Decades – Page 12 – Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River

Museum President Terri Knachel facepaints a young museum patron.

Gardening at the Museum, Fall 2015

Volunteer Adrienne Luciano

The Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River is an all-volunteer non-profit organization. Volunteers like Adrienne help keep the history of Essex alive by donating their time by conducting tours, arranging displays, maintaining the building and grounds and working on the archives. Interested in becoming a volunteer? Contact us!

Volunteer Adrienne Luciano prepares to take a family on a tour of the museum.

Crabs-N-Beer Raffle (2016)

Summer is the time for hot steamed Maryland crabs and ice cold beer! Pick up a raffle ticket for a chance to win a bushel of crabs from Vince’s Crab House and a case of beer from Mace Liquors. Buying a raffle ticket helps to pay for the operating costs and expenses of The Heritage Society of Essex & Middle River, an all-volunteer organization that relies on generous donations from individuals like yourself. Become a member.

Please show your support for the Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River by purchasing raffle tickets at one of these locations:

Back River Garage – 1817 Eastern Ave., Essex
Cars4sale – 2619 North Point Blvd., Dundalk
East County Times – 513 Eastern Blvd., Essex
Fattie’s Bar & Grill – 1030 Old Eastern Ave., Essex
Hawks Pleasure Club – 430 Riverside Drive, Essex
Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River – 513 Eastern Blvd., Essex (Saturdays 10-2)

Special thanks to Delegate Ric Metzgar, Vince’s Crab House and Mace Liquors.

Zachary Feltz of Essex won the Bushel of Crabs donated by Al’s Seafood in Essex when he entered the Heritage Society’s Essex Day raffle. Thanks to the 250+ visitors to the museum that day!

Santa Parades Down Eastern Avenue (1956)

Nickel Family Home Movies, Turkey Point

Nickel Family Home Movies, 1940s-1960s

These home movies screened as part of Baltimore Museum of Art’s “Baltimore Home Movie Day 2015” during their “Imagining Home” Opening, October 25th, 2015.

Clips include “Rockaway Beach Volunteer Fire Department Training, 1947,” “Rockaway Beach 4th of July Parade, 1952,” and “Ancient and The Honorable and Ancient Nobles of the Hardshell Crab Feast, 1948.”