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Essex Fire Station #7 Lieut. Charles J. Horner’s Turncoat Donated to Museum

The granddaughter of Lieutenant Charles J. Horner, Blaze, recently donated the 70+ year old fire turncoat of her grandfather along with several ...
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Fire at the Hiway Theatre, Essex, Maryland, August 1963

Click to play Fire at the Hiway Theatre, Essex, Maryland WMAR-TV (Channel 2) News Footage, August 1963 Middle River VFD ...
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Hartley Wedding Held in Essex museum

By Dan Baldwin (Avenue News, 12/19/14) Trisha and Bill Hartley celebrated their marriage on Saturday, Dec. 13. But the date, ...
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2014 Christmas Lighting and Open House

Remember when Essex had a large crowd for the Christmas Tree Lighting? We are going to revive that tradition and ...
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Long time holiday tradition returns to Essex

By Dan Baldwin (Avenue News, 11/23/2014) A long time holiday tradition is returning to Essex Saturday, Dec. 6, as the ...
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Ron (Daddy Kool) Alder Honored by Wounded Warriors Project

Each year Ron (Daddy Kool) Alder is able to offer financial assistance to various Veteran's groups. Through the help of ...
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March Newsletter

HISTORIAN LUNCHEON Several members of our Museum attended a recent historian luncheon at the Eastern Yacht Club. The event was hosted ...
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