by Richard D. L. Fulton According to Robert K. Headley, as stated in his book, Maryland’s Motion Picture Theaters (Images of America), in the 1950s, there were as many as 200 movie theaters in Maryland.  While that may seem to be a relatively small number, Maryland is, after all, a relatively small state. Most of…

by Richard D. L. Fulton Woodsboro Opera House The Woodsboro Opera House existed at 5 North Main Street in Woodsboro, located on the second floor of the building that had been constructed and occupied by the Woodsboro (Savings) Bank. The structure housing the opera house had replaced a pre-existing structure, which had served as the…

James Rada, Jr. The year 1899 marks the year that aspirin was created. It is the birth year for Al Capone, Duke Ellington, and August Anheuser Busch, Jr. Henry Bliss became the first person killed in a car accident in the United States. And, Woodsboro Savings Bank of Frederick County was chartered on May 1,…