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FredCoHistory

  1. "If you’re not bummed out sometimes by our posts, then we’re prob. not doing our job." via @TodaysDocument tmblr.co/ZQ4TJvMC46GX
  2. Capt. B. H. Schley & Lt. Maurice Albaugh (both of our city) & several hundred other were also taken prisoners. May 26, 3 PM #JakesDiary
  3. Many of the soldiers arrived in Frederick. The 1st was Young who came Sun morning 2 o'clock & others are still coming... #JakesDiary
  4. A battle was fought on May 23 at Front Royal VA between the 1st MD Reg, Col John R Kenly, & the Rebel cavalry under Col Ashby... #JakesDiary
  5. Guest post: Kelly Dwyer, education intern, on her experiences working at the HSFC this year tmblr.co/ZQ4TJvM8923E
  6. Carrie's off to pick up exhibit panels for our #BarbaraFritchie exhibit! It opens next Fri 6-8pm. Join us! More info: bitly.com/LyIRZQ.
  7. We'll miss you too, Kelly! RT @k_dwy: My last day @FredCoHistory #sad :(
  8. Photo: tmblr.co/ZQ4TJvM4OtXV It took 4 people to move this switchboard that will be included in our comprehensive history exhibit.
  9. A great album from the '90s: Smells Like Museum Spirit #ReplaceWordWithMuseums
  10. Photoset: A set of photographs with bicycles to (belatedly) celebrate Bike to Work Day! GN0991 and GN0992 -... tmblr.co/ZQ4TJvM0lX7w
  11. "You're gonna need a bigger museum." #ReplaceWordWithMuseums -- We really are with all this #BarbaraFritchie stuff that keeps coming in!
  12. "It was the best of museums, it was the worst of museums." ...Except scratch that last bit. #ReplaceWordWithMuseums
  13. We're a #BlueStarMuseum again this summer! Free admission for active duty military personnel & families Memorial Day to Labor Day.
  14. Starting with "I love the smell of museums in the morning... Smelled like [sniff, sniff] victory." #ReplaceWordWithMuseums Got more?
  15. Taking a cue from @prattlibrary & other #ReplaceAWordWithLibrarian-ers, we need to #ReplaceWordWithHistory or #ReplaceWordWithMuseums.
  16. Congrats! RT @FCPSMaryland: FCPS makes not 1 but all 3 published lists of America's best high schools! ping.fm/nERba
  17. Photo: Barbara Fritchie Sugar Cakes tmblr.co/ZQ4TJvLypn-n
  18. I do hope before the first of July arrives the rebellion may be crushed out and never again to show his Hydra head. May 22, 2 PM #JakesDiary
  19. Cause disaffection in the wigwam. He being a thorough Union Man and some of his parishioners are Rebels... #JakesDiary
  20. Rev Charles Seymour of the Protestant Episcopal Church of this city (All-Saints Parish) resigned his rectorship yesterday... #JakesDiary