History
History’s New Look
Renovated Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center Opens Doors, Eyes to the Past By Guy Fletcher, Photography by Bill Kamenjar For decades, staff and many visitors at Antietam National Battlefield knew too well about the notorious support column that stood inside...
Civilian Conservation Corps
C.C.C. Started in 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt became President in 1933, and immediately sent to Congress an ambitious legislative package designed to get the country back on its feet. In FDR’s program was the establishment of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a public...
Mr. Hagerstown
Lou Scally Has Long Been the Voice and Face of Hagerstown By Lisa Gregory Lou Scally is described by listeners and viewers as Mr. Hagerstown and the man you can trust. And the radio morning show host and former television weatherman is much loved by his community....
Nashville Cat
Williamsport Native Sonny Garrish Found Success as a Steel Guitarist. By Lisa Gregory Once Bruce “Sonny” Garrish discovered his love for the steel guitar he couldn’t stop playing it. “I would play for hours and hours,” he says. “I was just eat up with it.” And it...
Plane Making
Place Where Plane Making Started Still Standing In 1978 Photo courtesy Western MD Room of WCFL The small weather-beaten green shed still stands on a lot in back of the 800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in Hagerstown. It was last used by a man who repaired cars as a...
Time Traveler: Cumberland Valley Railroad’s Steam Engine
By local historian Mike Marotte In this issue of the “Time Traveler” you’ll have an opportunity to see and learn about the former Cumberland Valley Railroad’s steam engine “Pioneer.” This small but mighty steam engine was built in 1851 at Boston, Massachusetts, and...
Day Tripper: Downtown Gettysburg
A GETTYSBURG CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL The countdown is on to this year’s Christmas festival! Come join us at A Gettysburg Christmas Festival December 2nd through the 4th for three days jam-packed with fun for the whole family! This amazing annual event is hosted by Main...
Cherished Christmas Memories Of “Bell Snickling”
By Keedysville Resident, Charles Mahone Time was when “bell snickling” was a happy tradition at Christmas. All the young boys who worked and lived on farms participated in their own neighborhood or community. Between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the young men and...
