NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
CONTACT
Sherry Taylor, Marketing Director
(410) 386-4415 ext. 110
Community Media Center Invites Local Veterans to Share Their Stories
The Community Media Center will hold a special Veterans Oral History Collection Day on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at the Community Media Center, 1301 Washington Road, Westminster, MD.
The Veterans Oral History Collection Day is an opportunity for Carroll County veterans to share their personal accounts of military service with the rest of our community. The focus of the project is to recognize our local veterans, honor them for their service and preserve their memories for future generations.
Local veterans interested in sharing their story should contact the Community Media Center to schedule an interview time. Interviews will be scheduled between 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on October 20, 2026, by appointment only. To be included in the project, please schedule your appointment no later than October 18, 2026.
To sign up or to learn more about the project, visit www.carrollmediacenter.org/carroll-county-history-project. Or contact Sherry Taylor at staylor@carrollmediacenter.org
The goal of the Veterans Oral History Collection is not only to honor the courage and sacrifice of our local veterans, but also to preserve their memories as a lasting resource to help educate future generations.
Every veteran has a story. A story of service, sacrifice, duty and pride. Whether an individual serve during wartime or peacetime, at home or overseas, their experiences deserve to be remembered. These personal accounts help bring history to life, adding a context and perspective that you can’t find in a textbook.
Interviews collected will be added to the Carroll County History Project’s permanent online video archive. On November 11, 2026 these and other local veteran interviews will be featured on cable channels 19 and HD-1072 during special all-day programming in observance of Veterans Day.
Special thanks to our sponsors for their overwhelming support or our veterans oral history project: B & D Auctions, Carroll Lutheran Village, The Community Foundation of Carroll County and Farmers & Merchants Bank.
About the Carroll County History Project
The Carroll County History Project is an ongoing effort to preserve the history of Carroll County, Maryland by collecting videotaped memories of people who live here. This permanent oral history archive contains the personal accounts of local residents and their stories of the people, places and events that shaped Carroll County. The Carroll County History Project was developed by the Community Media Center in partnership with, Carroll County Public Library, Carroll County NAACP, Human Relations Commission of Carroll County, The Carroll County Bureau of Aging & Disabilities, the Historical Society of Carroll County and the Carroll County Genealogical Society. Individual interviews are videotaped and stored in our permanent online library to learn more visit www.carrollmediacenter.org/carroll-county-history-project.
