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From: "John Ashbury" <>
Subject: [MDFR] History Moment - 12-11-06
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:03:41 -0500


On December 11, 1797, Jacob Engelbrecht, who recorded local and world events
in diaries from 1819 to 1878, was born in Frederick.


On December 11, 1839, Edward Yerbury Goldsborough, an attorney, Confederate
Civil War veteran, county State's Attorney, SPCA advocate, U.S. Marshall for
Maryland, was born in Frederick.


On December 11, 1880, John H. Bruner, president of the Frederick City Board
of Aldermen, died of typhoid pneumonia at his North Market Street home. He
was born November 20, 1847.


On December 11, 1929, Thomas J. C. Williams, who with Folger McKinsey wrote
History of Frederick County published in 1910, died in Baltimore.


On December 11, 1993, The Board of Directors of The National Museum of Civil
War Medicine voted to establish the museum at 48 East Patrick Street in
downtown Frederick. The building formerly housed the Carty Furniture Store.



If anyone can add information to these History Moments,

or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day,

please contact me privately.



John W. Ashbury
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