Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Westminster!
A Storied History
See information about the Sestercentennial Block Party
below.
250 Years and Counting Contest
We’re counting on you! As part of Westminster’s 250th
Anniversary celebration, the City of Westminster Recreation & Parks is
sponsoring the “250 Years & Counting” Contest.
Click here for
more information!
History, 250 Sestercentennial, Westminster, Carroll County,
Maryland,
Celebrating 250-years of Westminster MD history Historical Society
of Carroll County MD Box Lunch Talk by former Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff JULY
8, 2014
Celebrating 250-years of Westminster MD history
Westminster was founded in 1764 by William Winchester (1711
– 1790) of England. This year, we celebrate the 250th anniversary, or
sestercentennial, of our great City’s founding with many wonderful events.
http://westminstermd.gov/369/Celebrate-250-Years
In 1764 William Winchester developed a plan to sell
forty-five lots along “King Street” on a sixteen-acre portion of the northern
end of “White’s level” on the main road to Baltimore Town. The “piece of
ground” was to be called “Westminster.” Come celebrate the 250th
anniversary of Westminster with local Baltimore Sun history writer Kevin
Dayhoff as he traces the storied history of Westminster, the Carroll County
seat of government.
The Box Lunch Talk (BLT) program attracts scores of local history
enthusiasts every month! These hour-long events – easily our most popular –
begin promptly at Noon on the second Tuesday of every month in Grace Hall,
Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll Street, Westminster.
http://gracelc.org/
Free parking is available in the lot on Carroll Street.
Enter the building through Entrance #2, on Carroll Street.
Past topics include The Wines of Central
Maryland, Past Present & Future; “Historic Barns of Carroll County;”
and “Where is Grandma Hiding?” which showed guests how to explore their
genealogy.
Participating is inexpensive and easy! Guests bring their
lunch and enjoy a small selection of beverages and dessert. Admission is
$5 for members and $10 for non-members.
To see our current BLT schedule, pick up a copy of our
newsletter
The Courier,
check out our calendar
online, or give us a call at 410-848-6494. Programs are subject to
change without prior notice.
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Noon-1 p.m., in Grace Hall at the historic Grace Lutheran
Church, 21 Carroll Street in Westminster. Lunch is not available for purchase;
participants are encouraged to bring a lunch. Beverages and dessert are
provided. Admission is $2.00 for Historical Society of Carroll County members
and $5.00 for non-members.
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Lutheran Church, historian Kevin E. Dayhoff, #Westminster250
