Category Archives: Historical Society of Frederick County

Historic Photo of Confederate Solders in Frederick (2012)

A more detailed and heavily revised version of this has been posted. I want to share a different way viewing the historic photograph of Confederate Soldiers in Frederick. The photo shows the soldiers as they prepare to march toward the Antietam battleground. It is embedded in a … Continue reading

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Digitizing the 1859 Frederick Md. Directory

Converting the 1859 Frederick Md directory to a searchable PDF document was a learning experience for me which I would like to share.  Photographing the directory went fairly quickly.  There were ninety-two images each showing  two opposing  pages plus images … Continue reading

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1859 Frederick Md Directory: A Snapshot of Frederick on the Eve of the Civil War

The “Williams’ Frederick Directory, City Guide, and Business Mirror, Volume 1–1859-’60” was published in 1859 by the C. S. Williams. A copy was presented to the HSFC on November 19, 1957 by Mrs Bessie P. Keefer of Frederick. I recently … Continue reading

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Photographing Historic Documents and Pictures with the Nikon 1 V1 Camera

One of my main volunteer tasks at the Historical Society of Frederick County is photographing historic pictures and documents.  You can find many of pictures I have copied in the Online Catalog on the HSFC web site. I have done this for a several years using … Continue reading

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