On August 31, 1712, John Thomas Schley, who built the first house in Frederick Towne, was born in Mortzheim, Germany. He was a school teacher and church leader in Frederick. On August 31, 1784, John Frederick Amelung and 68 workmen and their families arrived in Baltimore aboard the brig "Fame," after a four month voyage from Bremen, Germany. These people built and operated Amelung's New Bremen Glassworks near Park Mills in Frederick County. They produced some of the finest glassware in the new United States. 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 (wasps65@earthlink.net)