On March 11, 1868, a meeting was held at the Presbyterian Church on West Second Street in Frederick for the purpose of forming a local Young Men's Christian Association. On March 11, 1929, the Free Colored Men's Library, established by the late Rev. Ignatius Snowden and Clifford Holland, on Ice Street in Frederick, was destroyed by fire. Between 1,000 and 3,000 volumes were lost, damaged primarily by water. At the time of the fire it was the only facility loaning books to Frederick's colored population. On March 11, 1948, Dr. A. D. Floury, a Thurmont dentist, purchased the first television set in the northern Frederick County town. On March 11, 1949, Mrs. Olga Olsen Roney, wife of Clyde M. Roney, prominent local automobile dealer (Chrysler/Plymouth), reported that she was safe after two armed men held up the train on which she was a passenger, near Martinsburg, WV. On March 11, 2005, Charles Victor Main, chief of The Frederick City Police Department from 1952 to 1976, a co-founder of The Community Foundation of Frederick, Inc, and fundraiser without peer for worthy causes, died at Homewood at Crumland Farms in Frederick. He was born January 22, 1910, in Middletown, 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 [email protected]