History Page 2
Piped In
For Alison Shafer, Sundays are spent in the wooden enclave of an organ pit. Although she sits just a …
Over Time
Historical buildings rarely match the purity of a fine wine or famous symphony, which are left mostly untouched after …
Bottling Up
Standing like a sentinel on the north end of town for 73 years, the familiar cursive script cast in …
Claude Richard Delauter Jr.
He came from meager means and rose to the heights of local education and politics. His life wasn’t short, …
Designing Women
They talk about her like they know her personally. Claire. No last name is necessary. She’s the mid-20th century …
Best of Frederick 2020 Winners
It isn’t the intent of “Best of Frederick” to memorialize businesses that no longer exist. In fact, we would …
Coatsville’s Lesson
It’s a village so tiny that its position on the Frederick County map is often overwhelmed by another small …
Tree Little Girls
This is the season when decorated trees are virtually everywhere—in homes, shops, restaurants, beauty salons, offices and public buildings. …
Prima Postal
The glamorous opera singer Lily Pons was born Alice Joséphine Pons on April 12, 1898, near Cannes, France. She …
Promoting the Past
For those at Frederick County Landmarks Foundation, which owns and operates the Schifferstadt Architectural Museum, the headline had to …
Six to Fix
Nicholas Redding, executive director of Preservation Maryland, has a problem with what he calls “sad lists” of endangered sites. …
Here’s the Chief
Poor William Henry Harrison. The nation’s ninth president is best known as being the nation’s briefest president, having served …
Railroad Ties
Frederick Railroad Company Car #32 was just one member of the fleet that used to traverse Downtown Frederick on …
History to Housing
Kemp Hall, the three-story brick building on the southeast corner of Church and Market streets in Downtown Frederick, has …
The Pride of Lions
First-time filmmaker Ingrid Palmquist trained her Nikon camera on the oldest members of Frederick’s African American community. They ranged …
