Category: Memorials

Once Upon A Time: Remembering Helen Kubik

Many of us, when we approached the age of reading for ourselves, selected books that offered larger-than-life stories with fairy-tale… Read more.
Gretchie’s Gifts: Free December Download

For the month of December, I am offering Faith, Hope, and Legacy: a Collection of Christmas Reflections, which features “Gretchie’s… Read more.
The Story Behind Our Toy Drive for Sinai PICU

Here’s why we do this for the beautiful children in the Sinai Hospital PICU: In 1981, I owned a 1968… Read more.
Officer Caprio Community Memorials Continue A Month After Her Death

by Rus VanWestervelt Exclusive for Baltimore County Breaking News June 21, 2018 A month ago, Laura Joy Rode and Erinn… Read more.
Faith, Hope, and Legacy: A Collection of Christmas Reflections

Sharing with all of my Baltimore Writer followers… Thank you very much for your interest in Faith, Hope, and Legacy:… Read more.
Memorial Day: Remember The Sacrifice

My alarm went off at 2:57 a.m., and three minutes later, I received the text from my friend Trina. Leaving… Read more.
Chasing Fire: Understanding the Death of Baltimore’s Mayor in 1904

In 2003, I completed my 306-page thesis on the Baltimore Fire of 1904. In my research, I stumbled on a… Read more.
A Chill In August (Re)Ignites The Fire To Teach

It reached 77 degrees today, on this, the 24th of August. Blue sky, patchy white clouds, and the eerie absence… Read more.
O Captain, My Captain.

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Where I’m Writing: Prospect Hill Cemetery

I spent the afternoon at Prospect Hill Cemetery here in Towson, six acres of burial grounds on preserved land just… Read more.