ILDRED, Kansas — While the fiddle player sawed off the dizzy opening notes of Bob Wills’ “Take Me Back to Tulsa” on the stage in the back room, Charles Blagg was browsing the refreshments cooler up near the checkout counter.
Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of retail discounts. Memorial Day has long been a source of contention and contradiction, from its shifting origin stories to today’s mattress sales. Auto club AAA forecasts that this holiday weekend could be “one for the record books, especially at airports.” More than 42 million Americans are projected to travel 50 miles or more. Compared to last year, 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start of summer. And that's despite inflation.
A Jamaican man who volunteered for the Royal Air Force and flew bombing missions in World War II was remembered at his funeral as a dignified, gracious, quiet man with an old-school charm. Former flight Sgt. Peter Brown died alone in his London home in December at age 96 with no immediate family. Word of his death inspired hundreds of strangers to turn out to honor his service in Britain’s hour of need. The Rev. Ruth Hake says the large turnout at St. Clement Danes Church reflected the debt of gratitude that his adopted country owed such a modest man.
A demolition permit for Arcadia, a historic mansion off Buckeystown Pike with a storied past tied to key moments in the Civil War, was catalogued by Frederick County in mid-March.
Harriet Tubman is a native Marylander best known for freeing dozens of people from slavery via the Underground Railroad in the years leading up to the Civil War. This Memorial Day Weekend, the staff of Button Farm Living History Center in Germantown wants to highlight another daring facet of…
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Maryland Ensemble Theatre announces its 20th mainstage world premiere, “South & Saints.” As a trailblazer in showcasing new works since its establishment in 1997, MET continues its tradition of community storytelling and civic engagement with this production. “South & Saints” honors …
Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of retail discounts. Memorial Day has long been a source of contention and contradiction, from its shifting origin stories to today’s mattress sales. Auto club AAA forecasts that this holiday weekend could be “one for the record books, especially at airports.” More than 42 million Americans are projected to travel 50 miles or more. Compared to last year, 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start of summer. And that's despite inflation.
A Jamaican man who volunteered for the Royal Air Force and flew bombing missions in World War II was remembered at his funeral as a dignified, gracious, quiet man with an old-school charm. Former flight Sgt. Peter Brown died alone in his London home in December at age 96 with no immediate family. Word of his death inspired hundreds of strangers to turn out to honor his service in Britain’s hour of need. The Rev. Ruth Hake says the large turnout at St. Clement Danes Church reflected the debt of gratitude that his adopted country owed such a modest man.
A demolition permit for Arcadia, a historic mansion off Buckeystown Pike with a storied past tied to key moments in the Civil War, was catalog…
Harriet Tubman is a native Marylander best known for freeing dozens of people from slavery via the Underground Railroad in the years leading u…
In Natchez, Mississippi, there is a trail that cuts through forests and fields, providing a scenic view for the people who walk along it.
Maryland Ensemble Theatre announces its 20th mainstage world premiere, “South & Saints.” As a trailblazer in showcasing new works since it…
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There was something about the mountains and breathtaking beauty of Norway that spoke to the soul of Pittsburgh-born artist William H. Singer Jr.
Shepherd University students were able to step back in time to the 1600s through the diary of prominent New England minister and writer Cotton…
Ken Johnston, a “walking artist” based in Philadelphia, passed through Frederick County on Thursday and Friday, and will continue this weekend…
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A 19th-century-style baseball game, a host of live music acts and a petting zoo are all slated for Frederick County’s 275th anniversary jubile…
Beginning in the 1890s, the mini-village of Braddock Heights, situated along the National Pike, boasted a large amusement park, dance hall, ro…
Archeologists in Pompeii have discovered two skeletons that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Experts said Tuesday that the find underlines that many of the dead in the ancient city were due to powerful quakes that accompanied the eruption and not just victims of the volcano’s deadly ash and gas. The two skeletons were found in the House of Chaste Lovers beneath a wall that collapsed before the area was covered in volcanic material. The director of the Pompeii archaeological site said new techniques are allowing experts to determine the dynamics of deaths down to the final seconds.
There was something about the mountains and breathtaking beauty of Norway that spoke to the soul of Pittsburgh-born artist William H. Singer Jr.
Shepherd University students were able to step back in time to the 1600s through the diary of prominent New England minister and writer Cotton…
Ken Johnston, a “walking artist” based in Philadelphia, passed through Frederick County on Thursday and Friday, and will continue this weekend…
With a braid of dark hair that hangs down onto his shoulder, Frederick High School senior T.J. Weaver will have one representation of his Nati…
A 19th-century-style baseball game, a host of live music acts and a petting zoo are all slated for Frederick County’s 275th anniversary jubile…
Beginning in the 1890s, the mini-village of Braddock Heights, situated along the National Pike, boasted a large amusement park, dance hall, ro…
Archeologists in Pompeii have discovered two skeletons that they believe were men who died when a wall collapsed on them during the powerful earthquakes that accompanied the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Experts said Tuesday that the find underlines that many of the dead in the ancient city were due to powerful quakes that accompanied the eruption and not just victims of the volcano’s deadly ash and gas. The two skeletons were found in the House of Chaste Lovers beneath a wall that collapsed before the area was covered in volcanic material. The director of the Pompeii archaeological site said new techniques are allowing experts to determine the dynamics of deaths down to the final seconds.
Blacksmithing, hearth cooking, artisans, guided hikes and tours — this could only mean one thing: the return Catoctin Furnace Historical Socie…
Blacksmithing, hearth cooking, artisans, guided hikes and tours — this could only mean one thing: the return Catoctin Furnace Historical Socie…
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Hodding Carter III, a Mississippi newspaperman and award-winning television journalist who kept Americans informed about the Iran hostage crisis as State Department spokesman, has died at age 88. His daughter Catherine Carter Sullivan confirmed he died Thursday in North Carolina. Carter was no relation to President Jimmy Carter, but both rose through Southern Democratic politics. Hodding Carter III was a civil rights activist as well as a journalist at his family’s Delta Democrat-Times in Greenville, Mississippi. He later anchored television programs and steered the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. He also ran the John S. Knight and James L. Knight Foundation.
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As King Charles III prepares for his coronation, the heir to the throne has substantial American blood for the first time in history — with a …
Hodding Carter III, a Mississippi newspaperman and award-winning television journalist who kept Americans informed about the Iran hostage crisis as State Department spokesman, has died at age 88. His daughter Catherine Carter Sullivan confirmed he died Thursday in North Carolina. Carter was no relation to President Jimmy Carter, but both rose through Southern Democratic politics. Hodding Carter III was a civil rights activist as well as a journalist at his family’s Delta Democrat-Times in Greenville, Mississippi. He later anchored television programs and steered the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. He also ran the John S. Knight and James L. Knight Foundation.
Historians have good reasons to think they know the U.S. Civil War really well. It was recent in historical terms, and life during the war was…
‘The Commedia Cinderella,” presented by the Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s Fun Company, accomplishes so many goals parents have for their childre…
Before the Choral Arts Society of Frederick heads overseas to perform at the official D-Day American Celebrations in Normandy and Paris, catch…
One of the tenets of faith is to live a life of holiness. In the Torah, there is even a section called the “Holiness Code.” During these verse…
Ever since missionaries started building churches out of mud 400 years ago in what was the isolated frontier of the Spanish empire, tiny mountain communities like Cordova relied on their own resources to keep the faith going.
As King Charles III prepares for his coronation, the heir to the throne has substantial American blood for the first time in history — with a …
Prince William has poured a pint of ale and taken a ride on the London subway with his wife Kate as part of a royal ramble before King Charles III’s coronation. William and Kate took time to chat with royal fans, tourists and Londoners Thursday in the capital’s Soho entertainment district with just two days to go until Saturday’s coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The pair took their first trip on the Elizabeth line which is named after Queen Elizabeth II. They then stopped at a historic pub where William poured a pint of Kingmaker. The pale ale was brewed to celebrate the coronation. The visit came as London prepared for the first coronation in the United Kingdom in 70 years.
Great Britain’s royal family turns the page on a new chapter with the coronation of King Charles III. Charles ascended the throne when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died last year. But the coronation Saturday is a religious ceremony that provides a more formal confirmation of his role as head of state and titular head of the Church of England. The pomp, pageantry and symbolism of the occasion date back to the medieval times when English kings wielded great power. Charles says he wants to slim down the monarchy, and his coronation was planned accordingly. But it still will feature ornate regalia and be attended by heads of state and royals from other nations.
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