Monday, April 13, 2015

Former Mayor Dayhoff to give a talk on Belle Grove Square on May 12, 2015


Former Mayor Dayhoff to give a talk on Belle Grove Square on May 12, 2015 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/04/former-mayor-dayhoff-to-give-talk-on.html

Celebrating the history of Belle Grove Square

April 13, 2015

A Historical Society of Carroll County MD Box Lunch Talk by former Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff on May 12, 2015

It was almost 140 years ago when Belle Grove Square, was developed in the city of Westminster. The park was formally turned over to the city in late May 1877 through the civic generosity of George and Maria Matthews.

The origins of Belle Grove Square date back to 1866 when what was then, farmland and woods, was originally purchased by the Matthews family. 

The park was deemed one of Westminster’s sacred secular spaces by the late professor of religion, Dr. Ira G. Zepp, Jr., of McDaniel College.

Learn more about the many secrets of Westminster’s first park, a hidden emerald in plain sight in the center of Westminster.






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The Box Lunch Talk (BLT) program attracts scores of local history enthusiasts every month! These hour-long events – easily our most popular – begin promptly at Noon on the second Tuesday of every month in Grace Hall, Grace Lutheran Church; 21 Carroll Street, Westminster. http://gracelc.org/

Free parking is available in the lot on Carroll Street. Enter the building through Entrance #2, on Carroll Street.

Past topics include “The Wines of Central Maryland, Past Present & Future;” “Historic Barns of Carroll County;” and “Where is Grandma Hiding?” - Which showed guests how to explore their genealogy.

Participating is inexpensive and easy! Guests bring their lunch and enjoy a small selection of beverages and dessert. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for non-members.

To see our current BLT schedule, pick up a copy of our newsletter The Courier, check out our calendar online, or give us a call at 410-848-6494. Programs are subject to change without prior notice.

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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Grace Hall, Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll Street, Westminster. Lunch is not available for purchase; participants are encouraged to bring a lunch. Beverages and dessert are provided.

Member $3, Non Member $7. For more information on membership, contact us at Info@HSCCmd.org or at 410-848-6494

Sign up for an individual or family membership at the Historical Society of Carroll County!

Individual and family memberships include these benefits:

•Your subscription to our Carroll Courier newsletter featuring Society news & event information!

•Your subscription to our Carroll History Journal about Carroll County history!

•Free admission to the Sherman-Fisher-Shellman House Museum!

•Free use of the Research Library featuring genealogical sources, old news articles, books, and other historical documents!

•Discounted admission to our monthly Box Lunch Talk series—just $3 for members!

•A discount on most purchases in The Shop at Cockey's!

•Discounted bus trips to museums & historic sites throughout the region!

•Our annual meeting, special events, educational programs, lectures, workshops and more!

Individual $50

Family $75 (all dependents living under the same roof)

Senior $40 (60 yrs. or older)

Senior Household $55 (all dependents living under the same roof)

For more information on membership, contact us at Info@HSCCmd.org or at 410-848-6494 x200.


Belle Grove Square in Westminster MD

August 2008


For articles and information about Belle Grove Square in Westminster click on the image...According to the Belle Grove Square neighborhood website, "Located just one block away from downtown Westminster, the Belle Grove Square neighborhood can trace its roots back to 1866 when George W. Matthews purchased the parcel of land that eventually became the Belle Grove Square neighborhood. Belle Grove Square Park is the heart of our historic neighborhood and it was donated to the city of Westminster on May 8th, 1877." http://www.bellegrovesquare.org/ - See more at: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/#sthash.PLO7CmB3.dpuf

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Historic Belle Grove Square Neighborhood

Preserving our past, building our future!



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Welcome to the Historic Belle Grove Square Neighborhood website

Located just one block away from downtown Westminster, the Belle Grove Square neighborhood can trace its roots back to 1866 when George W. Matthews purchased the parcel of land that eventually became the Belle Grove Square neighborhood. Belle Grove Square Park is the heart of our historic neighborhood and it was donated to the city of Westminster on May 8th, 1877.

The Belle Grove Square neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historical Places. Our voluntary neighborhood association is committed to perpetuating the historical character of Historic Belle Grove Square, as well as improving and beautifying our neighborhood and improving neighborhood and community relationships.

Click the links at the top of the page for more information on the neighborhood’s history.

Historic Belle Grove Square Neighborhood, a newsletter for the Belle Grove Square neighborhood of Westminster, Maryland, has been published each month since August 2008. For the most up-to-date information, please read our latest newsletter. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, the free Adobe Reader software is available at the link below.

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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: 
Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com

My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/


See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf
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