by Sue E. Clabaugh My Grandmother used to have a quilt that she would wrap me in. She told me it was hers now and made by folks back when. Said it was all made out of remnants and each and every patch meant something to someone that nobody else could match. Some patches were…

James Rada, Jr. Families can pass along many traits through the generations. Eye color, facial structure, even a propensity to bear twins. Unfortunately, they can also pass along diseases. Sue Clabaugh’s family has been in the Thurmont area for hundreds of years. One line of her family tree goes back to John Jost of Wittgenstein,…

James Rada, Jr. When the Trinity United Church of Christ of Thurmont hit financial hard times about thirty-five years ago, Treasurer Russ Delauter thought the church might have to sell off kitchen equipment to pay the bills. Then he realized that while that might help the immediate problem, it wouldn’t address the ongoing shortfalls. So,…