Picnic beach. The Pospisils purchased four waterfront lots on Bay Drive in Bowleys Quarters in 1923, clearing trees and opening 200 feet of shoreline to the public as a swimming beach and picnic grounds. Mary Pospisil recalls the family closing up the nightclub late Saturday night, attending 2:30 a.m. Mass at St. Vincent’s church downtown … Read more
Sue Creek’s famous Pottery Farm By Jackie Nickel (2019) Perhaps the most famous resident of the Back River Neck Peninsula in the 1800s was Peter Hermann, a potter. An immigrant from Germany, he arrived in the United States in 1847 and became a U.S. citizen in 1851, according to research by Ballestone Preservation Society members. … Read more
Baumgartner Collection Book #45: Fire Department Download PDF View on archive.org
This two-part feature chronicles Mae’s journey from a childhood on the White House Farm in the early 1900s to her husband’s national trap shooting titles, offering a rare, personal glimpse into a bygone era of Eastern Baltimore County. Mae Beck: Matriarch of Back River Neck Peninsula Looks Back on 100 Years By Jackie Nickel (Avenue … Read more
Still Available! Order before they’re gone! STOCKING STUFFERS $5! Heritage Society ornaments and mini flags are just $5! Check our Facebook page for upcoming Saturday gift shop hours. Our two-sided 2025 Essex Christmas ornament features a historical sketch of the Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River on one side and a whimsical portrait of … Read more
June 16, 1975: Stephen G. Brenner, the original “Bozo the Clown” at Super Sunday in Essex, Maryland.
FEBRUARY February Membership Meeting Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7 PM Museum Speaker Series: History of Turner Station and Henrietta Lacks Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 1 PM Servant Courtney Speed, founder of the Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group, and community leader Sister Muriel Gray, will discuss the history of Turner Station and the impact of … Read more
