This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Frederick barn fire recalls a cycling farm past
Keith E Mobley of Frederick recalls a 1940s era barn on the School for the Deaf property near the Truck Stop that burned. He shares memories of Speaks and Burtner era farming, steam-powered threshing, long days in the barn, Civil War sites nearby, and the changing landscape from wheat fields to suburbs. The piece blends personal nostalgia with reflections on how farming life faded as development progressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
School For the Deaf
Clarke Place
Grove Stadium
Speaks
Loates
Evangelical Lutheran Church
John
Raymond
South Carroll Street
Mt. Olivet
Market Street
South Market Street
Washington, D.C
Burtner Brothers
Darrell Burtner
Monocacy
Jubal Early
Frederick County
Maryland School For the Deaf