Found interesting Primary Sources and experienced some mild frustration

I found some pretty neat primary source documents in the Baltimore Sun Archives on Proquest provided from the Langsdale Library. Some of them were ads for National Bohemian Beer (Natty Boh) and Gunther's Beer ranging from the 1890's to the 1930's. I had no idea that Gunther's beer was a beer that Baltimore produced. The other documents were articles about the American Brewing Company ranging once again from the 1890's to the 1930's. If I remember correctly one of the articles discussed price cuts in the in the late 1930's due to the depression. This was interesting and I am really frustrated because I emailed all these documents to myself and I cannot view them at home. I would have loved to post them all in this blog, especially the ads, but for some reason I cannot log into the Libraries Datebase from home. My pass code must have expired... Next monday I will be sure to post these ads with of course the proper citations. I also found some pretty good information of the American Brewing Company from the Web.

Project Proposal

The focus of my research will be based on Baltimore's general brewing history. National Bohemian Beer is still a large icon within the city of Baltimore although some may not think of this right away, it is the unsung symbol of the cities culture. The National Brewing Company that use to produce Natty Boh is certainly one of the more recent breweries but I want to explore more then just one brewery. I want to also focus my research on the American Brewing Company and the Gunther Brewing Company as well. Throughout my research I want to find out who founded the breweries? Who were the employees that worked there throughout the time it was open? How popular was the beer throughout the history of Baltimore compared to its popularity today? Why did the brewery go out of business? How much of a legacy have these breweries left behind that makes them a substantial part of Baltimore's rich history?