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            • The Quilters Of Aberdeen

              The Quilters of Aberdeen

              July 14, 2025
              It’s hard not to appreciate a good, handmade quilt. There are endless possibilities in regards to design, and a heavy... …Read More »
            • Artist Spotlight: Alexandra Cope

              Artist Spotlight: Alexandra Cope

              January 10, 2025
              When it comes to home decor, it’s not unusual to see little pieces of nature make their way indoors. Finding... …Read More »
            • The Home Of Aberdeen’s First Congregation: First Presbyterian Church

              The Home of Aberdeen’s First Congregation: First Presbyterian Church

              November 15, 2024
              In our last issue, we featured a story about Sacred Heart Church written by Pat Gallagher. It got me thinking... …Read More »
            • Cold Weather Safety Tips For Pets

              Cold Weather Safety Tips for Pets

              November 8, 2024
              Cold weather is quickly returning to Aberdeen, and I’m sure many of us have started to take the necessary steps... …Read More »
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              July 14, 2025
              It’s hard not to appreciate a good, handmade quilt. There are endless possibilities in regards to design, and a heavy... …Read More »
            • Holgate Speaks: Making A Difference In Aberdeen

              Holgate Speaks: Making a Difference in Aberdeen

              July 9, 2025
              Holgate Middle School teachers Carolyn Geyer and Mia Fries asked their 7th grade language arts students one question: Who has... …Read More »
            • The Sweat Zone: Bringing The Heat

              The Sweat Zone: Bringing the Heat

              January 10, 2025
              It’s a crisp rainy morning when I pull up to The Sweat Zone on Main Street, but owner Christine Keller... …Read More »
            • Get To Know: Gloria Hutson

              Get to Know: Gloria Hutson

              December 6, 2024
              Gloria Hutson has always been drawn to helping others in her community. During her 15 years of working in direct... …Read More »
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              Then & Now: The Ward Block

              October 14, 2024
              Then: And Another Fire Downtown Aberdeen has certainly experienced its fair share of devasting fires, but each resulted in something... …Read More »
            • A Proud Legacy: The Park Place Hotel

              A Proud Legacy: The Park Place Hotel

              August 21, 2024
              I try to tell stories of Aberdeen’s built environment here in Aberdeen Magazine that you can read about, then actually... …Read More »
            • Then & Now: 000 Block Of South Main Street

              Then & Now: 000 Block of South Main Street

              August 10, 2024
              Then – A Day in the life in 1911 The photographer who took this is standing in the intersection of... …Read More »
            • A Sermon In Stones

              A Sermon in Stones

              July 6, 2024
              Houses of worship have been a special focus of building design for about as long as worship and buildings have... …Read More »
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Aberdeen’s Haunted Forest: Hiding in the Trees since 1983

When the leaves change color and begin to crunch underfoot, it’s a telltale sign that a favorite Aberdeen tradition is... Read more »

September/October 2024
By Aberdeen Magazine


For The Birds: Baltimore Orioles Vs. Aberdeen Pheasants, 60 Years Later

“The big day has come and gone, but it will live long in memory for most of the 5,130 fans... Read more »

By Patrick Gallagher

Tags: aberdeen pheasants, Baseball, history, people, sports


A Mythical State Of Mind: 80 Years of Boys State in Aberdeen

Every year on Memorial Day weekend, hundreds of high school junior boys descend on Aberdeen for a weeklong experiment in... Read more »

May/June 2024
By Aberdeen Magazine


Climbing Up the Family Tree

A few years ago, the popularity of at-home DNA testing kits sparked an interest in family trees and genealogy. However,... Read more »

By Annie Scott

Tags: family tree, geneology, history, people


Fantastic Voyage: The 1990s Aberdeen Pheasants, Part II

In early 1990s Aberdeen, obstetrician/gynecologist Scott Berry and attorney Jeff Sveen met with several other locals regularly for their baseball... Read more »

By Patrick Gallagher

Tags: aberdeen pheasants, Baseball, community, history, people


A Post with a Passion for Supporting Veterans

For more than 100 years, the American Legion Post 24 has been devoted to its mission of service to veterans,... Read more »

By Tarah Heupel

Tags: american legion post 24, history, people, support, veterans


Revisiting Frank Ashford

Back in 2017, the Alexander Mitchell Public Library was moved into the brand new K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library. I... Read more »

January/February 2024
By Aberdeen Magazine


Our Emerald Legacy

It’s hard to imagine that Aberdeen was a baren grassland when the railroads first took interest in the location that... Read more »

July/August 2023
By Aberdeen Magazine


A Work of CART

“The Chamber is excited to announce that we will be bringing back ‘CART’ in 2023.” That was the opening line... Read more »

By Patrick Gallagher


Ahead of Her Time

I walked ditches and roadsides on the outskirts of Aberdeen during the first annual Earth Day, held April 22, 1970,... Read more »

March/April 2023
By Aberdeen Magazine


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