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Showing posts with label History Carroll Co. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 06, 2018

Speaking at today’s ceremonies rededicating the Westminster Longwell Armory


Speaking at today's ceremonies were Alex Whitney Sr., Western Md. District Commander American Legion; Carroll County Delegates Haven Shoemaker and Susan Krebs; Dep. Sec. Md. Veterans Administration; Mark Bailey, General, UA Army Retired, Westminster Common Councilmember Dr. Mona Becker; and keynote speaker CSM Thomas Beyard, Md. National Guard.

Today, Oct. 6, 2018 the Longwell Avenue Armory was rededicated and the 100 year anniversary of the Armistice commemorated in the memory of Private Jerome L. Day.

A wreath is laid at a tree planted in memory of Private Jerome L. Day


A wreath is laid at a tree planted in memory of Private Jerome L. Day, who served in the H Company of the 29th Division US Army, deployed from this location during WWI. 

He was killed in action on 10/08/18 in the First Battle of Malbrouck Hill (France), the first casualty from Carroll County in WWI.

Today, Oct. 6, 2018 the Longwell Avenue Armory was rededicated and the 100 year anniversary of the Armistice commemorated in the memory of Private Jerome L. Day. Private Day, who served in the H Company of the 29th Division US Army, deployed from this location during WWI.


Private Jerome L. Day served in the H Company of the 29th Division US Army

Private Jerome L. Day served in the H Company of the 29th Division US Army, deployed from this location during WWI. He was killed in action on 10/08/18 in the First Battle of Malbrouck Hill (France), the first casualty from Carroll County in WWI.

Today, Oct. 6, 2018 the Longwell Avenue Armory was rededicated and the 100 year anniversary of the Armistice commemorated in the memory of Private Jerome L. Day.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Carroll and Frederick County Canneries

Carroll and Frederick County Canneries

Sometime ago, several folks were interested in additional information about the canning industry in Carroll County. I have written several articles about the canning industry and it is quite fascinating.

A quick and easy way to get to know some of the history of the canning industry is to get a copy of: “Carroll and Frederick County Canneries” by Harry Conover and John H. Foertschbeck, Sr. and edited by Mimi Ashcraft and Michael Freeman, Sr.

The ISBN number is 0-9829344-0-8

This is an excellent book on the canning industries in Carroll and Frederick Counties.

I believe that it is available at the Historical Society of Carroll County. http://hsccmd.org/ 210 East Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157


HSCC Offices: 410-848-6494, ext. 200 Library & Research: 410-848-6494, ext. 204
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Sunday, January 17, 2016

Historical Society to throw Carroll County a birthday party

Historical Society to throw Carroll County a birthday party http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2016/01/historical-society-to-throw-carroll.html

The life and times of Colonel John Klinehoff Longwell (1810-1896,) a newspaper publisher and advocate for the creation of Carroll County in January 1837, will be the topic of a presentation at the county’s annual birthday celebration at Grace Lutheran Church on Sat. Jan 16, 2016 by former Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff

Image courtesy of the city of Westminster and Historical Society of Carroll County.

See also: Talk on Carroll County founding father J. K. Longwell by former mayor of Westminster set for Jan 16, 2016 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2016/01/talk-on-carroll-county-founding-father.html


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Historical Society to throw Carroll County a birthday party


Sat. Jan. 16, 2016

By Heather Mongilio

Carroll County is turning 179, and the Historical Society of Carroll County is throwing it a birthday party.

The party is from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster. There will be a talk on one the county's founders, John Longwell, cupcakes and refreshments. The event is free.

The Historical Society throws the county a party every year as a way to raise awareness about Carroll's history, executive director Gainor Davis said.

"I think it's an amazing thing to have a county that's been around 179 years and continues to thrive," Davis said.

The event will start with a talk by former Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff on Longwell, shortly after 2 p.m. The talk should last about 45 minutes, Davis said.

People are welcome to join at any time. Cake and punch will start around 3 p.m.

"It's basically a time for us to introduce people to a little bit of their history," Davis said.

Longwell founded The Carrolltonian, a newspaper that was crucial to the founding of the county. He lived at Emerald Mill mansion, which was recently bought by the historical society, she said.

The Historical Society recently moved into the mansion, holding its annual Winter Wine Warmer there last weekend. The society hopes to open an exhibit about Greek heritage in the county in Emerald Hill mansion in the spring, Davis said.




If you go:

What: Carroll County's 179th birthday party

When: 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 16

Where: Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St., Westminster, Md.

Cupcakes and beverages will follow a talk on Carroll founding father John Longwell.

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Talk on Carroll County founding father J. K. Longwell by former mayor of Westminster set for Jan 16, 2016 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2016/01/talk-on-carroll-county-founding-father.html

The life and times of Colonel John Klinehoff Longwell (1810-1896,) a newspaper publisher and advocate for the creation of Carroll County in January 1837, will be the topic of a presentation at the county’s annual birthday celebration at Grace Lutheran Church on Sat. Jan 16, 2016 by former Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff

Image courtesy of the city of Westminster and Historical Society of Carroll County.

Colonel John Klinehoff Longwell was a Carroll County founding father who lived from 1810 to 1896.

Colonel Longwell was a newspaper publisher. At the age of 23, Longwell established the Carrolltonian newspaper in 1833 and proceeded to play a leading role in the formation of Carroll County out of parts of Frederick and Baltimore Counties, in January 1837 - and took an active part in all of its affairs. He became widely known as a civic and financial leader in the county.

In 1842 he established a farm just outside of town, north of Westminster and began construction of a huge mansion home on his estate he called “Emerald Hill.” He was elected State Senator in 1850 and 1871; president of Baltimore and Reisterstown Turnpike in 1858; was a director of the Union National Bank and later served as the bank president 39 years from 1857 to 1896. He also served as a Carroll County Commissioner.

Longwell also helped establish the Westminster English and Mathematical Academy, the West End Academy and the Westminster Female Institute; and served as a board trustee for Western Maryland College.

Col. Longwell will be the topic of a presentation at the county’s annual birthday celebration at Grace Lutheran Church on Sat. Jan 16, 2016.

Image courtesy of the city of Westminster and Historical Society of Carroll County.


@CarrCoHistory https://twitter.com/CarrCoHistory Carroll County Md Historical Society

@CarrollCoMD https://twitter.com/CarrollCoMD Carroll County Md government

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Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016

Talk on Carroll County founding father J. K. Longwell by former mayor of Westminster set for Jan 16, 2016


Talk on Carroll County founding father J. K. Longwell by former mayor of Westminster set for Jan 16, 2016 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2016/01/talk-on-carroll-county-founding-father.html

The life and times of Colonel John Klinehoff Longwell (1810-1896,) a newspaper publisher and advocate for the creation of Carroll County in January 1837, will be the topic of a presentation at the county’s annual birthday celebration at Grace Lutheran Church on Sat. Jan 16, 2016 by former Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff

Image courtesy of the city of Westminster and Historical Society of Carroll County.

Colonel John Klinehoff Longwell was a Carroll County founding father who lived from 1810 to 1896.

Colonel Longwell was a newspaper publisher. At the age of 23, Longwell established the Carrolltonian newspaper in 1833 and proceeded to play a leading role in the formation of Carroll County out of parts of Frederick and Baltimore Counties, in January 1837 - and took an active part in all of its affairs. He became widely known as a civic and financial leader in the county.

In 1842 he established a farm just outside of town, north of Westminster and began construction of a huge mansion home on his estate he called “Emerald Hill.” He was elected State Senator in 1850 and 1871; president of Baltimore and Reisterstown Turnpike in 1858; was a director of the Union National Bank and later served as the bank president 39 years from 1857 to 1896. He also served as a Carroll County Commissioner.

Longwell also helped establish the Westminster English and Mathematical Academy, the West End Academy and the Westminster Female Institute; and served as a board trustee for Western Maryland College.

Col. Longwell will be the topic of a presentation at the county’s annual birthday celebration at Grace Lutheran Church on Sat. Jan 16, 2016.

Image courtesy of the city of Westminster and Historical Society of Carroll County.


@CarrCoHistory https://twitter.com/CarrCoHistory Carroll County Md Historical Society

@CarrollCoMD https://twitter.com/CarrollCoMD Carroll County Md government

Dayhoff presentations, Historical Society of Carroll Co, Dayhoff writing essays, #amwriting, Dayhoff writing essays history, History, History Carroll Co Jan 19 1837, History Carroll Co, 


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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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Monday, October 12, 2015

Carroll County's connection to Cuba began with sugar in 1800s December 30, 2014 by Kevin E. Dayhoff


On May 28, 1898, a local newspaper, the Democratic Advocate, printed a letter from Roy Powder in a section for "Bachman's Valley Items."

Powder, serving with the U.S. Army's 6th Cavalry, was waiting to be deployed to Cuba when he wrote to his sister, "Mrs. Wm. Stansbury," from Tampa, Florida:

"Dear Sister. I and our troops are still here. This is a very warm place, and is full of alligators, lizards, snakes and all kinds of reptiles. We had a fine time swimming our horses across Tampa Bay … sand is very deep; up to the knees of the horses in the streets… we are awaiting orders to move to Cuban soil most any moment..."

On Dec. 17, 2014 President Barack Obama quickly found himself knee-deep in alligators when he announced a dramatic new approach in United States foreign policy toward Cuba.

Curiously, Cuba is sprinkled liberally throughout our local history.

Cuba was probably first known in Carroll County for its large sugar trade with the United States throughout the 1800s. Sugar was a household staple — and later a valuable commodity in the early canning industry that got its start in the mid-1800s.












Cuba policy draws critics, new battles on Capitol Hill

U.S. President Obama announces a shift in U.S.-Cuba policy

U.S. President Barack Obama announces a shift in policy toward Cuba while delivering an address to the nation from the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Dec. 17, 2014.

By John Fritze and Ian Duncan


Polls show a majority of Americans support easing relationship with Cuba.


Living with the ramifications of the deadly Spanish flu of 1918
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KEVIN. E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
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Deer Park Cemetery in Carroll County is hallowed ground for Marine Corps
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Designating a day to celebrate the nation's military power a source of conflict
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Fire department's move was never cause for alarm
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KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
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Life in Carroll County midway through August meant riding shows and tractor pulls
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KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
On this date in years past, a tractor pull at the county fair, a horse show at the Westminster Riding Club, and the opening of the Carroll County Vocational Technical Center were all in the news. In 1946, the Democratic Advocate observed that a large crowd attended the twelfth annual horse and...
Official: Westminster fires intentionally set
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MICHEL ELBEN
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Westminster mayors often had short terms in office
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KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
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Roots of a county fair in Carroll hard to follow before the Civil War
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KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
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Fire damages vacant cabin in New Windsor
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TIMES STAFF
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KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
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KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
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Shrine in New Windsor honors site where Methodism got its start
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On June 18, 1937, the Strawbridge Shrine Association was formed just outside of New Windsor, where many historians believe the origins of Methodism in America are located. The shrine is named in honor of Robert Strawbridge, "an indispensable figure in the history of Methodism…," according to multiple...
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Study of schools in Carroll provides an interesting education
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
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Memorial Day and memories of native son killed in Vietnam nearly 50 years ago
Memorial Day and memories of native son killed in Vietnam nearly 50 years ago
KEVIN E. DAYHOFF, KEVINDAYHOFF@GMAIL.COM
On May 25, the 148th Carroll County Memorial Day observances in Westminster were once again organized by Carroll Post 31 of the American Legion. After a parade through town, a memorial service was held just before noon in the historic Westminster Cemetery. The tradition of the parade and ceremony...
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