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Tableland Trails, Civil War
Tableland Trails, a Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the History, Folklore and Cultural Interests of the Tri State Area, was produced by the Tableland Trails Foundation, between 1953 and 1963. Felix G. Robinson was the founder, editor, and a major contributor. The publication included information on Garrett and Allegany Counties in Maryland, and several counties in neighboring Pennsylvania and West Virginia. This website includes only the articles about the Civil War in the region, pincipally stories about General Kelley who lived in Garrett County. The website on Allegany County is found at Tableland Trails, Allegany County, and that on Garrett County is found at Tableland Trails, Garrett County
 General Kelley Harper's Weekly, Feb 1 1862
Felix Robinson was born in Oakland in 1898. Educated at Gettysburg College and Seminary, Mr. Robinson was a Lutheran minister for many years, serving churches in Long Island, The Bronx, Keyser, W. Va., and the Arthurdale Community Church, W. Va. Another of Mr. Robinson's major interests was music. He developed and directed the annual Mountain Choir festival at the Mountain Lake Park amphitheater for several years. He directed the celebration of the Oakland Centennial in 1949 and the Friendsville Bicentennial in 1966. He wrote the Song of the Oaks for the former and the Ballad of the Yough for the latter.
 Tableland Trails
More on Felix Robinson can be found at the Felix G. Robinson Papers at Georgetown University Library, where his papers are housed.
Western Maryland Regional Library is grateful to Ariel Deforest Robinson and Muriel Robinson Franc, the children of Felix G. Robinson, for permitting us to put these volumes online, and to Ruth Enlow Library, Oakland, and the Maryland State Law Library for making them available.
Thanks also to Bob Boal of the Garrett County Historical Society for suggesting this collection be made available online. |
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