• Elkridge Patch Blog Post

Also, Mary started a “Historic Humor” column with her original cartoons. Enjoy! Also, speaking of Frank Crowson, she  put a review of one of his books in the “Knit’n & Pic’n” column. She really enjoyed the book, and hopes our EHS friends will too.

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We are very excited to announce that Betsy McMillion of the Patapsco Heritage Greenway will be speaking about the history of villages and mills along the Patapsco. We hope you can attend. We are in partnership with the Greenway, and have many interests in common, so we hope you will support both organizations by attending this very interesting presentation.

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Place: The Brumbaugh House, 5825 Main St. Elkridge, MD 21075
Time: 7pm-8pm (or so)
More information: info@elkridgeheritage.org

The cost is free, BUT we will be selling tickets for our first fundraiser of the year, an Elkridge Furnace Inn night. We were extremely fortunate in booking gifted Maryland author and poet, Frank Crowson, to speak about growing up in Lower Elkridge, which is an important topic which we have not had the opportunity to explore thus far. Raised in Lower Elkridge, Mr. Crowson went to Elkridge High School with a gift for chemistry. A veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, he served for twenty-five years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As a civilian, Mr. Crowson worked as a professional nuclear engineer. He designed and constructed a number of the nation’s nuclear reactors and fossil fuel stations. With two other engineers, he established CDP Product Development Corp. and has been issued four U.S. patents. His first book, “Bearing False Witness” was published in 1997. This may be a once in a lifetime opportunity, as Mr. Crowson is selling his house and moving to Arizona this summer.

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Place:The Elkridge Furnace Inn, 5745 Furnace Ave. Elkridge, MD 21075
Time: 7pm-8:30 pm (or so)
Cost: $15.00 per person for dessert and coffee or tea
More information: info@elkridgeheritage.org

So bring your money to the March meeting and buy tickets to this extraordinary event! We can take cash or check, and the website will soon have a PayPal option available.

Sincerely,

Tina Barton, EHS Communications Secretary

We are working on our major fund-raiser of the year, the first annual Brumbaugh Barbeque on June 8th, starting at 4pm. It is envisioned as an adult-only event with beer and wine tastings, and lots of good food. We anticipate the tickets being $25 a person. We will be publishing more details as they become available.

Our curator, Mary Bahr, wrote a humorous poem about the history of Elkridge, with artwork by Mary and her father Leonard Bahr. Please be sure to read it. You can find it under the “Knit’n & Pick’n” tab, or click here: http://elkridgeheritage.org/knitn-picn/21813-the-elks-ridge/.

Finally, we have opened a store! We only have two items so far. Our featured item is a $75 print of a water color by well-known Elkridge artist, the late Florence Bahr. It is suitable for framing and comes with documentation as to its authenticiy. The other item is a book by Elkridge author Christine Barton, entitled “The Long Journey of Mother Turtle,” a children’s story about a turtle who is transported from West Virginia to Rockburn Park in Elkridge, and has to find her way back home again. There are limited quantities of each. Profits will be donated to EHS.

I would like to direct your attention to the fact that Mary’s series on Edgewood Cottage is now complete – we just published the last two parts. Enjoy the charming family stories, artwork and photographs, and learn the final sad truth about the historic property. To read them from the beginning, go to the first one by clicking here. and follow the links at the end of the first and second to continue reading. Or hover over the “Knit’n & Pick’n” tab on the home page and see a link to all three individually. For your convenience here is the direct link for Part 2, and here is the direct link to part 3. Happy reading!

Don’t forget to join us on December 27th at 7pm at St. Augustine Church for our presentation by church historian and published author, Polly Thornton. We will gather in the vestibule of the church. Afterwards, refreshments will be served at the Brumbaugh House.

Happy Holidays from your EHS Webmaster

Please note the Donate Button on the home page, and also linked under the “Contact Us” tab. We now offer you the convenience of donating on line! Elkridge Heritage Society is in great need of new members, and other donations, to help make our monthly bills of about $300 a month, and to move forward in improving the Brumbaugh House, inside and out. Please consider donating to EHS!

Here is the link to the new Patch Blog Post.

Our curator Mary Bahr has published her latest blog post: Portraits of Edgewood Cottage: 6061 Old Lawyers Hill Road (part 1 of 2). This is a charming history of Edgewood and Edgewood Cottage, with imaged of original artwork by the Bahr Family. All images are copyright protected.