Eps 10 Brief History of Havre de Grace Post Office
Postal service in Havre de Grace began with Stage Stop service while we were still colonies in 1774. In 1777 John Rodgers was recognized as our Postmaster. Read more in our blog post.
Eps 8 Ice Houses, Icy Ball, and Havre de Grace History
Ice on the Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace could be treacherous with ice jams, could offer recreation when it frozen over (skating/horse drawn sleighs), and created a major industry – ice houses and Ice distribution!
Eps 5 Havre de Grace Pharmacies/Drug Stores
Learn a cute story as you read the history of pharmacies/drug stores in Havre de Grace from our ‘casual historian.’
Eps 2 Chesapeake Hotel and the Monkey
Sometimes we learn to be careful what we ask for. Enjoy this humorous tale of how “Banana Girl’ – the monkey – became part of the Grubb family at the Chesapeake Hotel!
