My great grandmother saved (what appears to be) a community or church bulletin from 1918 in Union Bridge, MD. Her brother, Howard Bond, was featured on the front. I have had this in my possession for a month or two now. It wasn't until today that I carefully scanned it, however (look in files page for full pdf). It gave me pause to think of other community or church bulletins that we never knew about which have information on our ancestors and relatives in it. It also made me grin and think of my cousin, Jodi, who puts out a yearly Smith newsletter- letting people know what her family (husband, herself and her 3 beautiful children) have been up to.
NTS: I need to find more Friendly Visitors and search them for info.
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Well, my connection at the Western Maryland Railroad Museum came through for me in FLYING colors! He found a picture of my Great Great Grandfather John W Grimes, in a band outside of the Western Maryland Railroad Union Bridge, Maryland station! Notice the building in the background? That is the one I took a picture of and walked around in my adventures in October! Woo Hoo!
We are not sure what the name of the band is, but I will research bands in the area- there can't be that many, right? [Update: there are many bands.. MANY MANY- now we know what people did before television, they went to listen to a band.] Also, I forgot to put this info up earlier:
I believe JW was a letter carrier for the railroad before 1920. In an article I found on Friday April 2, 1920 the Union Bridge Pilot said that "John Grimes began work on Monday as a gateman at the depot." and that someone else had "taken the job of carrying the mail between the post office and the station." Other records my contact found stated:Based on the info in the newspaper account shown, J. W. Grimes started as Gateman at Union Bridge sometime around April 2, 1920, so he must have had another WM Ry job from November 1, 1918 until he became a Gateman as shown in the April 2, 1920 newspaper account. The Rosters were usually issued annually, so his assignment as Gateman would not have shown up until the January 1, 1921 issue.
and after he passed away someone else took the job:
I need to make a donation to the museum. I keep forgetting... |
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