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1979 Flooding at Bay Drive in Bowleys Quarters
Flooding at Bay Drive on Middle River in Bowleys Quarters Baltimore, Maryland Septermber 6th, 1979-0906 WMAR-TV (Television Station: Baltimore, Md.) ...
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Essex, Maryland 1980 Revitalization Project
Fire at the Essex Diner, Essex 1980 Revitalization Project Excerpted from https://archive.org/details/WMAR-RAW-001-007 News Storage: September 3-6, 1979 by WMAR-TV (Television ...
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2021 Ghost Hunts
Essex Museum Paranormal Preview Night Friday, October 22, 2021 Join us at the Essex Museum for our Paranormal Preview Night! ...
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Christmas in July at the Essex Museum
Sunday, July 18 from 1 to 4 pm The Museum will be hosting a free Christmas in July event! We’ll ...
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It’s Baseball Season!
Batter Up! It's springtime again in Essex, Maryland and that means baseball and opening day - time to throw out ...
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2020 Heritage Society Annual Holiday Tree Lighting
We are holding our annual Essex Tree Lighting on Saturday, December 5th, 2020 from 5 to 7 pm. Please join ...
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Christmas in Old Baltimore with Historian Wayne Schaumburg
On Thursday, December 12, 2019 we welcomed Baltimore historian and educator Wayne R. Schaumburg for a talk on “Christmas In ...
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2019 Heritage Society Annual Holiday Open House and Tree Lighting
We are holding our annual Essex Tree Lighting & Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 7th, 2019 from 5 to ...
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2019 History and Haunts Paranormal Expo
The History and Haunts Paranormal Expo was presented by The Baltimore Paranormal Society and The Heritage Society of Essex and ...
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2018 Museum Christmas Tree Lighting
Dec. 8th, 2018: Holiday Tree Lighting and Museum Open House For our 2019 Annual Open House and Tree Lighting we ...
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Baumgartner Collection Book #105: Serving Our Country
Baumgartner Collection Book #105: Serving Our Country Below are some excerpts from the collection. To view all of the clippings, ...
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Baumgartner Collection Book #8 – Essex Middle River Beauty Pageants
Baumgartner Collection Book #8: Essex Middle River Beauty Pageants Download PDF Read PDF online at archive.org ...
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Baumgartner Collection Book #153: Hart, Miller, Pooles Islands
Baumgartner Collection Book #153: Hart, Miller, Pooles Islands Download PDF Read PDF online at archive.org Hart Miller Island is located ...
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Baumgartner Collection Book #13: Citizens of Essex
Baumgartner Collection Book #13: Citizens of Essex Download PDF Read PDF online at archive.org READ ARTICLE: Helen Baumgartner's Beer Can ...
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Baumgartner Collection Book #73: Police and Auxiliary
Baumgartner Collection Book #73: Police and Auxiliary Download PDF View on archive.org Nov. 14, 1962, Eastern Beacon ...
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Baumgartner Collection Book #45: Fire Department
Baumgartner Collection Book #45: Fire Department Download PDF View on archive.org ...
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2017 Joe Schield Volunteer of the Year Awardee: Rita
Congratulations to Rita, our 2017 Joe Schield Volunteer of the Year Award winner! Thank you, Rita, for all of your ...
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Kochman Hell Drivers, Baltimore County Fair (1970’s)
Kochman Hell Drivers at the Baltimore County Fair at Martin State Airport in the 1970's ...
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Helen Baumgartner’s Beer Can Collecting Hobby (1976)
She Brews Up A Hobby: Collecting Beer Cans By Richard Irwin (News American, 10/24/1976) Some people collect stamps and others ...
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2017 Holiday Tree Lighting
Essex Community Tree Lights Up the Night By Devin Crum (East County Times, 12/2017) Community leaders, elected officials and residents ...
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