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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Westminster Municipal Band led a hot time in Ocean City http://t.co/Qts6FIe
Monday, July 23, 2012
1931 Maryland State Firemen’s Association Convention
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
1936 presidential election: Landon in a Landslide: The Poll That Changed Polling
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Learn the Lesson of 1936, not 1996
Kevin Earl Dayhoff Whatever your views of Mr. Reich, this short column did make me pause to think about the next 2 years...
Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Learn the Lesson of 1936, not 1996
Which lesson will the President learn — that of Clinton in 1996, or FDR in 1936? The choice will determine his strategy over the next two years. Hopefully, he’ll find 1936 more relevant.Obama shouldn’t be fooled into thinking Bill Clinton was reelected in 1996 because he moved to the center. I…http://kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/post/1457217486/robert-reich-why-obama-should-learn-the-lesson-of
Friday, December 18, 2009
1934 cartoon in the Chicago Tribune
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Saturday, May 02, 2009
Cutting the 'Horse Train Stop' of Sykesville out of Howard County
Eagle Archive By Kevin Dayhoff Posted 4/26/09 (431 words)
It was back on April 17, 1931, that the General Assembly approved legislation entitled "Chap 279 Unincorporate Sykesville in Howard Co."
The early beginnings of the "Horse Train Stop" as it was first called — the area we now know as Sykesville — trace back to the 1820s.
The Town of Sykesville was not officially incorporated until the state legislature passed Chapter 256 of the Acts of 1904.
The first mayor was Edwin M. Mellor Sr.
Although the 1931 legislation is complicated, the gist is to dissolve the Howard County portion of the town — or to "exclude all that part of (Sykesville) which lies in Howard County from its corporate limits."
I really do not know for a fact why it was decided to take away the part of the Town of Sykesville that existed in Howard County.
The answer might be because much of the Howard County portion of the town washed away in the devastating flood of July 1868 and never really recovered.
According to an introduction written by Duane Doxzen for Linda F. Greenberg's excellent history, "Sykesville Past and Present," written in 2000, the flooding resulted from a "reported 18 inches of rain in half an hour. ... 50 people died, and homes, mills and other businesses were reduced to rubble."
Of course, I can guess that perhaps another reason is that it gets a little too, how should I say, "interesting," to govern a municipality that exists in two counties.
I mean, think about it. If you believe dealing with one county government has its interesting moments, try dealing with two.
In Maryland, there are several municipalities whose boundaries lie in two counties. One of which, of course, is right here in Carroll County (and Frederick County) — Mount Airy.
One municipality, Delmar, exists in two states — Maryland and Delaware. Ay caramba, it gives me a headache just to think of the challenges that must bring.
For this week's question, I'm going to ask what may well be the most difficult question I've ever asked.
Really.
Since 1900, other than the Howard County portion of Sykesville, only one town in Carroll County dissolved its municipal charter and disbanded having a town or city government. Which town is it?
OK, OK. Because it's such a hard question, I'll give you a hint. It dissolved its municipal government in 1939.
Think you know?
Drop me an e-mail at kevindayhoff@gmail.com. Be sure to add Carroll Eagle in the subject line. Thanks.
If you answer correctly, your name might be drawn for the coveted Carroll Eagle coffee mug, suitable for use in any county.
When he's not straddling the line between two counties, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail DOT com.
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DAYHOFF: Cutting a ribbon on history at the Westminster Water Treatment Plant
Published April 29, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
Cutting the 'Horse Train Stop' of Sykesville out of Howard County
Published April 26, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
Dayhoff: Getting the Community Media Center out of the closet
Published April 21, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
Thoughts turn to baseball and Jackie Robinson
Published April 17, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
Dayhoff: Recalling Jackie Robinson, the great American experiment
Published April 15, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
The Westminster Fire Dept. from approximately 1932
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Fitzhugh was just what the doctor ordered in Carroll's medical past
EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on www.explorecarroll.com 1/25/09
On Jan. 25, 1935, Dr. Henry Maynadier Fitzhugh, a well-known local physician, died at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore.
Today, the name Fitzhugh is barely known to most Carroll County residents -- except for those who are aware the hill overlooking Westminster on the western end of town is colloquially known as "Fitzhugh's Hill." This is in the area we now know as Ridge Road (off Old New Windsor Road).
So why is a hill in Westminster dedicated to local doctor?
Well, in a tribute to Fitzhugh written for the Historical Society of Carroll County by historian Jay Graybeal, it's noted in the introduction that the good doctor was "a leading figure in volunteer work" here in Carroll.
"Dr. Fitzhugh served as the chairman of the Council for Defense for Carroll County, an organization that coordinated all local civilian war work activity," Graybeal writes. "After (World War I) he became a leader in the fields of education and medicine."
Fitzhugh's obituary reports that he "had been the president of the State Board of Education since 1920, a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners since 1910 and its secretary and treasurer since 1924.
"He was the president of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty in 1930 and was a member of its council and one of its delegates to the American Medical Association at the time of his death.
"For the past year he had been the president of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States."
All noteworthy, but where does Fitzhugh's Hill come into play?
Long before Carroll Hospital Center was dedicated on Aug. 27, 1961 -- or even before its predecessor, the Carroll County War Memorial Medical Center, was dedicated on Nov. 11, 1952 -- folklore refers to two locations in Westminster that were considered for the location of a hospital.
Carroll Hospital Center officials Kevin Kelbly and Teresa Fletcher, speaking during an historical society luncheon just this past October, noted that there was talk of the need for a hospital as far back as the 1880s.
Records of the historical society, they said, also note that the local medical society spoke of the need for a hospital in 1916.
Then in 1917, three private citizens -- Dr. Henry M. Fitzhugh, Theodore Englar and Dr. Lewis K. Woodward Sr. -- offered to buy the Montour House on Main Street (in Westminster) and convert it into a hospital.
According to Kelbly, Fitzhugh "built his home and physician office ... on Ridge Road with the thought that this structure might some day become a Masonic Hospital."
Alas, the Fitzhugh home never did become a hospital, but the hill where he lived is a reminder of the man who, for a time, certainly "looked out" over the city's health. His obituary notes that "Dr. Fitzhugh's friends say of him he was one of the finest American examples of an old-fashioned family physician and friend."
Read more here: Fitzhugh was just what the doctor ordered in Carroll's medical past
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
Pennyland - Echoes of the Great Depression
November 27, 2008
Photo credit: Screenshot from http://www.pennyland.org/ and still from "Pennyland."
Feedback on “Penny Riordan, "Carroll Seniors," and the Great Depression:”
In addition to Ms. Penny Riordan’s excellent narrative on the Great Depression, Mr. Frank Thomas has called to our attention an excellent YouTube video – and website – featuring a soulful, insightful tune that really puts together a face and melody to a difficult time in American history…
Frank Thomas - http://www.pennyland.org/ - writes: “This is not meant as a political statement, but rather as an attempt to put a face on something that so often appears academic. If you don't or can't embed video on your blog, I would certainly value your opinion on this 5 minute film, as well as any help you might provide in sharing it with others. I thank you. In hard times artists, as much as anyone, need strong advocates to help share their work.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T9-iz40K6o
A poignant movie by Frank Thomas inspired by "Pennyland" a song written by his brother, Eddie Thomas featuring Depression Era photographs from the Library of Congress and audio excerpts from Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1933 inaugural address.
Links:
http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2008/11/penny-riordan-carroll-seniors-and-great.html
penny.riordan@carrollcountytimes.com
http://www.carrollfamiliespub.com/
http://www.carrollseniorspub.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T9-iz40K6o
http://www.pennyland.org/
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Penny Riordan, "Carroll Seniors," and the Great Depression
Penny Riordan, "Carroll Seniors," and the Great Depression
November 27, 2008
For those who have missed the reporting of Penny Riordan, the former education reporter for in the Carroll County Times, do not despair.
She is still with the paper; however she has become the editor of the newspaper’s “Carroll Seniors” publication.
The November 2008 edition of the paper has a great deal of excellent content on the Great Depression, which has certainly been in the forefront of the news these days as the nation continues to wrangle with economic turmoil.
Unfortunately, the content is not online. So you will have to walk on your feet to a nearby hungry store and pick up a copy at a newsstand. How delightfully quaint.
I recently grabbed a copy and revisited the joys of actually holding a newspaper in my hand as I poured over the excellent writing… You should do likewise. It is some great reading…
Kevin Dayhoff November 27, 2008
“Carroll Seniors” “The Great Depression: those who lived the decade compare it to the current economic crisis”
“Banks shutting down.
Stock market troubles.
Unemployment.
In today’s economy, these phrases are used often. But they also conjure up memories of another economic crisis that has been bough up a lot more in recent months: the great depression.
But for those who lived through the great depression, things going on in the economy today just don’t quite compare.”
Carroll Seniors is a free publication distributed by the Carroll County Times. It is produced by Penny Riordan, the former education reporter for the Times. Contact her at penny.riordan@carrollcountytimes.com or 410-857-7898.
It is available at libraries and senior centers throughout the county, as well as restaurants and doctor’s offices, including:
Panera Bread, Eldersburg
McDougal’s Pharmacy, Eldersburg
McDonald’s, Hampstead
Miller’s Market, Manchester
Manchester Pharmacy, Manchester
Mount Airy Bowling Center, Mount Airy
McDonald’s, Mount Airy
Taneytown Pharmacy, Taneytown
Tony’s Café, Taneytown
Washington Heights Pharmacy, Westminster
Bullock’s Family Restaurant, Westminster
Baugher’s Restaurant, Westminster
Penny Riordan
Editor, Carroll Families and Carroll Seniors
Contributor, Healthy Balance magazine and the Synergy section
Carroll County Times
201 Railroad Ave.
Westminster, MD 21158
phone: 410-857-7898
penny.riordan@carrollcountytimes.com
http://www.carrollfamiliespub.com/
http://www.carrollseniorspub.com/
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Sunday Carroll Eagle: Turkey, stuffing, illegal radios and rowdy college kids by Kevin Dayhoff
Sunday Carroll Eagle: Turkey, stuffing, illegal radios and rowdy college kids by Kevin Dayhoff
Turkey, stuffing, illegal radios and rowdy college kids
EAGLE ARCHIVE By Kevin Dayhoff Posted on http://www.explorecarroll.com/ 11/23/08
This Thursday is Thanksgiving, and we at The Eagle hope you have a great turkey-day with lots of food, friends, and family.
Perhaps because of our long agricultural history, Thanksgiving has always been to be a special holiday in Carroll County. Me, I'm a fan of any holiday in which food is involved, especially turkey.
A lot happened in Carroll County history during the Thanksgiving holidays.
On this date in 1897, the old American Sentinel reported that "Thanksgiving day was observed in this city by the general cessation of business and by religious services in most of the churches. The union service at the Methodist Protestant Church was attended by a large congregation. The sermon ... was delivered by the Rev. C. S. Slagle, pastor of St. Paul's Reformed Church."
Not all the festivities were in churches and kitchens, however. The now-defunct Democratic Advocate reported on Nov. 24, 1922:
"On Friday evening an alarm of fire was sent in for a leaf fire at Western Maryland College. On the arrival of the fire company they were notified not to throw any water on the fire as they were initiating a student, it is said.
"Chief Shaeffer ordered the firemen to put the fire out at once, as it was close to a building. As the nozzlemen were throwing water on the blaze some students started throwing stones, one striking Fireman Harry Cootes in the head causing the blood to flow freely from his injury.
"This angered the members of the fire company and the students were chased with the stream of water. ...
"Two of the students were handled a little rough, but no serious harm was done to either."
And apparently the spirit was "in the air" during past holidays. According to the Baltimore Evening Sun, on Nov. 18, 1932, "an unlicensed radio station was shut down in Westminster by the Federal Radio Commission. ...
"The station broadcast music on Sunday afternoons. The signal was picked up in Pennsylvania. ...
"Investigators traced the signal to a farmhouse in Westminster. Homemade equipment was found at the home. Investigators made no arrest but reminded the unidentified youthful equipment owner that unlicensed broadcasts carried a penalty of five years in prison and a $5,000 fine."
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Meanwhile, for this Thanksgiving, let's join together in support of our fellow citizens who are less fortunate. Let us reach out with care to those in need of food, shelter and words of hope. May we also remember our men and women in uniform who are in harm's way, defending our freedom.
And finally, please remember to place a lemon slice in the dog's water bowl. Happy halidaze!
Read the entire column here: Turkey, stuffing, illegal radios and rowdy college kids
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