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9 Brevities

Chestertown Flashback: Meet Me at the Bluebird

January 26, 2024 by Historical Society of Kent County

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This week’s January thaw brings to mind carefree days of hula hoops and automotive shenanigans, as shown in this undated photograph taken in front of Gibson’s Bluebird Tavern.

Charlie Krafft and Bill Lane helped us identify some of the sailors in last week’s photo of a Frostbite Regatta in 1956. From Charlie: “it is likely that Barclay Trippe was in 3520, William Lane in 3521, and either Dr. A.C. Dick of Chestertown or William Myers of Oxford in 3538. Trippe and Lane built a number of Penguins, including 3520 and 3521,” and from Bill, “We think the folks in the boat with no # are Bus and Curly Wilford.” Thank you to both of you for this good information!

If you can identify the people in this image or others we have shared, please contact [email protected]. Image courtesy of the Historical Society of Kent County

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Letters to Editor

  1. Shari Herr Keen says

    January 26, 2024 at 3:40 PM

    This photo is Chestertown’s version of “Grease”! A classic!

  2. Abigail says

    January 27, 2024 at 4:30 PM

    Robert Davis’ car , Betsy Mccown
    Echo Hill teachers

  3. Zeda says

    January 28, 2024 at 7:29 AM

    Good to see that there was once life in this town. 😁

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