Reflections
The Legend of Barbara Fritchie
For more than 150 years, the legend of Barbara Fritchie has served as a popular tourism attraction for Frederick. …
Claude Richard Delauter Jr.
He came from meager means and rose to the heights of local education and politics. His life wasn’t short, …
Talking History: John W. Ashbury
Most everyone knows that Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics that would become The Star-Spangled Banner and that he …
Bishop John Johns
There is little doubt that many ministers of the churches in Frederick have had storied—even fabled—careers. But perhaps the …
Amon Burgee
Almost to a man, Amon Burgee had the respect and admiration of all who knew him, especially by students …
Casper Ezra Cline: Entrepreneurial Prodigy
Throughout Frederick’s history, outstanding men of accomplishment rose to the occasion and planted the seeds that grew into a …