Showing posts with label Americana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Americana. Show all posts
Apr 10, 2022

Johnny Appleseed: American Weirdo

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Mar 18, 2016

Aberdeen mayor promises continued city help with restoration of historic B&O station

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(The Aegis) Aberdeen Mayor Patrick McGrady pledged this week that the city would continue to support the ongoing community project to rest...
Feb 6, 2013

Rare 1865 Baseball Card to Be Auctioned in Maine

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  BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) Six-figure bids are expected when a rare 148-year-old baseball card discovered at a rural Maine yard sale is au...
Feb 1, 2013

F. Scott Fitzgerald's Baltimore house up for sale

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(Baltimore Sun) Calling all literati and English majors with decent paychecks: You have a chance to own a home once graced by F. Scott and ...
Jan 19, 2013

Poe Toaster Remains A Mystery

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(WBAL) From the tombstone of Edgar Allan Poe, one can reach the street by taking a narrow dirt path between two tall stone mausoleums and ...
Dec 24, 2012

Twas the Night Before Christmas (1912 edition)

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[Pg 001] Twas the Night Before Christmas A Visit from St. Nicholas By Clement C. Moore With Pictures by Jessie Willcox Smith Ho...
Dec 3, 2012

Train show is running at Harford Historical Society

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(Aegis/Sun) The Historical Society of Harford County has two Christmas events happening this month at the society's headquarters in dow...
Nov 23, 2012

Henry Bourne Joy

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(Wikipedia) Henry Bourne Joy (November 23, 1864 – November 6, 1936) was President of the Packard Motor Car Company, and a major developer o...
Nov 21, 2012

A Sauerkraut Thanksgiving

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  (Bon Appétit) ... I didn't know what to say that day to explain our tradition, but I've since done some research, and I now k...
Nov 17, 2012

Stewartstown Railroad line abandoned by federal board

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  (YDR) A federal board ruled Friday that it has granted the abandonment of the 7.4-mile line of the 127-year-old Stewartstown Railroad...
Oct 7, 2012

York Factory Whistle Concert to continue despite New York Wire closing

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(YDR) It was with mixed emotions that Jeff Hines discussed the future of the York Factory Whistle Concert. On one hand, the event's ch...
Sep 22, 2012

Efforts to preserve Stewartstown Railroad focus on fund raising

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(YDR) Friends of the Stewartstown Railroad , an independent group, is pursuing its fund raising effort that began in 2009. More recently, ...
Sep 10, 2012

Gettysburg map for sale

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(YDR) If you have an extra $5 in your pocket you might be able to buy a 12-ton piece of Gettysburg history. Only thing is, you'll pr...
Sep 1, 2012

Thomas Bata

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(Wikipedia) Tomáš Jan Baťa, CC (September 17, 1914 – September 1, 2008), also known as Tomas Bata Jr. and Tomáš Baťa ml. and "Shoem...
Aug 23, 2012

What's in York's attic?

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(YDR) York, PA - A thick layer of dust and dirt coats nearly every surface in the attic of York's former city hall. A canopy of expose...
Jul 29, 2012

Stewartstown Railroad Station Museum plans open house for Aug. 5

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(YDR) The Stewartstown Railroad Station Museum will be open to the public Aug. 5, according to a news release. It will be open from 1 t...
Jul 28, 2012

Group hopes to restore Peale Museum into history, architecture center

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(Baltimore Sun) After being closed to the public for nearly two decades, a new day may be dawning for the Peale Museum on Holliday Stre...
Jul 20, 2012

Historic Ellicott City Wayside Inn up for sale

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(Baltimore Sun) The old-but-reliable Westinghouse oven in the historic Wayside Inn, where George Washington surely must have stayed, fills ...
Jul 19, 2012

Edgewood man restores wooden crab boat to pursue a career as a waterman

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(Aegis) David Peacock, an 18-year-old from Edgewood, just graduated from Harford Technical High School two months ago, but he is alread...
Jul 14, 2012

Shuttered Forest Diner in search of a home

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(Baltimore Sun) They peeled the facade off the old Forest Diner on U.S. 40 in Ellicott City, revealing an American classic. Stainless steel...