Taneytown’s Sister Matilda an Unsung Hero of Civil War The life & times of Rogers Birnie The life & times of Francis Scott Key The life & times of Basil Crapster The Hagen House The History of Taneytown - The Beginning The Taneytown Coronet Band A short history of the Carroll Record The life & times of Andrew Ege Taneytown & the Battle of Gettysburg Taneytown's Memorial Day – 1946 Taneytown’s Forgotten Son: Army Specialist Jeffrey Colbert The History of Thorndale Taneytown’s Gunsmith - Philip Creamer Taneytown's Presbyterian Church The Rainbow Roller Rink Eli Bentley: Taneytown's celebrated clock maker Lawrence Everhart: Revolutionary War Solder Lieutenant John Buffington History of Taneytown’s government Dick Sutcliffe’s Davey and Goliath Taneytown's 1999 Mayoral Election Controversy Nurturing the roots of agricultural heritage Taneytown Hudson Dealership Colonel Joseph Goulden's Inspirational Journey Wesley Harris's daring flight to freedom Taneytown’s African American Civil War Soldiers Exploring the Historic Railways of Taneytown Tales from the Oriolanders' diamond The Taneytown Railroad disaster Gettysburg: A twist of fate in the Civil War The remarkable legacy of Dr. Clotworthy Birnie Resilience and Reconnection: The story of Hugh Birnie
Thurmont	Back to top >
Along Moser Road A Short History of the Catoctin Iron Furnace Christmas Past Cigar Makers and Feather Merchants Colonel John R. Rouzer - An Extraordinary Man From Mechanicstown to Thurmont George Wireman's: Remembering the Thurmont-Frederick trolley system Jacob Weller: America's first manufacture of stick matches Obituary of Mayor James Black Old Franklinville Pioneer Families - Lorenz Krieger Pioneer Families the French/Swiss Connection "Some Really Old Things" "The Apprentices" The Pottery at "Crow's Nest" "The Saddest October" - The Great Influenza Epidemic of 1918 The Thurmont Marble & Granite Co Thurmont’s Boys in Blue Thurmont's old Railroad Hotels Thurmont's Revolutionary War Patriots
Town Histories	Back to top >
100 years of the Fairfield Fire Company Bruceville A Brief History of Fountaindale & It's Post Office A Short history of Rocky Ridge Emmitsburg's Chronicle's 1951 Abbreviated History Of Emmitsburg From Mechanicstown to Thurmont David Buie's: A short history of Harney J. W. Beck's: The History of Harney, Part 2 Old Franklinville Setting the Record Straight - The Real History of Emmitsburg's Founding The History of Fairfield The History of Union Bridge A Brief History of New Midway
Tragic Stories	Back to top >
Lost on the Mountain: The Tragic Death of Emma Clabaugh The Tragic End of Lives of Joseph and Bernice Ohler Wilber Roland Long: An America Hero Taneytown’s Forgotten Son: Army Specialist Jeffrey Colbert
Woodsboro
Roger Hub's: A Brief History of Woodsboro Frances Meehan Smith's: Woodsboro Remembers Dahl Drenning's: The Wood family of Woodsboro
Walkersville
Walkersville - The Tale of Two Villages
Weddings	Back to top >
Miss Little Wed to Dennis Ebaug Miss McGlaughlin - Jim Sander Shirley Lea Troxell Bride of Robert Rorhbauch