History
Never-Ending Story
More than 160 Years Later, the Civil War Continues to be Re-Discovered By Lisa Gregory and Photography by Turner Photography Studio Joseph Shelton grew up in Frederick hearing the stories of his family who first came to the area in 1780, and more specifically hearing...
Stitches in Time
by Jody Brumage, Archivist, Heritage Frederick The Lincoln Tailoring Association operated from 1945 until the late 1950s, during the peak of Frederick County’s garment industry. Despite its brief existence, Lincoln Tailoring is significant to the history of...
Where was Miss Weagly?
Decades After Her Travels, a Schoolteacher’s Global Journeys are Revealed By Kate Poindexter and Photography by Louise A. Weagly Louise A. Weagly was hard to pin down. The Frederick County math teacher had local roots, but they crawled around the globe. Literally....
Rock Solid
by Jody Brumage, Archivist, Heritage Frederick James William LeGore was born in 1854 to John and Eliza LeGore near New Oxford, Pa. In 1861, the family relocated to a farm near Woodsboro. James’ father and elder brother, John H. LeGore, established a lime kiln where...
Examining the Past
A Walk (or Drive) Through African American History By Kate Poindexter, Photography by Turner Photography Studio The path through Black history in the United States includes such well-visited destinations as Selma, Montgomery, Atlanta and Memphis, but it also reaches...
Best of Frederick 2023 Winners
Posted on 02.01.23 Change, as they say, is inevitable, and our annual poll of our readers'’ favorite things about Frederick County is not immune to changing tastes and styles. This year’s “Best of Frederick” list includes many new names, including Cugino Forno (first...
Forged for Function
Bladesmithing Academy and Museum Honors Braddock Heights Craftsman By Gina Gallucci-White and Photography by Turner Photography Studio A lover of fine blades, William ‘Bill’ Moran Jr. was fascinated by Damascus steel, Ia layered-metals technique that creates intricate...
Flat Lettie
By Amy L. Metzger Hunt, Curator, Heritage Frederick After 113 years, the faint pencil writing of a precocious 11-year-old girl can still be read on the outside of a tattered paper envelope: “If this doll should get lost please bring it to 210 East Church Street,...
Rooms with a View
Storied Past Meets Different Future At Visitation Hotel, Condominiums By Colin McGuire Photography by Turner Photography Studio As Jim O’Hare climbs up a seemingly never-ending flight of stairs in the former Visitation Academy building, the temperature cools (at least...
Shining Example
Virgin Mary Statue Gleams After Extensive Restoration By Gina Gallucci-White and Photography by Turner Photography Studio In late July, Big Hook Crane & Rigging “was tasked with returning the gold-leafed statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary to its home at the...
