On September 29, 1829, the Rev. Jonathan Helfenstein, pastor of the German (Evangelical) Reformed Church on West Church Street in Frederick from 1811 to 1828, died at age 44. On September 29, 1837, the Carroll Creek through downtown Frederick flooded. On September 29, 1855, Anne Key Taney, wife of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, and sister of Francis Scott Key, died at Old Point Comfort (VA) after a severe stroke. Their daughter died the next day of yellow fever. On September 29, 1874, C. Burr Artz, whose wife Catherine Thomas Artz endowed the Frederick library named for him, died in Chicago. He made his fortune through land speculation in the Chicago area. He was also a former Frederick County assessor. On September 29, 1878, Dr. George Joseph Snowball, who practiced dentistry in Frederick for 57 years (1913-1970) and who retired at age 92, was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He died at age 105 on May 22, 1984. On September 29, 1951, Frederick City made the final payment to the local banks which lent the $200,000 ransom money to the city which was paid to Confederate General Jubal Early who threatened to burn the city to the ground in July 1864. 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 <mailto:Wasps1965@comcast.net> Wasps1965@comcast.net