On December 24, 1821, Dr. John Baltzell, age 47, married Ruth Ridgley, of Baltimore, age 22. Dr. Baltzell's home on East Church Street in Frederick is now the home for The Historical Society of Frederick County. On December 24, 1855, Frank Wanzer, his fiancée, and four other slaves fled their owners’ plantation in Loudoun County, Virginia, and made their way through the underground railroad in Frederick County, including stops at the farms of Ezra, Henry and John Michael, who owned adjacent farms near Doubs. On December 24, 1934, a fire, caused by an electrical short circuit in the basement, extensively damaged the Brunswick YMCA. The building was rebuilt almost immediately. On December 24, 1963, two houses of East Fifth Street in Frederick collapsed after a natural gas explosion. Mr. and Mrs. Henry King, who lived at 110, died several days later of burns received in the resulting fire. If anyone can add information to these History Moments, or would like to suggest an item for another calendar day, please contact me privately. John W. Ashbury Wasps1965@comcast.net <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net>