Showing posts with label Local And National History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Local And National History. Show all posts

Sunday, January 7, 2018

TIME MACHINE: 1949, 2003, 1912, 2008.

Our Little Corner In Space And Time    
(Reader-friendly viewing of items from newspaper archives)


March, 1949
The Baltimore Sun

Footnote:  The old school building was located at 5th Street between Walnut Street and Cedar Street, and faced Walnut Street.  The new school that was under construction is the current MAC Senior Center.  When the new school opened it was home to the first through third grades.


March, 2003
Somerset Herald (Princess Anne)


January, 1912

Ads from The Democratic Messenger (Snow Hill) 


January, 2008










The Daily Times (Salisbury)



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Sunday, December 31, 2017

TIME MACHINE: Worcester County 1973 Year In Review, And A Look At How The New Year Was Observed In 1873.



Our Little Corner In Space And Time    
(Reader-friendly viewing of items from newspaper archives)


December, 1973















ACROSS THE USA
(really just "up the road" a bit)
January, 1873 







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Sunday, December 24, 2017

TIME MACHINE: Christmas 1990 & 2001 Columns, 1923, 1897.

Our Little Corner In Space And Time    
(Reader-friendly viewing of items from newspaper archives)


This month we've been posting some of the December newspaper columns of the late Edna Davy Muir of Somerset County.  Here's one of her Christmas Eve and Christmas Day columns.


1990




2001




The Daily Times (Salisbury)


December, 1923

The Evening Times (Salisbury)



ACROSS THE USA AT CHRISTMAS










Woodland Daily Democrat (Woodland, Ca.)


Next Sunday, December 31st, we'll take a look at 1973's year in review in Worcester County, and  we'll see how the change over to a new year was observed in 1873. 


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