Ira H. Buhrman “Lost at Sea” by Richard D. L. Fulton Ira Harrison Buhrman was born on November 10, 1887, in Foxville (Frederick County), to parents Harvey Meade Buhrman, a farmer, and Theresa Need Buhrman. Buhrman had eight brothers and sisters (two apparently having died at birth). Buhrman resided in Foxville until his death and…

T h e Y e a r i s…1 9 2 8 by James Rada, Jr. She Wa s the F i r s t L ine in Fire Defense Photo Courtesy of findagrave.com. Alice Willard knew all about struggling to get by. The Foxville resident was a 30-year-old single mother of an 11-year-old son,…

Murder or Suicide, An Unanswered Question by James Rada, Jr. Elmer K. Buhrman hadn’t heard from his son, Melvin Cletus Buhrman, over the weekend of January 19-21, 1923. It was unusual because Melvin’s house in Foxville didn’t have running water. He had to visit his father’s house regularly to fill buckets and bottles with water.…

by James Rada, Jr. The Year Catoctin Mountain Burned During 1920, Catoctin Mountain was plagued by fires that burned thousands of acres across both the eastern and western sides of the mountain. The first fires started at the end of March. “It is said that the flames started along the Jefferson road and attracted very…

Barbara Abraham When we, or people visiting the area, think about the names of certain communities, thoughts jump to animals for being the origin. Why not think animals had an influence on the long-ago names? After all, back then, there were more animals than people populating the woods and meadows. But are these thoughts always…

Deb Spalding “Quality education,” “a comfortable learning environment,” and “friendly atmosphere” are some of the descriptions former students have used to reference the education they received at Sabillasville Elementary School (SES). Current student, Lillian Coles of Foxville, who experienced her first day of kindergarten at SES on August 24, said, “It’s fun and I like…