Skip to content
Essex and Middle River Heritage Society Museum

Essex and Middle River Heritage Society Museum

  • HOME
  • Visit the Museum
  • Ghost Hunts
  • Gift Shop
  • About Us
    • About the Museum
    • Become a Member
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Contact Us
  • Online Archives (Photos & Clippings)
    • Browse Photos & Clippings
    • Baumgartner Collection

Holidays

July 4th Parades and Celebrations Through the Years

July 3, 2026June 30, 2026 by

These historic snapshots showcase the generations of families, marching bands, and parade floats that made the July 4th Parade along Eastern Blvd. a summer tradition in the 60s and 70s. Families lined up to watch a classic lineup of local fire trucks, youth sports teams, and kids who clearly spent all morning decorating their bikes. … Read more

Categories Festivals, Holidays, July 4th Leave a comment

Easter, 1940s

April 6, 2017 by

Easter at Turkey Point in the 1940s. Jackie Nickel and family. 8mm home movie. Source: nickelforyourmemories.com

Categories 1940s, Easter, Home Movies Tags Rockaway Beach, Turkey Point Leave a comment

Pop’s Discount Toys, 1950’s

April 6, 2017 by

Pop’s Discount Toys on Eastern Avenue in Essex in the early 1950’s.

Categories 1950s, Businesses, Christmas, Holidays Leave a comment

Ben Taylor Standing in Coffin with Frankenstein Mask On, 1970

April 3, 2017 by

Ben Taylor Standing in Coffin with Frankenstein Mask On, Cox’s Point House of Horrors, Cox Point Park, 1970. Publisher – Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River, Inc. Date – 1970

Categories 1970s, Halloween Tags Cox's Point Leave a comment

Santa Stolen in Essex (2017)

December 21, 2016 by
Categories 2010s, Christmas Leave a comment

Heritage Museum 2016 Christmas Tree Lighting

October 24, 2016 by
Categories 2010s, Christmas Leave a comment

Halloween Harvest at the Museum, 2016

October 22, 2016 by

Museum President Terri Knachel facepaints a young museum patron.

Categories 2010s, Arts, Halloween, Heritage Society, Museum Events Leave a comment

Memorial Day, 2016

June 3, 2016 by

A History of Veterans Day in Essex-Middle River By Keith Roberts

Categories Heritage Society, Memorial Day Leave a comment

Santa Parades Down Eastern Avenue (1956)

December 25, 2015 by
Categories 1950s, Christmas, Decades 2 Comments

Halloween, 1982

October 28, 2015 by

Essex Halloween events from the Avenue News in 1982. J.C. Greene of “Evening Magazine” Click image to enlarge

Categories 1980s, Halloween Leave a comment
Older posts
Page1 Page2 Next →

Photos & Clippings

Browse our collection

Recent Updates

  • Essex Museum Open House & Scavenger Hunt
  • 2026 Museum Events Calendar
  • America 250 Celebration at the Museum
  • July 4th Parades and Celebrations Through the Years
  • A History of Wartime Middle River
  • Memories Of  “Old” Middle River by Jackie Nickel
  • Middle River Train Station History
  • Cox’s Point Boat Races
  • Remembering the May 1976 Baltimore County Sasquatch Sightings
  • Dinosaurs at Eastpoint Shopping Center

Browse by Category

Recent Comments

  • atomictv on Rocky Point Beach, 1973
  • Wendy Thomas on Rocky Point Beach, 1973
  • Wendy Thomas on Rocky Point Beach, 1973
  • Jeff Spencer on Pospisil Family History and Photos
  • David Gaylin on Visit the Museum
  • Joanne Walter on Become a Member
  • Adrienne L on Gift Shop
© 2026 Essex and Middle River Heritage Society Museum • Built with GeneratePress