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Lynne Griffith has followed an unconventional path on her way to becoming executive director of the Carroll County Arts Council. - Recalling coverage of July 4th in Carroll County, “Each child is requested to carry a flag. The baby carriage division will bring up the rear. The route of the parade will be Winchester Place to Main street," the Democratic Advocate reported on July 2, 1898.
- McDaniel College is a four-year liberal arts and science school that also has a graduate program. Carroll Community College is a two-year college offering an associate degree and certificate programs.
- It is a quirk of history that three primary source documents about New Windsor in the Civil War come from teenagers.
- For those who may wonder, about the annals of weather history, in 1816 there really was a “year without summer.” It is widely reported that the 18-year-old Mary Shelley began working on “Frankenstein,” an early example of science fiction, on June 13, 1816.
- A small group of dedicated volunteers has been gathering in Mount Airy in recent months to do the work of creating the Windy Ridge Trail for bikers, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts.
- There are eight trained ministers at Carroll Lutheran Village in Westminster, providing one-on-one emotional and spiritual care via the Stephen Ministry, a Christ-centered care program with national ties.
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- Growing up in Carroll in the 1950s and ‘60s, summer meant school was out, family cookouts were in and there was a steady supply of trips to the beach, vacations, pickup baseball games, and for me, sitting around in the house all day reading books.
- Red Selmer is a lampworker and resident of Taneytown. A lampworker is a craftsperson who manipulates glass in the flame of a specialty torch to make beads and other small glass items.
- Next weekend, on June 18, festivities are planned at the Carroll Arts Center, 91 West Main Street, in Westminster, to celebrate Juneteenth in Carroll County. From noon to 4 p.m., there will be music, entertainment, food, activities for children, panel discussions, history and informational programs.
- Fifty years ago this month, Carroll County suffered its worst flooding in over 100 years. If you were around, the words “Hurricane Agnes” likely conjure up vivid images of what occurred over much of our area in June 1972.
- The Sykesville-Freedom District Fire Department Carnival runs Saturday through June 18.
- On Saturday, nine headstones marking the graves of seven Civil War soldiers and two World War I soldiers will be unveiled at Ellsworth Cemetery, a historic Black cemetery founded in 1876 just outside Westminster city limits on Leidy Road.
- Memory Lane, a Carroll County-based playback theater troupe, is preparing for the challenge of quickly retelling a story they just heard for a Saturday show at the Carroll Arts Center.
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- As officials in Carroll County government continue their work to preserve 100,000 agricultural acres it is a good time to reflect on the history of master planning in the county and the community leaders who have worked hard to provide us with the firm foundation we have today, which allows us to confidently plan our future.
- Dwight Womer is a craftsman and furniture repairman. He is the owner of Willard Furniture Services in Westminster. Womer has always liked art. He likes abstract painting. His aunt encouraged him to pursue it, but he never did.
- For 155 years Carroll County has understood Memorial Day as a solemn day when we gather together as a community at the historic Westminster Cemetery to express our profound gratitude for the acts of brave patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our way of life.
- Historic Ellsworth Cemetery was established in the late 1870s by African American veterans of the Civil War. It has served as a final resting place for Black residents of Carroll County ever since, especially those from the Westminster area.
- The 20-acre field of pick-your-own strawberries opened for picking this week at Baugher's Farm in Westminster.
- The splash pad at Millard Cooper Park in Sykesville opened to the public Friday after more than three years of planning.
- Carroll County has been fortunate to have many native sons and daughters, like generations of the Dixon family, who have made a difference in our community.
- Carroll County not only survived the Great Depression but weathered the storm better than most places. It found a way to thrive thanks to the resilience of its farming community, wise local business practices, local government action, and help from federal government programs.
- Gray skies did not put a damper on the festive atmosphere at Westminster City Park Saturday as more than 100 people gathered in support of Rape Crisis Intervention Service of Carroll County’s Walk a Mile in Their Shoes fundraiser.
- Bruce Jones of Pleasant Valley is a woodworker as well as a painter. He started making art in grade school, enjoying 2D and 3D art in junior and senior high school.
- This month, the Westminster Fire and Engine Co. No. 1 held its annual awards ceremony to honor the accomplishments of its members last year. The current tradition of the annual meeting and banquet goes back to 1879.
- Ten-year-old Olivia Smith used her school lunch break on Thursday to make a special delivery to Shepherd’s Staff in Westminster — seven “birthday bash” bags filled with a large gift and all the makings for a successful birthday party, including cake mix and frosting, a festive tablecloth, party favors and a birthday hat or crown for the guest of honor.
- Presided over by Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant and other Washington officials, the 1868 Decoration Day ceremonies centered around the veranda of Arlington House.
- When George K. Mather launched The Times, now the Carroll County Times, in the autumn of 1911, he must have been quite an optimist. Even though he and his brothers owned a job printing plant in Westminster, Carroll County already had five weekly newspapers serving a population of roughly 34,000.
